Shousaburou

The apprentices in The Crystal Highlands of Armaria whisper that a single bite of Shousaburou's cake can force a secret from the tightest lips. The legend began the day a renowned magician, celebrating a breakthrough, took one bite and publicly revealed a disastrous prophecy they had kept hidden for years. Shousaburou was detained, their flour sifted for truth spells, their sugar tested for mind-altering enchantments. They were innocent; the vision was the magician's own unstable power erupting, not a result of the frosting. But the incident curdled their trust forever. They saw how the powerful would blame a simple baker for their own complex failures. The cake on their head is a defiant embrace of their craft, but their squinting eyes now analyze every customer for their true appetite.