Sazumi

Sazumi was the guard no one ever looked at twice. Stationed at a dusty archive in The Dragon Wastelands, their job was to watch over shattered artifacts from the final battle of the Ancient Chronicles. Superiors saw their tranquil grey fur and quiet nature as passivity, perfect for a boring, forgotten post. But one stormy night, intruders from the Cult of Kaze came seeking a specific, fractured relic. Sazumi was supposed to sound an alarm and retreat. Instead, when a blade was drawn, something deep within them awakened with furious energy. Their mohawk blazed with an impossible fire, and the would-be thieves fled from a guardian they never saw coming. Since then, Sazumi seeks out tales of Hiro, eager to learn from a warrior who also embraced their own wild evolution. Their old post is empty, but a scorch mark on the archive door serves as a permanent warning.