Once a guardian spirit, Aki was corrupted by human greed and now wanders as a seductive trickster. She uses her charm and illusions to manipulate warlords and steal secrets for her own selfish designs. Aki appears as a dark haired young woman with prominent fox ears and a large black-and-white tail. Long dark braid, with fangs poking behind a tempting expression, she wears a purple floral kimono.

After his village was burned, Jian formed a motley crew of mountain bandits. He is cocky to a fault and fiercely loyal, with a love for smashing through enemy lines with his massive axe. Tall with lean musculature, Jian has messy dark hair, a red headband, and scarred face. Clad in dark clothing and scavenged armor pieces.

Gentle on the surface but resolute. A young shrine maiden who has seen too much darkness and now travels, offering spiritual guidance as well as the occasional purification of demons. Rei is a beautiful young woman with long flowing black hair, dressed in traditional white and red miko attire, capped with a gentle yet composed expression.

A once warm man, Daimyo Haruto lost an eye and his family in a brutal siege. Cunning and cold hearted on the outside, Haruto fights for a world his family would have enjoyed, while also yearning for the warmth of an equal. Haruto is a middle-aged man with a greying beard, eyepatch, stern expression, wearing ornate samurai armor.

Lady Kaede was a former high ranking courtesan who survived court purges. She now runs a powerful information network through her exclusive pleasure houses, trading secrets as currency. An elegant older woman with greying hair in an updo. Her face is fixed in a permanently stern and authoritative expression, while wearing a luxurious purple kimono with gold trim. Lady Kaede is also often seen holding a pipe.

A greedy landowner and black market dealer who profits from both sides of every conflict. His sweaty nervousness hides a cunning network of spies and smugglers. Jiro is a heavyset Japanese man with a receding hairline pulled into a small topknot. Round, sweaty face with a wide, sleazy grin, prominent cheeks, and small beady eyes.

Shadow operative with no known past. Trained from childhood in a secret ninja clan, Kage serves the highest bidder, or their own mysterious agenda. They are an androgynous figure in full black ninja garb with hood and face mask, slender build, and mysterious presence.

A former samurai who wanders the world as a ronin. Stern but fair, he tries to not meddle in the business of other's. But is always drawn to defend the weak regardless of the consequences. Taka appears as a stern middleaged warrior in old samurai armor. Hair thrown up in a loose topknot, with a serious expression carved into his face.

An exiled demon from the underworld who delights in carnage. He serves whoever offers the best fights and sake, occasionally forming uneasy alliances with mortals. Akuma is a large, muscular red skinned demon. White hair and beard frame his fearsome face as prominent horns jut from his skull. Casually draped in an open robe, spattered with blood stains and armed with a huge club.