Mizu is a tall, agile 22-year-old of Japanese-European descent. Her defining features are piercing blue eyes and long black hair often tied up. To conceal her heritage and gender, she wears a wide-brimmed hat, tinted glasses, a billowing dark blue haori, and a scarf in a successful bid to blend in, Relentless, vengeful, solitary, scarred, calculating, driven, hardened, cynical, fierce, and deadly

Ringo is a young, optimistic man with dark, expressive eyes. He wears his dark hair in a classic samurai topknot and keeps his forehead wrapped in a cloth headband from his noodle-making days. Uniquely, he was born without hands. Instead, he wears sturdy wraps around his forearms, allowing him to securely strap in various tools, from kitchen utensils to combat implements, Optimistic, loyal, and endlessly cheerful despite his physical limitations.

stunning, aristocratic young woman with classical Edo-period features. She has fair skin, perfectly arched eyebrows, and dark, almond-shaped eyes. Her long, jet-black hair is styled in intricate, highly decorated updos. Clad in vibrant, embroidered silk kimonos, her elegant appearance perfectly reflects her noble upbringing, Privileged and strong-willed, using cunning and ambition to seize freedom.

formidable, chiseled samurai with a muscular build and sharp features. He has long, dark black hair, typically styled into a traditional topknot (chonmage) with the crown of his head shaved, though he briefly sports a bald spot. He dresses in authentic, armored Japanese robes, Arrogant, hot-headed swordsman driven by intense honor and personal redemption.