Chimper #1822
The other merchants in The Heart of the Forest claim that Ikuhiko's snores can curdle milk and frighten nocturnal spirits. They say it with a smile, of course. Few would ever guess that Ikuhiko was once a silent operative, a night-walker whose footfalls made no sound. They wore their helm not as a curiosity, but as the gear of a dangerous trade. That life ended the night a rival's curse found its mark. It didn't inflict a wound or steal their strength; it gave them a snore that could rattle a dojo's foundations. Their career in stealth was over. Humiliated, they came here, trading their daggers for a stall of oddities. They found redemption not in grand deeds, but in the simple joy of haggling, their innocent face often smudged with strawberry milk.
