Jinosuke

Jinosuke did not lose their family's ancestral blade in a heroic duel against a dozen foes. They lost it in Waterfall City, while trying to impress a frog merchant by slicing a salmon in mid-air. The legendary sword, famed for its perfect balance, slipped from their sweaty grip and vanished into the rapids with a pathetic *plunk*. The loss was total, their dignity swept downstream with the steel. For a week, they sulked. But from that loss came a renewal of a different sort: pure, unadulterated bluffing. They bought the dullest katana from a stall, strapped it to their back, and now tell everyone their real sword was sealed away for being “too powerful.” They practice daily, loudly declaring their intent to surpass Katana with this “handicap.”