Umeshirou

The Stone-Faced Sentinel of the Bamboo District, they call Umeshirou. This title was earned not in a grand battle, but during a tense standoff with a notoriously loudmouthed ronin. For a full hour, under the purple-hued sky of The Great Panda City, Umeshirou stood utterly still, one hand on their katana. The ronin, unnerved by such unflinching discipline, eventually bowed and fled, spreading tales of a warrior with unbreakable focus. The truth? A mischievous fly had buzzed up Umeshirou’s nose moments before the confrontation, and they were using every ounce of their willpower to keep from sneezing. The cool shades hid their watering eyes, and the scar on their cheek came from when the sneeze finally escaped and they face-planted into a decorative stone lantern.