Chimper #411
The memory that earned Nokiko their name began with warmth. Not the terrifying heat of a lava flow, but the pleasant warmth of a well-tended fire. A hulking Underworld beast was roaring, shaking the ground, but Nokiko was simply enjoying the heat while trying to remember if they’d packed an extra rice ball. They gave the creature a polite nod, sidestepped a gout of flame as if it were a puddle, and ambled on. The cultists who witnessed it froze, whispering the name that would stick: "the Fearless." The truth is, Nokiko was just a trainee who had gotten hopelessly lost during a field trip to The Underworld. Tora, hearing the story, sought them out, sharing arcane secrets that Nokiko consistently misinterprets as riddles about where to find better mushrooms. They were last seen using their carved cane to test the bounciness of a strange, pulsating fungus.
