#Kagamiyama Domain Character Map — NPC Index
Contents
27 NPCs who stand for the faces of Kagamiyama Domain's 800 people. They form the campaign's emotional ground.
Core References
- Required: Three Ways and Six Hearts · kokujin factions
- Reference: Romance System
- In this supplement: Domain Overview · Chapter 1
#Structure of the Index
This NPC section is arranged radially, from the center to the margins.
[02-01] Young Lord (center)
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[02-02] Retired Onmyoji (Barrier)
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[02-03] [02-04] [02-05]
retainers residents drifted outsiders
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[02-06]
Spirit Realm intelligences
The lord and the onmyoji are the story's twin axes. The 6 retainers are an extension of the party. The residents are the reason to protect the domain. The outsiders are a clash of cultures. The Spirit Realm intelligences are the possibility of negotiation.
#File List
#[02-01] Young Lord — Kamijo Akihisa
→ 02-01-young-lord.md (Phase 2, 287 lines)
Summary: A 16-year-old kokujin. A young lord who endured his father's death and the domain's drift at the same time. 1st-dan samurai, Courage+2/Finesse+1/Physique+1/Wisdom+1. Three Ways and Six Hearts undecided (fixed by PC choice during the campaign). Affinity system applies, romance option (conditional). Akihisa's growth is a campaign-ending device.
Major Hooks:
- His father's sealed scroll (unrevealed narrative)
- Diary reveal conditions (Affinity-based)
- 4 ending branches (return, settlement, transformation, tragedy)
#[02-02] Retired Onmyoji — Hoshino Gensho
→ 02-02-onmyoji-keeper.md (Phase 2, 365 lines)
Summary: A 73-year-old 10th-dan onmyoji. The Barrier's only maintainer. A living time bomb. Tracks the expenditure of his life with the weakening system (0~10). No Renown Title selected. Three Ways and Six Hearts fixed as Truth. Akihisa's 2nd father.
Major Hooks:
- Weakening accumulation → unavoidable death
- Core essence sealing ritual (the only recovery)
- 10th-dan Renown Title selection (last-resort ending)
- Successor problem (Akihisa, PC, outside, or abandonment)
#[02-03] The 6 Retainers
→ 02-03-retainers.md (Phase 2, recommended 500 lines)
Summary: NPCs who extend the party. They share expeditions, escorts, negotiations, rituals, and crafting with the PCs.
| NPC | Age | Position | Dan | Heart | Romance |
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| Toma (藤馬) | 54 | old soldier, acting karo | 2nd-dan samurai | Loyalty | — |
| Kagemitsu (景光) | 22 | young samurai | 1st-dan samurai | Hegemony | available |
| Komachi (小町) | 24 | woman shinobi | 3rd-dan ninpo user | Void | available |
| Minako (美奈子) | 31 | woman physician | 1st-dan Outsider | Compassion | available (cold love) |
| Yukichi (雪吉) | 48 | master blacksmith | noncombatant | Truth | — |
| Ryozan (了山) | 68 | old monk, Exorcism assistant | 3rd-dan shugenja | Truth | — |
Major Hooks:
- Toma's resolve to retire vs duty to assist the lord
- Kagemitsu's past (sole survivor of a defeated house)
- Komachi's secret (double loyalty? unrevealed)
- Minako's Nanban origin (knowledge of Western herbalism)
- Yukichi's son (resident-side NPC)
- Ryozan's Barrier assistance (can substitute when Gensho weakens)
#[02-04] The 8 Key Residents
→ 02-04-common-folk.md (Phase 2, recommended 400 lines)
Summary: The faces who stand for the 800 residents. Sources for the morale system and individual quest hooks.
| NPC | Age | Role | Three Ways and Six Hearts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Woman Otone (お音) | 74 | elderly storyteller | Truth |
| Boy Sanjiro (三次郎) | 13 | Yukichi's son | Loyalty |
| Fisherman Genbe (源兵衛) | 41 | fishery representative | Compassion |
| Children (4 of them) | 6~11 | symbolic figures | — |
| Village Head Heisaku (平作) | 58 | resident representative | Loyalty |
| Shaman Sayo (早夜) | 37 | folk sorcerer | Void |
| Merchant Kyube (久兵衛) | 52 | goods broker | Hegemony |
| Farmer Ume (梅) | 46 | farming representative, widow | Compassion |
Major Hooks:
- Otone's memory (old legends from before the drift)
- Sanjiro's running away (his father's opposition)
- Genbe's missing son (Spirit Realm high tide)
- The children's spiritual sensitivity (those who see the Spirit Realm child)
- Heisaku's petition (demands that the lord reveal the truth)
- Sayo's heterodoxy (possible conflict with the onmyoji)
- Kyube's double ledger (hidden emergency rations)
- Ume's loss (her husband died during the drift)
#[02-05] The 5 Outsiders Present at the Drift
→ 02-05-drifted-outsiders.md (Phase 2, recommended 400 lines)
Summary: Outsiders who happened to be in the domain at the moment of the drift. Each has their own culture and knowledge, making them unexpected resources for the domain.
| NPC | Origin | Occupation | Dan | Three Ways and Six Hearts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padre Lorenzo | Portugal | Jesuit priest | noncombatant | Compassion |
| Peddler Tobe (渡兵) | Edo | wandering merchant | 1st-dan Outsider | Hegemony |
| Pilgrim Myoen (妙円) | Yamato | Koyasan devotee | 2nd-dan shugenja | Truth |
| Arms Dealer Godai (五大) | Osaka Sakai | teppo and gunpowder seller | 1st-dan Outsider | Hegemony |
| Exiled Samurai Kuroda Heizo (黒田 平蔵) | Kaga Province | ronin | 4th-dan samurai | Demon |
Major Hooks:
- Lorenzo's Latin books (comparison between the 5 hell chapters and Christian hell)
- Tobe's contact network (the only window into core-world information)
- Myoen's practice (can assist the Barrier)
- Godai's 3 teppo (Wounds variable)
- Heizo's past (accused of assassinating his lord)
#[02-06] The 7~8 Spirit Realm Intelligences
→ 02-06-spirit-contacts.md (Phase 2, recommended 500 lines)
Summary: Negotiable yoma, ghosts, and ancient spirits. Each is a diplomatic resource with a specified resident hell, negotiation condition, reward, and risk.
| NPC | Species | Residence | Negotiation Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senmangu, Lord of Reviving Hell (千万苦) | hell administrator | Reviving Hell | d100 60+ |
| Hakario, Scale-Keeper of Black Rope Hell (秤王) | measuring yoma | Black Rope Hell | d100 50+ |
| Kirenu, Singer of Screaming Hell (切嘆) | weeping spirit | Screaming Hell | d100 70+ |
| Honoome, Ashen Maiden of Scorching Heat Hell (炎女) | fire spirit | Scorching Heat Hell | d100 65+ |
| Otonashi, Silent One of Avici Hell (音無) | supreme yoma | Avici Hell | d100 85+ |
| Ancient Spirit Mizukagami (水鏡) | water spirit (neutral) | boundary region | d100 45+ |
| Ghost Princess Ayaka (綾香) | human ghost | Reviving/Black Rope boundary | d100 40+ |
| Forgotten God Isoragimi (磯良神) | lost deity | coastal sanctuary | d100 75+ |
Major Hooks:
- Recalculation trade with Senmangu (return of resident dead)
- Hakario's scale (can measure Three Ways and Six Hearts)
- Kirenu's song (extends Myoen's practice)
- Honoome's promise (blesses Yukichi's fire)
- Otonashi's silence (the path to reaching a Renown Title)
- Mizukagami's mirror (restores forgotten memories)
- Ayaka's grudge (the last link to a previous drifter)
- Isoragimi's revival condition (restore the coastal sanctuary)
#Relationship Map
[Akihisa]
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[Gensho] PC [Toma]
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[Ryozan] [Kagemitsu]
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[Komachi]─[Minako]
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[Yukichi]──[Sanjiro]
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[Otone]
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[Heisaku]─[residents]
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[Lorenzo][Tobe][Myoen][Godai][Heizo]
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[Spirit Realm boundary]
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[Mizukagami]─[Ayaka]
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[Senmangu][Hakario][Kirenu][Honoome]
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[Otonashi]
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[Isoragimi (hidden)]
Strong connection (-): constant contact Weak connection (...): event contact Opposition (/): wary relationship
#Usage Guide — For the GM
#Recommended NPC Appearance Frequency During Sessions
| Layer | Recommended Appearance | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Lord and onmyoji | every session | opening and closing rituals |
| 6 retainers | 1~2 per expedition | rotation |
| 8 residents | 1 every 2~3 sessions | event trigger |
| 5 outsiders | 1 per chapter | arc-specific |
| Spirit Realm intelligences | only when needed | preserve scarcity |
#Managing Player Attachment
- 3-session rule: If a major NPC does not appear at least 1 time within 3 sessions, they fade from player memory. Watch the rotation.
- Use their names: Deliberately place scenes where the NPC personally says a PC's name → the players feel the depth of the relationship.
- Weight of death: Never treat the death of a major NPC as pure accident. It must be the result of a player choice.
#Romance-Option NPCs
This supplement has four romance-capable NPCs:
- Akihisa (conditional — mind the age)
- Kagemitsu (standard)
- Komachi (after secret unlock)
- Minako (cold-love trajectory)
For details, see Romance System.
#Connected Documents
- Domain Overview — where the NPCs live
- Chapter 1 — NPC appearance order
- Side Quest Index — NPC-based quests
- Romance System — romance-option NPCs
- Ending Branches — conclusions of NPC fates
"The weight of a domain equals the number of names it holds. The more people whose names you know, the heavier the lord's shoulders become." — Hoshino Gensho, to Akihisa.