Exuding an air of dangerous calm, this mysterious shopkeeper is more than she seems. Seated on a simple bench and smoking her kiseru pipe, she features an eyepatch and a massive shimenawa rope, making her the perfect high-level NPC or retired master for your Eastern-inspired campaign.
A merchant or shopkeeper taking a calm moment to smoke a pipe while waiting for customers.
A major NPC, quest giver, or a 'hidden boss' encounter where she reveals unexpected martial or magical prowess if provoked.
Artist: Villages Hope
Type: HERO
Pose: Seated with one leg tucked and one leg hanging; torso upright; left arm raised to hold a pipe; right arm resting on lap.
Action: Sitting/Smoking
Mood: relaxed
Action Category: Standing/Idle
Genre: Fantasy, Wuxia/Eastern, Anime
Suitable Locations: pawn shop in a bustling trade district, quiet tea house in the capital city, thieves' guild lounge, hidden market in the underworld, wayside shrine rest stop, dockside warehouse office, gambling den, shogun's palace gardens
Encounter Scenarios: A mysterious information broker who only talks over a pipe of tobacco, A pawn shop owner who might have a quest-related item for sale, An retired legendary warrior living as a humble shopkeeper, A neutral bystander in a tavern brawl who refuses to move
Power Level: Hard (score 55/10)
Compatible Game Systems: Legend of the Five Rings (perfect): Matches the samurai/Japanese aesthetic of Rokugan perfectly.; Dungeons & Dragons (5e / general) (good): Excellent as a Monk, Rogue, or NPC in an Eastern-themed setting like Kara-Tur.; Malifaux (good): Fits the characterful, slightly stylized Ten Thunders faction aesthetic.; Fabula Ultima (perfect): The anime-stylized proportions and clear class archetype fit this JRPG-inspired system well.; Pathfinder (good): Works well for a Tian Xia-based character or merchant.
Race: Human, Sex: Female, Build: Curvy, Size: Medium, Age: Adult, Style: Anime
Also suitable as: Half-Elf, Aasimar
Distinguishing Features: Eyepatch over right eye, High ponytail, Large braided rope behind back
Weapons: Kiseru (Smoking Pipe): A long-stemmed smoking pipe held by the mouthpiece near the character's face.
Clothing: Kimono, Sarashi, Obi
Equipment: Bench
Accessories: Eyepatch, Shimenawa Rope
Character Classes: NPC Merchant (high%), Monk (medium%), Rogue (Mastermind/Inquisitive) (medium%)
NPC Role: Shopkeeper / Information Broker
Mount: none, Size: none
Aesthetic: Cool / Badass, Sexy / Alluring, Mysterious / Enigmatic, Anime / Manga-style, Gritty / Realistic
Cultural Aesthetic: East Asian — Japanese
Hairstyle: Long, Ponytail, High
Similar to characters: Baiken (Guilty Gear), Tsunade (Naruto), Yuzuriha (Hell's Paradise), Madam Ping (Genshin Impact), Unohana (Bleach)
Miniature Dimensions: 27.5mm H x 19.9mm W x 14.0mm D (base: 25.0mm)
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