Ieteru Kumagaya

Ieturu Kumagaya is a member of Lord Yamato of Sakurai Tempo's inner circle, as a senior Samurai within the province.

In Sakurai Tempo
Kumagaya began his career as a mere unwilling levy, called to serve what was then the provincial guard as part of the larger army within the Empire of Plagatéa. He rose through the ranks of service through his prowess in the field of swordsmanship, and eventually became a Samurai. His skill at which would eventually lead to his induction by the Lord of Sakurai Tempo, Tempo Yamato, into his inner circle of senior Samurai.

One day, while Kumagaya was patrolling the lands of Lord Tempo as instructed, he sighted a suspicious hooded figure in the distance, slightly obscured by the mist, trespassing. His instincts overriding him, he broke off in a fast pursuit. The odd figure did not initially notice him, such were the quality of his skills, but when he eventually heard the noises of a skilled samurai in pursuit he stole off toward the woods near Gunggum. Kumagaya kept up his skilful pursuit, his surroundings almost a blur and the wind blew around him, until suddenly it stopped. Heat blasted his face, the world on fire, as he realised he was no longer in the overworld.

Deciding to keep up the pursuit, he tracked the figure through tunnels, the red walls lit dimly by torchlight. He moved quickly through them, round corners and then out in to an opening. And that was where Kumagaya stopped, despite being a man not prone to being surprised. Somehow, against all possible odds and knowledge, water was present there. There was a lake, in the fiery realm of the Nether. He knew he must bring this information to the attention of Lord Yamato, and he did so diligently, guiding him to the lake. Upon finding the lake again, Lord Yamato himself personally instructed Kumagaya to watch over this impossible lake, making him the Guardian of it.

He has also frequently been utilised by Lord Tempo as a versatile agent, ordered to "relinquish" those on the continent outside of Plagatèa of their valuables, travelling far and wide from Aurora Novum to Solitudinem to the Shattered Sea and beyond. He has cornered many a wealthy man or woman, bringing the spoils of his victory to his honourable Lord for the prosperity of their province. He operates as part of the secretive trade of the city of Sakurai Tempo, known as one of the major trade hubs on the continent, beneath which lies an extremely profitable and invisible trade in valuable stolen goods that brings in great wealth to the city and the province. It is an unspoken truth of the place, where loyalty is one of the only valuable currencies.