Line #297 Characters/GameOfTouhouPlainsOfDeath


1	This page covers all noble characters from the barren Plains of Death in Fanfic/GameOfTouhou. For the rest of the characters, see [[Characters/GameOfTouhou this page.]] For the smallfolk and sellswords of the area, see [[Characters/GameOfTouhouWildlingsAndIndependentCharacters this page]]. POV Characters will be noted with asterisks.
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3	[[foldercontrol]]
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5	The Plains of Death is a barren, stony area in the west of Noros to the south of the Sea of Demons, north of the Minelands. It has a few select pockets of life, which is where the cities tend to be. The cities are evenly distributed, the City of Flowers to the north-east, the City of Desires to the north-west, Muenzuka to the south-west and Death's gates to the south-east. It is also the royal region, with the Sanzus ruling Noros from Muenzuka. The bastards in this region have the surname '[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Barren]]'.
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7	[[folder:The Plains of Death in general]]
8	* IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace: The ''Plains of Death''. [[DownplayedTrope It actually refers to the region's fertility, though.]]
9	* {{Mordor}}: Almost like this, bar the perpetual night and volcanic activity, hence somewhat [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]].
10	* ObviouslyEvil: The region has an evil ring to it. The city names are less threatening, but nonetheless, the name and barren nature of the surroundings is the first clue that not all is right here.
11	[[/folder]]
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13	! House Sanzu
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15	The ruling house of Noros. They have an unconventional succession system, with the 'Hand of the King' being merely a selected heir by the King/Queen. This in theory both avoids a SuccessionCrisis and ensures TheGoodKing is always in charge. However, recent times have changed that, the current leader being [[KnightTemplar justice-obsessed]] Queen Eiki Shiki. Their words are 'Await Your Judgement' according to supplementary material, and their sigil is a black-and-white laterally flattened pentagon, known as a '[[ShoutOut Judgement Rod]]', on purple. Its seat is the port city of Muenzuka, and it has a considerable navy commanded by Ser Komachi.
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17	[[folder:In General]]
18	* AristocratsAreEvil: The only halfway trustworthy members of the court would be Queen Eiki Shiki and her successor, Ser Komachi, and the former is only trustworthy as far as you can trust her to have no compassion whatsoever and enforce the law mercilessly.
19	* BlackAndWhiteMorality: A current policy regarding criminals, even visualized in their black and white sigil.
20	* CoolChair: The black-and-white throne, a chair made of iron and ivory in a marbled pattern.
21	* DecadentCourt: In part due to the poor choices of Eiki Shiki, and in part due to some of the court members being [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Villains With Good Publicity]].
22	* {{Dystopia}}: Under Eiki Shiki, it is this, with law being enforced without compassion.
23	* ElectiveMonarchy: The next king/queen is selected by the current king/queen, rather than being familial.
24	* FalseUtopia: The non-familial organisation that forms this royal house was ''founded'' on having the most competent leader for Noros, no doubt with a {{Utopia}} in mind. However, it has [[HowTheMightyHaveFallen fallen from grace]].
25	* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: Once a beloved royal house and seen as the best way to rule Noros, but since the senile Shirou Sendai (the former king) picked the KnightTemplar Queen Eiki Shiki as a ruler, all has gone downhill.
26	* PoliceState: Once again, due to Queen Eiki Shiki's KnightTemplar attitude to law enforcement.
27	* PurpleIsPowerful: The banner color and cape color of their nobles and elite soldiers are purple, to symbolize their royal status.
28	* ShoutOut: Its sigil is the shape of Shikieiki Yamaxanadu's Judgement Rod in Touhou's canon.
29	* SuccessionCrisis: Their heir-by-choice succession system is designed with this in mind, so as to [[AvertedTrope avert]] it. However, due to the easily changed nature of any given heir, political intrigue sometimes centers around trying to convince the Queen to take on a different heir.
30	* WretchedHive: Its seat, Muenzuka, is this. It is an overcrowded port city that stinks of sewage, and is rife with poverty.
31	[[/folder]]
32	[[folder:Queen Eiki Shiki]]
33	The current ruler of Noros. A cold-hearted, obsessive layer-down of the law, despised by the people ([[TongueTrauma not that anyone dares speak out against her]]).
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35	* AdaptationDyeJob: From green in Canon to grey.
36	* AmbiguouslyEvil: An evil, merciless punisher or a lawful enforcer of the closest thing this CrapsackWorld has to justice?
37	* AnArmAndALeg: Her punishment for theft is removal of the offender's hand.
38	* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: Her obsession with the law is beyond madness, and will treat a JustifiedCriminal just as harshly as a selfish one, provided the crime is the same.
39	* TheCaligula: [[SubvertedTrope A subversion]]. She is certainly domineering and indulging her obsessions at the expense of the entire populace, however, she is not in any way capricious, merely doing what she considers her duty.
40	* CreepyMonotone: Speaks in one.
41	* EmptyShell: Acts like this, with having no personality outside of duty.
42	* ExactWords: Metes out punishments accordingly. [[spoiler:When punishing Ser Tojiko Soga, [[OurZombiesAreDifferent she does not bleed after several strikes]]]], and so she keeps going until finally giving up, [[SubvertedTrope subverting]] the trope in that instance.
43	* FearlessFool: Leads her troops from the front when not in the best of physical states. [[spoiler:Leads to her inevitable death]].
44	* FrontlineGeneral: Say what you will of Eiki, when push comes to shove, she's no coward. She leads her troops into battle from the front, [[spoiler:which also proves to be her downfall when she contracts a bad case of spear-through-head]].
45	* GroinAttack: Castration is her punishment for rapists.
46	* IcyGrayEyes: Her gray eyes go with her utterly cold delivery of justice.
47	* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Has this attitude to her [[KnightTemplar knight templar-ish]] behavior, considering it a necessary evil.
48	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Dies from Ser Shou Toramaru throwing a spear through her head. Her brains coat the spear at the other side.]]
49	* InSeriesNickname: [[TheCaligula The Mad Queen]].
50	* JudgeJuryAndExecutioner: Believes in delivering the punishments she sentences people to, and while she has a token jury in her [[DecadentCourt Royal Court]], she for the most part sticks with her own decision.
51	* KnightTemplar: Is obsessed with meting out justice, no matter what.
52	* PointyHairedBoss: Compared to the mostly politically savvy Royal Court, she sticks out like a sore thumb as lacking any skill in political intrigue whatsoever.
53	* PrinciplesZealot: Zealously enforces the law with an iron fist.
54	* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: She is not only the personal enforcer of justice in the realm, but also is a FrontlineGeneral to her troops.
55	* TongueTrauma: Delivers this to those who speak 'treason' (that is, the slightest word against her).
56	* WellIntentionedExtremist: She truly seems to be convinced that what she's doing is right, and that when she's done, the innocent will thrive.
57	* WithUsOrAgainstUs: When the rebellion starts, she considers any neutral houses as just as great a set of traitors as the rebels.
58	* YoungerThanTheyLook: She has wrinkles and a complete head of grey hair, and while her age isn't specified, she is described as prematurely aged.
59	* YourHeadASplode: [[spoiler:Dies with a spear clean through her skull, her brain coating the spear tip]].
60	[[/folder]]
61	[[folder:Ser Komachi Onozuka]]
62	Hand of the Queen and successor to Queen Eiki. A seemingly apathetic knight better suited to fighting than leading. [[spoiler:When Eiki dies, it turns out she's actually a [[TheHighQueen highly competent queen]] who's sadly inherited a kingdom on the verge of collapse]].
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64	* ActionGirl: Is fairly young, but is a highly competent fighter.
65	* AntiVillain: A good woman who's part of a bad regime. [[spoiler:When she comes into power, she does everything she can to make it into a good regime]].
66	* BlessedWithSuck: [[spoiler:Well, you're now Queen of Noros. Enjoy the starving peasants, the impending and dominant rebellion, and backstabbers like Seiga to contend with!]]
67	* BunnyEarsLawyer: Is mostly seen as apathetic and lazy, but is a successful soldier, strategist, naval commander and [[spoiler:queen]].
68	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Early on in the series, she's mostly seen practically falling asleep during Eiki's brutal court judgements. As it turns out, she's not only a competent military commander and fighter, but also [[spoiler:an exceptionally good ruler]].
69	* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:When dying from her injuries, she sees Seiga about to kill her. She spits out 'Kill me... and be cursed. You are no Queen... and you never... will be...' She receives several stabs for her defiance, but managed to complete Seiga's VillainousBreakdown]].
70	* DesignatedVillain: [[spoiler:In-universe, to the DesignatedHero that is Lady Byakuren.]]
71	* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:When she accepts the war is lost, she decides to go out like this. While she doesn't die in battle immediately, when Seiga goes to assassinate her, she verbally destroys her and triggers a full-scale VillainousBreakdown on Seiga's part]].
72	* TheHighQueen: [[spoiler:Surprisingly, when she inherits Noros from the thankfully dead Eiki, she is a compassionate, competent ruler. Shame it doesn't last...]]
73	* JustFollowingOrders: [[spoiler:When she kills Lady Ichirin in a TrialByCombat]].
74	* OddFriendship: With Prince Miko Shotoku, despite the prince's initial skepticism of the woman.
75	* RasputinianDeath: [[spoiler:Doesn't quite die from her wounds in battle, and takes multiple stabs to be killed by Seiga]].
76	* RankUp: From Hand of the Queen to [[spoiler:the queen herself]].
77	* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Fights in battles for House Sanzu, is a talented strategist, commanded the royal navy and [[spoiler:dies from injuries sustained in defending Muenzuka one last time]].
78	* SinisterScythe: Unlike Elly Kazami, who simply holds her scythe out of battle to look intimidating, Komachi actually uses it in battle and [[spoiler:beats a sword-wielding Ichirin in a trial by combat despite not being able to take advantage of the weapon's long range]].
79	* SketchySuccessor: Is thought to be this by most. [[spoiler:When she becomes queen, she proves them all wrong]].
80	* SuperiorSuccessor: [[spoiler:To Queen Eiki]].
81	* TokenGoodTeammate: To the rest of the DecadentCourt.
82	* TrialByCombat: Champions Queen Eiki in [[spoiler:assessing Ichirin's guilt of attempting to murder Lady Seiga. She wins.]]
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84	[[folder:Lady Seiga Kaku*]]
85	Former Maester to House Shotoku and third in line to the throne. Is rumored to dabble in [[{{Necromancer}} necromancy]] and is owner of a seedy whorehouse. Becomes a POV character from Chapter 6.
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87	* AdaptationDyeJob: From blue hair in Canon to brown.
88	* AmbiguouslyBi: Apparently experiments with some of her female whores.
89	* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler:After a good 44 chapter break from her third chapter, Seiga's POV finally returns for a [[FourIsDeath fourth]] time to show her death]].
90	* BeautyIsBad: Is notably beautiful, but also undoubtedly evil.
91	* ConsummateLiar: Considers lying her ''job'', comparing her role as a YesMan to Queen Eiki to a whore's: not to lie ''with'' the person who pays, but lie ''to'' them.
92	* DirtyCoward: Opts to run away [[spoiler:and become a paramour in Lys when her extremely brief acting queenship is clearly lost. Not that it helps her]].
93	* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Appears to be a MagnificentBastard who easily foils Yuyuko's (good) plans, but as it turns out, this was all a BatmanGambit on Yuyuko's part, making her ''think'' she's won, when on the long scale, she's ultimately lost]].
94	* FourIsDeath: [[spoiler:Dies in her fourth POV chapter]].
95	* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:After being a FalseFriend to the royal court in general, she gets betrayed by Lady Tewi Inaba, who she thinks had genuinely offered her an escape boat. She instead gets sailed out to sea and pushed overboard.]]
96	* KickedUpstairs: By Prince Miko, who sent her into the royal court to get her out of her hair and perhaps even be useful to House Shotoku.
97	* LostAtSea: [[spoiler:Some people think this is her fate. The chances are she's drowned]].
98	* MissKitty: Owns a whorehouse, and is said to be the most expensive whore in the brothel.
99	* {{Necromancer}}: Rumored to be. [[spoiler:Turns out the rumors are true, and she's risen both Ser Tojiko Soga and Yoshika from the grave]].
100	* MsFanservice: Is the one most likely to treat readers to lesbian tease.
101	* ObviouslyEvil: Is beautiful and normally dressed, but ''everything'' about her personality has massive warning lights. Rumored to be a {{necromancer}}? Check. Owner of a whorehouse? Check. Blatantly after the throne? Check.
102	* OrderVersusChaos: Nominally supports order when in Eiki Shiki's presence, but actually desires chaos to rise in power, in opposition to Yuyuko's order. [[spoiler:As it turns out, this trope is [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] as Yuyuko wanted chaos all along, and merely played Seiga like a harp with a BatmanGambit to allow for chaos to occur]].
103	* PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler:Both her initial 'outwitting' of Yuyuko and her ascent to acting queen- the former in that it leads to Eiki's death and the ascent of a queen competent enough to see through her bullshit, and the latter because she's only queen of a city under attack from all sides]].
104	* RankUp: From Maester to the Shotokus to third in line to the throne to [[spoiler:acting queen [[PyrrhicVictory to dead]]]].
105	* TheSavior: Viewed this way by Ser Tojiko because she treated her and saved her life while Maester to the Shotokus. [[spoiler:Turns out she raised Tojiko from the dead]].
106	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler:Tries this and fails as the person who arranged her 'escape' from the Sack of Muenzuka.]]
107	* SmugSnake: Fancies herself as something of a [[TheChessmaster chessmaster]], but ''pales'' in comparison to [[spoiler:Yuyuko, Yukari, or Sakuya.]]
108	* TheSpymaster: Uses her whores to acquire information.
109	* StupidEvil: Is criticized for being this by Prince Miko, who tells her to DoWrongRight.
110	* SympatheticPOV: Thoroughly [[AvertedTrope averted]]. She's an unpleasant woman both in and out of her mind.
111	* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:To Yuyuko]].
112	* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:When about to assassinate the already dying Queen Komachi, she receives one last TakeThat from the dying queen, sending her over the edge and causing her to stab Komachi repeatedly in a frenzy]].
113	* YesMan: Is a seedy, simpering kiss-ass to Queen Eiki.
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115	[[folder:Master of Whisperers, Lady Tewi Inaba]]
116	For tropes associated with Lady Tewi, see House Luna on [[Characters/GameOfTouhouWoodlands this page]].
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118	[[folder:Royal Advisor Lady Yuyuko Saigyouji*]]
119	For tropes associated with Lady Yuyuko, see House Saigyouji below.
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121	[[folder:Royal Maester Rin Satsuki]]
122	A poorly-trained Maester that happens to be in service to the royal house, hastily declared a Maester to replace the disgraced Medicine Melancholy.
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124	* ButtMonkey: Is generally treated as and seen as a loser by most.
125	* TheMedic: Acts as this and [[spoiler:is stabbed while tending to Queen Komachi's wounds by Seiga]].
126	* PorkyPigPronunciation: Has a tendency to stutter.
127	* OneSteveLimit: One of the few characters to [[AvertedTrope avert]] this: there's a Ser Rin Kaenbyou in the Minelands.
128	* RankUp: At some point before the story, she awkwardly went from novice to Royal Maester.
129	* RecurringExtra
130	* SketchySuccessor: While not as ObviouslyEvil as Medicine Melancholy, it is clear she is far less competent.
131	* ShoutOut: She was a DummiedOut nurse from the Touhou Canon, and is TheMedic in this.
132	[[/folder]]
133	[[folder:Ser Hanazaka]]
134	A named knight of the City Watch.
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136	* JustFollowingOrders: Helps capture [[spoiler:Ser Tojiko Soga]] for beating up peasants not knowing she was [[spoiler:doing it on Seiga's orders]].
137	* NumberTwo: A brief one to Ser Komachi.
138	* OriginalCharacter
139	[[/folder]]
140	[[folder:Ser Tatsumi Hakkaisan]]
141	A knight working for the Sanzus. He presumably fights for the loyalists in the rebellion, and [[spoiler:is promoted by Queen Byakuren]] to be [[spoiler:Lord of Muenzuka as compensation for Lady Nue imprisoning him]]. His personal sigil is a kitchen knife on purple.
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143	* TheAlcoholic: Implied, due to him raising a tavern owner up to [[spoiler:nobility]].
144	* ArmyOfThievesAndWhores: Commands one out of necessity when [[spoiler:attempting to stage a coup against House Kazami]].
145	* BackStab: [[spoiler:Gets well and truly betrayed by his sellsword companies due to Elly Kazami buying them off]].
146	* DefiantToTheEnd: After [[spoiler:House Sanzu loses the war, he yields, but openly criticizes the new Queen Byakuren, and continues even after Lady Nue Houjuu imprisons him.]].
147	* LaResistance: Against [[spoiler:the new Paramount House of the Plains of Death, [[TortureTechnician House Kazami]]. Unlike the Hijiris, he fails]].
148	* NouveauRiche: His family were once cooks before their house was knighted according to supplementary material, and he himself [[spoiler:becomes Lord of Muenzuka]].
149	* PsychoForHire: Hires several sellswords [[spoiler:for his anti-Kazami resistance]].
150	* RankUp: From knight to [[spoiler:Lord of Muenzuka]].
151	* RousingSpeech: Is rather good at these, and manages to [[spoiler:rise Muenzuka up in rebellion against the City of Flowers]].
152	* ShoutOut: He is based on a character from ''Uwabami Breakers'' who happens to be a cook, like his House's backstory. His underlings/sellswords are also characters from the same game.
153	* UndyingLoyalty: [[spoiler:To 'Good Queen Komachi']].
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155	[[folder:Yoshika]]
156	One of Lady Seiga's whores and informants. Is pale, cold, and corpse-like, [[spoiler:likely due to being reanimated]], and is popular with [[ILoveTheDead necrophiliacs]].
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158	* GlowingEyesOfDoom: [[spoiler:A sign that she's a reanimated corpse]].
159	* IcyBlueEyes
160	* ILoveTheDead: Is popular with necrophiliacs that visit Seiga's whorehouse.
161	* KilledOffscreen: Goes off to fight the armies coming after Seiga, alone. Seiga mused that Yoshika probably thought herself invincible, but in the end she was doomed.
162	* TheInformant
163	* OurZombiesAreDifferent: [[spoiler:Is technically one of the living dead, reanimated by Seiga. She is sentient, yet pallid and unkillable.]]
164	* RevenantZombie
165	* SmallRoleBigImpact: [[spoiler:Is merely an informant, whore, and bodyguard, but her killing of Unzan and subsequent foiling of Seiga's assassination leads to the Hijiri rebellion]].
166	* RankUp: During Seiga's [[spoiler:brief stint at being acting queen, she is knighted and made her bodyguard]].
167	* UndeathlyPallor: Likely due to being [[spoiler:a reanimated corpse of Seiga's]].
168	[[/folder]]
169	[[folder:Higanbana]]
170	Another whore of Seiga's. Is also an informant. She is only eighteen.
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172	* AmbiguouslyBi: Is touched up by Seiga as part of her disguising acquisition of information as 'use of her own wares'.
173	* TheInformant
174	* OriginalCharacter
175	[[/folder]]
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177	! House Saigyouji
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179	House Saigyouji is the ruling house of Death's Gates, and is almost extinct in terms of blood members, with only Lady Yuyuko left. The sole landmark of Death's Gates is the Saigyou Ayakashi, a mysterious [[CherryBlossoms cherry tree]] that has been dead for a while, but has since [[TheMagicComesBack begun to bloom again]]. Due to their small army, they are largely reliant on protection provided by the crown, and Lady Yuyuko herself is Royal Advisor. [[spoiler:As it turns out, they are merely [[PlayingTheVictimCard obfuscating weakness]], and actually have a powerful army of the dead at their disposal in thanks to the Saiyou Ayakashi]]. Their sigil is a purple bare cherry tree on electric blue, and their motto is 'Dead Men tell great tales' according to supplementary material.
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181	[[folder:In General]]
182	* CherryBlossoms: The Saigyou Ayakashi is a mysterious cherry tree rumored to be magical. [[spoiler:It is, and appropriate to cherry symbolism, is a means of raising the dead]]. A cherry tree is their sigil.
183	* IcyBlueEyes: [[spoiler:The hallmark of their wights]].
184	* ItsQuietTooQuiet: The city of Death's Gates is repeatedly described as such.
185	* TheMagicComesBack: The Saigyou Ayakashi has recently began to bloom again. [[spoiler:This is a sign that its abilities to control large amounts of undead has returned]].
186	* MysticalWhiteHair: A family trait, due to Valyrian heritage.
187	* {{Necromancer}}: Given their motto, it can be assumed their family has a history of it. [[spoiler:Lady Yuyuko herself is no different]].
188	* OurZombiesAreDifferent: [[spoiler:Saigyouji zombies are closer to the usual type: they walk with a ZombieGait, are mindless, and spread their influence with each kill they inflict. They are still capable of speech if warged, though, and can wield weapons.]]
189	* PlayingTheVictimCard: Due to their mostly nonexistent army, they are generally considered weak and thus are easily underestimated and pitied. [[spoiler:They are actually hiding an army of the dead.]]
190	* ZombieApocalypse: [[spoiler: Is at the forefront of causing one WellIntentionedExtremist for the greater good]].
191	[[/folder]]
192	[[folder:Royal Advisor Lady Yuyuko Saigyouji*]]
193	[[TheGoodChancellor Royal Advisor]] to Queen Eiki Shiki and one of the few people confident enough to attempt to stop her brutal enforcement of the law. Is exceptionally kind to the smallfolk and quite the progressive thinker. [[spoiler:As it turns out, too progressive, and is attempting [[KillAndReplace to replace most of the nobility]] with undead PeoplePuppets so that [[WellIntentionedExtremist the smallfolk can finally get some justice]]]]. Becomes a POV character from Chapter 2.
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195	* AdaptationDyeJob: From pink in Canon to a silvery-blonde.
196	* AffablyEvil: Is an amoral politically savvy member of a DecadentCourt, but is polite and amiable even [[NiceToTheWaiter to smallfolk]]. [[spoiler:Turns out she's far from amoral, and has a strongly idealistic desire to ensure kindness to the smallfolk]].
197	* AntiVillain: Appears to have good intentions, but is politically savvy and devious if needs be. [[spoiler:This extends to the point of bringing about what is practically a ZombieApocalypse to ensure a just rule for the smallfolk]].
198	* BatmanGambit: Pulls one ''perfectly'' on Seiga: [[spoiler:allows herself to be 'outwitted' and in the process sacrifice Ichirin Kumoi, the beloved successor of Lady Byakuren Hijiri, to start a war and destabilize the crown, all while pretending chaos isn't her aim]].
199	* BigBad: [[spoiler:The closest thing to one in this series. She is easily the largest threat in Noros with her [[NightOfTheLivingMooks army of the dead]], however noble her intentions]].
200	* TheChessmaster: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in that despite her attempts she is easily OutGambitted by Lady Seiga. [[spoiler:Or so she has Seiga believe. In actuality, it's a [[DoubleSubvertedTrope Double Subversion]], as she plays both Seiga, and, for the longest time, most of Noros like a harp]].
201	* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Dies absolutely frightened to death due to Nue Houjuu pulling a MesACrowd on her and confusing the living daylights out of her]].
202	* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler:Her modus operandi in her attempts to complete her revolution.]]
203	* FairForItsDay: In-universe, she's a social revolutionary when it comes to her stance that smallfolk are people too. [[spoiler:Unfortunately she is a little [[WellIntentionedExtremist radical]] in making her vision a reality]].
204	* TheGoodChancellor: Is this to the KnightTemplar Eiki Shiki, recommending merciful treatment of criminals. This is both a PR campaign and a genuine expression of concern.
205	* IveComeTooFar: [[spoiler:Has this belief when she realizes her plot is on a slow path to failure]].
206	* LastOfHerKind: Is the last blood member of House Saigyouji, and is not married.
207	* MsFanservice: Has quite the body, and is seen naked multiple times.
208	* MysticalWhiteHair: As she is of Valyrian heritage. [[spoiler:Foreshadows her magical powers]].
209	* {{Necromancer}}: Is rumored to be. [[spoiler:Like Seiga, the rumors are true. Unlike Seiga, the extent of her necromancy is ''far'' greater, and is bolstered by the Saigyou Ayakashi.]]
210	* NiceToTheWaiter: Is kind to her handmaidens, Aiko and Kumiko, and generally enamors the smallfolk with her kindness and integration into their culture. [[spoiler:It's not an act]].
211	* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Turns out her failed scheme to [[spoiler:assassinate Seiga and replace her with Ichirin]] was a [[ObfuscatingStupidity deliberate failure]], and her true aim is a much grander one: [[spoiler:to cause a ZombieApocalypse and ensure a decent rule for the smallfolk]].
212	* ObfuscatingStupidity: Her merry demeanor and generally ineffectual attempts to ensure mercy from [[KnightTemplar Queen Eiki]], as well as [[spoiler:the deliberately hair-brained scheme of using Ichirin Kumoi to assassinate and replace Seiga as third in line to the throne]] is all to distract people from her true goal: [[spoiler:To KillAndReplace the nobles of Noros with zombie representatives and ensure a fair and decent rule for the smallfolk]].
213	* OrderVersusChaos: Plays the side of Order against Seiga's Chaos. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Turns out she's after chaos too]], albeit for completely different reasons and with far more foresight than Seiga]].
214	* PeoplePuppets: [[spoiler:Uses corpses as these, manipulating political events through nobles she's killed, such as Queen Tenshi Hinanawi]].
215	* PrinciplesZealot: Is very vocally for smallfolk rights. [[spoiler:So much that she causes an entire war to ensure it]].
216	* TheSavior: Viewed this way by Ser Youmu Konpaku. [[spoiler:It's because she revived the dead parts of her body]].
217	* SympatheticPOV: Her POV makes her otherwise heinous [[spoiler:ZombieApocalypse-causing actions seem somewhat justified]].
218	* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Her plot to kill Seiga and replace her with Ichirin. [[spoiler:As it turns out, this is an InfractionDistraction for a much greater example: causing a ZombieApocalypse to ensure justice for the smallfolk]].
219	* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Suffers one at the hands of Nue Houjuu when she finally decides to have her killed. She has a more minor one after Yukari Yakumo pulls a ScrewThisImOuttaHere earlier.
220	* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:Her entire nature and plan]]. See all the white here?
221	* WouldHurtAChild: Orders the death of Koishi Komeiji.
222	* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Is raising an [[NightOfTheLivingMooks army of the dead]] and risks being seen as an [[HeroWithBadPublicity unholy molester of death]] so that a fair ruler will govern the smallfolk]].
223	[[/folder]]
224	[[folder:Ser Youmu Konpaku*]]
225	A knight serving Lady Yuyuko and castellan of Death's Gates while Lady Yuyuko is in the Royal Court of Muenzuka. Is [[spoiler:[[NotQuiteDead mostly dead]], one of her legs, her left arm, and her left eye only functional by reanimation]]. Seems overly obsessed with the Saigyou Ayakashi, and kneels at it regularly. [[spoiler:She does this to communicate with Lady Yuyuko]]. Becomes a POV character from Chapter 32.
226
227	* AnnoyingArrows: [[spoiler:[[AvertedTrope Averted]]. It's how she dies]].
228	* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Only the one, [[spoiler:signifying her partial wightedness. When she dies for good, she gets two]].
229	* IcyBlueEyes: With one of her eyes being a [[GlowingEyesOfDoom glowing eye of doom]].
230	* JustFollowingOrders: Has no idea why [[spoiler:Yuyuko commands her to keep Koishi Komeiji prisoner and later kill her]], but does so anyway.
231	* KatanasAreJustBetter: Prefers a swift combat style with a katana.
232	* MysticalWhiteHair: Has pale white hair.
233	* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Her left arm, one of her legs and her left eye are dead, but functional by [[{{Necromancer}} necromancy]].]]
234	* NumberTwo: Sorts out Yuyuko's affairs in Death's Gates while Yuyuko deals with affairs in the capital.
235	* OurZombiesAreDifferent: [[spoiler:Is one of the few Saigyouji wights to retain sentience, due to being NotQuiteDead. After dying at the hands of Iku Nagae, she becomes another mindless wight.]]
236	* RevenantZombie
237	* {{Revenge}}: Has been nursing a grudge against Lady Tenshi Hinanawi for causing her devastating leg and arm injuries, causing her to be [[spoiler:partially undead]], and looks forward to taking vengeance on her. [[spoiler:She ends up getting it, allowing for Yuyuko to add Tenshi to her collection of PeoplePuppets.]]
238	* ShoutOut: Her being [[spoiler:a partially reanimated half-wight]] is a reference to her being a half-ghost in Canon.
239	* TechnicallyLivingZombie
240	* UndeathlyPallor: Has unsettling pale skin. [[spoiler:Likely due to being partially reanimated]].
241	* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Kills Koishi Komeiji under the orders of Yuyuko]].
242	* ZombieGait: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. [[spoiler:She runs at quite a speed during the first Hinanawi attack on Death's Gates]].
243	[[/folder]]
244	[[folder:The Prismriver Sisters]]
245	Three Faceless Men in the service of Yuyuko, Lunasa in black, Merlin in pink, Lyrica in red. Pretend to be bard sisters but act as bodyguards.
246
247	* BodyguardBetrayal: [[spoiler:Finally tire of Yuyuko messing with [[DueToTheDead the dead]] and join Nue Houjuu in betraying her]].
248	* DeadpanSnarker: All of them, Lyrica specifically.
249	* DeadPersonImpersonation: Implied to have been pretending to be the deceased bard sisters of a young girl to [[HitmanWithAHeart help her cope with grief]].
250	* HitmanWithAHeart: As mentioned in DeadPersonImpersonation, they are implied to have pretended to be a bereaved girl's sisters to make her feel better.
251	* MusicalAssassin: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]- it's not that their music can kill, it's that their weapons are hidden in their instruments.
252	* ProfessionalKiller: Act as this for Yuyuko.
253	* ShoutOut: Their cover instruments are medieval equivalents of their instruments in Canon: Lunasa has a viol/violin, Merlin has a crumhorn/trumpet, and Lyrica has an organetto/keyboard. Also, their implied backstory of comforting a grieving girl is reminiscent of the Canon Prismrivers' impersonation of Layla Prismriver's deceased sisters.
254	* ThirdPersonPerson: Like all the Faceless Men.
255	[[/folder]]
256
257	! House Kazami
258
259	House Kazami is head of the [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny City of Flowers]], the most fertile region and city in the Plains of Death, a beautiful city to the untrained eye built upon the agonizing torture of 'undesirables'. Their chief torture method involves the flesh-burning 'sulphur water', likely sulfuric acid, and their family is renowned for its cruelty. Their sigil is a sunflower with yellow petals directly surrounding a black center, and a second layer of blood-red petals surrounding the yellow layer, on a black field. Their motto is '[[ObviouslyEvil Their Blood Feeds Us]]' according the supplementary material.
260
261	[[folder:In General]]
262	* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Have this reputation. This isn't the case for some members.
263	* AxCrazy: Seems to be a policy in the family.
264	* CainAndAbel: A recurring theme of both generations of Kazami. Yuuka and Elly are a pair, and Gengetsu and Mugetsu another.
265	* ColdBloodedTorture: Their specialty, using sulfuric acid to burn the flesh of their victims.
266	* TheDreaded: To the point where going on the lands close to the City of Flowers is regarded an extreme risk and practically a death sentence.
267	* {{Expy}}: A combination of House Bolton and House Lannister. They all have blonde hair, and some members have a preference for PragmaticEvil, while others have a predilection for ColdBloodedTorture, also with an AxCrazy BastardBastard.
268	* EvilWearsBlack: Their elite soldiers' armor and capes are black, and their sigil's field is also black, and they have a well-established reputation for evil.
269	* FlowerMotifs: [[AvertedTrope Thoroughly averted]]. Their sunflower sigil is bloodstained. There is nothing gentle about them.
270	* KillThePoor: Their method of 'cleaning up the streets'.
271	* ObviouslyEvil: With a motto like 'Thier Blood Feeds Us', they're hardly going to be cuddly.
272	* PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny: Their seat is called 'the City of Flowers', and is a genuinely beautiful, well-kept city. The poor are not non-existent, though, just [[KillThePoor disposed of]]...
273	* ShoutOut: Their sigil, the sunflower, is a reference to Yuuka Kazaki's stage in Touhou 9 being a sunflower field.
274	* TeamSwitzerland: Under Yuuka, they are this. [[spoiler:Following Yuuka's death, Elly makes them join the rebellion to avenge Yuuka's death]].
275	[[/folder]]
276	[[folder:Lady Yuuka Kazami]]
277	The infamously cruel and arrogant ruler of the city of flowers. She looks down on the rebellion, and [[TeamSwitzerland chooses neither side]], simply threatening to torture any armies found in her land brutally.
278
279	* AbusiveParents: Is implied to have been abusive to both Gengetsu and Mugetsu, with Gengetsu going the WellDoneSonGuy route and trying her hardest to become her psychotic mother, while Mugetsu [[TheQuietOne retreated inwards]].
280	* AdaptationDyeJob: Though we never see her, given the rest of her family she likely has blonde hair.
281	* {{Anticlimax}}: [[spoiler:Her death is offscreen, due to some warlock assassin. This ''does'', however, cause Elly Kazami to join the rebellion]].
282	* AxCrazy: Has this reputation, though according to Elly, she has her [[PragmaticVillainy moments]].
283	%%zce* BigSisterBully: Implied to have been this to Elly.
284	* BrokenPedestal: Gengetsu seems to think because Yuuka enables her psychopathy, she loves her enough to want to make her a legitimate Kazami. Elly sets her straight on the matter.
285	* CainAndAbel: Cain to Elly's Abel. She is reputed to be sadistic, merciless, and with a fondness for torture.
286	* TheDreaded: ''No-one'' likes to talk about her, or receive letters from her.
287	* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler:By Ser Sakuya Izayoi in a FalseFlagOperation to make [[LetsYouAndHimFight them ensure the rebellion's victory]].]]
288	* TheLoad: [[spoiler:To House Kazami, it would seem. Once she's safely dead, Elly rises their house to Paramount Rulers of the Plains of Death, successfully quells a rebellion and manages to make House Kazami intimately involved in the workings of the Royal Court of Queen Remilia Scarlet]].
289	* ParentalFavoritism: Clearly shows more love for Gengetsu than Mugetsu, due to their [[ColdBloodedTorture shared interests]].
290	* PragmaticVillainy: Elly contrasts her expression of her [[AxCrazy psychopathy]] with that of Gengetsu's StupidEvil expression.
291	* {{Sadist}}: She's where Gengetsu learnt her behavior.
292	* SmallRoleBigImpact: The most she does in the story is give the middle finger to the Sanzus, [[spoiler:capture and torture a scout group of Shotoku men hoping to come from a surprising direction on the Hijiris, and die. Her death then triggers Elly to go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the loyalists, which in turn triggers an [[RankUp amazingly magnificent rise to power]] on Elly's part]].
293	* TortureTechnician
294	[[/folder]]
295	[[folder:Elly Kazami*]]
296	Lady Yuuka's younger sister and heir. She is a looming, intimidating woman who wields a scythe to frighten people. [[spoiler:When Lady Yuuka dies, she becomes head of House Kazami]]. Becomes a POV character from Chapter 112.
297
298	* AmbitionIsEvil: Is defined by her ambition, and for the most part is [[MagnificentBastard successful]].
299	** [[spoiler:In the epilogue, she tried to kill Koakuma because she was threat to her power, and probably plunged the realm into war yet again.]]
300	* AntiVillain: Is clearly a power-hungry woman interested in only furthering her ([[MoralityPet and Mugetsu's]]) interests at the expense of all else, but has a clearly humane side evidenced by her interactions with Mugetsu and abhorring of Gengetsu's AxCrazy nature.
301	* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: [[spoiler:Elly's [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge reaction]] to Yuuka's death shows that she genuinely loved her older sister, [[BigBrotherBully bully]] or not]].
302	* BatmanGambit: Her arrangement of [[spoiler:Lord Hakkaisan's betrayal by his own sellswords]] comes from knowing one thing: sellswords always work for the highest bidder.
303	* CainAndAbel: While pragmatic, duplicitous and morally dubious, she is the Abel of the relationship.
304	* TheChessmaster: Is undoubtedly this. After [[spoiler:Yuuka's death, she wins the rebellion, becomes Overlord of the Plains of Death, quells a subsequent rebellion while getting the StupidEvil Gengetsu out of her hair, ''and'' ensures a position as the future Queen Regent of Noros]]. ''Damn''.
305	%%zce* CoolAunt: To Mugetsu, her MoralityPet.
306	* DueToTheDead: [[spoiler:Despite for the longest time believing her responsible for killing her sister, after learning the truth Elly refuses to let Gengetsu desecrate Miko's corpse]].
307	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Even ''she'' is disgusted by Gengetsu's level of wanton cruelty.
308	* EvilAunt: Seen this way by [[TheUnfavorite Gengetsu]] due to her hatred of the latter's StupidEvil antics. Actually [[AvertedTrope averts]] this with Mugetsu, who she genuinely loves and [[spoiler:legitimizes to make her heir]].
309	* FauxAffablyEvil: Invites [[spoiler:the rebelling Lord Hakkaisan to discuss matters of his rebellion]] under conditions of hospitality. She keeps the hospitality (albeit with several guards in case [[spoiler:Hakkaisan]] tries anything), and seems to form an EnemyMine with him against [[spoiler:Gengetsu]]. As it turns out, it was all [[spoiler:so she could buy off his sellswords, use Hakkaisan to get Gengetsu out of her hair and quell the rebellion permanently by arranging for the sellswords to backstab Hakkaisan]].
310	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: As evidenced by her POV chapters, especially her attitude towards her bastard niece Mugetsu, which is a genuine, motherly love.
311	* MercyKill: [[spoiler:After realizing she's got the wrong woman, Elly puts Prince Miko out of her misery]].
312	* MoralityPet: Her bastard niece, Mugetsu, is this. She likely identifies with her as a fellow [[CainAndAbel Abel]].
313	* NotSoAboveItAll: Her POV reveals even ''she'' has the occasional goofy moment. During [[spoiler:Remilia's coronation]], the ceremony bores her so much that she's half-asleep for her name being called out, Mugetsu having to tap her for her attention.
314	* OvershadowedByAwesome: An [[InvertedTrope inversion]]. She's overshadowed by her sister Yuuka's ''extreme evil''. [[spoiler:Once she's dead, Elly's true colors show and she proves herself highly competent]].
315	* ParentalSubstitute: To Mugetsu. She tries to be a SternTeacher to her, but accidentally acts as DotingParent.
316	* PetTheDog: [[spoiler:Her apology to Miko before [[MercyKill Mercy Killing]] her, her refusal to let Gengetsu [[DueToTheDead desecrate Miko's body]], and her treatment of Mugetsu in general]].
317	* PragmaticVillainy: Is pretty much defined by this. She sees her house's tradition of ColdBloodedTorture as allaround unproftitable unless used to acquire information, and sees it as a blight on their reputation, though seems to appreciate a fearful reputation as useful.
318	* RankUp: Oh so many. Firstly, [[spoiler:she becomes Lady of House Kazami due to Yuuka's death. Then, she becomes Overlord of the Plains of Death. ''Then'' she becomes Hand of the Queen and future regent to Flandre Scarlet in the event of Remilia's death]].
319	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:Against the Shotokus for [[YouKilledMyFather killing Yuuka]], even though [[FalseFlagOperation she's got the wrong group]]]].
320	* ShoutOut: Her SinisterScythe is her chief weapon in the games.
321	* SinisterScythe: Wields one out of battle to look intimidating. [[SubvertedTrope In battle, she uses a sword like everyone else]].
322	* SympatheticPOV: While still certainly ambitious and power-hungry, Elly's POV show her to be a lot more insecure and even sensitive than she makes herself appear.
323	* UnwittingPawn: Surprisingly, given her [[TheChessmaster magnificent scheming ability]], she is used as this by [[spoiler:Ser Sakuya Izayoi]] by [[spoiler:going on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against House Shotoku and falling hook line and sinker for the FalseFlagOperation, ensuring a weak, rebel government will be in power, allow House Scarlet's rise to power]]. Given she benefits from this in the long run, it can almost be considered a commensal interaction.
324	* VillainProtagonist: Becomes something of this.
325	* YoungestChildWins: [[spoiler:She most certainly does]].
326	[[/folder]]
327	[[folder:Gengetsu Barren]]
328	The eldest bastard of Yuuka Kazami. An [[AxCrazy absolutely psychotic]] girl of sixteen, she is constantly trying to earn the approval of her mother and her 'Aunt Elly'. Her personal sigil is a color swap of the Kazamis' sigil, a blood-red circle surrounded by a layer of black petals, surrounded by a layer of yellow, with an additional green circle of a thorny rose-stem, on a blood-red field. [[spoiler:This ends up becoming the sigil of her brief noble house, House Barren]].
329
330	* AxCrazy: To say the least.
331	* BastardBastard: She is baseborn, hates that fact, and does several atrocities [[WellDonSonGuy to prove herself to her mother]].
332	* BeautyIsBad: Is notably beautiful, and is among the most evil characters in the series.
333	* BigSisterBully: Bullies Mugetsu relentlessly until Mugetsu sticks up for herself with the help of [[EvilUncle Aunt Elly]].
334	* CainAndAbel: Is the Cain to Mugetsu's Abel.
335	* TheCaligula: [[spoiler:Becomes this over the City of Desires]].
336	* DiabolusExMachina: [[spoiler:Her VillainousCrush on Jaime acts as a ChekhovsGun, as her army's pursuit of him leads to her [[UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom shooting down all hopes of a united Sea of Demons as well as hope of Queen Byakuren being informed about the wights and stepping up her game]]]].
337	* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: [[spoiler:Thankfully [[AvertedTrope averted]] with her rape of Jaime. It is seen as monstrous by the victim, Jaime, and due to him being the POV, it is presented as abhorrent.]]
338	* {{Expy}}: Quite an obvious expy of Ramsay Bolton, albeit with a more feminine role.
339	* FanDisservice: [[spoiler:Her rape of Jaime. Jaime's POV describes her as being beautiful and pleasing to his nether regions, but abhorrent to his mind]].
340	* FlayingAlive: As well as their family's traditional acid torture, she enjoys doing this.
341	* {{Foil}}: To Mystia Woods, though they've never met. Both are beautiful, blonde sixteen year old bastards. Gengetsu tries too hard to be her mother, Mystia is chaste and completely unlike her mother, Gengetsu is psychopathic and incompetent, Mystia is mature for her age, cool-headed and competent, Gengetsu has been refused her mother's inheritance while Mystia is Lady Marisa's heir.
342	* FromNobodyToNightmare: From a still dangerous psychopathic bastard no-one really cares about to [[spoiler:Prince Gengetsu of the House Barren, ruler of the City of Desires. Thankfully it doesn't last long]].
343	* HateSink: ''Nobody'', character or reader, likes her.
344	* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: [[spoiler:After Yuuka dies]], she takes countless amounts of abuse from her Aunt Elly, who is tired of her StupidEvil antics.
345	* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: [[spoiler:Does this to Jaime]].
346	* KickTheDog: ''Breathes'' this trope.
347	* NouveauRiche: [[spoiler:Becomes Prince of the City of Desires, but soon dies from a minor rebellion]].
348	* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:How she dies at the hands of Ser Tojiko]].
349	* ParentalFavoritism: Is the favorite bastard of Yuuka's, [[spoiler:but when Yuuka dies]], Elly makes her TheUnfavorite.
350	* PsychopathicWomanchild: Is utterly immature and capricious at times.
351	* RankUp: From bastard without a claim to anything to [[spoiler:Prince of the City of Desires]]. Thankfully it doesn't last.
352	* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Manages to take hostage and rape [[spoiler:Jaime]], making him her husband and [[spoiler:offering to sew on a 'new hand' for him]].
353	* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Her outfit and her personal sigil alike.
354	* ReplacementGoldfish: [[spoiler:Tortures Futo Mononobe into insanity until she believes she's Mugetsu, replacing the new, willful Mugetsu with the SycophanticServant of a sister she's always wanted]].
355	* {{Sadist}}: Just like her mother.
356	* SheIsTheKing: [[spoiler:Calls herself 'Prince' when she rules over the City of Desires, likely out of her own pride as well as to mock the late Prince Miko]].
357	* ShoutOut: Her [[spoiler:rape of Jaime]] is a reference to her status as a MemeticMolester in the Touhou fandom.
358	* SmugSnake: Considers herself the pinnacle of cunning. She really is not.
359	* StupidEvil: Elly considers her firmly as this, and her assessment is correct, with her sadistic antics making her hated throughout the land.
360	* TortureTechnician: Is adept at both physical and psychological torture, as [[spoiler:Futo '[[IdentityLoss Mugetsu]]' Mononobe]] shows.
361	* TheUnfavorite: Once [[spoiler:Yuuka dies]], Gengetsu becomes this. Possibly a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]] in that it is entirely deserved, and she has been favored over Mugetsu for most of her life.
362	* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Despite regularly instigating doom intentionally, she unwittingly [[spoiler:ruins any hope of Lady Byakuren knowing about the wights and allying with the Okazakis, as well as killing the Sea's most competent plotter, Yuugenmagan, all because she wanted to have Jaime for a husband]].
363	* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:In a satisfying death scene, Gengetsu does not fight against Ser Tojiko, but begs for mercy like a DirtyCoward. Even the SycophanticServant 'Mugetsu' considers it pathetic]].
364	* VillainousCrush: Has an obvious, twisted one for Jaime, probably due to having some sort of Amputee Fetish, [[spoiler:given her obsession with giving him a 'new hand']].
365	* VillainsWantMercy: [[spoiler:When it all falls apart for her, she does not go down fighting, but begging for Ser Tojiko to spare. She loses her head for her effort]].
366	* WellDoneDaughterGirl Even [[spoiler:after Yuuka's death]], Gengetsu desperately tries to imitate her mother in the hopes she'll be seen as a legitimate Kazami.
367	[[/folder]]
368	[[folder:Mugetsu Barren]]
369	Yuuka's second bastard, only twelve years old. Unlike her half-sister Gengetsu, she's meek and frightened by her family's penchant for ColdBloodedTorture. [[spoiler:Becomes an official Kazami by Elly's request after Yuuka's death and Gengetsu's founding of House Barren]].
370
371	* CainAndAbel: A far more clear-cut Abel to Gengetsu's Cain.
372	* CharacterDevelopment: From a quiet, empty shell to a strong, happy girl under [[CoolUncle Elly's]] influence.
373	* CheerfulChild: [[spoiler:Due to being free of Yuuka and Gengetsu's torment]], Elly is one the way to raising her to be this, though she wants to make sure she's still responsible.
374	* CreepyChild: Though understandable, Mugetsu pointedly does not appear [[spoiler:to grieve her deceased mother or sister]].
375	* HeroicBastard: While not particularly heroic, she is certainly a good-hearted bastard.
376	* MoralityPet: To Elly Kazami.
377	* ParentalFavoritism: Is TheUnfavorite to Yuuka, but [[spoiler:following her death]] benefits from this trope as her Aunt Elly's favorite.
378	* TheQuietOne: At first, due to her being overshadowed and bullied by Gengetsu. [[spoiler:Once both Yuuka and Gengetsu are dead, Elly seeks to change that, and]] she grows out of her shell with time.
379	* SycophanticServant: Gengetsu sees her as this, and is surprised when she stands up [[DefiedTrope for herself]].
380	* TokenGoodTeammate: To the Kazamis.
381	* TookALevelInBadass: Is portrayed as a bully victim of Gengetsu at first, but when Gengetsu [[spoiler:becomes Prince of the City of Desires]], shows after Gengetsu's return that Elly has been training her to become a ''strong'' girl, not a sadistic one, and she calmly tells Gengetsu to piss off when she starts bitching about how [[spoiler:Mugetsu has the Kazami name while she does not]].
382	* TheUnfavorite: To Yuuka, due to her not sharing she and Gengetsu's love of ColdBloodedTorture.
383	* WhiteSheep: Is kind and meek, a trait not seen in ''any'' of the other Kazamis, and even treats the young petty nobles of the Waterlands like friends despite everyone else's general disdain for them. This results is her being ostracized by all except Elly.
384	[[/folder]]
385	[[folder:Maester Himawari]]
386	Maester of the City of Flowers. An elderly man who knows how to make sulphur water. Is made castellan of the City of Flowers whenever the Kazamis are absent.
387
388	* AllThereInTheManual: According to supplementary material, it turns out he's actually making the sulphur water more potent to [[MercyKill kill Yuuka's torture victims faster]].
389	* BeardOfEvil: Has a long WizardBeard and is AmbiguouslyEvil.
390	* EvilOldFolks: Is seen this way by Ser Tojiko, who considers him to have a dark look about him.
391	* MeaningfulName: His name means 'Sunflower' in Japanese/[[CallARabbitASmeerp Old Norosian]], and the sunflower is the sigil of House Kazami.
392	* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Serves the Kazamis in spite of their ObviouslyEvil tendencies.
393	* OriginalCharacter
394	* WizardBeard
395	[[/folder]]
396	[[folder:Ser Zakuna]]
397	A knight of House Kazami and guard to Gengetsu. [[spoiler:Accompanies her to the City of Desires when she becomes Prince of the City of Desires, and accompanies 'Mugetsu' on her search for Jaime]].
398
399	* HypercompetentSidekick: To Gengetsu when [[spoiler:the City of Desires]] is under siege, and [[spoiler:'Mugetsu' on the search for Jaime]].
400	* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Implied to have joined the [[spoiler:side of the Kazamis when the Hakkaisans overthrow the Barrens]], in part due to her ignorance of his advice.
401	* NumberTwo: To Gengetsu.
402	* OriginalCharacter
403	* RecurringExtra
404	[[/folder]]
405
406	! House Shotoku
407
408	The rulers of the City of Desires, a quiet city to the north-west of the Plains of Death and close friends to House Sanzu. As such, their leaders have the title 'Prince'. Their former prince, the kindly Setsu Shotoku, was OfferedTheCrown, that is, he was once Hand of the King, but was replaced by Eiki Shiki. The current ruler, Miko Shotoku, is his daughter, and resents him for his kindness. Setsu's death reignited a [[FeudingFamilies family feud]] between them and the Hijiris of the Sea of Demons, as Miko Shotoku [[spoiler:rightly]] blamed Myouren Hijiri for his death and had him killed. They worship the God of Eternity, a monotheistic God that offers an eternal afterlife, and rival faith to the God of renewal. Their sigil is a black-and-yellow sword going through a golden crown on a purple field, and their motto is 'Desire Your Safety', [[AllThereInTheManual apparently due to a history of them organizing protection rackets for House Sanzu]].
409
410	[[folder:In General]]
411	* AHouseDivided: [[spoiler:Their eventual fate. Prince Miko is dead, Futo gets LostAtSea and gets captured by Gengetsu, and Tojiko stays in Muenzuka as a disillusioned sellsword]].
412	* CoolChair: The throne of the ruling Prince Shotoku is a pink-and-purple chair made of quartz.
413	* CoolSword: Their family sword, Desire, made of [[AbsurdlySharpBlade Valyrian steel]] and bearing an impractically fancy hilt that's shaped like a star. This sword also acts as the house's sigil.
414	* CycleOfRevenge: Against the Hijiris.
415	* {{Expy}}: Seemingly of House Lannister as an initially villainous-looking, proud and rich house revealed to have a very humane side.
416	* FeudingFamilies: Their [[TheRival rivalry]] with the Hijiris escalated to this after [[spoiler:Myouren had Prince Setsu killed]].
417	* {{God}}: Their faith revolves around a monotheistic God that offers an eternal heaven for the good and eternal hell for the bad, effectively a simplified Christianity.
418	* NumberTwo: Historically to House Sanzu.
419	* PurpleIsPowerful: Their cape colors and banners are purple, indicating prestige.
420	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Both the late Setsu and Miko are seen as this by their people, and it seems to be true.
421	* ShoutOut: Their surname, 'Shotoku', is not based on Touhou's Toyosatomimi no Miko, but instead on the semi-mythological leader she was based on, Prince Shotoku.
422	* TheMagnificent: They do not have a title of 'Lord', like the other houses, but 'Prince'.
423	* TragicVillain: [[spoiler:Turns out Myouren Hijiri started off the feud again, and that Miko simply continued a CycleOfRevenge. In the end, both sides of the feud end up extinct]].
424	* UndyingLoyalty: Though the supplementary material implies they could be out to betray the Sanzus, they are actually undyingly loyal.
425	[[/folder]]
426	[[folder:Prince Miko Shotoku*]]
427	The ruler of the City of Desires and a harsh, yet beloved ruler. Considers her kind father as weak but honors his memory. She has taken a back seat in interacting with the crown, though that soon changes with the rebellion. Becomes a POV character from Chapter 4.
428
429	* AdaptationalHeroism: Is certainly a {{Jerkass}}, but unlike the ambitious, power-hungry Miko of Canon, this Miko appears, at times, genuinely heroic.
430	* AntiVillain: Really, the only villainous thing she does is work for the Sanzus, [[spoiler:and once Eiki is dead not even ''they'' are villains]]. She's right in assuming the Hijiris would not accept her as an ally even if she ''wanted'' to be a 'good guy'.
431	* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Regularly ponders over whether or not she was too harsh with her underlings in private, and even grieves her kindly father, though she considers him weak.
432	* BadassCape: Her purple cape is frequently mentioned as flowing behind her and generally looking badass.
433	* CoolChair: Sits the quartz throne.
434	* CoolSword: Wields Desire, her family sword.
435	* DeadpanSnarker: Has a talent for creating quips, making her ever so slightly Lannister-like.
436	* DoWrongRight: Considers Seiga's plotting understandable, but considers her StupidEvil tendencies irritating.
437	* FallGuy: [[spoiler:Used as this by Ser Sakuya Izayoi in her FalseFlagOperation when she kills Lady Yuuka Kazami]].
438	* GoodIsNotNice: Believes firmly in this, citing her father as a good man that was too nice.
439	* HighCollarOfDoom: Just like in Canon, her cape is like this. A [[SubvertedTrope subversion]] in that she's an anti-villain.
440	* IceQueen: To her underlings, to ensure they work well.
441	* JerkassHasAPoint: Her criticisms of her allies tend to be cutting, but her assessments are rarely wrong.
442	* LastOfHisKind: Miko is the last of the Shotoku lineage, and has not found a noble husband to marry.
443	* MercyKill: [[spoiler:Dies this way at the hands of Elly Kazami, after convincing her she wasn't the one to kill Lady Yuuka]].
444	* NeckLift: Fond of holding people up by the neck when lecturing them on the finer points of politics, especially [[StupidEvil Seiga]].
445	* OddFriendship: With [[spoiler:Queen]] Komachi, to the point where she is made [[spoiler:[[UnexpectedSuccessor Hand of the Queen]]]].
446	* PragmaticVillainy: Is borderline abusive to her underlings, but never goes out of her way to KickTheDog.
447	* {{Pride}}: While not wrong, a lot of her POV involves her lamenting the idiocy of everyone else.
448	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In an EstablishingCharacterMoment, she buys the silence of some smallfolk in a tavern, not by killing them, but by ''buying them more alcohol''.
449	* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Is fond of delivering them, and usually with [[JerkassHasAPoint depressing accuracy]].
450	* {{Revenge}}: Took revenge on the Hijiris for the murder of her father, contributing to the CycleOfRevenge.
451	* SheIsTheKing: Despite being female, she calls herself 'Prince'.
452	* ShoutOut: Her title as 'Prince Shotoku' and her high-collared cape is a reference to both the semi-mythological being she was based on in Canon and her depiction in Touhou's Hopeless Masquerade.
453	* SurroundedByIdiots: Considers herself this in relation to Ser Futo and Ser Tojiko.
454	* SympatheticPOV: Certainly comes off as more human when in her mind. Both Futo and Tojiko's [=POVs=] consider her some sort of cold, oppressive IceQueen.
455	* TheMagnificent: Is ''Prince'' Miko, not Lady Miko.
456	* UnexpectedSuccessor: [[spoiler:Is made Hand of the Queen by Komachi, placing her as her heir]].
457	* WorthyOpponent: [[spoiler:Considers Ser Shou Toramaru this, and feels honored to die by a Queenslayer's hand, but her 'honorable death' is taken away from her by Gengetsu Barren]].
458	[[/folder]]
459	[[folder:Ser Tojiko Soga*]]
460	One of the knights in service to Prince Miko. She looks heavily prematurely aged and has an UndeathlyPallor, complete with GlowingEyesOfDoom, and has looked like this ever since the former Shotoku Maester, Seiga Kaku, healed her. [[spoiler:As it turns out, she's a sentient [[OurZombiesAreDifferent zombie]] risen by Seiga a while back]]. She has a [[TheRival rivalry]] with Ser Futo Mononobe. She becomes a POV character from Chapter 85.
461
462	* TheAlcoholic: Enjoyed her drinks before, but fully becomes one [[spoiler:following the Sack of Muenzuka]].
463	* TheAtoner: Becomes this after [[spoiler:failing to fight in the Sack of Muenzuka. She atones by helping start the Hakkaisan rebellion]].
464	* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: With Ser Futo. After ages of being separated, [[spoiler:their bittersweet reunion is outright tragic. She says she regretted not being Futo's friend, and that in another world, they should be friends]].
465	* CovertPervert: Has a secret liking for man-whores.
466	* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:Futo dies in her arms]].
467	* DigYourOwnGrave: [[spoiler:Does this of her own volition]].
468	* DirtyCoward: Is nowhere to be seen in [[spoiler:the sack of Muenzuka]], and it turns out that was because she was hiding.
469	* DrowningMySorrows: Becomes prone to this.
470	* TheHedonist: Enjoys whores and alcohol.
471	* InsistentTerminology: Subtle, but whenever she refers to Seiga, she calls her ''Maester'' Seiga, not ''Lady'' Seiga, due to her mind's emphasis on her saving her life.
472	* TheMole: Acts as this for Miko to spy on Seiga.
473	* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Has glowing, unmoving blue eyes. [[spoiler:It's a sign she's a zombie]].
474	* MyGreatestFailure: Considers [[spoiler:failing to fight in the Sack of Muenzuka]] this.
475	* OurZombiesAreDifferent: [[spoiler:She is a sentient reanimated corpse, and after her associated {{Necromancer}} dies, she slowly begins to die again]].
476	* ProfessionalKiller: After disowning herself from the Shotokus, she becomes a sellsword who kills for money [[TheHedonist to whore and drink with]].
477	* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Finally avenges Prince Miko's death by killing Gengetsu and reunites with a reconciles with Ser Futo, right before Futo dies. Tojiko herself dies after [[TogetherInDeath digging a grave for both Futo and herself]]]].
478	* RevenantZombie
479	* TheRival: To Ser Futo, due to a family rivalry.
480	* TheSavior: Considers Seiga this because she saved her life [[spoiler:with necromancy]].
481	* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler:Is slowly dying from her reanimator's lack of influence, and knows it]].
482	* ThatManIsDead: After being a DirtyCoward in the [[spoiler:Sack of Muenzuka]], she considers herself not worthy of her Shotoku colors, scratching her armor to remove the Shotoku markings.
483	* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:Digs graves for Futo and herself that are side-by-side. After burying Futo and digging her own grave, she falls into her own]].
484	* UndeathlyPallor: [[spoiler:Because she's one of Seiga's pet zombies]].
485	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She disappears entirely from the story for a while, and [[spoiler:it turns out she's [[ThatManIsDead abandoned her former role]] out of shame for being a DirtyCoward]].
486	* ZombieGait: [[spoiler:Begins to walk like this as she gets more and more decayed]].
487	[[/folder]]
488	[[folder:Ser Futo Mononobe*]]
489	Another of Prince Miko's knights. An illiterate woman with a penchant for wildfire and a skill for commanding navies. [[spoiler:After a PyrrhicVictory against the Murasa fleet, she becomes LostAtSea and is taken hostage by Gengetsu Barren, and is tortured into becoming a SycophanticServant who goes by her sister's name: Mugetsu]]. Becomes a POV character from Chapter 44.
490
491	* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: With Tojiko. [[spoiler:While dying in her arms, she regrets not being friends with her]].
492	* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Gengetsu tortures the identity out of her and makes her into a quivering, sycophantic wreck]].
493	* BunnyEarsLawyer: May be illiterate and a bit of an idiot, but is a highly competent admiral.
494	* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:Dies in Tojiko's arms from a crushed chest from their preceding fight]].
495	* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler:Before she dies at the hands of Tojiko, she remembers who she is and [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dies in her arms]], sadly regretting their [[TheRival rivalry]]]].
496	* {{Expy}}: [[spoiler:Of Theon Greyjoy, right down to being tortured into insanity and LossOfIdentity by an expy of Ramsay Bolton]].
497	* FakeHairDrama: PlayedForDrama. [[spoiler:As 'Mugetsu', she wears a blonde wig to better resemble the sister Gengetsu is trying to replace]].
498	* FlayingAlive: [[spoiler:Is brutally tortured by Gengetsu Barren, flaying being among the list]].
499	* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Goes through one prolonged one as 'Mugetsu']].
500	* InsaneAdmiral: Has the crazy plan of flinging ''wildfire'' at the Murasa fleet. [[spoiler:It ''works'', but at a cost]].
501	* ItIsDehumanizing: [[spoiler:Other POV characters who witness her as 'Mugetsu' oft refer to her as an 'it']].
502	* LossOfIdentity: [[spoiler:Is tortured into insanity by Gengetsu, and begins to call and think of herself as 'Mugetsu']].
503	* NeverLearnedToRead: Is illiterate.
504	* PetTheDog: Helping Jaime escape [[spoiler:Gengetsu in a moment of being 'Futo']].
505	* {{Pyromaniac}}: Is fond of wildfire, and uses it [[spoiler:do demolish the Murasa fleet and warged krakens]].
506	* PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler:Her idea of bombarding the Murasa fleet with wildfire works a treat, but also results in her own fleet being blown up.]]
507	* RankUp: Is made Master of Ships by Queen [[spoiler:Komachi]].
508	* ReplacementGoldfish: [[spoiler:Is forced to become this for Mugetsu by Gengetsu, even though Mugetsu is not dead, but has merely stopped taking Gengetsu's crap]].
509	* TheRival: To Ser Tojiko, due to a family feud.
510	* SplitPersonality: [[spoiler:When tortured into insanity by Gengetsu, develops one between Futo and 'Mugetsu'.]]
511	* SycophanticServant: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] to Miko, [[spoiler:played sickeningly straight as 'Mugetsu' to Gengetsu]].
512	* UnreliableNarrator: Her POV is [[spoiler:certainly this once she becomes 'Mugetsu', due to her being utterly insane and prone to blacking out]].
513	* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Implied to have blacked out while commanding the slaughter of the party that was the only hope of uniting the Sea of Demons against the wights]].
514	=[[/folder]]
515	[[folder:Ser Shinda]]
516	A quiet, unremarkable knight. It is precisely this reason Miko prefers him over Futo and Tojiko.
517
518	* ColdBloodedTorture: Ends up captured by the Kazamis. [[spoiler:This capture allowed Ser Sakuya to perform a FalseFlagOperation and kill Lady Yuuka, causing House Shotoku's demise]].
519	* FlatCharacter: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]].
520	* MyMasterRightOrWrong: One of the qualities Miko likes about him.
521	* OriginalCharacter
522	* TheQuietOne: Precisely why Miko likes him. He simply does his job, no questions asked.
523	* RecurringExtra
524	* SmallRoleBigImpact: Leads the scouting group attempting to spy on the Hijiri camp via Kazami land, an unexpected move but risky. The group gets captured by the Kazamis, and [[spoiler:this capture leads to Ser Sakuya [[FalseFlagOperation impersonating a Shotoku and killing Lady Yuuka]], prompting Elly's RoaringRampageOfRevenge, the victory of the rebellion, House Shotoku's demise, and Elly/Remilia's eventual rise to power]].

Context Characters / GameOfTouhouPlainsOfDeath