Nayaka

Nayaka was a maiden at Twin Blessings Village. Cresting Waves, p. 3
== Murder ==
Nayaka was married to Banji, who eventually had grown to believe she and his best friend Jimba were sneaking off to spend time together. He tricked Nayaka's sister Miyoko, the village dōshin, into apprehending Jimba, telling her that Jimba had been stealing rice. Banji persuaded her to wait until morning to take him to the village leader Setsuo to face judgment. In the night, Banji used his kama to kill Jimba, and claimed he was merely trying to stop Jimba from escaping, and begged Miyoko not to tell Setsuo, who agreed to keep the secret. Banji hacked the body to pieces, then he and Miyoko threw them into the river along with the "stolen" rice. They told everyone that Jimba must have fled the village when he was caught stealing rice. Plagued by guilt, Miyoko became especially vulnerable to a local curse caused by a spiritual imbalance from nearby Closed-Shell Castle. Her health began to fail soon after the murder, forcing her to retire from her position and move in with Banji, Nayaka and their children. Nayaka began to look after her as well as Miyoko's children. In the days that followed, the curse slowly spread across the rest of the village. Jimba's spirit became an onryō, who began haunting the house where he was killed. Eventually a group of samurai exposed Banji as Jimba's murderer. Cresting Waves, pp. 3-4, 7-8
Category:Peasants (TCG)