Ajisai Kuroyuri

Artwork by Hazmi Thariq

**Ajisai Kuroyuri** is a player character in the *Forgotten Realms Campaign* of Nat19. She is an aasimar sword saint who once lived alongside a handful of monks at the Temple of Kagutsuchi, located in the Star Mountains. She has cut ties with her former life, and now seeks an item that was stolen from her temple. She is portrayed by *Logan Laidlaw*.

## History

Ajisai used to reside in the Temple of Kagutsuchi in the Star Mountains with her adoptive mother and several other monks, always looking up to the legendary partner of the sword saint Kagutsuchi, a cleric of Pelor named Suzuten. One day, a group of individuals entered the temple and killed everyone inside, including Ajisai herself.

Some time later, Ajisai was resurrected by the spirit of Kagutsuchi with an instinctive drive to take revenge on those who had attacked the temple and retrieve what they stole, with a compass-like sensation guiding her towards them.

She pursued them relentlessly, and ultimately wound up encased inside a stone wall by Miraj Vizann, where she stayed for five years until the druid Reagan Ailyss found and released her. The two then traveled together to the Dessarin Valley, with both of their goals residing there.

## Role in Plot

Upon arriving in the Dessarin Valley, Ajisai and Reagan, met Kyra, Krusk, and Alyf as their wagon broke down near Red Larch. Shortly thereafter the group was joined by the gladiator Maxine after they helped fight off a group of cultists on the road. Ajisai's instinct drew the group to the Sacred Stone Monastery in the valley, breaking in and killing several earth elementalists. Ajisai, overcome by the desire of revenge against the cult's leader Marlos Urnrayle, kept pushing forward with reckless abandon into the Temple of Black Earth located beneath the Monastery. Due to her inability to be healed by conventional means as a Revenant, Ajisai fell in combat as the rest of the group retreated to recuperate.

Soon after she fell, Ajisai reappeared in the Monastery where she died. She was able to restrain herself from delving in further until the group returned to her location. After killing more earth cultists, Marlos himself approached them. Despite Reagan's pleads to retreat with her and the others, Ajisai was too overcome by the drive for revenge instilled in her by Kagutsuchi to do so. However, Krusk was able to magically compel her to calm herself and retreat with them.

After regrouping, the party was attacked by an earthen clone of Marlos, which they quickly dispatched. Soon after, they ventured back into the earth temple to finally take on Marlos. They launched an assault on his chambers, killed his surrounding underlings, and managed to rob him of his weapon, Ironfang. During this fight, Ajisai was killed once again, and Marlos fled deeper into the temple. Rather than chase him, the remaining members of the party retreated once more to await Ajisai's return.

Ajisai was later revived, but was informed by her friends that Marlos had attacked them in the night in an attempt to retrieve his weapon, and that Maxine had used the weapon to kill him. Ajisai was disappointed that she was not the one to kill Marlos, but was glad he was dead. However, during this fight Alyf was petrified by Marlos, leading Ajisai to beseech Kagutsuchi to help her. Unfortunately, Kagutsuchi rejected her pleas.

This led the Apocalypse Party to seek the aid of the dao they saw inside the Temple of Black Earth to wish for Alyf to be un-petrified. Ajisai abstained from the negotiations due to her lack of trust in herself to not wish for her own goals. Ultimately, the wish went awry and sent the newly un-petrified Alyf to the city of Athkatla. The party paid the dao to transport them to Athkatla to recover their friend. While there, the dao informed Ajisai that she could grant another wish, but that she would be gone by tomorrow. Ajisai took her up on her offer later that night, and wished to restore herself to life, free of all ties to Kagutsuchi. The dao granted this wish at the cost of some of Ajisai's memories pertaining to her mother.

## Relationships & Affiliations

### Reagan Ailyss

Reagan rescued Ajisai from her imprisonment inside a stone wall, which she had been trapped in for five years. Ever since, she has traveled with Reagan and has grown incredibly protective of her. She often heeds Reagan's advice, and will go along with what Reagan wants to do. After regaining her original personality, Ajisai and Reagan admitted their mutual romantic interest in each other.

## Abilities

### Aasimar Abilities

* Celestial Resistance
* Celestial Revelation: Radiant Soul
* Darkvision *(60ft)*
* Healing Hands
* Light Bearer

### Sword Saint Abilities

* Dragon Surge
* Extra Attack
* Focus Channeling *(8 points)*
	+ Adept Moment
	+ Cunning Vertical
	+ Falcon Wing Deflection
	+ Falter Fleeting
	+ Overwhelming Advance
* Path of Devotion: Way of Kojiro
	+ Fighting Style: Dueling
	+ Focus Techniques
		- Backslide
		- Escape Slayer
		- Fortified Footing
	+ Interception

## Special Equipment

### Weapons

* **Glaive of Suzuten**
* **Hikari-kiba**
* **Windvane**: A powerful spear once wielded by the ancient warrior Kagutsuchi. It was stolen from his temple by Aerisi Kalinoth, but eventually reclaimed by Ajisai.

## Trivia

* Ajisai's class, the Sword Saint, is a custom class created by *Logan Laidlaw*. The base class and its additional subclasses can be purchased as a bundle here.
	+ The items included in the above bundle can be purchased individually. These items are the Sword Saint PDF, the Sword Saint Fantasy Grounds mod, the Paths of Devotion Pack I, and the Paths of Devotion Pack II. Ajisai's original subclass, the Way of the Progenitor, can be purchased as an individual PDF here.

## Gallery

Ajisai Kuroyuri
(Artwork by Hazmi Thariq)Ajisai Kuroyuri (Maskless)
(Artwork by Hazmi Thariq)Ajisai Kuroyuri
(Artwork by Hazmi Thariq)