Yasami Oda

**Yasami Xi Ryoshi Oda**, is an antagonist in the game Somber Elegy: Broken Dreams. She is the acting viceroy of the Continent of Utefue, and rules with an iron fist, and quells all rebellions across the continent.

## Biography

Yasami Oda was born into a wealthy and influential family in the Kingdom of Yanese in Utefue, situated within the Eye. From a young age, Yasami exhibited an unyielding and determined personality, which often caused her to clash with her parents and siblings. Her father, a prominent politician, tried to channel her energy and ambition into a career in diplomacy or law, but Yasami had other plans. Though her ideas were shortlived. Her parents were killed during the Battle of Yanese, and her siblings were sold off. She watched in horror as the Empire made quick work of the citizens. After her parents died, she was sent to live with her aunt and uncle, who withheld her from schooling to work around their home. They would physically abuse her, often in front of her older adopted brother, Nobunaga. While still a young teen, her new parents married her away to an abusive noble named Sashihai. After his death, Yasami was sent to a pleasure house to settle her husband's debts.

Within the brothel, she climbed from a regular girl to one of the more influential courtesans, and was given a task by the then-living viceroy of Utefue: spy on the Heretic Empire unit that was visiting the brothel, and seduce the Empress, Skye Hart to steal battle plans from her mother. Despite her advances, Skye was entirely disinterested in her, asking instead how she felt about her expectations working in the pleasure house. Yasami admitted her hatred and rage towards Utefue and its people, which interested Skye greatly. After a surprise attack from assassins trying to kill Skye, she quickly dispatched them and told Yasami that she was interested in her potential. Yasami noted her hatred of the Empire killing her parents, though Skye mentioned that the acting viceroy led them to their deaths, and that he purposely ignored their pleas. Yasami, who now has deep unrivaled hatred over the viceroy, fully accepts Skye's invitation into the Empire.

During her time with Skye, Yasami discovered her passion for military strategy and combat, and she spent countless hours training with the kingdom's elite soldiers. Yasami had become one of the most feared and respected commanders in Empire's military. During a combat mission to end the rebellion, she stormed the Castle of Yanese and murdered the viceroy, and with the son missing, a power vacuum was created, and several factions began vying for control. Yasami saw an opportunity to seize power for herself, and she orchestrated a coup that swiftly removed the king's most loyal supporters from positions of authority. Skye Hart allowed her to continue her rule, so long as she answers Skye's call. Yasami agrees.

Once she had consolidated her power, Yasami began implementing sweeping changes throughout the kingdom. She abolished the traditional caste system, which had long kept the lower classes in poverty and servitude, and instituted a meritocracy that rewarded talent and skill over social status. However, Yasami's reforms came at a steep price. She was ruthless in dealing with anyone who opposed her, and she quickly became known for her cruelty and brutality. Her secret police carried out summary executions and torture of suspected dissidents, and Yasami herself was not above personally overseeing the punishment of those who dared to challenge her authority.

Despite her reputation as a tyrant, Yasami was a shrewd and effective ruler, and her kingdom prospered under her reign. She modernized the army, improved infrastructure, and encouraged trade and commerce. The people of Utefue may have feared her, but they also respected her for her strength and leadership. Yasami's downfall came unexpectedly, on a stormy night in the middle of winter. Rebels, emboldened by rumors of a growing resistance movement, stormed Yasami's heavily fortified castle. The battle was fierce, with both sides suffering heavy losses, but in the end, it was not the rebels who claimed victory. As Yasami stood on the ramparts of her castle, watching the chaos below, she set off detonations to end the rebellion once and for all, causing a section of the wall to collapse. Yasami was struck by falling debris and died instantly, leaving behind a legacy of both fear and admiration.

To this day, historians debate whether Yasami was a hero or a villain. Some argue that her reforms and modernizations saved Utefue from stagnation and decline, while others point to her ruthless tactics and disregard for human life as evidence of her cruel nature. Whatever the truth may be, there is no denying that Yasami Oda was one of the most formidable and controversial figures in Utefue's history.