Karasu Soulbringer

**Karasu Soulbringer** is an Imperial red-soul orcana currently serving as Shogun of Demkarro. A firm believer in democracy, she has strived to earn independence for her people in Demkarro and eventually throughout the other provinces of Ikkara. Her goal is for all the Empire to be reformed into several independent republics, united by cultural ties and strong trade agreements. She had always been a controversial political figure in her home region, as she strives towards gender equality among male and female demons. Following the death of her father during the Three Crown Assassination, she agreed to form a transitional government for the Empire while a new system was decided.

## History

### **Early Life**

Karasu was born as the illegitimate child of Yoshino Sundersong. Despite having no claim to the Imperial throne, she was granted the position of Shogun of Demkarro and sworn to secrecy about her heritage. Imperial propaganda had been forced upon her like much of the royal family, though she always had to feign her loyalty to the throne as she had for several years attempted to change things from within. She always harbored extreme distaste for the gender inequality found within the province she was granted.

### **Eclipse Wars**

During the Era of Pestilence in 1965 AGS, a year following the Eclipse Wars having started, Karasu led a demon majority warband into the numerous battlefields on Razunka. Her time fighting on foreign soil only further enforced her belief in equality among demons. Despite success on several missions, the war was largely considered a failure prior to the Uldarstadt Agreement, and the logical decision was made to return their forces to the homeland.

During 1971 AGS, Karasu returned to find what she perceived as her homeland in shambles, with the crimes she had fought against during her time ruling over the region having run rampant. The lack of Imperial competence at policing the region inspired her and many of her followers to voice their concerns directly to the Emperor, attempting to establish a semi-autonomous government for the region. Over the next four years and multiple proposals, no progress was made.

### **Bifroz Rebellion**

During 1975 AGS, the lack of progress increasingly built up resentment in Karasu and her growing number of sympathizers towards the Imperial system of governing, which she began to view as a parasitic relationship that provided many benefits for the citizens in Central Ikkara, but very little of actual value for the other provinces the Empire had reigned over. Later in the year, she had established an independence movement and declared the Free State of Demkarro to be its own country.

The rebels began to capture and jail any Imperial presence within the region, which led to several warbands being deployed to assert the rule of the Empire over the region. Following the acts of open aggression, Karasu had called for an open war against her father by declaring the Bifroz Rebellion. Shortly after the rebellion had been officially declared, the Massacre at Bifroz would occur, which only brought heightening tensions to an eruption as disobedience throughout the province had turned into full warfare.

### **Three Crown Assassination**

During 1976 AGS, the Three Crown Assassination would be orchestrated by Karasu and her rebel forces in collaboration with Taskforce Omega and the Obsidian. Prior to the assassination, she would be convinced by Vladar-Kendo to serve as a temporary monarch to the country following their successful outing of her father, in order to provide a more secure transition to democracy. Following Yoshino's death, the Bifroz Rebellion was declared to be over, and the Free State of Demkarro was dissolved in its current state. Karasu relinquished her claim of the province as an independent country and prioritized gaining control over the shrine city of Itzumashi.