Toh'Jai

drawn by Asher, painted by their sibling

### Arts/Crafts

(Forgery) 20% (amateur with the tiniest talent; hobby level) (everything else) 5% (talented novice; complete amateur)

### Charm

40% (amateur with some talent and rudimentary training; hobby level)

### Climb

31% (amateur with some talent and rudimentary training; hobby level)

### Dodge

65% (professional who could make a living)

### Drive Auto

20% (amateur with the tiniest bit of talent)

### Electronic Repair

10% (neophyte; beginner with a small amount of knowledge)

### Fast Talk

30% (amateur with some talent or rudimentary training; hobby level)

### Fighting

(Axe) 15%; (Brawl) 25%; (Chainsaw) 10%; (Flail) 10%; (Garrote) 15%; (Spear) 20%; (Sword) 20%; (Whip) 5%)

### Firearms

(Rifle/Shotgun) 60% (professional who could make a living; nearly-complete bachelor's degree); (Bow) 15%; (Flamethrower) 10%; (Handgun) 20%); (Heavy Weapons) 10%; (Machine Gun) 10%; (Submachine Gun) 15%

### First Aid

55% (professional who could eke out a living; nearly-complete bachelor's degree)

### Intimidate

15% (neophyte; beginner with a small amount of knowledge)

### Jump

20% (amateur with the tiniest talent; hobby level)

### Other Language

(English) 50% (fluent); (everything else) 1%

### Library Use

20% (amateur with the tiniest talent; hobby level)

### Listen

40% (amateur with some talent and rudimentary training; hobby level)

### Mechanical Repair

10% (neophyte; beginner with a small amount of knowledge)

### Natural World

10% (neophyte; beginner with a small amount of knowledge)

### Navigate

10% (neophyte; beginner with a small amount of knowledge)

### Persuade

10% (neophyte; beginner with a small amount of knowledge)

### Psychology

45% (skilled amateur with talent & a bit of training)

### Sleight of Hand

10% (neophyte; beginner with a small amount of knowledge)

### Stealth

45% (skilled amateur with talent & a bit of training)

### Survival

(everything) 10% (neophyte; beginner with a small amount of knowledge)

### Science

(everything) 1% (total novice & complete amateur)

### Spot Hidden

25% (amateur with some talent; hobby level)

### Swim

20% (amateur with the tiniest talent; hobby level)

### Throw

20% (amateur with the tiniest talent; hobby level)

### Track

10% (neophyte; beginner with a small amount of knowledge)

## Background

### Ideology/Beliefs

Buddhism (though culturally than religiously), the cult of Tu’er Shen

### Treasured Possessions

A bag of bird seed (always keeps one in his coat pocket)

### Meaningful Locations

Five Bats Chinese Restaurant (key connection), parks at night

### Traits

Very jovial, joking exterior. Protective of anyone he considers an ally. Loyal. Street-smart.

### Phobias & Manias

Racism, homophobia, death of family members.

Toh’jai is a chosen name. It innocuously means “Little Bunny” to his community, but is a wordplay for “Rabbit-son”, and a reference to Tu'er Shen.

Raised by the descendants of Gam Saam laborers, Toh’Jai is extremely loyal to the community of Chinatown. When not serving authentic dishes at his Aunt’s and Uncle’s restaurant, he’s usually seen running odd jobs around the neighborhood, be it checking delivery packages, caring for sickly neighbors, arranging funerals ~ and smuggling “paper-sons” and “paper-daughters” into America ~ Toh considers every task a privilege. He has very deep connections to the people living in Chinatown, customers of his guardians' restaurant, and his past ties to the criminal underground.

But despite how unconditionally his love runs, Toh knows it’s not returned. As a gay man, Toh knows the moment his identity’s revealed, he’d be slowly outcasted from his home and into the outer streets of a racist San Francisco. A fate he considers worse than death.

Toh'Jai was briefly part of tong violence as a teenager, but quit after seeing the harm it caused. Now from time to time partakes in bootlegging, which he considers a “foreigner’s war”.

No longer feeling there’s anything left to lose, Toh also runs death-trips to funnel financial security into the community. His past is spotted with gambling, tong violence, and bootlegger runs ~ and his future hangs in the looming eldritch horror creeping over San Francisco. When will the fog reach home?

## Appearance

Very jovial, with a sunny exterior hiding a ruminating interior, garbage pretty boy Toh'Jai wears his suit open. Untraditional, but he finds it practical. Although the Pigtail Act was enacted years ago, its rarely enforced now apart from scrapes with racists. Toh'Jai's first blood was when a white bootlegger cut his braid.

Toh'Jai read about Tu'er Shen once, in a pamphlet warning about moral depravity among the youth. He ran out and got a rabbit tattoo promptly the next day.

## Trivia

* The restaurant (Five Bats) is a reference to Wufu. Wufu refers to the Five Blessings (a grouping of certain good fortunes and luck in Chinese culture). It’s represented by five bats in a circle.