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The following Kamigawan characters are only mentioned in flavor text, or appear as minor characters in the storyline.

Name Title Description Cards
Amaya Officer Amaya

An Imperial officer who reported on kami sightings in Towashi during the Age of Enlightenment.[1]
Ansho Master Ansho

An old monk and one of Dosan’s most senior students.[2]
Aoha General Aoha

General to the First Emperor
Aoyama Constable Ayoyama

A constable who stayed in the ruins of Eiganjo with Isamaru.[3]
Arima

A 26-year-old Jukai who became the lead inventor of the Saiba Futurists.[4] They have vivid black eyes and brown skin, and were a close childhood friend of Kotori. Since their promotion at age 23, other Futurists have resented them as an outsider who rose quickly through the ranks.
Asuka

A Fudaiju monk who helped defend against the kami attack. After Jugan's death, he fought for six years, swapping out every seventh bell. He was eventually killed by the kami Ayumi.[5]
Atsuko Shimazaki

The head librarian at the Minamo school until her poisoning and replacement by Azami Ozu.[6]
Atsumori Fushimi

Advisor to Daimyo Konda.[7]
Aya

The nezumi captain of Forked Tongue’s guards. Killed by Iizuka after taking his son Ken'Ishi captive.[8]
Ayari

A young woman in the Far Corner neighborhood of Towashi.[9] She has scars on her arms and face and a gift for violence, which she employed with knives to fend off Reckoners that tried to take protection money from her neighbors. When the elders of her neighborhood hired Chishiro to defend it, she designated herself his right hand.
Black-Nose

A nezumi and former Okiba-Gang shinobi.[10]
Blackwhisker

A nezumi messenger serving Forked-Tongue.[8]
Bonetooth

A nezumi shogun and leader of the Katsuro gang.[11] Son of Swamp-Eye. Killed by Jace Beleren.
Carrion-Breath

A guard at the nezumi village of Kitanosu.[12]
Chinsen

A jushi who taught Sakashima the illusionary arts.[10]
Chiye

An Upriser cook with a round face and shrewd eyes. Above their head, three long-handled teapots orbit in the air. They are in love with Heiko Yamazaki.[13]
Chiyoko Chiyoko, Jukai elder

Eita Eita, Futurist Agent

Eiyo Kami of Honored Fallen[2]

The kami of the honored dead.
Emire Emire, director of the Saiba Futurists

Director of the Saiba Futurists.
Etsumi Urano

A student at Minamo with Azami Ozu. Left for dead by Azami after the two stole scrolls from a nezumi settlement.[6]
Forked-Tongue

A well-respected nezumi shaman turned warlord who commanded hundreds of other nezumi and controlled a vast treasure hoard.[12][8]
Furuijin

The oldest of the village elders in a village wiped out by Kataki in vengeance for a villager killing the kami's prey.[14]
Fumika Fumika, Imperial enforcer

Gen

A student at the Minamo school expelled for stink bombing the Great Library.[15]
Gravelighter Gravelighter, the Kami of Forgotten Clearings

A territorial spirit that lives in the Jukai Forest.[16]
Grey-Brow

The oldest and most respected of the Nezumi.[12]
Hamano

A Fudaiju monk who helped defend against the kami attack. After Jugan's death, he fought for six years, swapping out every seventh bell. He was eventually killed by the kami Ayumi.[5]
Hashimono Kazue

An Enlightenment Era scholar at the University of Towashi whose work focused on the history and nature of kami in Towashi.[1]
Hayato (HAH-yah-toh)[17] Hayato, Master Sailor

A master mariner.[17]
Hideaki

A veteran soldier serving under Iizuka.[8]
Hideaki Minematsu

Apprentice to Master Yamazaki.[18]
Hideji

An apprentice Futurist pilot under Katsumasa.[4]
Hiroku

Moonfolk. A son of Tamiyo and Genku.[19][20][21]
Hirori

A small kid who piloted a giant mech.
Hisata

A man murdered by a Bog Wraith in Takenuma.
Hizawa

An Imperial officer who reported on kami sightings in Towashi during the Age of Enlightenment.[1]
Hojo

The samurai captain of a northern fortress infiltrated by Kenshi Sakashima.[10]
Hoto (HOH-toh)[17] Hoto, temple guardian

A budoka temple guard.[17]
Hu-Hu

An akki scavenger who was was killed by a shard of the akki patron kami serving Ik-Uk.[22]
Ik-Uk Ik-Uk the akki

An akki scavenger who found a shard of the akki patron kami. After following it to the rest of its body, he was sacrificed to the kami, suffering inside its body for nearly a year and a day before his eventual death.[22]
Iron-Claw

A young kitsune apprentice of Eight-and-a-Half-Tails. Left Susuki Village to become a samurai and disappeared at a battle in the Sokenzan Mountains, presumed dead. His katana was later recovered by Eight-and-a-Half-Tails.[23]
Jade-Claw

A former kitsune apprentice of Eight-and-a-Half-Tails. Sister of Iron-Claw.[23]
Jenzo

A young mechanic from the Far Corner neighborhood of Towashi who went to study at the Imperial Academy.[9] After a kami in the neighborhood killed a Mokutai Reckoner scout, the gang cut off Jenzo's hand and nailed it to Far Corner's gate as a warning, returning the mechanic half-dead the following day. He received a prosthetic afterwards and assisted the villagers in the creation of disruptors to defend against the Reckoners.
Jiro (JEE-roh)[17]

A budoka temple guard.[17]
Jiwari (jee-WAH-ree)[24] Jiwari, the Earth Aflame

The great kami of earthquakes, whose appearance was always preceded by waves of shinen (“spirit fire”). A huge kami that lives under the surface of the earth.[25]
Kagemaro (KAH-gay-MAH-roh;[24] kage かげ "shadow" + maro まろ male suffix)[26][27] Kagemaro, First to Suffer

The first human to become so evil that his spirit became an oni.[28]
Kagero Master Kagero

A master ninja and teacher of shinobi, including Higure, at the Temple of the Black Scroll.[29]
Kaho (KAH-hoh)[24] Kaho, Minamo Historian

The female human jushi who served as Minamo's historian during the first half of the Kami War.[24]
Kaiso (KYE-so)[30] Kaiso, Memory of Loyalty

A protective kami of lingering loyalties residing in the body of a simple samurai's attendant.
Kaito

A Fudaiju monk who helped defend against the kami attack. After Jugan's death, he fought for six years, swapping out every seventh bell. He was eventually killed by the kami Ayumi.[5]
Kajiya

A student at the Minamo school who proclaimed himself a master sage at 17 years old. Summoned Towazo, The Unspeakable, and subsequently lost his mind.[15] Held in the cells under Minamo for observation by Azami until he was rescued by Nozomi during the Hidetsugu attack.[10]
The Kami of Exultant Revelry

A kami of celebration in Towashi.[16]
The Kami of Empty Graves[16]

Kaminari (ka-mee-NAR-ee; lit. "lightning")[30]

The great kami of thunder and lightning.
Kaori

Leader of the Kamigawa branch of the Infinite Consortium after the previous two leaders were removed by Tezzeret and tortured to death by a nezumi shogun, respectively.[11] She has some moonfolk ancestry.
Kapi-Chapi

The sister of Kiki-Jiki. Thrown into a lava flow by her brother.[31]
Kataniwa

An Imperial officer who reported on kami sightings in Towashi during the Age of Enlightenment.[1]
Kazuki

A Fudaiju monk and member of the Order of the Sacred Bell.[32] When his monastery came under attack, he rang the sacred bell for six years until the kami Ayumi arrived. In return, she killed him and the remaining monks.[32]
Keimi

A former Minamo student who escaped during Hidetsugu's attack.[10]
Keimi

A corpse-swallower toad from the canals of the Towashi Undercity.[33] Raised by the Mukotai Reckoner Tatsunari until it was the size of a horse and then ridden by him, it was later killed by the orochi samurai Chishiro during the attack on Far Corner.[9]
Keisaku (KAY-sah-koo)[17]

One of Kamigawa's finest swordsmiths.[17]
Ken'Ichi

Iizuka's only son and heir. Taken captive by Aya and killed by his father along with his captor.[8]
Keni-Keni Keni-Keni, Akki Smith

Kenji Kenji, Sokenzan artisan

Kenjiro

A wolf pup rescued by Ryo.[34]
Kensai Lord Kensai

A samurai lord who fell from grace.[8]
Kenshin

A veteran soldier serving under Iizuka.[8]
Kensuke Kensuke, houndmaster

Kio

A young noblewoman, daughter of and heir to Nitta. Assassinated by Higure.[29]
Kiokuri

A scholar, scribe, and teacher from a village wiped out by Kataki in vengeance for a villager killing the kami's prey.[14]
Kiyomaro (KEE-yoh-MAH-roh;[24] kiyo 清ら "pure" or "clean" + maro まろ male suffix)[26][27] Kiyomaro, First to Stand

The ancient kami of Kamigawa's first daimyo.
Ku-Ku Ku-Ku, akki poet

Kuon (KOO-ohn)[24] Kuon, Ogre Ascendant

An enlightened ogre monk whose blood-magic meditations elevated him into the essence of pain and agony.[35][24]
Kuro Kuro, Pitlord

A powerful oni who took many as his minions, including the nezumi Ink-Eyes and the ogre Muzan.[36][37]
Kuromoto

An Imperial officer who reported on kami sightings in Towashi during the Age of Enlightenment.[1] Dated fellow officer Tategami. They had bursitis.
Makie

An apprentice keeper at Minamo.[38]
Mannichi (man-NEE-chee)[30] Mannichi, the Fevered Dream

A mischievous, strange little kami of fevers and hallucinations.
Mariko

A student at the Minamo school and grand niece of Seitaro and Shujiro Yamazaki.[18]
Maruichi Mr. Maruichi[1]

Masumaro (MAH-soo-MAH-roh;[24] masu 増す "increase," "grow" or "double" + maro まろ male suffix)[26][27] Masumaro, First to Live

The once-revered kami of the first human to live by the ways of the kami.
Matsuda Captain Matsuda

Captain of the small outpost in Kodaira beseiged by Nezumi. Arrested for allowing the citizens of the town to shelter in the outpost.[7]
Mechtitan

Moon-Hand the Third

Former nezumi shogun and leader of the Katsuro gang.[11] Parent of Swamp-Eye, at least the eighth generation of their family to lead the gang.
Mori

A mysterious kami who aids the Order of Jukai in their anti-technology mission.[33]
Motomura

A student at the Minamo school.[15]
Mud-Tail

An older gray nezumi female with silver fur around her mouth who harvests mushrooms.[21]
Muro

A former ochimusha serving under Kentaro. Killed by an oni.[39]
Muzan

An ogre who nursed the nezumi shinobi Ink-Eyes back to health and trained her as an apprentice. He was eventually killed by his apprentice to appease their master, the oni Kuro, and then resurrected to serve as Ink-Eyes's apprentice.[36]
Nanashi

A veteran soldier serving under Iizuka.[8]
Naoto

A Fudaiju monk who helped defend against the kami attack. After Jugan's death, he fought for six years, swapping out every seventh bell. He was eventually killed by the kami Ayumi.[5]
Nari

A muscular woman member of The Hyozan Reckoners.[16] She wears metal gloves trailing up to her elbows, each finger pointed and needle sharp. One swipe of her hand leaves a special kind of poison that caused venomous flowers to blossom from a person's wounds.
Natsumi

An orphan who grew up with Sakashima and the first person he impersonated.[10]
Nighteyes Nighteyes, nezumi necromancer

Niseno

A yamabushi shaman who Kenshi Sakashima disguised himself as.[10]
Nitta

A samurai merchant of the merchant house of Nitta, longtime allies of the Konda clan and their main supporter in the Kami War.[29]
Noboru (NOH-boh-roo)[17] Noboru, Master Kitemaker

A kitemaker who lives in Eigan Town.[17]
Nozomi

A student at the Minamo school whose parents, uncle, and older brother were killed by kami. During Hidetsugu's attack on the school, she helped many students escape, including Keimi and Kajiya, before being killed by the ogre herself.[10]
Okazawa Captain Okazawa

A captain in Konda’s army. He led the soldiers that defended the Eiganjoan refugees against the forces of the Myojin of Infinite Rage.[3]
Oku-Doku (OH-koo-DOH-koo)[17]

A goblin shaman.[17]
Onyx-Eye Onyx-Eye, architect of Eiganjo

Opal-Eye Opal-Eye, Konda's Yojimbo

Paku-Paku

The akki elder of Kiki-Jiki's tribe.[31]
Rina

A student at the Minamo school.[15]
Riko Laughing Riko

An akki who was said to have aided a fire kami, and was rewarded with great power, becoming a great shaman among the akki.[22]
Rokuan Master Rokuan

Master of the Fudaiju monks and the Order of the Sacred Bell.[32] If not killed in the ensuing six-year battle, he was presumably killed by the kami Ayumi at its conclusion.[5]
Rumiyo Rumi

Moonfolk. A daughter of Tamiyo and Genku.[19][21]
Rune-Tail (ROON-tayl)[24] Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant

An enlightened kitsune monk whose meditations enabled him to bless his followers with immortality.[35][24]
Rushatsu

A guard from a village wiped out by Kataki in vengeance for a villager killing the kami's prey.[14]
Ryo

A refugee whose parents stayed to learn at Dosan's monastery.[34]
Ryota

A veteran lieutenant of Iizuka.[8]
Saite

An orochi.[10]
Sakiko (SAH-kee-koh)[30] Sakiko, Mother of Summer

An orochi matron who has mastered the art of drawing green mana from her enemies’ holdings.[30]
Sakoda

A former ochimusha serving under Kentaro.[39]
Saku Saku, Futurist technician

Saruka

A young Fudaiju budoka who helped defend against the kami attack. After Jugan's death, he fought at least 6 years, swapping out every seventh bell. He was eventually killed by the kami Ayumi.[5]
Sasabuchi

An Imperial officer who reported on kami sightings in Towashi during the Age of Enlightenment.[1]
Sasaya (SAH-sah-yah)[24] Sasaya, Orochi Ascendant

An enlightened orochi monk whose meditations enabled her to meld her life force with that of the forest.[35][24]
Scarmaker

Senka

An Orochi female who left the colony of her birth in order to found a new colony as a broodmistress.
Shidako (shee-DAH-koh)[17] Shidako, Broodmistress

An Orochi matriarch and warrior.[17]
Shimatsu Shimatsu the Bloodcloaked

An oni overlord.
Shin Shin, Towashi street performer

Shirei (SHEE-ray)[30] Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker

A legendary kami, a kind of shepherd of the dead, who watches over the disgraced and abandoned battlefield called Shizo.[41]
Shiro

A hikyaku (courier) stationed in an outpost in Kodaira. Killed by a nezumi.[7]
Shiori

A human woman and futurist hacker.
Snow-Fur Snow-Fur, Kitsune Poet

A kitsune poet and author of Leaves of Kamigawa.[29]
Sonokura

A human warrior serving as an ochimusha mercenary at the nezumi village of Kitanosu. Sacrificed to Horobi, the kami of death's wail.[12]
Sonzaki General Sonzaki[6]

Soramaro (SOH-rah-MAH-roh;[24] sora 空 "sky" + maro まろ male suffix)[26][27] Soramaro, First to Dream

The once-respected kami of a famous half-human, half-soratami wizard.
Split-Tail Old Split-Tail

A nezumi known for stealing a bundle of scrolls from the Minamo School four generations before the Kami War, which spawned the first generation of nezumi shamans.
Stabwhisker Stabwhisker the Odious

Sugihara

A Hand of Honor.[42]
Suroshian

A village elder from a village wiped out by Kataki in vengeance for a villager killing the kami's prey.[14]
Swamp-Eye

Former nezumi shogun and leader of the Katsuro gang.[11] Daughter of Moon-Hand the Third and mother of Bonetooth.
Swift-Arm Swift-Arm, Golden-Tail headmaster

A kitsune who ran the elite Golden-Tail Academy for Imperial samurai and taught Kaito Shizuki and the Emperor of Kamigawa swordsmanship.[43]
Takada Takada, last of the rearguard

Taimanto Old Taimanto

A villager from a village wiped out by Kataki in vengeance for another villager killing the kami's prey.[14]
Takumi Takumi, Reckoner enforcer

An ogre member of the Reckoners compleated during New Phyrexia's Invasion of the Multiverse.
Tanae

An Imperial officer who reported on kami sightings in Towashi during the Age of Enlightenment.[1]
Tategami Intercessor Tategami

An Imperial officer who reported on kami sightings in Towashi during the Age of Enlightenment.[1] Dated fellow officer Kuromoto.
Tender-Hand Tender-Hand, Kitsune Healer

Kitsune
Terashi (tay-RAH-shee[17] or teh-RAH-shee[30])

The great kami of the sun.[44]
Tobita (TOH-bih-tah)[17] Tobita, Master of Winds

A master jushi who specializes in air magic.[17]
Tomorrow Tomorrow, Azami's Familiar

Kami familiar of Minamo head librarian Azami Ozu.[45]
Tomoya (TOH-moh-yah)[17] Tomoya the Revealer

A jushi who practices prophesying magic.[17]
Toru

An apprentice keeper at Minamo.[38]
Toshusai

An ochimusha banished by his daimyo to wander Takenuma Swamp. Wandered for two years before joining Kentaro, hoping to redeem his honor by killing an oni.[39]
Touma

An ogre.
Umeyo Ume

Moonfolk. A niece of Tamiyo.[19]
White-Whisker

A guard at the nezumi village of Kitanosu.[12]
Yamazaki Master Yamazaki

Father of Seitaro and Shujiro Yamazaki, killed by his sons while channeling his soul into a guardian of his village.[18]
Yoshino Lady Yoshino

Favorite concubine of Lord Konda and mother to princess Michiko. Died giving birth to the princess.[46][3]
Yoshinobu

A former ochimusha serving under Kentaro. Killed by an oni.[39]
Yui Yui, Imperial intercessor

An Imperial.
Yumi

A Fudaiju monk who helped defend against the kami attack. After Jugan's death, she fought for six years before being killed by a horde of kumo. He was eventually killed by the kami Ayumi.[5]

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