The path of shadows is the one walked by Masaaki. Raised as an orphan by a secretive ninja clan, he was turned over to the Yakuza as a debt repayment in his mid-teens. He is exceedingly practical and pragmatic, not wasting time with considerations such as honour or fair play - his sights are set on the end, and the means are irrelevant. He is exceedingly patient, as all good assassins are, willing to sit motionless indefinitely whilst the rest of the team hashes out plans that involve dishonouring their enemies and embarassing them - he doesn't care for these meaninglesses, he is purely a thief and an assassin - although he realises that these things are important to Tatase, which might prove to be his former master's downfall. He wears his hair close-cropped, and his front, back and upper arms and legs are covered by a tattoo of a nest of snakes of various varieties. His weapon of choice is the ancient ninjan-to, with a dagger in the hilt. He practises oragami in his spare time, and his magical abilities have infused his works with an almost-tangible emotional intensity which causes wonder and awe in the few knowledgable in the ways of art who have seen them. Of course, because few may know Masaaki exists, his paper creations remain hidden from the galleries and museums who would be very interested in such things.

 

 

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