The man that Willowshore calls “Old” Matsuki once apprenticed to the head carpenter of the Tan Sugi monastery. After taking leave from his master, he led his family to construct a large Tian-shu/Minkaian estate to house all two dozen of them. Reportedly, the superstitious patriarch then made sure that the outer walls were whitewashed with limestone containing blessed salts and holy water.
A few weeks short of being 99 years old this year, Shou is the only human left in Willowshore who has experienced the village's entire history in person. He fondly remembers the vibrant days when pilgrims filled the streets, speaks highly of his fellow migrant workers in the decade when they sought work outside the village, and grumbles about Lung Wa's takeover. Today, Old Matsuki is the most influential of Willowshore's Southbank faction and serves as the faction's spokesman.