Tetsu Yurami was born into the bloodline of Clan Yurami, cousin to its current leader, Hakari Yurami, and from an early age it was clear he would never fit neatly into the clan’s expectations. Where others sharpened steel and measured honor in victories, Tetsu listened—to priests, to old spirits, to the quiet spaces between ritual and prayer. His faith was deep, unyielding, and often inconvenient.
As a samurai, Tetsu was competent but unremarkable. He lacked the instinctive brutality and precision that elevated others within the clan, and he knew it. Rather than chase mastery of the blade, he turned inward, studying doctrine, history, and spiritual rites. In time, his words carried more weight than his sword ever had. He spoke of balance, renewal, and the danger of allowing pride and bloodshed to drown out divine guidance.
This made him a difficult man to ignore—and an easy one to distrust.
Though he never broke loyalty with Clan Yurami, many elders regarded Tetsu as a quiet liability. His sermons attracted listeners, particularly among older samurai, wounded veterans, and those who had grown weary of endless border skirmishes and internal strife. These followers became known, half-mockingly, as “The Faithful.” They were not rebels, nor heretics, but samurai who believed that discipline of the spirit mattered as much as discipline of the blade.
In time, Tetsu laid down his sword entirely. Not as an act of defiance, but of conviction. He continued to serve the clan through counsel, ritual, and mediation, often called upon when disputes turned bitter or when omens weighed heavily on the clan’s decisions. His presence at councils is tolerated, sometimes welcomed, sometimes endured—but never ignored.
To his supporters, Tetsu Yurami is a guide and a reminder that the clan’s strength does not come solely from steel and blood. To his critics, he is a man dangerously close to softening the Yurami edge in a world that rewards cruelty. Tetsu himself remains unchanged. Calm, devout, and resolute, he believes that one day Clan Yurami will be tested not by war, but by its soul—and when that day comes, The Faithful will already be waiting