Supporting Cast
He's trained for years after Himura came for his training. He's a strong warrior that uses an enormous katana. Unlike normal blades this one is extremely wide and heavy. Yaman is usually quiet, but will step up when he needs to. Over the two years that him and Himura trained they became good friends. Himura takes the loss of Yaman hard, but moves on for the sake of saving Hightou. Yaman can keep up to the best warriors with his skills. He'll never back down from a challenge.
She trained Himura when he was a kid, but Himura left to continue a normal life. Himura returns to her when he goes into hiding. She's always called "Master" by the boys (Himura and Yaman), and her sister Yaone always calls her "Sister." She's almost unmatched in her sword skills, and only passed her styles true power to her sister and Himura. Yaman's sword was unwieldy for the moves that she had mastered. She met an untimely end, but her memory will be carried on by Himura and Yaone.
In the town of Elm tumbles there is a man who arrives claiming to be the greatest swordsman in all of Hightou! Yoshi is a brash young man whose only desires are to fight or chase down cute girls. With his gang at his side he's take many woman (however none have stuck with him), and fought countless battles (many won only by cheap tricks and not real still).
In Elm Tide John runs the show as the richest man in the city. This doesn't mean much since the entire town is slowly running down. He's a goofy man who wears his every emotion on his sleeve. His girlfriend Stephani spends most of her time wondering why she loves such a weird man, but stay by his side. Stephani is easily provoked into fits of rage that end with her smack someone.