The Sacred Valley
Contents
Main Characters
Soshi Atsuko, Imperial Magistrate
Her maid, Kesa.
Shoki, her new legal clerk.
Naishou Valley
Toshi Naishou
Miya Anso, Imperial Governor, a nervous, fretting man.
Matsu Tadanoko, Gunso of the Imperial Guard, an over-worked woman.
Tsuekei, the head "brother" of the Naishou ronin.
Oda Sensei, master of a sword school.
Sagami, a merchant
Nodama Family
Nodama Setori, patriarch who lives in the country
Nodama Sezoru, his younger brother (in his late 30's)
Nodama Shigekado, the youngest brother, a painter who painted Iya valley.
Nodama Ikue, Sezoru's wife
Okuda Family
Okuda Yasuko, onna-bugeisha.
Okuda Ichiro, her son.
Panchu Mura
Kyodaina Akuma, a very large ronin.
The Four Demons, three men and a woman, ronin, who work with Kyodaina Akuma
The Valley of Blood and Smoke
Commander of Kyotei Castle: Tsume Takeshi no Doji
Tsume Takoko, his wife.
Hōnen, a blind monk with a vicious guard dog, Taiki, who is actually a fat, lazy tanuki.
Akodo Matsuri and Lord Matsukaze, a dead child adopted by Akodo Kumiko, and a horse doll made from rope and bits of cloth.
