Seppun Isei

Seppun Isei was a returned spirit who served as the personal yojimbo of Hantei Naseru during the Four Winds Era. A Seppun guardsman in his first life, Isei died while successfully defending the Imperial Palace from a maho-tsukai attack returned. centuries later through Oblivion's Gate at the Battle of Volturnum.

During the War of Spirits, Isei served in the armies of Toturi I against the forces of Hantei XVI. At the war's conclusion, he underwent the ritual removing his spirit aura and once again became a guardsman for the Imperial family. Eventually, Toturi chose Isei to be the personal yojimbo for his youngest son Naseru.

In 1159, Isei accompanied Naseru on an exploration of the City of Night in the Seikitsu Pass. When the Tsuno and Moto Vordu tried to kill Naseru and Shinjo Shono, Isei sacrificed his life to save the Emperor's son. When Naseru became Emperor Toturi III, he maintained a small shrine in Isei's memory within the Imperial Palace.