Kingdom of Talarius - Kotaro, Assassin (32mm scale)

"Master Kang, I have a question for you," asked Abel, "who is the man they call Kotaro?". "They say he was once a monk here at the monastery of the Order of the Golden Lotus, is this true?".

"What you say is true, he was once part of our order, but unfortunately, he was unable to control his temper. As a result, he killed four monks during a training incident, and for this, he was banished from the monastery."

Unbeknown to Kang, that is not the whole truth of what transpired. The monk known as Kotaro was chosen to receive the Mark of the Dragon. With this action, the great Bahamut informed him of an assassination plot to kill the Grand Master and betray the location of the Dragon King to a rival nation. Slaying the Dragon protector of Talarius would weaken the Kingdom and open them up for an invasion.

Bahamut chose Kotaro to identify the assassins and end their plotting. However, whilst executing his orders, the massacre witnessed by the other initiates left them feeling uneasy in his presence, resulting in him having to leave the order.

Kotaro's actual name isn't known. He arrived in Talarius a little while after Garmond, immediately pledging his loyalty and services to the new King. Even though Kotaro is a solitary character, wherever the King appears, he is never too far away, although whether you can see him or not is another matter. He is the sworn protector of the Dragon.