..PRETTY-BOY BOWMAN... Born to the Adagumo clan in the village of Kitakata, just north of the city of Shigin in the Fanged Crescent, Taisei's family was unremarkable amongst the local populace, tending the fertile rice and vegetable fields near the main river. Taisei himself, however, was anything but normal, gaining a reputation even from a young age as a particularly beautiful boy. Because of this, he was often doted on, allowed to slack off, and skipped any sort of studies or fieldwork. His one actual passion was the bow...DUTIFUL SERVICE IN AZIM'S NAME... Taisei's acumen with the bow attracted the attention of many independent armies, seeking to shore up their forces in the seeming eventuality of a more widespread conflict against the invading Garlean Empire. He selected Azim's Blessed Bow and Blade Army, an army with a more religious bent, though, in effect, this was a cover, helping them to perform more nefarious deeds without the reprisals common against more mundane armies. This wasn't a problem for Taisei. Actually, he enjoyed it...WORLD'S WORST GANGSTER... Taisei's company would eventually be dissolved, a scandal involving the defense of a monastery gone wrong raising the ire of a powerful religious figure. As words of the crimes of the company spread, Taisei would be implicated, finding himself a persona non grata in most of the Crescent. Joining forces with his new best friend, Fumitake, a scribe, he departed his lifelong home, now seeking to make a name for himself in the world's first non-misogynist gang.