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Sai

rhinoceros guards

Rhinoceros-like race that staffed Desperado Club security until a demon massacre got the survivors fired.

Story so far

Toyotomi is a sai, a towering rhinoceros creature with black pinpoint eyes, and once an honorable, experienced leader of his kind. The sai served as guards at the Desperado Club, where dozens of them were killed when Minge the demon escaped the Nothing and tried to kill Samantha — Toyotomi's entire squad among them.

During the club's reorganization the few sai survivors were relegated to the Mercenary Markets, where Toyotomi was quickly snatched up by Empress D'Nadia. Clarabelle had earlier told Carl that all the sai and Cretins guards were fired and replaced. Carl notes the incident is one he may or may not have been partially responsible for.

Appearance

Massive rhinoceros-like humanoids with black pinpoint eyes, towering over humans, outfitted in samurai-style helmets and armor.

Role

Warrior race whose fall from Desperado Club security to mercenary work shapes Toyotomi's story.

Relationships

Toyotomi — A sai and formerly a respected leader among them.
Desperado Club — Where they served as guards before the massacre.
Minge — The demon who slaughtered them by the dozens.
Cretins — Fellow club guards fired and replaced alongside them.
Mercenary Markets — Where the survivors ended up for hire.

Earlier in this series

Also appears in books you've already read — spoiler-safe to their endings:

Sources — 3 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 14
  • Desperado Club staff who, with the cretins, were airlocked and sold to the mercenary markets.
Chapter 34
  • Rhinoceros-like race; D'Nadia somehow hired a sai NPC as her enormous samurai throne room guard.
Chapter 36
  • Rhinoceros-like race that staffed Desperado Club security until a demon massacre got the survivors fired.
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