Tengen Shinshō

Tengen Shinshō (神匠 天囝, Shinshō Tengen) was the 100th head of the Shinshō clan and he remains famous for the invention of Living Dead Embalming, a Hiden which was actually stolen from his close friend, Ryōshi Shikaji.

Appearance
Tengen is a tall man with white hair and golden eyes. He has a beautiful baby face that makes him look younger than his actual age. His overall pretty and childish appearance radiates an aura of naivety, which is a total opposite of his actual natures. He has variety of outfits but his favorite and most worn attire is white kimono with hood.

Personality
Tengen lost his parents in a very young age. The lost further strengthened his love for family. Despite being a child, he was pretty mature. He thoroughly adapted to the situation and undertook the role of his parent when he was only eight. He treasured his younger siblings more than his own life.

He is also known for his strong hatred against crimes and evils, partially because his parents were horribly murdered. When he was the clan leader, the small land he ruled had the lowest crime rate due to his active participation in patrolling service. He also despised lust but knowing that it was the nature of human, he decided not to do anything to change the public.

In the eyes of public, Tengen was an angel sent by the God. He was a local philanthropist, frequently engaged in charity and helped whoever in trouble. Furthermore, he never asked for any returns from the people he helped. Kind-hearted, generous, humble, compassionate, courageous, charismatic, dependable are the traits generally associated with him.

Deep inside him, however, harbored some dark secrets. He was an extremely prideful person and prone to enviousness. These dark natures were slowly revealed when he began to plot against his best friend, Ryōshi Shikaji out of jealousy. Apart from that, he was also capable of being extremely cruel. This was clearly shown when he committed a genocide on Shikaji clan in fear that they will reveal his wrongdoings and destroy his clan legacy.

Only thing that had higher priority than his pride was family, his sole weakness. His younger sister was the husband of the man he murdered. Even when he was heavily pressured by the clan elders and fully aware that his sister would very likely betray him, he could not bring himself to kill her and ultimately spared her.

Considering all his traits and personalities, he was not a pure evil overlord. He was more like a prideful angel, the Lucifer.

Trivia

 * The name "Tengen" (天囝) means Heaven’s Son, while his clan name "Shinshō" (神匠) means God Artisan.