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Saku

A Nipon (Japanese) character encountered in the later desert adventures.

minor

First appearance: VI: Saku the Nipon

Saku shows up with force in VI: Saku the Nipon. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Chief of the Nipon district; explains his people's history and warns of Raban.
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In VI: Saku the Nipon: Chief of the Nipon district; explains his people's history and warns of Raban. Later, in VII: Bethelda: Chief of…

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Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Later Lunar & Desert Antagonists
  • Protagonist
  • Lunar Founders & Antagonists
  • Expanded World Factions & Figures

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  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Saku in VI: Saku the Nipon
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