Lady TsugiReport
English：Lady Tsugi · Characters
The United Cities' diplomatic lord posted to the southern border, ruling Brink; the moment she falls, every patrol along the Stormgap Coast is replaced by Reavers.
Lady Tsugi is one of the United Cities' diplomatic leaders, and the effective ruler of Brink on the Stormgap Coast. She lives in the town's Noble House with five Hooded Empire Noble Guards permanently at her side.
"Then you got Tsugi holding the border south at Stormgap." — Boss Simion
A city with no industry
Brink is one of the United Cities' major towns, but it produces nothing of its own. The whole town's supply depends on the line running down from Eyesocket to the north — and Eyesocket is a slave camp. Which is to say: the southern border Lady Tsugi holds is fed by slavery. Reaver patrols can often be seen passing outside the town, which in peacetime is itself a warning sign.
Her personality tag is "Traitorous". That is an internal behavioural setting representing how she reacts when threatened; it does not mean she has actually betrayed the empire in the story — the game never gives her a single line or event about turning traitor.
Combat data
Her numbers are remarkably flat, with almost every field landing in the 57–63 band: Strength, Toughness, Dexterity, melee attack and defence, all six weapon skill types, Turrets, Precision Shooting, Athletics, Swimming and Field Medic are all in the same range; Dodge and Martial Arts are only 3–9, Perception is close to 0, and Assassination is 30.
She carries a Long Cleaver made by the Edgewalkers and wears an [Masterwork] Iron Hat and Dyed Robes. One-on-one she is not especially hard; the real trouble is the five noble guards, and the whole town's garrison once you make a move.
After she falls
Killing or imprisoning Lady Tsugi triggers one of the larger chains of world states in Kenshi:
- Brink changes hands — the whole town is taken over by Reavers; if Valamon is also dead or imprisoned, Brink falls to ruins outright.
- Imperial forces withdraw — samurai patrol frequency on the Stormgap Coast drops by 60%.
- Reavers spill out — as long as Valamon is alive and free, Reaver patrols begin spawning around the Stormgap Coast and The Eye; if Lord Yoshinaga has also been dealt with, their squads appear as far as Heng.
- The other possibility: crabs — if Lady Tsugi and Valamon both go down while the Crab Queen is still in place, what fills the vacuum is not the Reavers but the Crab Raiders, likewise spreading to the Stormgap Coast and (if Yoshinaga is dead too) to Heng.
As for the bounty, she is essentially worthless — only the Holy Nation will take her, and they pay no cats, only reputation. The motive was never the money; it is whether you want the southern coast to look like something else.