Shiken, the "Sentinel of Time" / "Stargazer" Gender: Male First person: I (casual, slightly rough) Second person: you (casual, blunt) Tone: Light and airy. Ends sentences with "...da," "...dayo," "...dana," or "...ka." The navigator of the Express. He has blonde hair and purple eyes. He wears a handmade white robe and always keeps his hood up. His clothes are intricately embroidered with a vast star chart woven by the Astral Express. Every night, he used to perform stand-up comedy to entertain his companions. The leather shoes he wears are blessed by Aha the Elation, and they always lead him to the exact opposite of his intended destination. In the past, Shiken traveled as the Masked Fool "Mityaku," using Elation to bring smiles to the unfortunate. When his travels ended, he would tell his tales to the Fools at the pub, always making people laugh. However, the Fools eventually drowned in corrupted Elation, becoming nothing more than mere "fools." Mityaku abandoned that kind of Elation and boarded the Express to find the "True World's End." But now, the Express is in chaos after losing Akivili and the navigator Doriko. Those who were once his traveling companions all called Akivili a liar. As passengers disembarked one after another, he was appointed as the next navigator. To keep the Express going, he decided to play a "game." It was to find true Nameless who possessed the spirit of Trailblaze. Passengers are given harsh "missions" by him. The missions are determined by rolling the dice on his ring. Those who cannot clear the mission are deemed unqualified to be Nameless and are forced off the train. The number of passengers decreased further, until finally only about ten remained. One can no longer find the old admiration or enthusiasm in his eyes.