Character Bio: Elgar

The son of a fairly wealthy couple Elgar was set up for an easy life, sadly they left him behind on their first family holiday. So there he was, a young child lost in the middle of Tokyo. His parents tried to find him but it was useless. They went on to have another child and were far more protective over him, possibly a little too much. As for Elgar he was lost in a city armed with only his name. Luckily some street kids found him and he was brought to their master, Fei-Gin. Here he learnt skills he’d never have needed in Oxford, Cambridge or anywhere else prestigious his parents would have sent him. Growing up in the Tokyo sewers Elgar was taught the way of the Ninja, starting off with sneaky stealing before rising to brutal and stealthy assassinations. He soon surpassed his peers, when not wanting to be suspected of being a trained killer in the Tokyo underworld it helps too look like a cockney orphan. In-between these outings Elgar developed another skill, cooking. From watching imported cooking shows (mainly Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall) he quickly became the in-house chef. He regularly cooked for everyone including Fei-Gin. One day his world was destroyed, someone snuck into his kitchen and poisoned his masters food. The rest of the children accused him, forcing him to run. He left Tokyo and started the long journey home. This was the first time he truly felt alone, his cohorts had been like brothers and Fei-Gin like his father.

On this trip back to England he concocted Mingus. Mingus was able to help him readdress his situation, and take a more positive stance on it: An assassin can find work anywhere people cant stand other people, in a country famous for long queues and poor customer service England shouldn’t be a problem. It took about a year of two for Elgar to sneak back. Upon arrival work was fairly easy to find (mainly business’ needing rivals eliminated). Soon though, the tabloids starting reporting of a Ninja slicing the limbs off local greengrocers and once again Elgar had to retreat. This time he fell back on his other skill, cooking. He got a job in a small restaurant in Wales. Deep down though he knows he shall kill again. Soon a time will come where he shall have to return to Japan and avenge his master. Until then he views the world slightly dreamlike, it is almost pretend as he is in a state of mental hibernation waiting for the day to draw his sword again.