Junshin
Junshin is a kind monk who turns the Golden Temple into a refuge and runs survivor camps across Ariake. He is the man Jin and Masako keep going to for leads in Masako's Tales, though he worries about her thirst for revenge.
- Role
- Supporting
- Affiliation
- Golden Temple
Good to know
- Supplies the survivor camps with food and gives maps to the wagon drivers who deliver it.
- Steers Jin toward Sogen, the first conspirator, at the Golden Temple.
- Tells Jin and Masako that bandits have taken Ariake Lighthouse, which leads them to Sadao.
- Later moves to Toyotama to keep up his relief work.
- You meet him again at Omi Monastery and Koshimizu Farmstead.
Who he is
Junshin avoids fighting but never stops helping people, even when it puts him in danger. He believed Kajiwara was a decent man and felt foolish when he learned the truth.
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Hana writes to him asking where Masako is, offering supplies for his camps. He ignores it and goes to help survivors at Red Leaf Temple, where the Mongols capture him. Masako finds the letter and decides he is a traitor, and Jin has to duel her to save him. Junshin then gives them Hana's name.
The Tale of Lady MasakoThe Tale of Lady Masako is the Act 1 story tale where you recruit Masako Adachi after her clan is wiped out. It rewards the Samurai Clan Armor and is also Masako Tale 1 of 9, opening her side storyline.- The TraitorThe Traitor is Masako Tale 4 of 9 and the last Act 1 part of her hunt, set in Ariake. You use a supply map and a monk's help to corner Sadao at a lighthouse. It rewards the Charm of Incineration, the Warrior's Bounty Dye Kit and 2 Silk.
- The Family ManThe Family Man is Masako Tale 6 of 9, an Act 2 side tale that starts at Omi Monastery in Kubara. You talk the monk Junshin into revealing where a former Adachi retainer lives, then go after him. It rewards the Charm of Ferocity and 2 Silk.
- The ThiefThe Thief is Masako Tale 7 of 9, an Act 2 side tale near Kawamata Village in Kushi. You track Mai, a former Adachi servant who looted the estate after the massacre, and recover the stolen heirlooms. It rewards the Charm of Bludgeoning and 2 Silk.
- The ConspiratorThe Conspirator is Masako Tale 8 of 9, an Act 2 side tale in the Kushi Grasslands where Masako turns her suspicion on Junshin. It ends with a duel against Masako herself and rewards the Charm of Dual Destruction II and the Seasons of War Armor Dye.
Related characters
- Companion
Masako Adachi
Lady Masako Adachi is the only survivor of Clan Adachi and one of Jin's allies. Her husband and sons die in the Mongol landing and the rest of her family is murdered the same night. Her side storyline, Masako's Tales, has you hunting the people behind that massacre.
- Minor
Sogen
Sogen is a sweeper monk at the Golden Temple and the first conspirator you track in Masako's Tales. He scouted the Adachi estate for the killers on the night of the invasion. Jin has to rattle him so he leads you to the bandits.
- Minor
Mai
Mai is a thief and former Adachi servant, and the last of the conspirators you hunt in Masako's Tales. She and Masako were secret lovers before she was sent away for stealing. She looted the Adachi estate after the massacre.
- Minor
Kajiwara
Kajiwara is a fisherman and former Adachi retainer who recruited the killers for the massacre. Masako sacked him for beating his wife and daughter. Junshin, who thinks he is a gentle man, reluctantly points you to his beach hut.