Magically empowered Samurai. Cunning Taoist demon summoners. Travelling doctors and medicime men who house living insect colonies in their bodies. Magically animated geisha dolls carved from great spirit-trees. Soulless cyborg slaves built for war. Agents and operatives of the Emperor and the Gods of Nature. Deeply spiritual barbarian "Oni". Cybernetic Ninja. Innocent children who pilot unstoppable mecha war machines. Meikyo hackers who use their skills to break into a "Spiritual Internet" of Kami, Agents, Spirits and Gods. All these and many, many more are available to play in the world of Tenra.

Characters are generally grouped by "archetypes"- You choose which one of the dozens of available pre-written archetypes you want to play, and you're ready to begin playing. If you want, you can design your own archetypes from scratch, or combining two or more existing archetypes: An Oni Ninja? Check. A Cyborg Buddhist Monk? Check. A simple peasant Troubador Doctor? Check.

Check the Weblog section later for an in-depth look at the various playable character types of the world of Tenra Bansho Zero.