Bishi'i

The bishi-i are the 'beautiful people' of the culture of the Forbidden Land. Many ais take inspiration for their appearance and manner from ancient artwork of the twentieth century. Manga, anime and comics have provided the scraps of inspiration with which they constructed personae and selfhoods. Many ais find this satisfying as they have a ceratin affinity with the Forbidden Land. Legend has it that the first ai, MARIL, was made in Japan.