Zhi Shirong

A scholar and mage in the Dragon Emperor's employ, first met in Evaristos where he had travelled to meet his old colleage Panos. According to Panos, Shirong was once a weir worker exiled twenty years ago by Padia for wishing to push beyond acceptable practice of the Azathothi arts. Panos means to blackmail the Azathothi relics and secrets Panos possesses with knowledge of his involvment with the cult that Panos has not shared with Cassian. Shirong has been noted by Ayako to also be interested in establishing accord with Cassian for the Dragon Empire, and appears suspicious of the Ensoulment Heroes.