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his is a character journal for a Ginko muse that is used for playing in museboxes and role playing communities. I intend to follow an AU setting for him. I prefer large-scale AU settings if it is planned well and takes into consideration all its participating characters. I would not want to have my muses left out. I mean who would want that?!

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Information on Ginko via Wikipedia:

Ginko's unusual white hair and green eye color is the result of an incident that occurred when he was a child. The explanation is because of a rare mushi that lives in mutual harmony with another rare mushi that thrives in shadows. The particular mushi afflicting Ginko emitted a bright, glimmering silver light on the surface of the pond it lives in, that when stared at for too long will consume the individual. The person who is thrown into the darkness of where this mushi thrives must then sacrifice one of their eyes and become a mushi attractor for the rest of their lives till they either die or are eaten by the mushi. His white hair and eye color are similar afflictions to that of the fish residing in the pond. Little is known of the story as to why his rather modern clothes do not seem to match the time period reflected by all other characters, although the author has explained it is a character design artifact from the originally planned setting in modern times. In the manga, the author also mentions that Mushishi is set in an imaginary time between the Edo and Meiji periods, with technology of the 19th century but with Japan as still a country closed to foreign exchange. Ginko is a rare person who attracts mushi. This inspires his peripatetic lifestyle. Staying in one place too long will gather a potentially dangerous amount of mushi. He also smokes constantly in order to keep mushi away. In terms of personality, Ginko is rather laid back. However, he can be very serious when it comes to protecting people from mushi. He also often stresses that the mushi are not evil, but merely trying to survive like everyone else.

The only two other characters who have repeat appearances are Adashino, who appears in episodes 5, 10, and briefly in 18, and Nui, who appears only in episode 12, but whose voice can be heard narrating some of the opening and closing lines characteristic of each episode. Veteran voice actors Yūji Ueda and Mika Doi voice those characters, respectively.