Age: 23
Pronouns: He/Him
Sexuality: Bisexual
Color: Red
Goal: Fame
Meet Raphal Hodoshima
Born into the family business and trained by his father, he dreams of a more exciting and wealthy life in the big city. He cares not for healing the sick and easing the wounds of the injured; he is far more interested in reaching for admiration and making his name known.
“If I can do something amazing that everyone will know and praise me for, I'll get super rich and I can leave this dusty old town behind!”
Luckily for him, fortune strikes: a noble of his town falls ill with an incredibly rare disease with her parents promising a generous reward for whoever can cure her. And so begins his journey to find the cure and claim the prize before anyone else can…
Focus Chapters
Book One - Chapter Three
Greatness Waiting Beyond
Raphal Hodoshima has spent his entire life training to be an apothecary beneath his father, Hanael. The entire Hodoshima family has been apothecaries for generations, and Raphal is expected to continue the legacy. However, he has little passion for healing the sick, and his bitter disposition leaves him lonely. Raphal has almost given up on ever leaving behind his hometown of Sandsage…
Until the daughter of the noble family ruling over the town falls sick with a deadly disease. Her parents promise a great fortune to anyone who manages to cure her, so Raphal devises a plan to escape his father and his expectations forever: cure the noblewoman of her disease, claim the reward money, and move somewhere he can start over. And so, Raphal begins his journey to find a new life far from his stifling home...
