Lady Sanjo runs Umugi Cove, a haven where bandits, ronin and anyone else may live if they follow her rules. She gives Jin work in the side tale The Generosity of Lady Sanjo.
A Message in FireA Message in Fire is the Act 2 tale where you recruit the pirate Goro to slip a plea for reinforcements past the Mongol fleet. It ends with you on a captured hwacha, shelling ships so Goro's boat can get away.She sends Jin to recover a map of food stores for her people. She is ruthless but cares about the cove, even though its freedom also draws in people like human traffickers.
Image: Sucker Punch Productions / PlayStationJin Sakai
Jin Sakai is the samurai you play in Ghost of Tsushima and the Iki Island expansion. He is Lord Shimura's nephew and the last lord of Clan Sakai. After the Mongol landing he trades the samurai code for stealth and fear, and the people start calling him the Ghost.
Image: Sucker Punch Productions / PlayStationLord Shimura
Lord Shimura is the jito of Tsushima, the shogun's appointed ruler of the island, and Jin's uncle. He raised Jin as a samurai after Jin's father died. He leads the defence at Komoda Beach and is the man you spend Act 1 trying to rescue. He also has his own Tale of Lord Shimura in the main story.