Hoshiguma (Arknights)

The Oni woman Hoshiguma was born in Higashi to a clan of marauding Oni. The iconic shield she wields today, named "Hannya", was in fact taken from a blacksmith, whom, along with the rest of his family, was slaughtered by her clan. For reasons unknown, Hoshiguma killed her family and destroyed her home, leaving Higashi and eventually ending up in Lungmen. There, she became involved with Lungmen's criminal underworld, though she continued to suffer great tragedy; she lost many of the gang members she had befriended and had to kill some of them herself. One day, after an encounter with Ch'en, Hoshiguma was recruited into the Lungmen Guard Department and slowly climbed the ranks. She eventually joined the Special Inspection Unit, with Ch'en as her superior, and where Swire; she is frequently tasked with mediating arguments between the two. As an L.G.D. operator, Hoshiguma is known for her imposing physique, her iconic shield, and her fierce yet level-headed approach in combat. Away from the battlefield, she is also an ardent motorcyclist who often races with Madam Fumizuki.

The Lungmen Guard Department (L.G.D.) is an organization in the world of Arknights. As the name suggests, it serves as both a law enforcement agency and an armed force of Lungmen, and is responsible for maintaining Lungmen's peace.

The L.G.D. was founded by Wei Yenwu around more than twenty years ago in response to his intention to clean up the city, especially after the city's devastation by the Ursus infiltrators led by the Duke of Kashchey. While publically appearing to be a defense and security agency, internally, the L.G.D also acts as Wei's political tool to run Lungmen. The L.G.D. is able to maintain its vitality, justice, and might thanks to its strict rules of selection as well as its ancient traditions from Yan. As a matter of fact, the L.G.D. is fearfully respected by both the ordinary citizens and the underground world of Lungmen.

Before its official formation, a secret special ops team that would later become the core of the L.G.D. conducted a grand rescue mission on a young Beatrix Schwire who was kidnapped by Wei's political enemy. The criminal's intention was to use the kidnapping to humiliate Wei politically. Luckily, the rescue operation was a success with the aid of Mr. Adams Schwire, and the criminals involved were executed on the spot. Even prior to the successful operation, many tabloids and novels had been written about this special ops team prior to the case. To this day, the police officers of Lungmen are proud of how that case was handled.

Following the rescue of Beatrix Schwire, the formation of the Special Inspection Unit, a special department led by the best policemen of the L.G.D. to conduct dangerous missions, occured. The Unit is led by the L.G.D.'s Superintendent who serves the office for a term of two years.

Lungmen is an autonomous region of Yan, located between Kazdel and Ursus. A prosperous, advanced nomadic city, it is governed by the Yan imperial family member Wei Yenwu and acts as a "special economic zone" with greater autonomy such as a largely independent government and economy, making it more progressive and open to foreign influences than Yan. Lungmen's prosperity and economic prowess is shown by their currency, Lungmen dollar (LMD), which is widely used in international transactions across Terra. In adition, Lungmen is also the youngest administrative district within Yan —under the administrative code 0019.

Lungmen's urban planning is based surrounding the Central Business District (CBD) located on the city's downtown area, above the artificial river that spans across the city. A series of expressways encircling the downtown area connect various nodes within Lungmen. On the other hand, Lungmen's treatment towards the Infected is known to be harsh, though not to the same degree as the neighboring Ursus; prior to Reunion's invasion, the majority of the Infected Lungmenites were confined into slums where they live in lower standards than the rest of the Lungmenites. The situation has improved since with the slums now developed and integrated to Lungmen's downtown.