Greg

Greg is the spirit master at the school, meaning he is responsible for working spiritual study into the curriculum. He does this primarily by leading dialing Zen meditation sessions. He is the only member of the faculty who has never switched religions, having been raised Buddhist. His mother was Japanese-American, though he looks white to most people. Greg never graduated high school, having dropped out to work as a carpenter. He became a successful contractor, while also studying Zen and, eventually Buddhist alchemy. He is now retired from carpentry, and is seventy-three years old.

Greg is tall and slim to the point of being gaunt. He looks his age but is still healthy and strong. He is quite good-looking. His hair is black, with only a little grey, and he keeps it short but not shaved. He is not an ordained monk, but he lives like one in many ways; he is a life-long celibate and claims no possessions of his own, for example. He is somewhat intimidating because he is tall, quiet, and strict as a teacher, however he does not mean to intimidate and is both observant and compassionate. Hardly anyone knows him well. He keeps himself apart. And yet there is a cat on campus, a black and white male, who is devoted to him and sneaks in to the Mansion just to see him and to sleep on his bed. Greg quietly returns the cat’s devotion.