A Commodore of the Thrane Royal Navy and a significant figure in the Thrane Rokugan Company.
He is relatively tall, even for a gaijin, with a cool, formal demeanor and the rigid bearing of a career military man. Yet this thaws in the presence of those few who are able to earn his respect, with far less concern for the strictures of hierarchy and rank in favor of ability. He has spent enough time among politicians and merchants to be distrustful of a man's words, feeling that it is only through actions that one's true nature is revealed.
In particular he dotes on his daughter, Emily, though he is perhaps a bit more protective than a young woman would appreciate.
An avid enthusiast of games of strategy, he prefers the direct conflict of shogi to the more roundabout nature of go.
He has directly expressed his support for Akodo Tadashi's courtship of Emily.
After being reassigned to Jukami Mura directly by Stijn de Vries, he stated that due to security concerns he would not be able to leave Emily behind. His intimation that he would be willing to grant Akodo permission to marry her led to the brash, young samurai proposing on the spot.
Headed a flotilla of ships that sailed into Golden Sun Bay off Otosan Uchi after the Merenean destruction of Toshi no Omoidaso. From there he led the delegation that negotiated the Treaty of Golden Sun Bay on behalf of the Thrane Rokugan Company.