Taitou Shirei

The main protagonist. He is very headstrong does not like losing and though reckless is quite a skilled fighter. He opposes the officials in order to protect the people and his companions. He also has a habit of repeating himself when flustered or angry. He has the HokushinTenkun mark of Hagun on his right shoulder. He is also part of the law enforcing organization Seiryutou Holy Dragon Group which is based at Lotus Temple at Taishan. The group take care of events from rebel raids to violence inflicted by officials. The group overestimated their strength and took on Keirou and in the end lost most of their people. Taitou seeking revenge for his comrades left on a journey to train up. In the manga the Kenkaranbu was to be given to Taitou on his coming of age ceremony by Sonnei but it was seized by Shimei turning the journey to that of the recovery of the sword. In the anime the sword was taken by Keir after a fight between Taito and the general during the formers invasion of the temple.