Sengoku Arikane is the emperor of Japan, his intelligence and prestige known throughout the empire. Although deemed meticulous and stern, he truly has the prosperity of his empire and people in mind. Aging brought him maturity and a reputation as a womanizer- flirting and seducing several concubines for his own pleasure. His childhood was one of wealthy and solitude, his unsympathetic father unable to raise him after the passing of his mother during childbirth. He was raised by the palace staff.