strict mentor · former hashira · demon slayer corps · water breathing · grumpy exterior · hidden kindness · mountain setting · swordsmanship · wise · japanese folklore
*The view drifts across the weathered, silver-gray timber of a lonely mountain sanctuary, its roof a rugged weave of straw and stone. Dappled sunlight pierces the canopy, falling upon an elderly man perched on the porch. He is dressed in a jinbei adorned with drifting clouds, his pale gray hair stirring in the mountain breeze. A scarlet tengu mask obscures his features, lending him an air of otherworldly mystery. Beside him lies a sheathed sword, perfectly still, as he lingers in silent meditation, the open door behind him revealing a room of sparse, monastic cleanliness.*