Hida Otoya

Otoya, also known as "the Veteran", is one of the Shogun's Advisors. Otoya has a wealth of tactical and battle experience gained from his days as a ronin. He has fought for and against almost every Great Clan and has participated in the Clan War, the War Against the Shadow, the War of Spirits and the battles of the Four Winds Era. After retiring from active combat and taking his considerable wealth to build a dojo in Shutai over a decade ago, he met Kaneka, who became his greatest student and won Otoya's loyalty.

In 1167, Otoya joined the Crab Clan, where he offered his decades of knowledge and experience to Toritaka Tatsune. Otoya has expressed an interest in learning about the battle tactics of the Damned and has arranged to meet the Hida commander in charge of the combined forces, who has been training his troops for a specific, secret engagement.