Shiro Tagachi

Shiro Tagachi was the bodyguard of the 27th Emperor of Cantha. He killed the very Emperor he was sworn to protect, 200 years prior to the present game time. For this betrayal he was slain at the same spot by the combined might of a Luxon hero and a Kurzick hero. At his death he uttered a terrible cry which has laid a curse upon the Cathan continent for 200 years.

History
200 years ago, The 27th Emperor of Cantha was attending the Harvest Festival in Kaoya Zun Temple and as he bowed his head down to pray to the gods, Shiro came up behind him and slew him in cold blood in that holy place. The champions of Cantha who were present at the ceremony all rushed to avenge their Emperor, but Shiro was without match in the use of the blade. He slew many of the rampaging soldiers until two champions finally bested him and killed him with the very blades he used to slay the Emperor.

In his final living moments, overcome with pain, rage and and malice, Shiro let out a terrible cry that caused a Jade Wind to sweep across the lands of Cantha, petrifying the forest and turning the sea into pure jade.

Prior to his betrayal, Shiro was an honorable man entrusted with the greatest duty a soldier can take on. It is unknown what turned him into a cowardly traitor and murderer.

After Death
It is revealed in the Factions Campaign storyline that Shiro is an Envoy. However, unlike normal Envoys, he does not guide the newly dead to the Mists, but rather binds them in the material realm as the Afflicted.