Kirel was a high-ranking male of the Race's Conquest Fleet at Tosev 3. He commanded Fleetlord Atvar's bannership, the 127th Emperor Hetto, and was thus senior to every male of the fleet save Atvar himself. A stodgy, cautious, and doctrinaire male by nature, his military leadership qualities were inadequate to the rapidly-changing situation with which the Race was confronted on Tosev 3. Nonetheless, he maintained the trust of Atvar through personal loyalty, unlike the next-highest ranked shiplord, the much bolder Straha.