Yoshimuriko was a general working for Mae Torazo until he killed her and assumed leadership of the Rebels during the Libaterran Civil War. He also became the High Cleric of Nergal after defeating the previous holder of the title, Fastholf d'Armagnac. His brutal tactics were successful and he eventually took over the Libaterran capital of Lutherin and many other cities held by the Locken Loyalists. Countess Endoran L'Sarius loved him deeply, but Yoshimuriko never quite returned those feelings, which made Endoran bitter although she remained at his side. He disappeared some time between the Yamatian Invasion and the Great War when his followers were betrayed by the Clergy of Mardük, but he resurfaced during Glaurung Losstarot's rise to power and fought for the Crimson Coalition in the Second