Kashin Suikou

Anime version A silver-haired beauty who was the Commander-in-Chief of the Kan Imperial forces who was also known as the "Great General". She appeared in Shunran's memory as the host of the banquet at which she instigated the incident between Karin and Sui's father Batō, whose accidental death caused Sui to mistake Karin as his killer. She appears again in episode 12 in a war meeting with several commanders, discussing about putting down recent uprisings in the country. She returns in the third season where she is cursed to be turn into a cat and is accompanied by Kada to find a way to lift the curse at Touka Village.