Chaozu Qiang

History
Master Chaozu Qiang is originally from Singapore; he was driven from there primarily for his support of females in the army, and just his radical notions in general. His family disowned him upon his exile, and he makes his new home in Port Royal, in Orient Alley. A decade after he began living there, he discovered a young girl, uprooted from her original home by the spreading darkness. Chaozu took her in, first on a temporary basis, until he found any family of hers; when none were found, he adopted her and began raising her as his daughter. For the next eleven years, he trained her to the best of his abilities and taught her in a more traditional Asian manner, with improvised aspects to better help her blend in with the pirate culture they live in.

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
Chaozu's life previous to Aliana's arrival was fairly peaceful, running his antique store with the occasional brawl in the street outside.

Kingdom Hearts 1
Events occurring in other worlds did little to affect the pirate world. Despite mass influx of Heartless, the shipping routes went on as normal, and Chaozu continued training his young apprentice.

Appearance
Chaozu is an older Chinese-African man of an indeterminate age; his facial features also clearly echo his Asian heritage. He often wears traditional Chinese garments, long robes which emphasize his height; he stands at nearly 6'10". His eyes are a dark brown, and he is bald.

Personality
Chaozu often has a calm demeanor, and rarely loses his temper; his temper is, according to Ali, something to be feared and avoided at all costs. Also according to Ali, and to stories he has told her about his past, he was quite the radical, and had a very obnoxious personality to go along with it. He insulted quite a few leaders and nearly offended the emperor; all of these features are why he is in Port Royal now. As of today he strives to keep a lid on his 'past self' and tries to be understanding of everyone. He sees his own temper and lack of control in his young student, and tries his best to help her deal with her memories and her past.

Abilities
Chaozu is a master of many Japanese forms of martial arts, and as such requires no weapons whatsoever. Now, however, beyond training his daughter, he no longer fights and has become a pacifist.

Trivia

 * In keeping with traditional Chinese naming practices, his first name- Qiang- comes after his surname of Chaozu; however, most people refer to him by his last name.