Ruhsyl Thairis

Lord Ruhsyl Thairis, Duke of Eastshare, was a Chisholmian nobleman and an officer of the Imperial Charisian Army.

Originally a Chisholmian officer, he becamed the overall commander of the new Imperial Army when Chisholm became part of the Charisian Empire. 

Captain Lywys Braynair served as his aide. 

When the Brethren of Saint Zherneau eventually revealed the truth about Safehold to him, he was unable to accept it. He agreed to be placed in a cyrochamber at Nimue's Cave until a later date; the rest of the world was told he had suffered a fatal heart-attack. (TFT)