Buntokapi was the youngest son of Lord Tecuma of the Anasati. He was crude, a drunkard and indifferent to all matters, perhaps because his father took more time educating his elder sons. As third son he was expected to become a career warrior or marry the daughter of some rich merchant. He was lacking in sensitivity, liked only ribald poetry, except if ribald, low minstrels and folk tunes and only erotic art.