He's with the Royal Deadfire Company, the colonial company representing the nation of Rauatai, the empire that conquered Texas' homeland like a century ago and drafted her to serve in their army before she deserted. In spite of that, here in the deadfire archipelago, they're the only faces she really recognizes, so she's falling into working w/ them off the bat over the rival Valian trading company or the native Huana kingdom of Kahanga