Jade Champion

In response to the flagrant use of maho that Iuchiban and the Bloodspeakers released upon Rokugan, the Emperor created the office of Jade Champion. The Jade Champion was to be in charge of the use of magic within the empire, and especially responsible for the prevention of maho.

The Council of Five, however, resented this affront to their superiority and control over magic, and rightfully saw the post as a threat to their ability to practice and learn the arcane arts without obstruction or interruption, as anyone in such a post could rightfully demand to be made privy to their secrets. The Masters began to plan to remove the position from the Emperor's courts, and within five generations the post was empty, the responsibility turned into a joke. (Phoenix pp. 18-19)

The Council had for centuries used the Asako Inquisitors, who worked closely with the Kuni Witch-Hunters to find and stamp out maho, and to make sure no one would think the post of Jade Champion necessary to revive. This worked until 1131, when, during the disappearance of Toturi I, the Seppun and Otomo call the first Test of the Jade Champion in centuries, in an effort to keep peace within Rokugan.