Seppun Magistrate

Seppun Magistrates defended the Emperor and his holdings.

When a crime was committed, they could call upon the resources of the Imperial Magistrates and many other magistrate groups throughout the Empire, but the family also manintained a small dojo for their own magistrates.

Seppun magistrates were consulted when crimes of a particularly sensitive nature had been commited and the family was unwilling to seek outside intervention, preferring to keep the matter quiet. This frequently involved issues with the Imperial families, although not the Emperor directly; any crime against the Emperor required the full measure of his servants, and the Seppun were not so proud that they would risk the Emperor's safety because of their own arrogance.


 * Four Winds, p. 20