Voice of the Emperor

Although confused with the traditional role of the Imperial Miya family as the voice of the Emperor, the Voice is a new position created by Toturi III for his brother Sezaru. The job of the Voice is to bring peace between the clans and prevent their squabbles from harming the Empire. After the return of Iuchiban, this position was expanded to allow the Voice free reign in hunting down Bloodspeakers as well. This brought Sezaru into conflict with the Jade Magistrates who have traditionally held this role as their own and lead to the death of the Agasha daimyo by the Voice's Hunters. As it stands, the position of Voice of the Empire has a vague and ambiguous role and will probably continue to be so as the position evolves under Sezaru.