Yoriki (TCG)

Yoriki

Yoriki were lesser-ranking samurai who assisted magistrates in tracking and apprehending criminals. Generally, a magistrate might have one or two yoriki, but if needed, they might have as many as a dozen. Yoriki had some of the same duties as their patron magistrate, such as investigating crimes, gathering testimony (and, in the case of yoriki working with Kitsuki Investigators, physical evidence), overseeing the torture of offenders to obtain confessions, and applying punishments. Their authority to engage in these tasks was usually limited with respect to offenders who were samurai, however, and was more broadly applicable to commoners. Yoriki reported regularly to their patron magistrate. They were normally drawn from the clan of the magistrate they served, although some Emerald Magistrates employed rōnin as yoriki to remove any appearance of bias. Particularly competent yoriki might be considered "magistrates in training."

External Links

• Discerning Yoriki (Under Fu Leng's Shadow)

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