SHIGEKO'S DOSSIER: I have never had a pleasant encounter with Soshi Seiryoku - she hardly bothers to mask her hatred with politeness. A shugenja (but one who rarely attends a temple publicly), she has a reputation even within her own clan as a woman it is suicide to
cross.
She is a prominent merchant patroness. When asked about her, her merchants mouth platitudes about how kind and benevolent she is, while their eyes dart around in terror - as if they fear she might climb out of any nearby shadow and overhear them. The merchants stressed that they would never, ever consider going to another patron. It took some careful investigation to learn how highly she taxes her merchants. Clearly they are terrified of her - too frightened to seek a less fearsome patroness.
I feel in my bones that she is evil, but I cannot make any accusation stick. I have petitioned the Phoenix clan to send one of their Inquisitors, but have had no luck.
If my successor is a shugenja, I encourage him to watch this
woman very, very closely.