SHIGEKO'S DOSSIER: I have never had a plesant encounter with Soshi Seryoku. She hardly bothers to mask her hatred with politeness. A shugenja (but one who rarely attends a temple publically), 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.