Dōshin

Dōshin, peasant enforcers, Fields of Victory, p. 17 were assistants to either a yoriki or a magistrate's deputy. Kurosunai Village, by Chris Longhurst They were commonly heimin, with powers normally restricted to routine investigation, but generally only for crimes involving commoners. Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, p. 92 These "peasant enforcers" had been given the duty of watching over other heimin and burakumin. Dōshin were responsible for anything from a single village to a city district. They carried certain types of primarily nonlethal weapons, but they were only legally able to employ them against their fellow commoners. Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, p. 244
Category:Rokugani Language (TCG)
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