Shosuro Hyobu (TCG)

Shosuro Hyobu was a notable governor of Ryokō Owari. The peasants referred to her lavish manor as “the house that opium built”. In the Garden of Lies (Part 1), by Marie Brennan
== Appearance ==
Hyobu was a stunning woman, graceful and sensous in her middle age. She used to wear a black silk tulle veil over the lower half of her face instead of a mask. Whispers of Shadow and Steel, by Mari Murdock
== Governor ==
Hyobu was the governor of the city by virtue of her marriage to the previous governor, and she also ruled the Shosuro cartel with an iron fist. The city was unruly and disorderly because she preferred it to be so: a perfectly just and orderly city would crush the economic powerhouse of the opium trade. She was patient and intelligent, and fiercely protective of her son, Shosuro Jocho. Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, p. 76
=== Thunder Guard ===
Hyobu appointed her personal yōjimbō, Shosuro Denmaru, as captain of the Thunder Guard, the unit which worked as the governor's enforcers. 
=== Son's Murder ===
In 1123 her son Jocho died, apparently from an opium overdose. A group of samurai discovered that Jocho was poisoned, and traced it back to Shosuro Giichi, a close friend of Jocho. They exposed that Giichi had murdered Jocho in order to weaken Hyobu's influence, hoping to increase his chances to maneuver into her place as governor. 
== See also ==
* Shosuro Hyobu/Meta
== External Links ==
* Shosuro Hyobu (Warriors of the Wind)
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