Bayushi Akina

Bayushi Akina is a yoriki of the Emerald Magistrates, serving alongside Kitsuki Shiro and Usagi Michio to dismantle the Kolat Conspiracy.

Early Life
Bayushi Akina was born in 1178 in the lands of the Bayushi family, the youngest of her family's four children. Her immediate family had a proclivity for the courtly arts, and were focused on dealing with the political upheaval that had arisen from the Crab installing their garrison around the Second Festering Pit, just north of Kyuden Bayushi.

From a very early age, it was clear that Akina did not share her older siblings' disposition for the life of a courtier. Despite hesitation from her parents, Akina's grandmother, Bayushi Namika, pushed for Akina to enroll in the Bayushi Bushi School, in a town on the outskirts of Kyuden Bayushi.

At her dojo, Akina quickly proved herself to be the school's prodigy, mastering all of the arts of the bushi at a very young age, and developing a competitive streak as she focused her attention on the arts of iaijutsu and kenjutsu.

Yoriki of the Emerald Magistrates
At the age of 20, Bayushi Akina gained the notice of the Emerald Magistrate Shinjo Shinpachi as he travelled through the lands of the Scorpion. Shinjo witnessed Bayushi perform in an exhibition duel at a local festival, and arranged for her to become his yojimbo after being impressed by her skill.

From among his dozen or so yoriki, Bayushi quickly proved herself to be the most adaptable and skilled of his yojimbo, and she travelled at his side for nearly 2 years as he mediated disputes and offered his wisdom at many locations around the empire.