Showdown at the Ikedaya Inn: Samurai Secret Police
Conflicted: A History Podcast
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The Warrior's Training Regiment
The men of the shinsingumi were subjected to performing executions, or serving as seconds for fellow coremen who been condemned to commit suicide. A violation of any of these rules was an instant, non negotiable death sentence. You would be required to present yourself in front of the entire wolf pack, express extreme contrition, reflect on your failures, and then disembowel yourself with a dagger. Hillsborough continues to hone their ability to cut through human flesh.
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