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== Becoming a Yoki-hijo ==
Given the meaning of the name itself, only women are known to become yoki-hijo. These women become yoki-hijo at birth--supposedly they are chosen by the hijo, though the occurrence may be random.{{book ref|yumi|2}} Their nature is indicated by a omen, such as a shooting star, observed at the time of their birth.{{book ref|yumi|12}} Very few women are selected to become yoki-hijo--there are never more than sixteen at a given time,{{book ref|yumi|24}}
At some point, whether before birth or after, the yoki-hijo becomes uniquely Invested. This Investiture enables them to summon the hijo and bind them into useful tools.{{book ref|yumi|2}} That process expends some of their own Investiture, though with time and rest the Investiture is recovered.{{book ref|yumi|4}}{{book ref|yumi|6}} Yumi is observed by [[Design]] to be Invested on the same level as an [[Elantrian]], though it is unclear if this is typical among yoki-hijo or if it only applies to those who were killed by the father machine.{{book ref|yumi|32}}
Though the yoki-hijo who are part of the [[reform movement]] insist on retiring at the age of seventy,{{book ref|yumi|22}} and in some cases they allegedly may have been forced to serve in captivity,{{book ref|yumi|2}}
== Wardens ==
== Culture ==
In Torish culture, yoki-hijo are very highly respected, with few having greater authority.{{book ref|yumi|2}} Their position is seen as one of service to the people--they are served so that they may serve others.{{book ref|yumi|9}} It is considered rude to contradict a yoki-hijo, even to give a compliment.{{book ref|yumi|2}} While the various rituals and expectations placed upon them (thought to be decreed by the spirits{{book ref|yumi|9}}) have traditionally limited their personal freedoms, those who are part of the reform movement exercise greater autonomy.{{book ref|yumi|22}} This movement began several hundred years prior to the activation of the machine, and nearly all of the yoki-hijo--twelve--subscribed to it at that time, with only Yumi and one other remaining orthodox.{{book ref|yumi|22}}
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