Yuriko
Yuriko is the elderly servant who helped raise Jin after his mother died. She knows plants that heal, cause visions and kill. In Ghosts from the Past and her side tales she teaches Jin to make poison and hallucination darts.
- Role
- Supporting
- Affiliation
- Clan Sakai
Appears in
Ghosts from the PastGhosts from the Past is the Act 2 tale where Jin goes home to Omi Village to recover his father's armor. You reunite with the caretaker Yuriko, and she helps you make the Blowgun and its Poison Darts.- The Art of SeeingThe Art of Seeing is the second and final Yuriko tale, a quiet Act 2 ride with Jin's old caretaker across Kubara. You visit a hot spring and a shrine with her, and earn Yuriko's Keepsake and the Bowman's Straw Hat.
- The Proud Do Not EndureThe Proud Do Not Endure is the first of two Yuriko tales, an Act 2 ride through Kubara with Jin's old caretaker to find plants for a new poison. It unlocks Hallucination Darts for your blowgun.
Good to know
- Served Clan Sakai for many years.
- Learned about healing and poisonous plants from her mother.
- Lived through the Yarikawa Rebellion.
- Her darts are made from spider lilies.
- Bowing at her grave makes petals swirl around Jin.
- The Japanese dub calls her Yuri.
Who she is
Yuriko is warm and kind, and Jin sees her as a second mother. She took care of both Jin and Kazumasa after Chiyoko died. She tells Jin stories about his family and says his father had more imagination than Shimura.
Her tales
In The Proud Do Not Endure she takes Jin to places she wants to see again. She also shares haiku that reveal the Sakai family's past. The Art of Seeing is her last tale.
Her endSpoilerShow
At the end of The Art of Seeing, Yuriko dies peacefully at Turtle Rock Shrine after remembering her years with the family.