The Kikori are a class of Nihon-Jans who are ordinary people. Kikori is Nihon-Jan for lumberjack. The Kikori help the emperor in The Emperor of Nihon-Ja when the Senshi warriors rebelled against the emperor. Because they were not as skilled as the Senshi in fighting one to one, Will decided that they should work together using shields similar to the soldiers of Toscano. They are often badly mistreated by the Senshi who are of a higher class than they and for that reason often distrust them.