+1 to above, for the Emissaries, We play it as you get to roll exploration in the battle you won, as you leave in the Trading phase and return before the next Trading phase, which you can participate in, as it only says warriors out of action may not look for items.
then the Strategists, you decide to miss the game before the battle, but again we let them search.
Majority of the time i dont even bother sending my Emissary, as theres a chance you may make nothing from it. But then again my leaders an ogre, other leaders may not be as missed in a fight.