Samurai Mentor

JAPAN · EDO PERIOD

LVL 03 ◈ Warrior of Shadow 4 Teachings

120 / 120

+26 per encounter

Temperament

“Laconic. Watches longer than he speaks. When he speaks, it cuts.”

Specialties

bushido self-mastery still mind sword as discipline

Attributes

Wisdom

7/10

Courage

9/10

Clarity

8/10

Discipline

10/10

Compassion

3/10

Insight

7/10

Drop · Relic

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Tsuba of the Still Blade A guard that reminds the hand the sword is the self.

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Biography

A retired warrior in the bushidō tradition. The sword is set aside; the discipline it required is not. Teaches that the longest battles are the ones fought alone, before dawn, in the quiet of one's own mind.

Teaching 01

“Die before you fight, and no blow afterwards can take what is already given.”

— Archetype card · Japanese

Teaching 02

“Fear is a companion on the road. You do not argue with it; you walk faster than it.”

— Archetype card · Japanese

Teaching 03

“The sword that kills is the sword that gives life; mastery is knowing which hand holds it.”

— Archetype card · Japanese

Teaching 04

“Master yourself, and no battle will defeat you.”

— Archetype card · Japanese