Dutiful Samurai

Basic Outline: The Dutiful Samurai is the believer who places his own life behind his obligation to whatever cause or master he has pledged himself. The Dutiful Samurai is a dedicated warrior who is tireless and unafraid of death. The Samurai is not foolish, but sees no terror in the end of his life and works fearlessly to further the cause that he has pledged himself to- indeed it could be said that if one were to remove the cause, the Samurai would disappear with it.

Good Examples- Superman, Drizzt Do'Urden (R.A. Saltvatore's series), Samwise Gamgee (Lord of the Rings), Frog (Chrono Trigger)

Motivation: The Dutiful Samurai wants to bring honor to his master or his cause. To the Dutiful Samurai life has no purpose if it exists only to further the self. The Dutiful Samurai was raised to respect life and loyalty and to see value as something that exists outside the self that can only be bestowed upon the self by adding value to something larger than the self. The Dutiful Samurai is the classic knight, or the Jedi or even the dedicated activist- anyone who is dedicated to a cause and seeks value for themselves by providing value to others.

The Dutiful Samurai will work well with the group as long as they have an honorable cause, but may not get along well with the individual members. The Dutiful Samurai may not see value in the Composed Master's quest, seeing it instead as selfish. The Dutiful Samurai will also generally have issues with the Cynical Veteran, the Wild Man, the Dark Anti-Hero and the Wise Scholar- all of whom feel to selfish for the Dutiful Samurai's taste. Although if it furthers the cause he fights for, he will work with them without complaint. The Dutiful Samurai will get along best with the Rebellious Princess, the Comic Relief, the Natural Leader, and the Callow Youth.

Sample Description for this character (feel free to print this off).

Description: You place your own life behind your obligation to a cause greater than yourself. Though tireless and unafraid of death, you are not foolish; you simply see no terror in the end of your life. To you life has no purpose if it exists only to further the self, this is indulgence- pointless and wasteful. You were raised to respect loyalty and to see value as something that exists outside the self that can only be bestowed upon the self by adding value to something larger than the self. Anyone who is dedicated to a cause and seeks value for themselves by providing value to others is using their life well, those who waste it on indulgence and transitory things like the body are not worth respect. Your honor is the only thing that will live on after you are gone, guard it above all else and serve it by serving your cause.