Composed Master

Basic Outline: Like the Wise Scholar, the Composed Master was raised in a cloistered environment. Unlike the Wise Scholar, the Composed Master's childhood training was in personal development, not academic knowledge. The the Composed Master does not generally know a lot of academic skills or even much about the world at large, but she has a sense of poise and inner strength that makes her seem very knowledgeable. She has a commanding presence but does not appear proud or arrogant.

Good Examples- Bruce Lee in "Enter the Dragon", Jet Li in almost every one of his movies, Shepherd Book (Joss Whedon's "Firefly"), Wonder Woman

Motivation: The Composed Master wants a cause to fight for, because life is empty without purpose. She has achieved a sense of self and a sense of poise and is now is seeking enlightenment. She looks for this by seeking out worthy causes that might tell her more about herself. For the Composed Master life is quest to further understand the self in order to transcend the self. The Composed Master is not arrogant or preachy or pushy, because these things would lead away from enlightenment. Like the Giant, the Composed Master will point out objections that she sees, but generally not force because she is trying to present paths to self-realization for her understands that they must choose the path and she cannot make them walk the path if they do not wish to do so.

The Composed Master will work well with the group, but will often aggravate more emotional and mercurial characters such as the Wild Man, the Dark Anti-Hero, and the Rebellious Princess.

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

Description: Your childhood consisted of training in personal development. You lack many academic skills and even significant knowledge about the world at large. Nonetheless you have a sense of poise and inner strength that makes you seem very knowledgeable. You have a commanding presence but do not appear proud or arrogant. You want a cause to fight for, because life is empty without purpose. you have achieved a sense of self and a sense of poise and are now is seeking enlightenment. You look for this by seeking out worthy causes that might tell you more about yourself. Your life is a quest to further understand the self in order to transcend the self. You are not arrogant or preachy or pushy, because these things would lead away from enlightenment. You will point out objections that you see, but generally do not force such issues because you are trying to present paths to self-realization but you cannot make your teammates walk the path if they do not wish to do so.