Ryuki Samurai

This background is only available to the Frostbound Campaign.

As a Ryuki samurai, you serve one of the great clans of Seguro Gra or one their vassal Ryu. You've trained your entire life under the tutelage of your Atama and the Bushi code of the Lord Protector. Honor and loyalty are central pillars of your life. You wander the land, upholding your ideals and bonds, but your flaw has become the master of your destiny.

Skill Proficiencies: Athletics and pick one: History, Persuasion, Arcana, Nature, Stealth, Perception, or Survival
Tool Proficiencies: One type of gaming set
Languages: Boreal
Equipment: A Kenwei (set of decorative swords), Traveler's clothes, a winter blanket, 5 rations, a gaming set, a pouch containing 5 gp

Feature: Kenmei

The combination of your Kenmei blades holds weight wear you go. Those who recognize your Ryuki emblem emblazoned on your blades will recognize your skill and position. As a samurai, you can often find jobs that the people would not have originally offered to others. When looking for jobs or collecting information from individuals, people who recognize your Ryuki emblem will be more willing to trust you with information and even jobs that they would not trust to let others handle.

Variant Ryuki Samurai: Ryuki Jodo

You have served dutifully in one of the Ryuki and enjoy a position of power within the organization. You have received extensive training and are a trusted member of your Ryuki.

Rather than proficiency with a gaming set you might be proficient with vehicles (land) or navigator's tools. And instead of a gaming set, you start with a pony.

Clan Loyalty

The loyalty of a samurai is immutable and bound to the master of their Ryu, the Ryuki of Seguro Gra, or the Gragun. You can roll on the following table to determine your clan loyalty, or choose one that best fits your character.

D8	Allegiance
1	The Lord Protector
2	Ryuki Toma
3	Ryuki Mato
4	Ryuki Junjo
5	Ryuki Yato
6	Ryuki Hondu
7	Ryuki Kira
8	Ronin

Suggested Characteristics

The harsh life of a samurai and the rigid code of honor and discipline that was drilled into you has shaped your ideals of life, friendship, and knowing your own weaknesses.

D8	Personality Trait
1	I am utterly serene, even in the face of disaster.
2	I'm always polite and respectful.
3	I've lost too many friends, and I'm slow to make new friends.
4	I can stare down a hell hound without flinching.
5	I bluntly say what other people are hinting at or hiding.
6	I have a strong code of honor or sense of propriety that others don't comprehend.
7	I have no interest in dwelling on my former life, it's all dead and in the past now.
8	I have a strong code of honor or sense of propriety that others don't comprehend.

D6	Ideal
1	Tradition. The code of honor of my clan must be preserved and upheld. (Lawful)
2	Charity. I always try to help those in need, no matter what the personal cost. (Good)
3	Live and Let Live. Meddling in the affairs of others only causes trouble. (Neutral)
4	Independence. I must prove that I can handle myself with my clan. (Chaotic)
5	Power. If I can attain more power, no one will tell me what to do. (Evil)
6	Self-Knowledge. If you know yourself, there's nothing left to know. (Any)

D6	Bond
1	I worked the land, I love the land, and I will protect the land.
2	I protect those who cannot protect themselves.
3	I am the last of my Ryu, and it is up to me to ensure that their legacy lives on.
4	I will have vengeance on one who has wronged my clan.
5	Someone I loved died because of I mistake I made. That will never happen again.
6	My Kinmei is my honor, if anything happens to it I will work furiously to fix it.

D6	Flaw
1	I can't resist a pretty face.
2	I have a weakness for the vices of the city, especially hard drink.
3	I am slow to trust members of other races, tribes, and societies.
4	Don't expect me to save those who can't save themselves. It is nature's way that the strong thrive and the weak perish.
5	My pride will probably lead to my destruction.
6	I am secretly (or not so secretly) convinced of the superiority of my own fighting style over that of others.