WHAT CLAN DOES YOUR CHARACTER BELONG TO?
True Ronin
WHAT FAMILY DOES YOUR CHARACTER BELONG TO?
None
IS YOUR CHARACTER A BUSHI, A SHUGENJA, OR A COURTIER?
Bushi
HOW WOULD OTHERS DESCRIBE YOUR CHARACTER’S APPEARANCE?
Cheerful, but focused. A closely cropped haircut. He takes himself very seriously even when others might not.
WHAT IS YOUR CHARACTER’S PRIMARY MOTIVATION?
Although it's clearly impossible, he wants the honor of a samurai. Even if he can't be revered in society as a samurai, if he makes a difference in someone's life then THEY will think of him highly.
WHO IS THE PERSON YOUR CHARACTER TRUSTS MOST IN THE WORLD?
His older brother Kuga. Kuga has recently turned to bandrity to support himself and his wife, a fact which dismays Hojo.
WHAT IS YOUR CHARACTER’S GREATEST STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS?
Hojo's greatest strength is his desire to help others. Sacrifice of what's right for him in the place of what's right for someone else is often his greatest weakness as well as he frequently makes choices that put him into danger.
WHAT DOES YOUR CHARACTER THINK OF BUSHIDO?
Hojo reveres Bushido and tries to live up to the code as closely as possible. Jin is the trait he most closely tries to embody.
WHAT IS YOUR CHARACTER’S OPINION OF HIS CLAN?
He has nothing but contempt for Clan Ronin, those who had what he dreams of and cast it away. He is far more tolerant of True Ronin like himself, those who find themselves on the outside as mere accident of birth.
IS YOUR CHARACTER MARRIED?
He is not, though he is sweet on Jimyoin Izuko, a young lady from his village.
DOES YOUR CHARACTER HAVE ANY PREJUDICES?
He despises Clan Ronin, for the reasons stated above. They could have been great, failed and then didn't even have the decency to die afterwards.
TO WHOM DOES YOUR CHARACTER OWE THE MOST
LOYALTY?
He is loyal to the people who need his help. He'll do anything to protect anyone weaker than he.
WHAT ARE YOUR CHARACTER’S FAVORITE AND LEAST
FAVORITE THINGS?
He has a corn husk doll given to him by a Samurai that passed through the village when he was a child. It's barely scraps now, but he carries it wherever he goes. He hates water chestnuts, though he misses the days when he had the luxury of being picky about what food to eat. Given the chance, he'd eat a thousand water chestnuts.
DOES YOUR CHARACTER HAVE ANY RECURRING
MANNERISMS?
Hojo has a lot of nervous energy, constantly playing with his hands or worrying a river stone he keeps in his pocket.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER’S EMOTIONS?
He is a generally positive person, even in the face of adversity. He tries to slip into his "game face" when he's doing "samurai things" but it's hard to take him seriously. This often infuriates him and his responses often fuel the ridicule.
HOW WOULD YOUR CHARACTER HANDLE A
SUBORDINATE’S IMPROPER BEHAVIOR?
Bushido is everything to Hojo, and he'd attempt to correct someone who acts outside of the code.
HOW WOULD YOUR CHARACTER’S PARENTS DESCRIBE
HIM?
Kind, but foolish. They'd never EVER admit it, but they'd prefer him to go into bandrity where he could live a comfortable (if precarious) life as opposed to his mad goals to help others.
WHAT IS YOUR CHARACTER’S HIGHEST AMBITION?
If you asked him directly, he'd say "To help others and relieve suffering in this world" but if you were to look into his mind the answer would be "to be a Samurai." It is a sad thing to have an impossible ambition.
HOW RELIGIOUS IS YOUR CHARACTER?
He pays lip-service to religion, but never truly believed.
HOW WILL YOUR CHARACTER DIE?
Protecting someone else. He would trade his life for just a few moments of someone else's.
