Theme Party Design Contest

The Seven Samurai 

2) Description of Theme: 

Seven unemployed samurai hired on with Grimpak, even though the job lacked in glory and did little to ease their poverty. They were lead by Kambei, who had both natural leadership and a sense of destiny that seven samurai had both a purpose and fate not yet revealed to him. 

Now they are stranded on a beach after their ship had crashed. What's worse is that one of their fated number perished in the tragic landing. However, Kambei is determined more than ever that their destiny lies here on Dominus and that the seventh samurai can be replaced - he had obviously chosen the wrong one. Together the six set off to find their destiny... 'Maybe we die this time,' Kambei notes. At this, Shichiroji just smiles. They are, after all, samurai. 

3) Character list: 

The team: Six human samurai. 

Kambei, the leader, and bearer of responsibility and destiny. 

Kyuzo, the master swordsman, chooses a two-handed sword over the traditional dual swords. He is a man of few words but much action, and well entrenched in the traditions of the samurai. 

Heihachi, who began as an alchemist, has a kind and cheerful disposition. He also seems to have some skill in the lore of animal life, and has named many of the creatures we have encountered. He is fairly accurate with thrown weapons or a sling, whereas the rest of us prefer to us a bow as the more traditional samurai weapon. 

Kikuchiyo is much more vocal than the rest of us, in fact Kyuzo has commented on his ability to talk when silence would be a really good thing. However, he relates well with others and his communications skills will undoubtedly be a benefit when we need to deal with the ones who built this place, if we ever find them. 

Gorobei, the wisest among us. He has been able to name the purpose of many of the items we have found. 

Shichiroji is also a quiet man, a veteran of some wars, and a good friend. He also has knowledge of many of the artifacts we have found. 

4) Any limitations: 

They can develop magic and other skills as befits samurai in the Wizardry universe. The original samurai benefited from the villagers, thus they will use some NPCs to further their cause, such as using Vi to identify items for them. The original samurai were benevolent, thus they will not willingly attack any NPCs, including Kunar, Crock or the T'Rang. 

5) Goals for the party: 

To find the seventh samurai and to fulfill their destiny. In the movie they saved a village from bandits. Here they will save not only Arnika but all of Dominus from the bandit Dark Savant by ascending before he does. Keeping the villagers alive is important to them, putting themselves in harms way if needed. This includes the patrols in Arnika and Trynton.