The Warrior’s Code

1. The Warrior’s Code

2. Honesty • The word of a warrior, given in oath, contains the supreme truth • Once the word of a warrior is given, it will be kept at any cost, even one’s own life

3. Hospitality • For a traveler, it’s important to know that, in friendly territory, he’ll always have food, shelter, and protection • Every good man has the obligation to treat a guest in the best way possible and to wait nothing else in response

4. Courage • A warrior values his own life and will not endanger himself for a cause that he knows to be lost • The unnecessary death is the death of a fool, but the death of a hero is the one that makes the difference • The warrior will possess a fierce determination • Once a warrior hero decides a course of action, nothing will hold him back

5. Loyalty • The relation that exists between the individual and his group • Loyalty of a man belongs to his family, his Lord, and his king (in this order) • This order can be modified however, by an oath of personal loyalty

6. Cunning • Using artifices (tricks) that deceive an opponent is much appreciated • This type of trick, however, must be applied only against opponents who prove undeserving of respect