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The {{questmon|roshi|samurai|guardian}} Like player and [[player monster]] [[Samurai (player monster)|samurai]], they are lawful.
  
 
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Roshi is a Japanese word, common in Zen Buddhism, meaning "old"
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Roshi is a Japanese word, common in Zen Buddhism, meaning "old" (ro) and "teacher" (shi).  Roshi can be used as a term of respect, as in the Rinzai school; as a simple reference to actual age, as in the Soto school; or it can mean a teacher who has transmitted knowledge to, and thus "given birth" to, a new teacher.
(ro) and "teacher" (shi).  Roshi can be used as a term of
 
respect, as in the Rinzai school; as a simple reference to
 
actual age, as in the Soto school; or it can mean a teacher who
 
has transmitted knowledge to, and thus "given birth" to, a new
 
teacher.
 
 
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The roshi, @, is a Samurai quest guardian. Like player and player monster samurai, they are lawful.

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Roshi is a Japanese word, common in Zen Buddhism, meaning "old" (ro) and "teacher" (shi). Roshi can be used as a term of respect, as in the Rinzai school; as a simple reference to actual age, as in the Soto school; or it can mean a teacher who has transmitted knowledge to, and thus "given birth" to, a new teacher.

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