I like the fact that you included Blade, and Bow, the Bushi were archers as well as Swordsmen. (Even Mounted!) I've done a similar build with a Tachi (Blades Sword, a Katana is worn edge up in the sash for Iado drawing cuts, while a Tachi is a cavalry sword that hangs edge down from the belt.) and the free hand empty for a Block. Critical Charge is critical, because the Kendo style is rushing forward from just out of reach to strike. Oddly enough, I wore the Blades helm, Boots, and Gauntlets with Blue Robes, then Mage robes all the way up to Master. The only magic I used was Alteration, and Restoration, and I started with an Altmer. Other than that, an unbelievably similar build.
The Ronin weren't Samurai, both were Bushi, but the Samurai owed fealty to a Shogun, and the Emperor. A Ronin either lost his Master, or was disgraced along with the entire house when the Emperor changed. Usually through Klingon Promotion, the allies of the old emperor were often stripped of their rank as Shoguns so the new one's cronies could fill their niches. Renegade houses were Shinjen, but freed of his service, some could just wander as Adventurers. The most famous Ronin was Myamoto Musashi from The Book of Five Rings. A good read for this kind of character, in some ways it was The Art Of War for Japanese lone nomads instead of Chinese Generals.
I like the fact that you included Blade, and Bow, the Bushi were archers as well as Swordsmen. (Even Mounted!) I've done a similar build with a Tachi (Blades Sword, a Katana is worn edge up in the sash for Iado drawing cuts, while a Tachi is a cavalry sword that hangs edge down from the belt.) and the free hand empty for a Block. Critical Charge is critical, because the Kendo style is rushing forward from just out of reach to strike. Oddly enough, I wore the Blades helm, Boots, and Gauntlets with Blue Robes, then Mage robes all the way up to Master. The only magic I used was Alteration, and Restoration, and I started with an Altmer. Other than that, an unbelievably similar build.
The Ronin weren't Samurai, both were Bushi, but the Samurai owed fealty to a Shogun, and the Emperor. A Ronin either lost his Master, or was disgraced along with the entire house when the Emperor changed. Usually through Klingon Promotion, the allies of the old emperor were often stripped of their rank as Shoguns so the new one's cronies could fill their niches. Renegade houses were Shinjen, but freed of his service, some could just wander as Adventurers. The most famous Ronin was Myamoto Musashi from The Book of Five Rings. A good read for this kind of character, in some ways it was The Art Of War for Japanese lone nomads instead of Chinese Generals.