*medium human*
***
### Attributes
**Armor Class** 18 (ceramic plate body armor)
**Damage Reduction** 4
**Hit Points** 58 (9d8+18)
**Speed** 9 m.
STR |DEX| CON| INT| WIS| CHA
-|-|-|-|-|-
18 (+4)| 12 (+1)| 14 (+2)| 10 (+0)| 13 (+1)| 11 (+0)
**Skills** Athletics +6, Insight +3, Perception +3
**Senses** Passive Perception 13
**Languages** Any two languages
**Challenge** 2 (450 XP)
***
### Features
**Ittojutsu.** Once per encounter, the kensei samurai can inflict an extra 3d6 damage after they hit with a melee weapon.
**Counter Attack (1/turn).** The kensei makes melee attack with a nanosword against anyone who makes a melee attack against them.
***
### Actions
***Multiattack.*** The kensei makes two melee attacks.
***Nanosword.*** *Melee Weapon Attack*: +8 to hit, reach 1.5 m., one target. Hit: 13 (2d8+4) armor piercing, slashing damage.
***
### Description
**Kensei** are samurai that focus almost exclusively on swordsmanship and use their razor-sharp blade (usually a katana) to great effect. Like other samurai, they are almost always in the employ of a nation, corporation, or other wealthy patron.