Stalwart

He had four great gashes, through the least of which, truly, a soul could have passed and flown to the clouds with outspread wings. Manessier, Third Continuation of Perceval

To be Stalwart is to be tough and indomitable, to endure whatever may come your way.

• In thought and word, it may be having the stubbornness of a mule, or silently avoiding being goaded into action.
• In act and deed, it is best in endurance tasks, which need slow and steady power.
• It is not highly valued in craft, though it can endure if the craft itself is difficult or requires some kind of endurance.
• In acts of violence, the stalwart hope to outlast their foes, to suffer the blows against them and stay standing.

Many people who are physically stalwart are also Strong, and some are Spry as well¹ - but these are three different kinds of athleticism, and more importantly three different uses of it.

Stalwartness is most worthy of the reputations because it is inevitable in life that you will face troubles you will have no choice but to endure.

Footnotes

1. As much as the stereotype often diverges between the two. ↩