Jukashi
Four Thousand Club
That's not a Dawn trait; all Solars are supposed to have that. And Lunars, too. (Sidereals, on the other hand, strive to make sure obstacles don't come up in the first place...) You have to remember that all Exalts were designed to be the superweapons of the gods. They're not supposed to just have skill and ability, but the burning desire to wield it.Safim said:A dawns life is determined by the will to strife, to overcome obstacles.
The person you describe sounds much more like a Zenith to me- someone who sticks to his principles and refuses to be bent out of shape by the crude violence of the world around him, changing Creation by the sheer force of his convictions. Not a Dawn.
I mean, perhaps a Dawn can at some point recieve some shock or emotional blow that turns them to pacifism, but that's a denial of their role and of the reason they were Exalted. The Dawns were created for two purposes: to kick ass, and to lead armies. Pacifists do neither. All of the other Castes can do at least part of their jobs and be pacifistic, but not Dawns. You might as well say Lunars can be vegans.