A topic from AEG's L5R CCG Rules forum, copied for Oracle of the Void from a copy of the forum saved in October 2015, so pages it didn't save are missing. Players' names are left out; the rules officials are named. Rulings are as they stood on these dates; later rulings, the rulebooks and the Rules Archive may differ.
A player, 9 July 2012
My dishonorable Personality is equipped with (only) a Blade of Penance, and wins a duel. I think the rule on rehonoring does not apply (because traits are not performed), so the personality will stay dishonorable and I will gain 4 honor. Am I right?
Blade of Penance After this Personality wins a duel, if he has no Followers: Gain 4 Honor.
Rules on rehonoring Before a player gains one or more points of Honor from an action or trait that targeted, came from, or was performed by one or more of his or her dishonorable Personalities, if rehonoring the Personalities is not one of that action or trait’s effects, the dishonorable Personalities' rehonoring is substituted for the Honor gain
Brook Cunningham (rules official), 9 July 2012
My dishonorable Personality is equipped with (only) a Blade of Penance, and wins a duel. I think the rule on rehonoring does not apply (because traits are not performed), so the personality will stay dishonorable and I will gain 4 honor. Am I right?
Blade of Penance After this Personality wins a duel, if he has no Followers: Gain 4 Honor.
Rules on rehonoring Before a player gains one or more points of Honor from an action or trait that targeted, came from, or was performed by one or more of his or her dishonorable Personalities, if rehonoring the Personalities is not one of that action or trait’s effects, the dishonorable Personalities' rehonoring is substituted for the Honor gain
You are correct.