Wu Zhin

[Wu Zhin]

"It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness."
- Chinese Proverb

ABOUT THE PLAYER

Player Name/Alias: Harley
Player Age: 19
Player Gender: Female
How did you find us?: A little birdy told me!
What is the 5th bold rule point in section one of the rules?: ( Staff Edit)

ABOUT THE CHARACTER

Name: Wu Zhin
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Style: Original
Residence: Within Wu but bordering Jian Ye near the sea

THE PERSONALITY

Zhin comes off as a modest and quiet woman. When people ask for her assistance she uses formality and polite namesakes bowing to the elder and looking out for the young. Words to her are used only when they are needed and feels it inappropriate to speak just for the sake of useless banter and in the case of most females-- gossip.

At first, many get the impression of a weak and vulnerable woman and try to manipulate and use her for her talents (a skilled blacksmith; a skill passed down from her father). However, she is neither weak nor vulnerable and would refuse a person who is ill intentioned. When force is used, she does not hesitate to use force as well which has led to many problems in her upbringing; of course now the people know better than to force her into doing that which she does not.

In reality, Wu Zhin is actually a strong willed, stubborn and sometimes assertive. When she wants something it is nearly impossible to convince her to stop seeking it and when questioned she will not hesitate to point out, rather aggressively, that the persons opinion is useless to her; that is unless presented with superior logic to convince her otherwise.

Zhin likes to indulge in the simpler things in life, poetry, art and the beautiful scenery of Wu are amongst the things she seeks. Yet, she still indulges in the art of battle ambitious enough to be a very capable archer and a half-decent swordsman. To better hone her skills she takes it upon herself to go hunting for food using animals as targets.

Despite her quiet ways, sometimes coming off as reserved, Wu Zhin does go taverns, listening to the latest tales from soldiers, having a few laughs with them. In fact she can be quite the light hearted person herself joining in on the drinking, much to the dismay of her mother, where as her father finds it amusing. To make matters worse when the girl is drunk she has such a foul language, especially to those who wrong her, she would make even the foulest bandit seem tame. In fact she is scolded on many occasions about her drunken tirade and would often wave her mother off deeming her language as 'common' especially in a tavern.

THE APPEARANCE

Wu Zhin is a simple pretty woman, her features are delicate and petite with almond shaped eyes, a well shaped small nose and soft pink full lips. Because of a lack of care for appearance, her face is almost always streaked with the dark splotches from the countless hours crafting swords and armour in her fathers shop, if not for that her hair would be dishevelled from training through hunting.

Despite countless hours in the sun, Wu Zhin never tans and only gets a small hint of color under the summer sun, but in general she maintains a pale alabaster complexion. In contrast to her skin, her hair is a dark raven color, reaching past the small of her back; usually tied behind with a ribbon or pinned up with a simple hair piece.

Wu Zhin stands at 5'5" and has a rather slim and petite frame, while working she prefers the freedom of loose robes rolled up at the sleeves, her body almost disappearing within the cloth. When hunting for food however, she prefers to dress in smaller and tighter clothing to keep it from interfering (much like the one pictured above).

THE HISTORY

Wu Zhin hails from a simple and humble working class family. Her father is a blacksmith who was known for being the first to use refining on swords and switching from bronze jian and bronze dao to steel. For this, his weapons were sought after and gave him a decent wealth. Her mother on the other hand came from a noble family, however she rebelling against her family and married Zhin's father; leading to her own disownment because 'no noblewoman would marry a blacksmith'. Despite this, her mother teaches noble children etiquette, reading, writing and poetry never for a second regretting the path she chose nor wishing for her old life back.

Wu Zhin's parents could never never seem to have a child, but after a few years of trying they finally bore their only daughter Wu Zhin; the name Zhin meaning treasure or gift because she was exactly that to them. Growing up she was coddled as a child, while her mother was out tutoring she would spend her days in her fathers shop learning the basics of his trade and eventually the skills being passed on to her. Once her mother would return home Wu Zhin would be tutored like a noble.

While her father's speciality was metals, he was also more than capable at making bows and arrows and had made Zhin a small one. She practised for countless hours while also attempting to carry swords while her father wasn't watching. Once she was a teenager she was quite the accomplished archer and was able to smaller blades such as daggers.

As the years went on and more blacksmiths began to populate the land Wu Zhin came to realize that to save money it would be best to hunt and so was taught by a neighbour the fundamentals of hunting. Before long she was the one putting food on the table while her father struggled and her mother added students to her roster.

During her teen years many suitors had come to Wu Zhin, but her own lack of care for a husband or even a lover resulted in her turning them all down much to the dismay of her parents. By the time she was in her mid 20's she had become just as skilled if not more so skilled than her father in his trade. It had gotten to a point where there were forging skills he had never taught her which she had learned on her own; in fact her skill in refining was so great that they were graded as one hundred' refinings' which is the highest quality. Because of Zhin her fathers business had once more started to gain attention and Zhin began teaching her father her methods.

On one occasion when she was 22 Wu Zhin was taken aside by a man, she could instantly tell that he was ill intentioned and before he could ask for whatever it was he needed, she denied him and walked away. Upon returning home next day from hunting she had found her mother bound up and raped and her father severely beaten up. Knowing well who it was, she took her fathers specially crafted daggers and hunted the man. Upon finding him on he outskirts of town she had come to learn that he initially wished for her to craft him and his fellow bandits weapons, but because of her rude refusal he was planning on kidnapping her. Angered, she lured him into the nearby forest and like the animal he was, made quick work of him decapitating and burying him under the earth. By nightfall all the towns people had heard about the mans mysterious 'disappearance' and how he was last seen with Wu Zhin.

Since then few people have attempted to force her into servitutude, most of the time it resulting in her 'giving them a good old beating', but not killing the person and now everyone that knew of her knew better than to anger her or use force against her. In fact as she grew up she took to going to the taverns, learning from the various soldiers all forms of close combat and on many occasions would help the hostess wrestle off the aggressive drunks. Her mother deeming her acts as 'unlady-like' and her father, slightly disturbed with his daughters masculine ways, amused by the prospect of his daughter rough-housing it had led to some of the patrons naming her, rather affectionately, 'Zuì jiǔ gāng' or in other words 'drunken steel'.

Now left with an empty feeling she wanted to be of more use to her people and the land, Wu Zhin has decided to leave her family behind and set off to the close by Jian Ye wanting to enlist not only as a blacksmith, but also as a soldier in Wu's army, convinced that the warlord Sun Ce will be the only one capable of reuniting Han under a peaceful banner.

[Lexi]

You are the flower
I'm the rain, Without you life is not the same.
I'm everything you'll ever need
Though rarely spoken, we still proceed .