Zhao Yun

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Zhao Yun

Zilong	Chinese	24
5'8"	176lb	Shu
Male	Heterosexual	General/Bodyguard

Appearance

Striking features, not just in the context of beauty, but also in sternness and experience. His deep brown eyes could be described as 'puppy-like' at times, whilst at other times show strength. His thick black hair is kept long, but placed into a pony tail in most situations to keep it from getting in his face. He has a strong jaw line, with everything combining to give him an attractive look, whilst also imposing.

His physique is one of athleticism. He has toned muscles, a strong frame and opts for a healthy balance of stamina, strength and flexibility training to keep himself at the optimum level required to fight well. Not immune to taking the occasional injury, he does harbour no fewer than two scars on his body, one high up on the right side of his chest and another scarring vertically across his left side rib cage - both injuries were sustained in the employ of Gongsun Zan of Bei Ping.

Standing at five foot eight inches, he strikes a formidable stature on the battlefield, being of an above average height for his people in such an age, however he is by no means the tallest, even in his own forces. He will often wear his armour, even to a large degree during council meetings, where he will only add minimal robes to his attire to 'fit in with the crowd of book pushers'.

personality

+ Determined and committed to 'the cause'
+ Strong willed
+ Confident in his abilities
+ Offers his opinions and ideas
+ Shows great potential

- Treads a fine line with his responses to some lesser officers
- Refuses to be a yes man and will talk back
- Occasional bursts of arrogance
- Occasional lack of combat discipline
- Unorthodox and violent one on one fighting style

It's not like he goes out of his way to be a problem, in fact for all the complaints he gets for back chatting or giving unwanted constructive criticism, he finds a way to bring about a much greater success along the way; it is for his pros that he is kept within the officer ranks and used as an important part of Liu Bei's short to long term plans.

Away from the military Zhao Yun is a very likeable person. He is passionate, kind and very much into the romance side of things, it just sucks that his work gives him such little time to find the right person, sucking even more that he has no relatives to set him up, which would make his job a whole lot easier.

history

Zhao Yun was but a mere servant in the household of Yuan Shao in the north, however when he was scouted out by Gongsun Zan's spies as a boy of martial potential, he was bought out of his servitude and enlisted as a soldier in the armies of Bei Ping. He fought in several battles from the age of 14 where he gained vital experience in fighting, death and chaos. In his first battle he was nearly killed when an army from the north east attacked his ranks - he came away with a deep cut through his right pectoral, but fortunately did not do any lasting damage, other than an aforementioned scar.

Zhao Yun met Liu Bei during the campaign against Dong Zhuo and several years later after his lord Gongsun Zan's defeat to Yuan Shao, he joined Liu Bei's forces as an officer. Since that time he has been a consistent thorn in his lord's enemies side. He was a prominent figure in Liu Bei's retreat from Xin Ye, as well as having several important roles throughout the Shu-Wu Alliance and the defences of Jing.

As an up and coming general, Zhao Yun shows heaps of promise and the head strong and determined nature to go high up in the ranks should health and situations permit.

[Britt]

I am assuming you are dropping Jiang Wei?

[Deleted]

Yeah I needed a fresh start after being unable to get on for so many weeks

[Britt]

Approved darling.