Pai Shangshu

[Pai Shangshu]

Pai Shangshu

Basic Information

Full Name: Pai Shangshu 
Nicknames: Sorceress Shangshu, Shamaness Shangshu
Age: 45 years old
Birthday: August 5, 130
Gender: Female
Kingdom: Yellow Turbans
Hometown: Hanzhong
Orientation:. Heterosexual
Player: Lysandra, 21, California

Essential Information

Appearance: Pai Shangshu is dressed in a yellow attire with many symbols of the Tao on her. This symbolizes the Turban religious movement. She wears a yellow scarf as a replacement for a yellow turban so she can keep her hair neat and organized. She wears no shoes nor sandals. Her hair is black, and she has brown eyes. There are a few signs of her mid-age such as a few wrinkles and such, due to how she is in her prime. With slightly large breasts, she has a slight curvaceous figure on her, though plain looking to Han standards. She is usually portrayed as an unattractive woman due to her plain appearance, not wearing much makeup, though in actual reality, has makeup on, and isn't that ugly as many would portray. It just portrays how she is as a Yellow Turban.

Personality: Being swayed to the way of peace, Pai had always been someone who was interested in studying the Daoist arts. Being practicing the magical arts of mysticism all her life, she had indeed proven herself to be a worthy and valuable adversary. She isn't keen on people being savages towards the common civilian, and sees those who would harm civilians not true Yellow Turbans. Due to her interest, she is usually very studious, and maybe a bit insane considering that she claims herself to be one of the daughters of heaven. She is, however, good spirited to the people, and would not tolerate any Han person to attempt to harm the innocent children of the Yellow Turbans. Pai pays majour respect to the Great Teacher, Zhang Jue and would do anything to help his cause.



The one thing that would make Shangshu very angry is seeing the people being oppressed by the Han, and the Han themselves. Any person that is loyal to the Han, she instantly hates, and would probably kill them on sight. She isn't the one who would believe that any idiot, any FOOL would DARE like such an Empire... the Tyranny of the Han was something she was not happy about. She also hates it when anyone shows hatred towards the Yellow Turbans, calling them "evil", "bandits" or anything negative, for she finds the movement something that everyone throughout Zhongguo should support and bring forth the Era of Peace.

Family:
Mother - Guo Lingxiu,
Father - Pai Xu

History: Pai Shangshu was born in Hanzhong in 139 in the last days of the Han Empire. During her childhood, she grew up very poor, helping her family being well fed and hoped to the heavens that they would provide them food and fresh water. Pai grew up to parents whom were Confuciusts, and therefore, the ideologies of Confucianism were always present around the house. At the age of 9, Pai's mother fell ill due to the conditions of where she lived at. Harvests were getting worse and worse, as Hanzhong did not really experienced that much harvest. It was probably some of the worst years she had faced.



At around 10 years old (149), her mother died, and her father took it upon himself to care for her. Pai blamed the Han for killing her mother off, and much resentment towards her and the dying Han Government grew. She didn't appreciated the Han at all for what they were doing, providing no aid for anyone. As more and more resent grew between her and them, she really wished that the Han would just... die. It was not until she turned 20 where she discovered a man by the name of Zhang Liang whom was wandering around to convince others of the coming days of the Han ending. Pai listened to the words of Zhang Liang, and was convinced that indeed, the Han was nearing it's end, and that the Yellow Dragon should fix the land. Being someone subjected to poverty of the Han, and being ignored by the Han, she traveled back to Julu with the youngest brother. Converting to Daoism, Pai was indeed for the cause of the Yellow Turbans.



She would eventually convince Zhang Jue to train under him to better herself, and thus, for about the course of twenty yeas, begun to train under him of the matters of sorcery and trickery. She would eventually start to master the books that he taught her, especially the Way of Peace. However, despite her training under Zhang Jue, she can't cast the spell at all. But she did not believed that magic was not real. She knew it was, and thought maybe, the Heavens haven't thought she was worthy. Therefore, she tried to appease the heavens, and helped the Yellow Turbans recruit members. She also thought maybe... if she also got on the good side of Zhang Jue, she would eventually gain the abilities from the heavens themselves. Therefore, she begun to slowly bond with the Great Teacher himself, and his brothers, trying to also get along with other important figures in the Yellow Turbans. Whenever there is trouble from the Han, she tries her best to save the people. Of course, she did partake in raids that involved sacking of villages of the Han to help appease the heavens. Though she knew what she was doing was wrong, if Heavens Will dictated it, then she shall do it. Though one thing did worried her, and that was the fact her father still lived in Hanzhong. In addition to being a Yellow Turban, she would eventually head back to Hanzhong every month, sneaking past Han Authorities to meet with her father. It was until he died one visit to his house she made. Now fully convinced that the Han killed her parents, she spent even more time with the Turbans to help improve heavens favour of her, conducted rituals and meditated to the Heavens to help win their favour to grant her powers to destroy the Han. She would of eventually later fall inloe with Zhang Jue due to the fact that he and her have similar goals and ambitions, but she never really told him. She did showed a few signs of affection towards him though.



In addition to learning magic, she also was taught how to hold a blade by a few of the officers in the Yellow Turbans since the age of 20. She since became a better swordswoman, and with the element of martial arts, begun to utilize this in her moves. Donned in her new yellow sorceress robes, Pai took on the title of Sorceress and Shamaness, and prepares herself for the coming storm of the Blue Dragon. Armed, and ready to bring forth a new world.

Other Information

Weapon #1:.
A Steel Dao with engravings on it.

Made specially for her, the Dao was made by a blacksmith named Deng Xiao, whom Shangshu befriended during the massive recruitment of the Yellow Turbans. He was a master blacksmith who also grew resentful of the Han. Foraging her a steel sword to help her in combat, Deng made a special one for her, seeing she is an aspiring sorceress and all.




Secondary Weapon:. Deck of Cards

Although they really aren't a weapon as of this moment, Shangshu is confident that once the Heavens finds her worthy, the charms will become useful weapons. The deck contains charms from healing to curses to combat charms that are imbue with the elements. She uses them also for tarot readings and such. Proper use is drawing five cards, and once the five cards are all used, another five is drawn upon recharging energy for it. In a way, it's like a deck of instant stratagems.

The way they are used is supposedly different. One card acts as a heal, one card acts as a defense, one card acts as an offense to be thrown at the enemy, one card acts as a temporary boost to their elemental attacks, and the other for offensive attacks. Every card is of the five Chinese Elements, Fire, Water, Wood, Earth and Metal. Sometimes, one of the same elements will show up. 

Fire - Offense
Water - Healing
Earth - Defense
Wood - Elemental Boost
Metal - Melee Boost



Horse:. None.

Pets:. Upon visiting the village of Dengguo, there was this cat that approached her that appeared to be stray. The owners were thought to abandon her since she was a kitten. The cat itself, a female white cat, was quite docile towards Shangshu. Shangshu at first, patted it, and walked on it's way after it rubbed her leg and sole. However, the cat did not stopped there, and eventually followed her around the village. When Shangshu saw the cat again when she was entering the inn to sleep, she asked why it followed her. The cat only tilted its head and kept rubbing its head against her. Another pat was given and she went inside. The cat waited until daylight with some sleep, and followed her again. When she left the village, the cat left with her with followers whom were coming with her. Thinking the cat was a gift from the heavens, one of her recruited turbans suggested that she should adopt it. Shangshu agreed as the cat had gave her much luck for the past few days, and decided to name her Mei. Since, she had kept the cat around her, and it kept her comfort when meditating and training.

The cat is currently 2 years old.

Optional Information

Musou Attack: None... the heavens do not find her worthy enough to use magic yet.

Made by Riley at THQ!

[Storyteller]

Please could your secondary weapon (tarot cards) but explained a little further? What are the full five options of use? How are they used, thrown?

[Pai Shangshu]

That good?

[Lexi]

Accepted 1/2 ⋆

[Deleted]

Elemental attacks are only allowed through the use of items. In this case, elemental orbs.

Fire - Offense
Water - Healing
Earth - Defense
Wood - Elemental Boost
Metal - Melee Boost

All of these effects in general are done via items, and are not attachable to weapons without having those items.

[Deleted]

I'll approve it since the cards have no attacks or magical powers, but are simply cards.