Li Shi Min

[Li Shimin]

Li Shimin

Xiang Chao	Han Chinese	25
5'9	12 stone	Wu
Male	Straight	Vanguard Commander

Appearance

General Li Shimin, is a young man but his body his strong and firm, having trained as a warrior for a very young age. His face is chiseled and angular like a statue, which can make people feel like he is being and distant. Which is often the case given his aloof personality. He just tends to think he is better than most everyone else.

His hair is long and tied in a knot atop his head and in a pony tail around the back, in traditional military fashion. He keeps himself clean shaven, finding the facial hair too be too itchy to allow him to grow a beard. Much to his fathers constant chagrin. Many consider him handsome, but he is too serious a man to be given to much flirting. 

Unless he is attending court he prefers to dress in military guard. Light or heavy armor in the colors of Wu. A noble mans, Jian (long sword) at his side is his constant companion. He is left handed so wears this on his right hand side.

personality

Traits

Positive 

• Manipulative
• Politically savvy
• Skilled Commander
• Well loved by his men
• Expert Swordsman

Negative

• Arrogance
• Ambition
• Feuds with others and makes rivals easily
• Reacts badly to criticism
• Hot tempered 

Some men are born to lead others to follow, General Li Shimin was born to be a commander. He had a natural charisma that makes men want to follow him and keeps his men motivated to fight even in the middle of the fiercest battle. A skilled warrior he prefers to always lead from the front, where his men can see him and be motivated to do their best against the enemy. He also goes out of the way to learn the names of his men and treats them with respect on and off the battlefield, making sure their needs are tended to. Because of this his soldiers love and respect him.

Due to his success on the battle field and his noble birth, Li is a very proud man, even arrogantly so. This is something that is often overlooked however, due to his political skills. He is adapt at turning his enemies against each other and playing for advantage between them. He is a man destined to rise to the top.

General Li was born to a important and noble house hold and it shows in his attitude. He acts like everything he beholds is his to do with as he will and those around him simply pawns to be used in his plans. He makes enemies as easily as friends and does not even get along well with his family. Many feel that he lets his arrogance get ahead of him and others do not trust that he will always be loyal to those he serves. He is some say a man with lofty goals and great ambitions. 

In public he acts very seriously, not given to joking or acting foolishly, he appears to put his duty to the state above his own concerns. Yet this may or may not be a facade. 

history

Li Shimin is the eldest son of lord Li Yang, an important noble of Jiang Dong. His family have served the Han court since the founding of the Emperor by Liu Bang more than 400 years ago. Born into high nobilty he was trained from a young age as a warrior, meaning to enlist in the military. However he was too young at the time of either of the Yellow Turban Rebellion or the Dong Zhou crisis to enlist with the army. Instead his father sent him to Jian Ye and the court of Liu Yao where he learned politics instead. He saw how the courtiers manipulated Liu Yao to gain advantage and new lands for themselves while doing little or nothing to help the country. Disgusted he saw this as counter productive, in a land at war it was the people who held the most power. If they deiced to follow you, that power was yours, if they did not you had no real power at all. When Sun Ce invaded the southland he suggested to his father that they change sides. Li Yang yielded several cites to Sun Ce and sent Shimin to serve as a military aid in the little conquerors forces. 


Once Sun Ce had taken control of the south he promoted Shimin to the rank of commandant and his father was given new lands and titles. After Sun Ce death, Shimin swore loyalty to Sun Quan, throwing his loyalty in with Zhou Yu and advocating to fight Cao Cao to the death. He served with distinction at the battle of Chi Bi and now awaits further orders from his general.The man in this world he has the most respect for....Chief Commander Zhou Yu.

[Lexi]

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