Post by sunjian on Feb 14, 2012 22:50:48 GMT
“I have none of the civil graces. Warfare is my work. If I cross the border to attack some rebels, that is simply giving help to a neighbour. Even if I am committing a crime, why should I feel ashamed?" - Sun Jian
Name: Sun Jian (Wentai). "The Tiger of Jiang Dong"
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Style: Canon
Personality:
Sun Jian is known to be a very influential person, it is hard to find anyone cursing his name, only the enemy before him at least! creating a great reputation for himself when he participates in the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Often when around citizens, they would be inspired to raise arms and join in his side in battle.
Sun Jian is a calm man, always considerate and courteous to his men. He is generally kind to those around him and forgives past mistakes with subtle ease. He doubles as a fierce and courageous warrior. Since he is praised as a tiger of his homeland, he pridefully refers to himself by his nickname on several occasions. He is fiercely loyal to the Han Dynasty and Yuan Shu, even going so far as to call himself the "Blade of the Imperial Han".
A caring father, he is proud of his children and tries his best to look out for them. In more recent titles, he acts as a strong mentor figure for them and points out their respective strengths and weaknesses.
Weapon(s):
Halberd:
Jian Sword:
History:
Sun Jian came from a poor family in the south and was presumably the son of a merchant. When his mother was pregnant, she dreamed that her intestines came out of her and wound up at the Chang Gate of Wu. She was frightened because she did not know whether it was a good sign or not. When Jian was born, he was a boy of no ordinary appearance; he was generous, intelligent and fond of unusual behavior.
When Sun Jian was a young man, he was appointed as junior civil officer in the county administration. When Sun Jian was seventeen, he accompanied his father on a trip to Qiantang, where a local pirate Hu Yu had taken control of the waterway. Sun Jian grabbed his sword and climbed up the bank towards the pirates. When he came in sight of the pirates, Wentai pretended to give orders to troops for deployment. This scared the pirates and they scattered, Sun Jian pursued and cut off one man’s head as evidence of his victory. Around this time (AD 171), a rebellion broke out in Kuai Ji lead by Xu Chang; a man who was said to have supernatural powers. Sun Jian raised troops in Wu county and was appointed as Major. During the battles, Sun Jian attracted the attention of the Imperial Protector of Yang, Zhang Min, who recommended Sun Jian to the court. Wentai was then appointed Assistant of Yandu County in Guangling Province (presently Yancheng in Jiangsu Province).
At this point in his life, Sun Jian was nineteen years old and married to the Lady Wu. The Lady’s family was originally from Wu County but migrated to Qiantang. Wentai was captivated by the Lady’s beauty and character and asked to marry her. The Wu family was reluctant, but Lady Wu was able to smooth things over and convinced them that it was her risk to take.
Sun Jian continued to serve as Assistant in three different counties, first in Yandu, then at Xuyi and later at Xiapi. Sun Jian remained in Xu Province to serve as Imperial officer. Wherever Sun Jian went, he gained a good reputation and the people loved him. Many of his old friends and young adventurers came to visit him, and Wentai treated them as family.
Ten years later (AD 184), Zhang Jiao of Julu county began a large scale uprising against the Imperial Han Court, known as the Yellow Turban rebellion. Among the people sent out to fight the rebellion was Zhu Jun, a man from Kuai Ji. Zhu Jun recommended Sun Jian’s appointment as Associate Major. Sun Jian once again raised troops in his region and marched out to join Zhu Jun’s army with a thousand soldiers under his command. Sun Jian followed Zhu Jun in all his battles and it was said that wherever he went, Wentai was always successful in his battles. Together with Zhu Jun, Sun Jian defeated the Yellow Turbans at Wan castle; which was the rebels’ last stronghold north of the Yangtze. At the end of the year, Sun Jian was memorialized several times to the crown as promoted to major With Separate Command.
Through the recommendation of Zhu Jun, Sun Jian then served Huangfu Song and later Zhang Wen as assistant. Though the Yellow Turbans had been defeated, a new uprising occurred in Liang Province, where Qiang tribes’ people and non-Chinese auxiliary forces rebelled against the crown and headed towards the ancient capital of Chang An. Together with Dong Zhuo; Sun Jian fought a hard battle against the northerners but were eventually very successfull. Upon his return to the capital, Wentai was promoted to Gentleman Consultant.
In the year AD 187, Sun Jian was sent south to serve as Grand Administrator of Chang Sha. Though prosperous, the region of Chang Sha was plagued by rebels and caitiffs. Sun Jian took command of the Prefecture, with his base in Linxiang, and successfully eradicated the rebels Ou Xing, Zhou Chao, Guo Shi and Guan Gu. Though Sun Jian was responsible for the military safety of Chang Sha, he had no business in defeating rebels in other prefectures. Wentai did not care much for these formalities and ensured the safety of all surrounding prefectures. The court approved of his attitude and granted him the title of Marquis of Wucheng.
Sun Jian remained as administrator for two more years and his success against the rebels justifies his position. Wentai was a valued supporter of the court and when civil war tore up the country in AD 189, he prepared an army to aid the Emperor in the north.
Along his way to the north, Sun Jian killed Wang Rui the Inspector of Jing, and Zhang Zi the Grand Administrator of Nanyang. Sun Jian joined Yuan Shu’s forces in Luyang and was appointed as Gentleman of the Household and recommended as Acting General Who Smashes the Caitiffs and Inspector of Yu Province. Sun Jian relinquished his title as Grand Administrator and accepted the authority of Yuan Shu. Sun Jian volunteered to take the vanguard in the attack against Dong Zhuo as Yuan Shu’s Chief Lieutenant.
Stats:
Strength: 6/10
Endurance: 3/10
Intelligence: 6/10
Agility: 4/10
Courage: 6/10
