Shao Anjun 邵安君 (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
wanderwolf) wrote2025-10-28 02:29 pm
wanderwolf) wrote2025-10-28 02:29 pm
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PLAYER INFO
Player Name: Rachel (Mysterious Forest Creature)
• Player Contact: Discord: mysteriousforestcreature
• Player Age: 36
• Permissions: Link it Here.
CHARACTER INFO
• Character Name: Shao Anjun/邵安君
• Character Age: 33
• Character Canon: OC
• Canon Point: 14 years after the destruction of the Wujiang Martial Sect
• Character History: https://wanderwolf.dreamwidth.org/538.html
• Character Personality:
— Positive Trait: Civilized. If there is one word to describe Shao Anjun’s personality, it would definitely be “civilized”. Not in the sense that he belongs to a particular civilization (although he very much does), but rather in the more general sense that he is what “civilized” people are supposed to be. He is polite and well-mannered, reserved in his speech and completely in control of his emotions, intensely moral and ethical, sophisticated and refined in his tastes, true to his community’s code of ethics, merciful and humane in his treatment of others, enlightened in his political views, considered and methodical in making decisions, logical, rational and reasonable rather than than impulsive, intelligent and scholarly, gentle and slow to anger, and considerate of the feelings of others. He is all of these things, and together this package of traits marks him out as a gentleman of high class in his adoptive culture. It also marks him out as the exact opposite of his native culture, that of the supposed barbarians who live on the steppes and count the langren or werewolves of their homeland as potent allies rather than monsters. If a psychologist were to talk to Shao Anjun for any length of time, they would probably point out that his rigorous adherence to this code of conduct is a reaction to being raised as something of an outsider due to his origins on the steppe.
— Positive Trait: Brave, noble, loyal, all those jianghu things, baby. Aside from being very civilized, gentlemen of the jianghu, or the world of martial sects of scholar-warriors in Chinese wuxia stories, are supposed to be utterly loyal to their sect. They will not only lay down their lives for the survival or honor of their sect in extremis, but they also subscribe to a program of obedience and respect to their sect and its ideals in their daily conduct. They honor their sect elders and superiors in a reflection of the Chinese concept of filial piety, and they dutifully mentor children and their inferiors (who, in turn, are supposed to respect them) in the sect’s rules and practices. Shao Anjun embodies all of these principles as well: his bravery and loyalty to his sect should have led to him being killed when the sect was attacked, but since he was ordered by his sect leader to retreat from the battle and rescue the defenseless people whom they were trying to protect, he survived. Now, it’s the only reason he stays alive: if he was not bound by duty to his sect to live on and protect the people he rescued, he’d surely have died willingly in order to follow the rest of his sect.
— Positive Trait: Empathetic/man of many perspectives. As a werewolf from the steppe who has been raised almost exclusively in the highly regulated culture of Huaxia, Shao Anjun is something of an outsider no matter where he goes. He is ostracized by Huaxia people because of his looks, which harken back to the steppes; he is shunned by steppe people because of his Huaxia behavior; he is feared by humans whenever they learn that he is a werewolf; he is regarded with mistrust by werewolves because he has lived most of his life among humans. Perhaps because of this, Shao Anjun has become very good at empathizing with others and taking the opposite perspective. It’s not as if he has an instinctive or intuitive understanding of everyone he meets: empathy is something he works at. He is hyper-aware of others’ reactions and is constantly trying to understand why they act the way they do. He’s also got an excellent emotional vocabulary, and that allows him to conceptualize how other people might be feeling. In another life, perhaps he’d have been a good talk therapist. In this life, he’s just better than most people at conflict resolution.
— Negative Trait: Conflict Averse/eager to please. It’s good to be peaceable and to avoid conflict wherever possible. But you can have too much of a good thing in some situations, and Shao Anjun is a great example of that. Having spent so much time as an outsider, as someone who must tread very carefully to make sure that he doesn’t scare anyone or make them uncomfortable by his very presence, he is understandably eager to make a good impression on almost everyone he meets. He won’t betray his noble ideals or act inappropriately in the name of getting along with people, but he’ll do just about anything else. This means that he rarely questions duly appointed authority or majority opinion (except, of course, when the situation demands it, such as when he needs to kill certain emperors). It also means that he will always repress his own needs and desires in favor of the needs of a larger group, or just in order to make others’ lives easier. And it means that - although he rather hates himself for it - he tells a lot of little lies to get by.
— Negative Trait: Secretive. Probably also because of his experience as an outsider, Shao Anjun feels he has a lot to hide about himself. He hides his lycanthropy from almost all humans and he hides his origins on the steppe to anyone from the Huaxia Empire whenever it’s possible. That much is more-or-less a reflex by now; he hides his true identity by default. On top of that, there is now a lot from his more recent past that he’d rather not talk about - it is painful for him to revisit memories of his adoptive family and his comrades within the Wujiang Sect, and shameful to remember why he is not with them. It was necessary to stay silent about his past back home since agents of the Emperor could still come after him if anyone knew he was alive. But even when it is not necessary - he’d rather not talk about it. This makes him very cagey and unwilling to reveal anything about himself, even when it might be important to tell others.
— Negative Trait: Grudges/vengefulness. Despite the general ethos of forgiveness that he wishes he could cultivate, Shao Anjun is not a very forgiving person. He holds grudges for many years and, in his darker moments, broods intensely on them. One major reason for his continued existence, after all, is the injunction to seek revenge on the current Emperor in the name of his sect, his family, and the prince that they died trying to protect. He will not feel he is able to rest until he is able to put the current Emperor to justice - not just to kill him, but to destroy his administration and rectify the wrongs that he has enacted. Some of his bloodlust may be put down to duty and respect for his sect, but surely not all of it. Shao Anjun comes from a violent world, no matter how civilized, and he is a violent, vengeful person in some situations.
• Character Skills:
Herbalism/field medicine
Hunting (steppe style)
Foraging
Chinese martial arts (sword and kung fu)
Basic sewing/clothes mending
Negotiation/interpersonal skills
• Character Inventory:
— ITEM ONE: Herbalism supply bag
— ITEM TWO: Sword
— ITEM THREE: Small incense burner and incense sticks
Important Notes:
As noted in his history section, Shao Anjun was born as a langren or werewolf, but as a young child he was hit by a curse that prevented him from transforming - from then on, he was trapped in his human form at all times, even when his body would naturally be compelled to transform into the shape of a wolf. As a result of this curse, those times of the month, season or year which would normally compel him to become a wolf - generally the darkest times of the year, including all new moons - instead cause him to suffer convulsions and horrible pain as his body tries and fails to remold itself. He takes pain-relieving medicines at these times in his own world, but the most potent of those medicines would not be available to him in Milton.
Shao Anjun would normally possess the usual suite of special abilities that people in the wuxia genre of Chinese fantasy stories possess, such as uncanny martial arts prowess, the ability to jump incredibly high or hover in the air, the ability to take massive amounts of physical damage without dying, the ability to heal quickly and never suffer from poisoning or mundane illnesses, the ability to fly by standing on a sword as if it is a skateboard, and the ability to cast certain magical spells. Obviously, Shao Anjun would have none of this extra-special stuff in Milton. He will simply be a very proficient swordsman and martial artist (like anyone who has taken many years of kendo or kung fu lessons in the real world).
• Writing Samples: Players must provide TWO prose writing samples. These both must be log threads. Due to the fact there is no network in this game, 'network' or 'texting'-style threads will not be accepted.
— SAMPLE ONE: Here
— SAMPLE TWO: Here
Player Name: Rachel (Mysterious Forest Creature)
• Player Contact: Discord: mysteriousforestcreature
• Player Age: 36
• Permissions: Link it Here.
CHARACTER INFO
• Character Name: Shao Anjun/邵安君
• Character Age: 33
• Character Canon: OC
• Canon Point: 14 years after the destruction of the Wujiang Martial Sect
• Character History: https://wanderwolf.dreamwidth.org/538.html
• Character Personality:
— Positive Trait: Civilized. If there is one word to describe Shao Anjun’s personality, it would definitely be “civilized”. Not in the sense that he belongs to a particular civilization (although he very much does), but rather in the more general sense that he is what “civilized” people are supposed to be. He is polite and well-mannered, reserved in his speech and completely in control of his emotions, intensely moral and ethical, sophisticated and refined in his tastes, true to his community’s code of ethics, merciful and humane in his treatment of others, enlightened in his political views, considered and methodical in making decisions, logical, rational and reasonable rather than than impulsive, intelligent and scholarly, gentle and slow to anger, and considerate of the feelings of others. He is all of these things, and together this package of traits marks him out as a gentleman of high class in his adoptive culture. It also marks him out as the exact opposite of his native culture, that of the supposed barbarians who live on the steppes and count the langren or werewolves of their homeland as potent allies rather than monsters. If a psychologist were to talk to Shao Anjun for any length of time, they would probably point out that his rigorous adherence to this code of conduct is a reaction to being raised as something of an outsider due to his origins on the steppe.
— Positive Trait: Brave, noble, loyal, all those jianghu things, baby. Aside from being very civilized, gentlemen of the jianghu, or the world of martial sects of scholar-warriors in Chinese wuxia stories, are supposed to be utterly loyal to their sect. They will not only lay down their lives for the survival or honor of their sect in extremis, but they also subscribe to a program of obedience and respect to their sect and its ideals in their daily conduct. They honor their sect elders and superiors in a reflection of the Chinese concept of filial piety, and they dutifully mentor children and their inferiors (who, in turn, are supposed to respect them) in the sect’s rules and practices. Shao Anjun embodies all of these principles as well: his bravery and loyalty to his sect should have led to him being killed when the sect was attacked, but since he was ordered by his sect leader to retreat from the battle and rescue the defenseless people whom they were trying to protect, he survived. Now, it’s the only reason he stays alive: if he was not bound by duty to his sect to live on and protect the people he rescued, he’d surely have died willingly in order to follow the rest of his sect.
— Positive Trait: Empathetic/man of many perspectives. As a werewolf from the steppe who has been raised almost exclusively in the highly regulated culture of Huaxia, Shao Anjun is something of an outsider no matter where he goes. He is ostracized by Huaxia people because of his looks, which harken back to the steppes; he is shunned by steppe people because of his Huaxia behavior; he is feared by humans whenever they learn that he is a werewolf; he is regarded with mistrust by werewolves because he has lived most of his life among humans. Perhaps because of this, Shao Anjun has become very good at empathizing with others and taking the opposite perspective. It’s not as if he has an instinctive or intuitive understanding of everyone he meets: empathy is something he works at. He is hyper-aware of others’ reactions and is constantly trying to understand why they act the way they do. He’s also got an excellent emotional vocabulary, and that allows him to conceptualize how other people might be feeling. In another life, perhaps he’d have been a good talk therapist. In this life, he’s just better than most people at conflict resolution.
— Negative Trait: Conflict Averse/eager to please. It’s good to be peaceable and to avoid conflict wherever possible. But you can have too much of a good thing in some situations, and Shao Anjun is a great example of that. Having spent so much time as an outsider, as someone who must tread very carefully to make sure that he doesn’t scare anyone or make them uncomfortable by his very presence, he is understandably eager to make a good impression on almost everyone he meets. He won’t betray his noble ideals or act inappropriately in the name of getting along with people, but he’ll do just about anything else. This means that he rarely questions duly appointed authority or majority opinion (except, of course, when the situation demands it, such as when he needs to kill certain emperors). It also means that he will always repress his own needs and desires in favor of the needs of a larger group, or just in order to make others’ lives easier. And it means that - although he rather hates himself for it - he tells a lot of little lies to get by.
— Negative Trait: Secretive. Probably also because of his experience as an outsider, Shao Anjun feels he has a lot to hide about himself. He hides his lycanthropy from almost all humans and he hides his origins on the steppe to anyone from the Huaxia Empire whenever it’s possible. That much is more-or-less a reflex by now; he hides his true identity by default. On top of that, there is now a lot from his more recent past that he’d rather not talk about - it is painful for him to revisit memories of his adoptive family and his comrades within the Wujiang Sect, and shameful to remember why he is not with them. It was necessary to stay silent about his past back home since agents of the Emperor could still come after him if anyone knew he was alive. But even when it is not necessary - he’d rather not talk about it. This makes him very cagey and unwilling to reveal anything about himself, even when it might be important to tell others.
— Negative Trait: Grudges/vengefulness. Despite the general ethos of forgiveness that he wishes he could cultivate, Shao Anjun is not a very forgiving person. He holds grudges for many years and, in his darker moments, broods intensely on them. One major reason for his continued existence, after all, is the injunction to seek revenge on the current Emperor in the name of his sect, his family, and the prince that they died trying to protect. He will not feel he is able to rest until he is able to put the current Emperor to justice - not just to kill him, but to destroy his administration and rectify the wrongs that he has enacted. Some of his bloodlust may be put down to duty and respect for his sect, but surely not all of it. Shao Anjun comes from a violent world, no matter how civilized, and he is a violent, vengeful person in some situations.
• Character Skills:
Herbalism/field medicine
Hunting (steppe style)
Foraging
Chinese martial arts (sword and kung fu)
Basic sewing/clothes mending
Negotiation/interpersonal skills
• Character Inventory:
— ITEM ONE: Herbalism supply bag
— ITEM TWO: Sword
— ITEM THREE: Small incense burner and incense sticks
Important Notes:
As noted in his history section, Shao Anjun was born as a langren or werewolf, but as a young child he was hit by a curse that prevented him from transforming - from then on, he was trapped in his human form at all times, even when his body would naturally be compelled to transform into the shape of a wolf. As a result of this curse, those times of the month, season or year which would normally compel him to become a wolf - generally the darkest times of the year, including all new moons - instead cause him to suffer convulsions and horrible pain as his body tries and fails to remold itself. He takes pain-relieving medicines at these times in his own world, but the most potent of those medicines would not be available to him in Milton.
Shao Anjun would normally possess the usual suite of special abilities that people in the wuxia genre of Chinese fantasy stories possess, such as uncanny martial arts prowess, the ability to jump incredibly high or hover in the air, the ability to take massive amounts of physical damage without dying, the ability to heal quickly and never suffer from poisoning or mundane illnesses, the ability to fly by standing on a sword as if it is a skateboard, and the ability to cast certain magical spells. Obviously, Shao Anjun would have none of this extra-special stuff in Milton. He will simply be a very proficient swordsman and martial artist (like anyone who has taken many years of kendo or kung fu lessons in the real world).
• Writing Samples: Players must provide TWO prose writing samples. These both must be log threads. Due to the fact there is no network in this game, 'network' or 'texting'-style threads will not be accepted.
— SAMPLE ONE: Here
— SAMPLE TWO: Here