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Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus
Version: Final - August 24, 2003
Creator: Ed Osciak III
Alias: Psycho0022
Platform: XBOX
Email: Psycho0022@hotmail.com
Copyright 2003, Ed Osciak III
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1: The History Behind Tao Feng
SECTION 2: Pale Lotus Sect (Biographies)
SECTION 2.1: Master Sage
SECTION 2.2: Fiery Phoenix
SECTION 2.3: Fierce Tiger
SECTION 2.4: Iron Monk
SECTION 2.5: Jade Dragon
SECTION 2.6: Divine Fist
SECTION 3: Black Mantis Sect (Biographies)
SECTION 3.1: Wulong Goth
SECTION 3.2: The Fatalist
SECTION 3.3: Exile
SECTION 3.4: Vapor
SECTION 3.5: Divinity
SECTION 3.6: Geist
SECTION 4: Default Controller Configuration
SECTION 5: Way of the Pale Lotus (Move Lists)
SECTION 5.1: Master Sage
SECTION 5.2: Fiery Phoenix
SECTION 5.3: Fierce Tiger
SECTION 5.4: Iron Monk
SECTION 5.5: Jade Dragon
SECTION 5.6: Divine Fist
SECTION 6: Way of the Black Mantis (Move Lists)
SECTION 6.1: Wulong Goth
SECTION 6.2: The Fatalist
SECTION 6.3: Exile
SECTION 6.4: Vapor
SECTION 6.5: Divinity
SECTION 6.6: Geist
SECTION 7: Un-lockable Character (Zhao Yen)
SECTION 7.1: Zhao Yen
SECTION 8: Un-lockable Stage (Ethereal Plane of Immortality)
SECTION 9: Acknowledgments
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SECTION 1: THE HISTORY BEHIND TAO FENG
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Tao Feng takes place in Metro China, the largest population center
in New China, a fictional country occupying the Pacific coast of North
America. With Mexico to the south, Canada to the north, and the United
States to the east, New China is a sovereign nation, independent from
the People's Republic of China. Our story is based upon years of
conflict between two ancient Chinese sects: the Pale Lotus and the
Black Mantis. The leader of the Pale Lotus has been known fro
generations as the Master Sage, and for as long as there have been a
Black Mantis sect, their leader has been called Wulong Goth.
The members of these sects have battled for centuries and now the
fight has intensified over two tablets that contain riddles revealing
the hiding places of the long lost treasures of the Pale Lotus temple.
According to legend, these treasures may be used to bargain with the
gods of immortality. One tablet, the Yang tablet, is rightfully still
in the possession of the Pale Lotus, but the Yin tablet was stolen by
force and has fallen into the hands of the Black Mantis. Through use
of the tablets, both sects hope to recover the lost treasures and
achieve immortality. The Pale Lotus hope to defend truth and harmony,
while the Black Mantis serve a much darker purpose.
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SECTION: 2: PALE LOTUS SECT (BIOGRAPHIES)
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SECTION 2.1: MASTER SAGE
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Master : MASTER SAGE
Real Name: Lo Shu
Height : 5'6"
Weight : 145lbs.
Age : 90
Master Sage incorporates Tai Chi in his fighting style, especially
for his Chi Attacks. He is able to create a sphere of pure chi energy
which can be launched toward his opponent. Lo Shu is unique among his
generations of Master Sages who have come before him. He is the first
to grow up in a new country and never experience living in Old China.
He is the only Master Sage not to study and train in the company of
other Pale Lotus members at Tai He Gong (the supreme Harmony Temple).
Finally, at age 90 years old, he is the first Master Sage who has lived
nearly his entire life without facing the Black Mantis sect.
However, Lo Shu has decades ahead of him to carry on the fight.
Despite his advanced age, his mastery of chi gives him the endurance,
agility, and reflexes of a man one-third his age. Lo Shu is wise,
patients, gentle in peace, strong in battle, and a grandfather figure
to those who have joined his cause. Once his mind is set, the Master
Sage doesn't falter or doubt. His role as protector of the new Pale
Lotus is the most important thing in his life, and he would gladly
sacrifice himself for any one of his comrades.
Lo Shu's one fear, which he strives to hide from the others, is
that he might fail them due to either lack of experience facing the
Black Mantis or his lack of knowledge of the past. After all,
everything that Lo Shu knows he learned from one mentor: Shihao. And
though Shihao did his best to pass along all his wisdom, some Pale
Lotus lore has inevitably been lost.
HISTORY: Though he was born in old China, Lo Shu was an infant
when the lack Mantis raided the Perfect Harmony Temple. Thus, he has
no recollection of his father, his family, or his naive land. His
earliest memories are of the fields, orchids and rice fields in New
China where Shihao worked. Shihao never openly stated that they were
in danger, but Lo Shu saw and mimicked the secretive habits of his
foster father, learning to view every stranger with caution. When Lo
Shu was eight, Shihao moved them to Metro-China where Lo Shu attended
school during the day. But at night, he began an even more intense
education.
From Shihao, Lo Shu learned legends, myths, history, The Tao, and
the martial arts of the Pale Lotus. As one of the last survivors of a
hunted sect, Lo Shu understood that what he must never reveal what he
was learning. Yet he felt the weight of a destiny that eluded him.
When he heard the story of his parents' death, or Shihao's battle with
Iron Monk, he felt as though he should rise up and take action. As he
grew older and raised his family, he tried to set aside these feelings.
He was respected for his knowledge of Feng Shui, he had fine children,
and his life seemed quiet and settled. But with each passing year, Lo
Shu found himself questioning more and more whether he had followed the
right path.
Finally, he decided that he could remain silent no longer. In
facing the Black Mantis, Lo Shu has found his true path and he will
never veer from it. He has trained a new generation and returned the
Pale Lotus to life. He is dedicated to winning the battle.
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SECTION 2.2: FIERY PHOENIX
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Pupil : FIERY PHOENIX
Real Name: Jiao Feng
Height : 5'11"
Weight : 180lbs.
Age : 22
Fiery Phoenix is able to produce fire in wave that travel towards
his opponents. When he runs and jumps he takes a phoenix-like pose.
Jiao is a fierce and competent fighter, but has a tendency towards
reckless behavior that he needs to overcome. He takes chances that he
shouldn't, mainly to prove that he can handle everything. He has a big
heart, a generous nature, a sly sense of humor, and he laughs easily.
Jiao Feng still yearns for vengeance on the one who killed his parents:
Exile.
HISTORY: For generations, Jiao's family ran the Feng Packing
Company from one of Metro-China's main piers. Long before the Fengs
gave Shihao both a job and their friendship when he and Lo Shu first
arrived in Metro-China. Lo Shu remained a close friend of the Feng
family over the years and eventually Jin Feng (Jiao's father) consulted
with Lo Shu to design a new headquarters along Feng Shui principles.
The Feng's expansion did not sit well with Wulong Goth.
He had been using the triads to drive out honest businesspeople
along the pier so that his front company, Yan-Lo Corporation could
acquire their properties cheaply. When Jin Feng refused to sell out,
the Black Mantis torched his packing plant, and Exile murdered both Jin
and his wife. He was about to kill Jiao when Lo Shu appeared, fought
off Exile, and rescued the boy from the burning building. Jiao was
only 14, an orphan with no inheritance.
But during his many visits to the Fengs, Lo Shu had seen the
potential in the boy who would follow him around like a shadow. And
so, even though Jiao had relatives who would have cared for him, Lo Shu
took Jiao in. He financed Jiao's education and secretly began training
him in the ways of the Pale Lotus thinking that Jiao could very well be
the one to become the next Master Sage. Jiao didn't understand why the
training had to be done in such secrecy, but he never once thought of
betraying Lo Shu's confidence in him. He was also delighted when first
Aria, then Isis came to train with them.
Jiao often visited and dined with the Chen family, and came to
know Aria even more closely. He developed a hopeless crush on her and
was disappointed when she didn't return the interest. The most he's
been able to get from her so far is her sympathy and understanding for
losing his parents. Thanks to Lo Shu's patronage, Jiao entered
college, where he is studying for a business degree. He dreams of one
day rebuilding his father's business.
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SECTION 2.3: FIERCE TIGER
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Pupil : FIERCE TIGER
Real Name: Isis Williams
Height : 5'7"
Weight : 135lbs.
Age : 23
Fierce Tiger generates her Chi Attacks from the claws on her hands
and feet. When she swipes them toward her opponents, they emit streaks
of energy that act as extensions of the blades. Isis is an
independent, vivacious woman with a wicked sense of humor. Her mood
can change quickly from aggressive to playful or vice versa. She is
fiercely protective of those she cares about, but she also has a strong
competitive streak, born of a lack of confidence in herself and her
abilities. She likes to have the last word in an argument. Her
movements are catlike: smooth and sinuous. She is fastidious about her
appearance, perhaps even a touch vain.
HISTORY: She grew up with a strange mother, three brothers and
two sisters in a rough neighborhood. Isis is the "baby" of the family,
something that annoys her no end. In her part of town, there are many
gangs, both male and female, and it's hard to avoid being forced to
join one of them.
When she was young, she felt trapped by the cycle of violence
around her. She developed an aggressive, challenging attitude, and
became one of the leaders of a girl gang. Desperate to keep Isis from
continuing down a troublesome path, Isis' mother decided to send her to
a different high school. At the new high school, Isis continued to be
a troublemaker. One day, Isis made the mistake of trying to shake down
Aria. Aria's effortless ability to turn aside Isis' attacks both
infuriated and fascinated the budding, but still impressionable, young
gangster. Isis began to stalk Aria, trying to take her by surprise,
but was never successful.
Tiring of the game, Aria proposed they settle their differences
with a single fight, with the loser required to submit to the winner's
every whim. After Aria won easily, Isis gritted her teeth, wondering
what sort of humiliating things Aria would make her do. Instead, to
Isis's amazement, Aria demanded that the girl improve her grades, and
train with Aria in secret. From that point on, Aria was dedicated to
helping Isis. They did all their schoolwork together, and then spent
hours training. With Aria's help, Isis became a good student and
learned the methods of the Pale Lotus that Aria was learning from Lo
Shu. The change in Isis was dramatic. Her entire outlook on life was
forever changed. She was learning the Tao.
Eventually, though, Lo Shu discovered Aria's clandestine
arrangement. Aria broke the news to Isis, explaining that she had
violated a vow of secrecy by sharing the knowledge, and that the
training would have to stop. Isis refused to give up easily, insisting
on meeting Lo Shu and having a chance to prove herself. Isis was a
bundle of nerves during her first session with Lo Shu, and when they
were done, she steeled herself for the worst.
Instead, Lo Shu said that she was strong in the yin force, that
she was perfectly suited to learning a tiger style of martial arts, and
that he would take her on as a student. Isis was overjoyed, and
happily joined Aria and Jiao in training under Lo Shu. With help from
Lo Shu and Aria, Isis won a scholarship to Dai Fou University and plans
to work toward the preservation of endangered big cats.
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SECTION 2.4: IRON MONK
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Pupil : IRON MONK
Real Name: Damon Li
Height : 5'11"
Weight : 190lbs.
Age : 22
Iron Monk uses his bladed ponytail to deliver Chi Attacks. During
an attack, the blade surges with energy. Damon is a silent type,
accustomed to keeping his month shut and his secrets hidden. He has
lived his life under the constant threat of violence, and it has made
him slow to trust others. He is wary, intensely aware of his
environment, and never able to relax. Don't walk behind him when he
isn't expecting you, as he will strike first and ask questions later.
In spite of all of this, he is fundamentally good. He is deeply
driven to prove himself, to overcome both his ancestry and the
circumstances of his childhood. He is solemn, not given to smiling or
laughing. He craves a sense of belonging, but has always felt like an
outsider. To Damon, the acceptance offered by his fellow Pale Lotus
members is like water to a man dying of thirst.
HISTORY: Like so many other children, Damon was "sold" to a Black
Mantis-controlled triad and forced into a life of petty crime. He
learned to pick pockets, run drugs, and steal small items that could
easily be sold. His life was a nightmare, but he didn't know any way
out, as the Black Mantis are merciless toward those they consider their
property. A boy who tries to break free ends up flowing face down off
the pier, or with his neck broken by Exile.
Damon's natural talents kept him alive in this brutal environment,
and by age 17 he was an accomplished burglar. One night, he
impulsively decided to see if an innocuous sanctuary had anything worth
taking. Of course, it was Lo Shu's Neidan Sanctuary, where Damon
received the shock of his young life: a seemingly ancient grandfather
who tossed of his attacks with one hand as though they were nothing.
Time and time again, Damon attacked hoping to discover the old man's
trick, only to end up flat on his back. Lo Shu, sensing no evil in
Damon, was careful not to really hurt the boy, but simply to teach him
a lesson. But during the conflict, Damon's shirt was torn open,
revealing the only thing he retained from his forgotten family: an
ancient amulet which he ordinarily kept hidden.
Lo Shu was stunned. He immediately recognized it as the amulet of
Iron Monk, which Shihao had drawn for him to memorize. It could only
mean the boy was a direct descendant of Shihao's Black Mantis foe.
Damon decided he'd had enough and tried to escape, but Lo Shu flipped
him flat on his back and demanded to know who the boy was, who he
served and why he had come there. After some persuasion, Damon
grudgingly told Lo Shu about his life. As he spoke, he could see the
old man genuinely cared about his plight. It was the first time anyone
had shown him that sort of kindness, and it touched something in Damon
that he didn't know was there.
Lo Shu made a bargain with Damon. In return for a vow of complete
secrecy, Lo Shu offered to train him and teach him the truth of the
Tao. Damon agreed without hesitation. He had found something he never
had before: hope. With Lo Shu's help, Damon was able to turn away from
the dark path that he had been forced down. Lo Shu introduced Damon to
Metro-China detective Shen Zhen, and Damon embarked on a life even more
dangerous than before. He remained inside the Black Mantis triad,
feeding vital information to Zhen and Lo Shu, never suspecting Lo Shu
was acting upon some of this information himself.
About three years into his training, there came a night when Damon
was given a new exercise that drew upon a particular aspect of his Chi.
Student and teacher were equally astonished when this exercise
triggered a dramatic change in Damon, transforming him into the Iron
Monk. Startled by Damon's forbidding new visage, Lo Shu was reassured
to find the inner Damon was unchanged. But the teacher had no choice
but to tell Damon about his ancestry, a secret which Lo Shu had kept
until that moment. Lo Shu worked with Damon until that boy could
control the transformation, and warned him never to let the Black
Mantis to see the change occur.
Damon continued his role as a double-agent until the night Lo Shu
revealed everything to them and established the new order of Pale
Lotus. Damon now lives in the Neidan Sanctuary, totally dedicated to
the honor the Master Sage has bestowed upon him. He is especially
committed to ending the Black Mantis slave trade in children. The
sight of a child being abused can send the otherwise tightly-controlled
Iron Monk into a berserk rage.
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SECTION 2.5: JADE DRAGON
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Pupil : JADE DRAGON
Real Name: Aria Chen
Height : 5'07"
Weight : 130lbs.
Age : 23
Jade Dragon harnesses her Yang energy to invoke a Dragon Spirit,
which takes form and strikes at her opponents. Aria Chen is a
remarkable young woman. She has always been single-minded, determined
and fearless, and years of training with Lo Shu have made her a
formidable fighter. But beyond that, she is the direct descendant of a
line of Master Sages, and their power is alive in her; it makes her
wise beyond years and Lo Shu is considering that maybe she should be
the next Master Sage, even though she is female and traditionally it
was forbidden for anyone other than a male blood relative to earn the
title.
She is more serious than most women her age, less concerned with
the trivial matters of life, and more focused on what is essential. If
anything, she is too serious, and that is the weakness that Lo Shu sees
in Aria. She is so obsessed with being worthy of her role in the Pale
Lotus, she doesn't let herself relax and enjoy life.
HISTORY: Aria was about 11 when she realized there was something
unusual about her great-grandfather. She loved visiting the Neidan
Sanctuary where she intuitively picked up the principles of Feng Shui.
Aria sensed there were secrets to learn, and she was deeply hurt when
she discovered Lo Shu was teaching martial arts to Jiao without
offering that same training to her. She made a fuss about it until she
was allowed to train along with Jiao. From the moment she began
learning the movements, she knew that she had found what she was born
to do.
Even before she began learning the way of the Pale Lotus, Aria was
aware that there was danger all around. She knew that Shen Zhen, who
she knew as Uncle Shen, stopped by more often than was necessary, and
she sensed her father's constant fear. She became cautious and
protective, especially after the events that brought Jiao Feng into
their family as an orphan. Aria has always had a strong sense of right
and wrong. It drove her to help Williams and, for a while, Aria toyed
with the idea of joining the police force after high school.
Instead she decided to take up the practice of Fend Shui and
eventually carry on Lo Shu's consultation business. To that end, she
attends Dai Fou University, where she studies architecture and
engineering. Lo Shu tried to shield Aria from danger, but she is far
too observant to be easily fooled. When her great-grandfather began
disappearing at odd hours, she wondered what he was up to, once going
so far as to follow him to a dangerous section of town before losing
track of him. The more she heard from her Uncle Shen about a
mysterious sorcerer who battle crime, the more she began to suspect Lo
Shu. Torn between her loyalty to Lo Shu and her need to know more, she
gave in to her burning curiosity.
One night, she searched the Neidan Sanctuary and found the Book of
the Pale Lotus. As she devoured its pages, everything she ever
wondered about Lo Shu, and herself, became clear. Her path was
revealed; she was the blood of the Pale Lotus. It is her destiny to be
the protector of the helpless, and bringer of justice.
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SECTION 2.6: DIVINE FIST
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Pupil : DIVINE FIST
Real Name: Shen Zhen
Height : 6'0"
Weight : 185lbs.
Age : 34
Shen Zhen uses the Divine Fist Technique to strike opponents.
Energy is taken in and then released as a pulse with the strike of a
fist. Thanks to a strict upbringing within the secretive Eastern Sun
sect, Shen Zhen is something very rare in Metro-China: a dedicated,
honest, and utterly incorruptible police detective. He has a deep
sense of honor and an even deeper sense of duty. Shen's awareness of
duty and honor is heightened by the pain of betrayal he suffered at the
hands of Divinity.
Traditionally, Eastern Sun members marry within their own group
and that is where Shen met Divinity at an early age. The two were
naturally drawn to each other and their families thought a match was
inevitable. But Divinity could not accept it when Shen entered the
police force and once he began his training, she began to drift away
due to Wulong Goth's tempting seductions. Realizing she still loved
Shen, she gave him the ultimatum to give up his career or lose her.
When he rejected her offer she was so spurned that she joined the Black
Mantis and gave herself over totally to her new lover, Wulong Goth. It
was the most painful betrayal Shen had ever experienced and one that he
can never forget.
Shen is a Buddhist, but instead of seeking enlightenment by
denying the physical world, he chooses instead to remain a part of the
world in order to combat evil and restore justice. He is idealistic,
but his idealism is tempered by a sharp pragmatism. He is disturbed by
the corruption he sees around him in the police force, as more and more
of his fellow officers fall under the sway of Black Mantis. He has
learned to watch his back and trust no one. But is spite of all the
danger, he refuses to quit; he will fight corruption until his final
breath.
HISTORY: From the day he was born, Shen Zhen was inculcated with the
beliefs and practices of the Eastern Sun, including the need for
absolute secrecy outside the sect. He was also taught his family's
history in detail, including the one blot upon the honor of their line:
the loss of Shihao's Yin Tablet. From the Eastern Sun teaching, Shen
had heard of both Shihao and Lo Shu, including the fact that Lo Shu was
the son of the last known Master Sage of Pale Lotus.
A brilliant student, Shen Zhen entered the police academy after
high school. He went against his parents' wishes to do this, and they
are still disappointed with the chosen path, despite his
accomplishments. He was promoted to detective in record time, and has
continued to advance rapidly within the department. Shen's troubles
with family haven't improved. He has avoided starting a family of his
own, partly because they would be in constant danger and partly because
he has never fully recovered from being betrayed by the one woman who
he did allow to love, Divinity.
Shen's one bright spot has been the Chens. During the years Shen
spent working undercover with Charles, he became very close to the
whole family and their foster son, Jiao Feng. They took the place of
the family he did not seem destined to have himself. In truth, Shen
was surprised when Lo Shu asked him to help Charles Chen. Taken in by
Lo Shu's mild demeanor, Shen wrote him off as a harmless old man,
dismissing any thought that Lo Shu could be a powerful Master Sage,
even when Shen began to hear rumors of an old sorcerer making life
difficult for the Black Mantis.
All became clear on one night, when Shen was drawn into an ambush
laid by the Black Mantis. He was forced to use Eastern Sun training to
survive, and was astonished to find himself fighting side by side with
none other than Lo Shu! He wondered how he could have failed to
realize that Lo Shu was the old sorcerer who was giving the Black
Mantis such trouble. During the revelations that followed that night,
Zhen broke his lifelong vow of secrecy, telling Lo Shu's pupils that he
belonged to the Eastern Sun sect. Though he could not become a Pale
Lotus himself, he found bound by honor to give his full allegiance to
the new Pale Lotus, and his fate in now entwined with theirs.
His greatest worry is not for Lo Shu, but for the four students
who have taken on this deadly responsibility. They are young,
inexperienced, and untested. But their first battles will quickly
prove their worthiness.
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SECTION 3: BLACK MANTIS SECT (BIOGRAPHIES)
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SECTION 3.1: WULONG GOTH
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Master : WULONG GOTH
Real Name: Wulong Goth
Height : 6'8"
Weight : 235lbs.
Age : 79
Wulong Goth releases black energies from his eyes, mouth, or both.
These energies rush at and strike his opponent. He can also release of
a swarm of bugs from his mouth, which is fitting, given his deadly
adaptation of the Praying Mantis WuShu style. Both a name and a title,
Wulong Goth is how the masters of the Black Mantis have always been
known. When the previous Wulong Goth dies, the successor inherits not
only the title, but also certain characteristics and powers, which are
mystically transferred. The new master also receives the ancestral
memories of generations of Wulong Goth warlords that preceded him.
He cannot remember every single moment of every previous life, but
he can call upon key moments and powerful incidents from those live.
In this fashion, the current Wulong Goth remembers the battle in which
Lo Shu's father and the rest of the Pale Lotus were slain. He
remembers the face of the slain Master Sage, and instantly recognizes
Lo Shu as a branch of a tree he had thought destroyed. He has already
inherited the hatred of every Wulong Goth who ever lived for every
Master Sage who ever contended with him. But beyond that, Wulong Goth
has his own reasons for hating Lo Shu.
Wulong Goth is fiercely determined to stave off old age and defy
death. He will stop at nothing in his quest for immortality, and he
has the vitality and appearance of a twenty year old man, even though
he is 79 years old. But he has used black alchemies and the arcane
sorceries of the Black Mantis sect to extend his life, and he envies Lo
Shu for achieving longevity simply through internal mastery of chi.
Wulong Goth is enormously cunning, aggressive, bold, supremely
confident, and patient. He is the spider weaving a web, taking action
when he needs to while bringing numerous illegal operations together
into a cohesive whole under his control. His ambitions are monumental:
nothing less than the overthrow the government of New China, which
would replace as dictator.
HISTORY: Little is known of Wulong Goth's origins, and he's
careful to keep it that way. He joined the Black Mantis sect at a
young age and quickly became a favorite of the reigning Wulong Goth.
He was merciless and effective in carrying out his missions, and before
long the young warrior had been officially named as the warlord's
successor. Like his master and the rest of the sect, he thought the
Pale Lotus had been eradicated in 1951 when Shihao returned to
challenge them. The young warrior arrived at the battle too late to
keep Shihao from killing the current Wulong Goth. But in that same
moment, he was reborn as the new Wulong Goth, and easily killed the
worn-out Shihao.
As the new leader of the Black Mantis, Wulong Goth modernized the
ancient sect, paying more attention to the changes in the outside world
than his old master had. He moved the sect beyond traditional thuggery
into more sophisticated forms of crime. Seeking ever more power, he
began bribing government officials, and eventually crossed paths with a
shadowy circle of individuals dedicated to destroying the state of New
China. When they asked him to lead their efforts, Goth accepted,
intrigued by the challenge.
He sent three of his most powerful and trusted companions- Exile,
Vapor, and The Fatalist- to Dai Fou/Metro China. They established the
Yan-Lo Corporation, a front company that hid everything from smuggling
to money laundering. In lavish surroundings, they catered to the
dubious tastes of corrupt officials, leading to a profitable sideline
in blackmail.
Things seemed to be going according to plan until his trio of
enforcers reported that their operations were being disrupted by an
ancient sorcerer. The more Wulong Goth heard about this sorcerer the
more frustrated he became until finally, in 1996, he moved to Metro-
China himself to take charge. Wulong Goth has all but finished off the
remaining triads: absorbing them if they cooperated, or wiping them out
if they didn't. However, he allows very few into the inner circle of
the Black Mantis sect. His most trusted comrades are Exile, Divinity,
The Fatalist, Vapor, and Geist.
Wulong Goth believes completely in the existence of the Immortal
of the South Pole, and he burns to gain enough of the lost treasures of
the Perfect Harmony Temple to wrest immortality from Shou-Hsing.
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SECTION 3.2: THE FATALIST
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Pupil : THE FATALIST
Real Name: Unknown
Height : 6'3"
Weight : 225lbs.
Age : Unknown
The Fatalist draws his powers for Chi Attacks from the symbol on
his chest. He uses the energy to strike at his opponent. This strange
Germanic mercenary is known for his ferocity and brutality. He is
unmatched as a tenacious tracker of men or beasts. Though he has
undergone Black Manti training, he relies primarily on his European
fighting techniques. Their rough, unrefined method style seems to suit
him better.
However, he will not hesitate to use one of the gifts he's learned
from the Black Mantis: a way to channel the energy he draws from a set
of supernatural Runes that rule his life. The Fatalist believes that
all actions are preordained. He carries a bag of Run tablets. Before
every battle, he tosses the Runes in order to read the message that
Fate has for him. Of course, he tends to read the Runes in the way
that is most favorable to him. Nevertheless, he firmly believes that
an outside force, which he calls "Fate", controls him. Interestingly,
the Runes have never told him how to avoid a fight.
The Fatalist is emotional, given to flashes of rage and other
bursts of passion. His appetites are not far removed from Vapor's, but
he is the fire to her ice. He can be loud and boisterous, likes to
drink heavily and eats with gusto. He's a tireless woman chaser who
doesn't understand how any female can resist his manly charms.
The Fatalist is also and inveterate liar. He has told a dozen
different variations of his life story, all of dubious veracity. He
has claimed that he is in the last in the line of Vlad the Impaler;
that he's secretly the ruling Prince of Austria, given away to peasants
as a baby; that his parents where killed by wolves in the Black Forest
who then raised him as one of their pack; and that he's a super-soldier
who was engineered and raised in a lab. Take your pick.
What is known is that he speaks German, Austrian, and a smattering
of other languages. He appears to be roughly 40 years old, knows how
to use every weapon ever made, and was an accomplished soldier of
fortune who has seen action in the most violent parts of the world. He
came to China with a price on his head, looking for a new challenge.
He found it in the Black Mantis.
With a little help from Wulong Goth, anyone who was stupid enough
to offer a price for The Fatalist was quickly eliminated. In return,
The Fatalist gave his allegiance to the Black Mantis. Actually, it was
the Runes who told him that he should join the Black Mantis. Maybe one
day the Runes will tell him something else. That's Fate for you.
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SECTION 3.3: EXILE
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Pupil : EXILE
Real Name: Unknown
Height : 6'8"
Weight : 300lbs.
Age : 39
Exile attacks his opponents by using his Chi to shake the earth.
He will either pound the ground with his fist to cause the tremor, or
by clap both hands together, creating a shockwave. Exile is the
epitome of brute force. Massively powerful and unblinkingly vicious,
he is a born killer without mercy or conscience. The very sight of
Exile brings fear to those who know of him, as he is famous as Wulong
Goth's enforcer, and infamous for killing without warning.
He is not highly intelligent, though it's hard to know for sure
because he utters very few words. Speaking is either too difficult for
him or a waste of time. Exile would rather reply with his fists.
Whatever his mental level, it doesn't interfere with Exile carrying out
and order Wulong Goth gives him, without hesitation, and without fail.
To Goth, Exile is an invaluable tool, a raw, elemental juggernaut who
crushes his victims quickly and completely.
HISTORY: Exile was born to poor parents in old China. He was such
a terror to those around him that his miserable parents were forced to
move constantly, thrown out of one village after another. Eventually,
even his parents couldn't endure the boy any longer and abandoned him,
hoping to escape to a life without him. Exile rewarded this action by
later tracking them down and breaking their necks.
Wulong Goth discovered him and took him in. Exile cared for no
one, but he responded to the respect Wulong Goth showed him. For the
first time, he had found someone who actually valued him for what he
was. Exile became Wulong Goth's primary henchman, and the former
outcast's loyalty to his patron is beyond question. He went to Metro-
China to carry out Wulong Goth's orders, where he killed Jiao Feng's
parents. Exile regrets he was too young to be around when the original
Pale Lotus were wiped out, and hopes to have a chance to do the same to
the new Pale Lotus.
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SECTION 3.4: VAPOR
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Pupil : VAPOR
Real Name: Unknown
Height : 5'8"
Weight : 140lbs.
Age : Unknown
By focusing her Chi energy, Vapor can teleport and make herself
intangible at will. Personality: Vapor is an enigma, gifted with
strange powers and an abnormally long life. As her name suggests, she
seems able to turn into vapor and instantly appear somewhere else. She
is cold and detached, and speaks in a sardonic, biting way, as though
she regards everyone else as barely competent children. But as her
unpleasant as her haughty manner is, her smile is even worse. One
sight of it is enough to make anyone do anything to avoid seeing it
again.
Vapor appears to respect only two people: Wulong Goth and, oddly
enough, Master Sage. Lo Shu's prolonged vitality and advanced age
fascinate Vapor and. If they weren't sworn enemies, Vapor might come to
Lo Shu to learn his longevity secrets (not that he would show her).
Vapor is fond of strong, handsome men, and there are dark tales of
Vapor using the energies of her partners to enhance her powers. Many
an unfortunate suitor has been found raving mad in the aftermath of her
attentions.
HISTORY: Not even Wulong Goth knows exactly when or where Vapor
was born. The most plausible guess is in Russia at the turn of the 20th
century. She first surfaced as a Bogoroditsa, a young girl worshipped
by a Russian religious sect known as the Khlisti (whippers). The sect
was marked by its radenya (joyous gatherings) where the members engaged
in ritual dancing (dervishes) and self-flagellation. Most of this is
just rumor, of course, since anyone who revealed the sect's secrets was
marked for death.
The Romanov dynasty tried to eliminate many such sects, and Vapor
claims to have taken her revenge on the tsars by engineering the
Russian revolution. She is particularly bitter about the death of her
favorite pupil, Rasputin. True or not, there is nobody who dares
contradict her story. Tiring of Russia, Vapor traveled widely,
searching for new methods of extending life to augment those she
already knew as a Khlisti. This brought her eventually to China where
she discovered kindred spirits in the Black Mantis.
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