Name: Pan Chao
Age: 40
Race: Human
Personality: Pan is quite simply a generally unpleasant individual. On the surface he is cantankerous and driven by the twin vices of greed and wrath. However these traits belies some inner virtues, as he is also guided by the virtues of familial piety and valor. In short while he is an ill-tempered covetous furious human being, he does value the importance of family and acting courageously, and tries to keep both his virtues and vices in check.
History: Many heroes hold tales of simple upbringings. Regardless on your view of Pan Chao as a hero or not, he held this simple upbringing. For Chao was born among the peasant farmers in a series of rice paddies which were on the far outskirts of the coastal city of Namchon. Early childhood life was monotonous and uneventful, as Chao learned how to properly harvest and care for rice. The most interesting events that happened in his childhood was when merchants would occasionally come from Namchon to get rice to sell, and talk about events that occurred in the city. The young boy found himself fascinated to hear the stories these wealthy men told and thus the seeds of wanderlust were placed in his brain.
However he did not act upon these desires until he was in his early teens. Chao knew in his heart that he could no longer accept the tedious life of a farmer. And thus in the dead of night he fled towards Namchon. The peasant boy was enamored with the plethora of options that were now available to him. And so Chao began to indulge in the ways of the City. Of course without any money to properly gain these services, he found himself in many brawls which he found himself on the losing end of. However during one of these brawls Pan Chao managed to amuse a sailor who directed him to his employer.
The next step of his life as he grew from a older teenager to a younger man was full of heavy lifting, countless expeditions across the sea, sometimes for fishing, sometimes to transport cargo, and countless roughhousing in bars and sometimes upon the ship. All the while Pan Chao grew bitter about how much he earned in comparison to the men who were directing these operations, and of course the criminal organizations that operated in his preferred bars. This is when Chao had yet another revelation; he had to become a criminal leader. And he was not going to be able to achieve this goal as a simple sailor.
When the ship he was serving on arrived back to Namchon after finishing its delivery, Pan Chao quit his life as a sailor and began to delve into the criminal world. Thus the Rainbowfin Anglers was born, as Chao gathered up some fellow disgruntled sailors city dredges who weren't officially aligned with any gangs. Pan took the money he had earned from sailing and invested it in a run-down bait-shop which served as the first front of operations, where he could start some simple rackets. Pan Chao was eager to establish his organization in the eyes of the underworld.
And this is where Anjou influences the story through his minion Yu Ru. Namchon was crime-ridden and this was not going to be tolerated much longer. Yu Ru was appointed as the new Namchon Administrator in order to bring across swift discipline to those who opposed the rule of Anjou. And to help him in this task he was sent alongside a crew of incorruptible guards. No one was going to stop the criminal expansion of the Rainbowfin Anglers, so Pan Chao swore to not only remove Yu Ru from Namchon but to dethrone Anjou for this insult. However dethroning Yu Ru would be difficult if caught. He alongside part of the Gang would be out of Namchon to avoid getting caught and to start gaining new resources, men, and to expand so Chao can dethrone Yu Ru and usurp Anjou for honor and gains for his criminal enterprise.
Skills:
- Vicious Wave Style: The Vicious Wave Style is a martial arts style that focuses primarily on close-up hand and arm techniques with occasional short leg kicks. Attacks based in this style are focused on quick and ruthless barrages.
- Criminal Leadership: While not quite a prestigious organization yet, Chao is the leader of the Rainbowfin Anglers and has their loyalty and service. Not to mention that as the commander of this organization he is knowledgeable and familiar about the practices and doctrines of the underworld.
- Seafarer: Chao is versed in sea-bound voyages. He knows his way around the structures of various ships, how to operate the structures such as sails, and how to navigate upon the sea.
- Agricultural Knowledge: People who grow up tending to the rice paddies tend to learn about how to cultivate and care for those crops. Pan is no exception when it comes to this and as such he knows about these things.
Powers:
N/a
Equipment:
Lamellar Vest and Leggings
Full coin satchel
Canteen
