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Wan Zhu is one of the few Kindred of native Chinese origin. She once resided with her sire, Oliver Thrace, in the chantry located in the Sai Wan Western District.

Biography

Born in Gangdong, Wan Zhu left China at the time of the Cultural Revolution, knowing that – as an intellectual – she would not survive the cataclysmic change in her homeland. She escaped to Hong Kong, where she accepted a service as curator of the Museum of Chinese Historical Relics in Wanchai.

She attracted the attention of a distinct and gray "gweilo" who regularly visited the museum always before it closed at dusk. More and more frequently, Wan Zhu enabled him to stay there after closing the doors. Her genuine interest in Chinese culture won his respect, and she shared much of her esoteric knowledge with him.

One night he called on urgent business, saying he had acquired a rare jade artifact and wanted her to verify its authenticity before donating it to the museum. That night, in Wan Zhu's office, Oliver Thrace Embraced her and unlife began in clan Tremere. He also blood bound her secretly, despite the ban of his clan against the practice.

Wan Zhu was the eyes of Thrace in Kuei-jin community. She learned a lot about the Cathayans vampires and their society of "passage" for brief periods of time. Noting that her master is cursed with the damnation, she found herself caught between his resentment (and his authoritarian treatment) and their forced loyalty by blood bond.

She had hoped Thrace would flee with the other Kin-jin when China took over. She continues to do his will, but she plots to get rid of him some way to stop his cruel control over her. Zhu Wan resided in the Tremere chantry with her master and planned to find out.

Wan Zu fled Hong Kong once Thrace left and reached San Francisco, with several stolen grimoires from the Hong Kong chantry. She stayed in hiding until the blood bond had weaned and then contacted the leaders of the New Promise Mandarinate. In exchange for protection, she would offer her thaumaturgical insight. Despite concerns from some traditionalists, the leadership accepted her offer. Currently, her main work is finding a countermeasure against the wards placed by the Camarilla Tremere.

Appearance

Wan Zhu is an elegant, mature woman whose eyes gleam with intelligence. She normally dresses in fairly traditional Chinese clothing and carries herself with an air of quiet dignity. She's learned to stay silent most of the time, speaking only when she needs to but listening carefully to everything going on around her. She typically wears her long hair bound up.

Character Sheet

Wan Zhu, The Gracious Gem

Clan

Tremere

Sire

Oliver Thrace

Nature

Traditionalist

Demeanor

Conformist

Generation

7th

Embrace

1974 CE

Apparent Age

30

Physical

Strength 2, Dexterity 3, Stamina 2

Social

Charisma 3, Manipulation 2, Appearance 4

Mental

Perception 3, Intelligence 5, Wits 3

Talents

Alertness 3, Brawl 1, Dodge 2, Empathy 3, Leadership 1

Skills

Craft (brush-painting) 3, Drive 2, Etiquette 3, Instruction 3 Performance (lectures) 2, Repair 3

Knowledges

Bureaucracy 2, Computer 2, History (Chinese) 5 Investigation (archaeological) 4 Linguistics 3, Occult (Chinese cosmology) 4 Science (archeology) 4

Disciplines

Auspex 3, Fortitude 2, Presence 2, Thaumaturgy 4

Thaumaturgical Paths

Path of Blood 2, Elemental Mastery 1, Movement of the Mind 1

Thaumaturgical Rituals

Defense of the Sacred Haven, Communicate with Kindred Sire, Encrypt Missive, Expedient Paperwork, Learning the Mind Enslumbered, Purge the Inner Demon, Sanguineous Phial, the Scribe, Wake with Evening's Freshness, Craft Bloodstone, Ward Versus Ghouls, Ward Versus Cathayans, Bone of Lies, Scry

Backgrounds

Resources 2

Virtues

Conscience 4, Self-Control 4, Courage 3

Morality

Humanity 7

Willpower

6

References

WOD: World of Darkness: Hong Kong, p. 80
KOTE: San Francisco by Night, p. 88-89

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+}}'''Wan Zhu''' is one of the few [[Kindred (VTM)|Kindred]] of native Chinese origin. She once resided with her [[sire]], [[Oliver Thrace]], in the [[Chantry (VTM)|chantry]] located in the {{w|Sai Wan}} Western District.
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-|rank = }}
-'''Wan Zhu''' is one of the few [[Kindred (VTM)|Kindred]] of native [[China (cWOD)|chinese]] extraction.  Her name means Gracious Gem.
 ==Biography==
-Born in Gangdong, Wan Zhu left China at the time of the Cultural Revolution, knowing that - as an intellectual - she would not survive the cataclysmic change in her homeland. She escaped to [[Hong Kong (cWOD)|Hong Kong]], where she accepted a service as curator of the Museum of Chinese Historical Relics in Wanchai.
+Born in Gangdong, Wan Zhu left [[China (WOD)|China]] at the time of the Cultural Revolution, knowing that – as an intellectual – she would not survive the cataclysmic change in her homeland. She escaped to [[Hong Kong (WOD)|Hong Kong]], where she accepted a service as curator of the Museum of Chinese Historical Relics in Wanchai.
 She attracted the attention of a distinct and gray "gweilo" who regularly visited the museum always before it closed at dusk. More and more frequently, Wan Zhu enabled him to stay there after closing the doors. Her genuine interest in Chinese culture won his respect, and she shared much of her esoteric knowledge with him.
-One night he called on urgent business, saying he had aquired a rare jade artifact and wanted her to verify its authenticity before donating it to the museum. That night, in Wan Zhu's office, Oliver Thrace embraced her and unlife began in clan [[Tremere (VTM)|Tremere]]. He also blood bound her secretly, despite the ban of his [[Clan (VTM)|clan]] against the practice.
+One night he called on urgent business, saying he had acquired a rare jade artifact and wanted her to verify its authenticity before donating it to the museum. That night, in Wan Zhu's office, [[Oliver Thrace]] [[Embrace (VTM)|Embraced]] her and unlife began in clan [[Tremere (VTM)|Tremere]]. He also [[Blood bond (VTM)|blood bound]] her secretly, despite the ban of his [[Clan (VTM)|clan]] against the practice.
-Wan Zhu was the eyes of Thrace in [[Kuei-jin]] community. She has learned a lot about the Cathayans vampires and their society of "passage" for brief periods of time. Noting that her master is cursed with the damnation, she finds herself caught between his resentment (and his authoritarian treatment) and their forced loyalty by [[Blood bond (VTM)|blood bond]].
+Wan Zhu was the eyes of Thrace in [[Kuei-jin]] community. She learned a lot about the Cathayans vampires and their society of "passage" for brief periods of time. Noting that her master is cursed with the damnation, she found herself caught between his resentment (and his authoritarian treatment) and their forced loyalty by blood bond.
+She had hoped Thrace would flee with the other Kin-jin when China took over. She continues to do his will, but she plots to get rid of him some way to stop his cruel control over her. Zhu Wan resided in the Tremere chantry with her master and planned to find out.
-She knows the risks for their acts of espionage, but Thrace's power over her is too strong for her to break. Her servile existence has become a nightmare of constant humiliation. Thrace presses to find out more and more about the Kuei-jin, particularly about their ability to get into the spiritual realms.
+Wan Zu fled Hong Kong once Thrace left and reached [[San Francisco (WOD)|San Francisco]], with several stolen grimoires from the Hong Kong chantry. She stayed in hiding until the blood bond had weaned and then contacted the leaders of the [[New Promise Mandarinate]]. In exchange for protection, she would offer her [[Thaumaturgy (VTM)|thaumaturgical]] insight. Despite concerns from some traditionalists, the leadership accepted her offer. Currently, her main work is finding a countermeasure against the wards placed by the [[Camarilla (VTM)|Camarilla]] Tremere.
-She had hoped Thrace would flee with the other Kin-jin when China took over. She continues to do his will, but she plots to get rid of him some way to stop his cruel control over her. Zhu Wan resided in the Tremere Chantry with her master and planned to find out.
-Her fate following Thrace's relocation to [[Beijing (cWOD)|Beijing]] is not recorded.
 ===Appearance===
-''Wan Zhu appears to be an elegant woman in her 30s. At Thrace's command, she dresses in traditional Chinese clothing and carries herself with a meekness that belies her true assertive nature. She says and does nothing to draw undue attention to herself, particularly when around her sire. ''([[World of Darkness: Hong Kong]], pg. 79)
+Wan Zhu is an elegant, mature woman whose eyes gleam with intelligence. She normally dresses in fairly traditional Chinese clothing and carries herself with an air of quiet dignity. She's learned to stay silent most of the time, speaking only when she needs to but listening carefully to everything going on around her. She typically wears her long hair bound up.
-==Character Sheet==
-<u>Wan Zhu</u><br />
-'''Sire''':Oliver Thrace<br />
-'''Nature''': Traditionalist<br />
-'''Demeanor''': Conformist<br />
-'''Generation''': 7th<br />
-'''Embrace''': 1974<br />
-'''Apparent Age''': 30<br />
-'''Physical''': Strength 2, Dexterity 3, Stamina 2<br />
-'''Social''': Charisma 3, Manipulation 2, Appearance 4<br />
-'''Mental''': Perception 2, Intelligence 5, Wits 3<br />
-'''Talents''': Alertness 3, Brawl 1, Dodge 2, Empathy 3, Leadership 1
+==Character Sheet==
-'''Skills''': Craft (brush - painting) 3, Drive: 2, Etiquette: 3, Instruction: 3 Performance (lectures) 2, Repair: 3<br />
+{{Character Sheet Vampire VTM
-'''Knowledges''': Bureaucracy 2, Computer 2, History (Chinese) 5 Investigation (archaeological) 4 Linguistics 3, Occult (Chinese Cosmology) 4 Science (archeology) 4<br />
+|name = Wan Zhu, The Gracious Gem
-'''Disciplines''': [[Auspex (VTM)|Auspex]] 3, [[Fortitude (VTM)|Fortitude]] 2, [[Thaumaturgy (VTM)|Thaumaturgy]] 2
+|source =
+|clan = [[Tremere (VTM)|Tremere]]
-'''Thaumaturgical Paths''': [[Path of Blood (Thaumaturgy)|Path of Blood]] 2, [[Elemental Mastery]] 1, [[Movement of the Mind]] 1
+|sire = [[Oliver Thrace]]
+|nature = Traditionalist
+|demeanor = Conformist
+|generation = 7th
+|embrace = [[1974 (WOD)|1974 CE]]
+|apparent age = 30
+|physical = Strength 2, Dexterity 3, Stamina 2
+|social = Charisma 3, Manipulation 2, Appearance 4
+|mental = Perception 3, Intelligence 5, Wits 3
+|talents = Alertness 3, Brawl 1, Dodge 2, Empathy 3, Leadership 1
+|skills = Craft (brush-painting) 3, Drive 2, Etiquette 3, Instruction 3 Performance (lectures) 2, Repair 3
+|knowledges = Bureaucracy 2, Computer 2, History (Chinese) 5 Investigation (archaeological) 4 Linguistics 3, Occult (Chinese cosmology) 4 Science (archeology) 4
+|disciplines = [[Auspex (VTM)|Auspex]] 3, [[Fortitude]] 2, [[Presence (VTM)|Presence]] 2, [[Thaumaturgy (VTM)|Thaumaturgy]] 4
+|thaumaturgical paths = [[Thaumaturgy (VTM)#Path of Blood|Path of Blood]] 2, [[Thaumaturgy (VTM)#Elemental Mastery|Elemental Mastery]] 1, [[Thaumaturgy (VTM)#Movement of the Mind|Movement of the Mind]] 1
+|thaumaturgical rituals = Defense of the Sacred Haven, Communicate with Kindred Sire, Encrypt Missive, Expedient Paperwork, Learning the Mind Enslumbered, Purge the Inner Demon, Sanguineous Phial, the Scribe, Wake with Evening's Freshness, Craft Bloodstone, Ward Versus Ghouls, Ward Versus Cathayans, Bone of Lies, Scry
+|backgrounds = Resources 2
+|virtues = Conscience 4, Self-Control 4, Courage 3
+|morality = Humanity 7
+|willpower = 6
+}}
-'''Rites:''' Defense of the Sacred Haven, Communicate with Kindred Sire<br />
-'''Backgrounds''': Mentor (Thrace) 4, Resources 2<br />
-'''Virtues''': Conscience 4, Self-Control 3, Courage 3<br />
-'''Morality''': Humanity 8<br />
-'''Willpower''': 6
 ==References==
-[[World of Darkness: Hong Kong]], p. 80
+* {{b|WOD|World of Darkness: Hong Kong|page=80}}
+* {{b|KOTE|San Francisco by Night|page=88-89}}
 [[Category:Tremere]]
 [[Category:Seventh Generation vampires]]
+[[Category:Vampire: The Masquerade character]]
 [[Category:Kindred of the East character]]
-[[Category:Classic World of Darkness characters]]
-[[Category:Hong Kong]]