Resplendent Crane Warrior of the Emerald Ministry

Fei Chian’s mortal life left much to be desired; wealth, freedom, opportunity… all lacking. He saw the People’s Republic army as his chance to better his life away from his village and to make his family proud. He was an officer by the time China entered the Korean War, and he led his men on the battlefield to the best of his ability. Chian keenly felt the loss of each casualty under his command. He considered them his personal responsibility, his personal failures. Their deaths haunted his dreams until he could no longer endure the stress of fighting. He could not live with the responsibility, so he decided to abandon his post and surrender to the enemy. Chian never really had the opportunity. Not long after leaving camp, the enemy began their offensive. Torn by the desire to flee and the need to help his men, he went back. A sentry mistook him for the enemy, however, and shot him dead. His soul heavy with guilt, Fei Chian fell into Yomi, where devils wearing faces of men who died under his command forced him to relive every moment of their terrible deaths. Chian sank into a burning mire of shame and torment, but that small part of him that instilled responsibility and forced him to turn back rather than abandon his post ignited. His righteous anger burned fiercely and he tore free from the iron barbs digging deep into him. He fought his way from the depths of the Yomi World and back into his body, in a bag at a medical station. The disappearance of a single corpse was not so unusual. Fei Chian’s family, who were told he deserted his post, hung their heads in shame over his cowardly death. No one mourned him properly, but Fei Chian soon learned it didn’t matter. He’d been given another chance. In his time as a Blood Court hin, he quickly embraced the Way of the Resplendent Crane. He was unworthy, but in the end he showed a moment of true clarity and righteousness. If he cultivated those qualities, then he might find redemption. So, too, might the whole world, if shown “the Way.” Chian’s dedication to his duties earned him the praise of teachers and the attention of Maximum Sun, of the Emerald Ministry wu. He asked the young jina to join the Flashing Swords wu sponsored by the Ministry, which Chian gladly accepted. He served the cause of righteousness and joined his brothers and sisters in supporting the Foreigner-Vanquishing Crusaders and their Ash Plan. The corrupt influences of the Kin-jin and other dupes of the Yama Kings had to be uprooted. Fei Chian saw action with the Flashing Swords in Los Angeles, but only he and one other from his wu survived the conflict with the Kin-jin. For his valor (which saved his wu -mate from Final Death), Fei Chian replaced a fallen member of the Emerald Ministry with great honor. Since then, Maximum Sun depends on Chian to accomplish matters and act as his hands, eyes and voice while the Mandarin isolates himself. Fei Chian knows about Maximum Sun’s condition and blames it entirely on Kinjin as a whole . His position as envoy for the Emerald Ministry puts him into regular contact with the Kuei-jin and even the Kin-jin of San Francisco and Los Angeles.

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