<span class="bbc_u"><strong>Name:</strong></span>Zhang Senfeng<span class="bbc_u"><strong>Gender:</strong></span>Male<br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Race:</strong></span>Vampire<span class="bbc_u"><strong>Age:</strong></span>30+ apparently<br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Nationality:</strong></span>Chinese<br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Sexuality:</strong></span>Heterosexual; PM to discuss specifics<br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Eye Color:</strong></span>Jade Green<br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Hair Color:</strong></span>Deep Black<br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Complexion:</strong></span>Clear; mildly Golden or Tawny<br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Build:</strong></span>Slim;Compact; Acrobatic<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Description:</strong></span><br/>(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k18/MannananMaclir/jasonlee.jpg)<br/>Zhang Senfeng is a man of exotic allure and modest height.  His form is perfect, elegant even, with no space wasted on his body; he is tall, but not overly so...his shoulders are broad, and his hips slim, causing his body to present the perfectly slim V-figure of the masculine body.  He ripples with muscle, so much so that anyone researching anatomy would only have to ask him to stand nude, and he could have each chiseled part named and defined.  From head to toe, he is long, lean, and perfect...muscular, yet compact, a body built for speed and hours between the sheets  His hair is lavishly long and beautiful, falling in arrow straight glory to nearly his waist; it is the color of deepest night, as black as ink and as iridescent as obsidian, and silky to the touch.  His eyes are the clear green of highly polished jade, almost glowing, even when not in the grip of his power, with a gaze as heavy as any wild predator.  The skin that sheathes his wondrous form, is tawny and golden, the hue of his Chinese ancestry heightened by his bloodline.  His face is that of a perfect angel, full lips that would have been equally at home on a sensual woman’s face, apple cheeks that were high, the almond shape and slight cant to his large expressive eyes...and a perfect nose, a touch wide, but not too much so.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Personality:</strong></span><br/><br/>Zhang is best described as inscrutable.  He tends to act calmly in most situations, as he believes that is when the mind works best, when it is uncluttered by fear or anger.  This is not to say that he is not capable of a passionate response, only that it is not his usual perspective.  When discussing the Martial Arts, for example, his enthusiasm is infectious…it is the same when he discusses art and his painting.  When with a woman, he is gentle, polite, and ceertainly seductive...at such times, he  is extremely sensual, able to enjoy even a slight caress.  If roused to anger, which is rare, he is angry indeed…and it will most likely lead to violence.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>On the Martial Arts:</strong></span><br/>(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k18/MannananMaclir/jason_scott_lee.jpg)<br/>"A punch should stay like a treasure in the sleeve.  It should not be used indiscrimately."<br/><br/>"Better to be a tiger for a day than a sheep for a lifetime."<br/><br/>"This is not mine, but Sun Tsu's, 'To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the highest skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the highest skill.' "<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>The Eightfold Path</strong></span><br/><br/><strong>1.</strong><em>Right View</em><br/><strong>2.</strong><em>Right Intention</em><br/><strong>3.</strong><em>Right Speech</em><br/><strong>4.</strong><em>Right Action</em><br/><strong>5.</strong><em>Right Livelihood</em><br/><strong>6.</strong><em>Right Effort</em><br/><strong>7.</strong><em>Right Mindfulness</em><br/><strong>8.</strong><em>Right Concentration</em><br/><br/><strong>Background:</strong><br/><br/>Zhang was born in China.  He was raised in the Shaolin Monastery, and eventually was one of a number of Monks that created the seed that would grow into Tai Chi Chaun, and many of the modern Martial Arts that branched off of it.  He wandered China teaching for sometime, and disappeared in the Wudan Mountains.  Zhang ha many curious encounters, and as stories do, the legend grew with the telling.  Soon there were poems and novels about his exploits, some of which would later be made into the earliest Wuxia films.  It was said that he went into the mountains to open Taoist Monasteries where they would teach his Arts…his story is continues to be immortalized in the Wuxia genre of Chinese novels and films...which amuses Zhang to no end.  He did find immortality in the Mountains, but it had little to do with enlightenment.  Zhang had experienced curious encounters all his life, animal and bird spirits, some of what others might call the Fae...such things were drawn to him, or he to them.  Thus, he was lured into the mountains by what he took to be a spirit of unsurpassed beauty, a woman whose skin was so pale it glowed in the moonlight.  The woman was no spirit, but a Vampire, and after he laid with her…learning pleasures he could never have imagined on his own, she turned him into one of her kind.  When he rose as a member of Her line, he was struck with the Ardeur almost a immediately.  Despite a life of meditation and training of his personal Will, he could barely control the hungers that welled up inside of him.  He traveled with his Maker for a time, as she alone could help him control his hungers, and eventually fell into the service of a Mistress of a City.<br/><br/><em>• Where were they born and where did they grow up?</em><br/><br/>Born in China, in the year 1279, during the Yuan Dyanasty.  The Shaolin Monastery, and later the Taoist Monasteries of the Wudang Mountains.<br/><em><br/>• Who were their parents? (Do they know?) Are their parents still alive? If not, what became of them? If so, does your character get along with them?</em><br/><br/>Zhang was an orphan, raised in the Shaolin Monastery.  He never knew his parents, and unless they share his good fortune/curse, they are lost to him.  They would have died sometime before the advent of the Ming Dynasty.<br/><br/><em>• What kind of education do they have? Do they have a degree? Are they a student? Are they self-taught?</em><br/><br/>Zhang Sanfeng, for the earliest part of his life, was raised by the Monks of the Monastery.  It was a hard life, but a good one…he was fed, but never too much, and he exercised regularly, learning the Martial Arts that would eventually lead him to create Tai Chi Chaun.  In the modern era, he never returned to school, relying on centuries of life instead…though he has managed to convince a Berkley to grant him a Masters Degree in Chinese History.<br/><em><br/>• What is their current occupation? What other jobs have they held?</em><br/><br/>Zhang is Beatrix White’s second.  He is independently wealthy, with investments all over the City,  which allows him the time to pursue his own goals, as well as his Master’s.<br/><br/><em>• What social class do they belong to? How wealthy are they?</em><br/><br/>Independently Wealthy.  Certainly a Millionaire.<br/><br/><em>• Who are their friends? Who are their enemies?</em><br/><br/>Zhang enjoys close associations with prominent mortals in town, especially those that do not look on is kind with disfavor.  Any of Beatrix’s allies are his own, as her enemies are his own as well.<br/><br/><em>• What were the most important moments of their life?</em><br/><br/>Zhang’s proudest moment was his participation in the formalization of Tai Chi Chuan.  Legend would have you believe he did so on his own, but it was him, and a few of his brothers from the Monastery.  Later, he went out into the Province, teaching those he thought needed to defend themselves most.  He was reputed to be one of the finest warriors living at that time, and was thought to have become so learned, he found immortality.  Excessive pride in his accomplishments is not part of Zhang’s character, he knows precisely who and what he is, and strives to perfect himself…mortal or immortal.<br/><br/><em><br/>• What are their likes and dislikes? Hobbies and interests? Morals and beliefs?</em><br/><br/>Zhang’s foundational morality is a rather basic, if ascetic one.  Things exist in balance, and things should be returned to balance if possibly.  Even martial arts are like this, and all things can be martial arts, in a sense…he was taught to heal as well as harm, and to do the former first if possible.  If he must harm, he must do so quickly and with precision, in order to end the violence and restore balance.  Zhang continues to practice martial arts, well versed in the techniques of his style, as well as the weapons…including the rope-dart, sword, staff, and spear.  He paints to relax, and is considered one of the foremost Chinese calligraphers in the state.  As an Incubus, desire, lust, ardeur and sex are a part of his life…all are as necessary to him as breathing once was, and he pursues each with at least as much passion as he would have pursued a good meal in life.  His knowledge of anatomy and the healing arts grants him extraordinary talents in this regard.<br/><em><br/>• What are their motivations? Plans for the future?</em><br/><br/>Zhang is over 700 years old, and need not rely on his Sire for continued life.  He is content to serve for now, as again, all things in balance…and The Mistress seems an even hand.  She is beautiful beyond the telling of it, and that too attracts him, and helps keep him in her orbit.  If ever he felt she were disrupting the balance of Supernaturals and Mortals in the city, making it difficult for both to coexist, he would be forced to take action, in order to restore equilibrium.<br/>