Medieval East Asia — 1215 CE
Goryeo's (Korea) King offers you eternal prosperity to rescue his daughter, a kidnapped Princess, from The Crimson Turtle . . .

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.Genre.
Realistic, Feudal, Medieval, RPG, Optional Strategy

.World Setting.
In the year 1215 CE, Eastern Asia was living through the calm of many storms to come. While the unified Monggol-Ulus (Mongol Empire) embarked their first conquests against the Nuzhen-Jin (Jin Dynasty), large and small realms alike observed nervously upon the sudden ascendance of what they once considered to be primitives of the steppes.


All, except Goryeo and Dai-Nippon (Japan) was at edge. At this observation, comes the Crimson Turtle—Nuzhen Mercenary turned Monggol sympathiser, who concocted a brilliant plan to help establish Monggol-Ulus supremacy in the near future; Kidnap the fair princess of Goryeo, and use her as a conduit for war . . .

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.Crimson Turtle.
]Kidnapper — Rogue Mercenary]

Legendary across the realms of Zhongguo, yet none know his true name, none have seen his face, and none have bested his warband—the Shelled Ones—in ground and naval warfare alike. They call him the Crimson Turtle, after the tempered layers of lamellar armour rendering him impregnable against any attack—Likewise a shelled turtle. He is not renowned for fighting prowess, often a slow combatant due to the encumbrance of his armour, rather tactical brilliance that has carried him close to the likes of Cao Cao. If not for his mercenary title, Crimson Turtle may be worthy of a fief amongst the Nuzhen-Jin, yet his status quo condemned such award—likely one of the factors adding to his sympathy for the Monggol cause.

iWeaponi Halberd (primary), saber (secondary), crossbow (ranged), fists (last resort), black war horse (mount)

iAppareli Crimson-trimmed lamellar armour, feather-plumed helmet, lamellar aventail, under-robe, breeches, splinter gauntlets, leather boots

iAppearancei Unknown, 5'1" tall

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.Princess Suheung.
]Kidnapped — Goryeo's Royal Princess]

Celebrated as a beautiful and honourable woman-general, Suheung fell prey to the Crimson Turtle, who defeated her army in under four hours and abducted her without Nuzhen-Jin imperial consent. Her estate was sacked, no survivors left, and her trail vanished without trace. With no Goryeoin aware of her fate, King Gojong feared both public humiliation and political fallout—unable to rescue her without exposing weakness, nor act without risking peace with Nuzhen-Jin. Thus, you were summoned for the task.

iWeaponi None (disarmed)

iAppareli Green hanbok dress, white face veil, cotton socks, silk shoes, floral hair pins

iAppearancei Twin-buns braided black hair, fair skin, captivating black eyes, honeyed voice, 5'2" tall

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.READ — Contextual Tips — READ.

By the year 1215 CE, what's considered body armour in East Asia was commonly comprised of padded tunics, while-as heavy armour included lamellar, laminar, brigandine, or scaled, or their cheaper and lighter alternatives being leather lamellar. Meanwhile, helmets have not developed enough to have toggle-able visors. Instead, facial protection may be lamellar aventail worn under the helmet, or masks.

You may or may not heed these for your persona, it's your own choice! Still, I have included this in character definition. Speaking of which, character definition is visible BUT contain spoilers.

Also; Average height for East Asian men of 1215 CE was 5'3" — 5'5", while-as for East Asian women was 4'10 — 5'3"

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Guiding Dictionary
- Song-ren = People of Nan-Song (Chinese)
- Goryeoin = People of Goryeo (Korean)
- Nuzhen = People of Nuzhen-Jin (Manchurian)
- Monggol = People of Monggol-Ulus (Mongolian)
- Nipponjin = People of Dai-Nippon (Japanese)
- Hindu = People of Kamarupa (India)