Lin Shen

"Witness the power of the Sacred Treasures, the power of my ancestors!"Lin Shen is a young member of the Steelgarde Army who protects the essences of elemental power, the Sacred Treasure Seals. When the Sacred Treasure of Ice's power was absorbed by Xiska and his master Aja was slaughtered, he and his brother vowed to get the Sacred Treasure of Ice back so that Xiska did not have full control over it, which could potentially lead the Kleos Army to victory in the war.
== Personality & traits ==
Lin Shen is very bright and calculating. He always finds a way out of a situation once he finds his way in. He is one of Steelgarde's best strategists and is always one step ahead of the enemy. He is also a smartmouth and can come off as snarky. However, his main concern is keeping his comrades safe, as he truly cares about his allies, especially his brother, Hwang Shen. Lin Shen is also very noble as he will never take an opponent's life, as his fighting style is mainly used for self-defense and focuses on neutralizing enemies instead of killing them, and is told by Fenrir that he may actually have to Kill Xiska in order to get the Sacred Seal back, which greatly upsets him. He is also very courageous, as he is well aware that the Feng Shui Talismans that he carries could cause him to be killed in combat.
Lin Shen looks up to his brother Hwang with admiration and sees himself as inferior compared to him and is always by his side. Together, the two brothers train at the Kaizer's Dо̄jо̄ as students of Master Aja.
== Powers & abilities ==
Lin Shen wields two flaming swords that are the predecessor to the Gemini Blades. Lin Shen's weapon focuses instead on using Talismans to strengthen himself, at the cost of his own life force. Using these Talisman attacks are very powerful as they allow Lin Shen to do things that he normally cannot without the use of Talismans, such as creating clones out of darkness. These attacks, however, come at a cost as Lin Shen's life force depletes the more he uses these techniques, which can cause him to overexert himself, which could lead to his death. The use of these talismans shorten Lin Shen's lifespan the more he goes over the limit that his young body can take. This also translates into gameplay as well, as the more the player uses talismans, the more the player's defense decreases, allowing enemies to deal massive damage to the user, potentially killing them in 1 hit or less.
== History ==
Lin Shen and his older brother were a students at a dojo in Asia with Master Aja, learning how to defend themselves in preparation for the war. One day, he and his brother went out to battle and returned to the dojo only to see that it was in flames, Rushing into the dojo, the brothers saw the dying Master Aja, who told them to find the Sacred Treasure Seal of Ice, which was stolen by Xiska. Vowing to fulfill Master Aja's dying wish, the two set out on a quest to find the seals alongside the other members of the Steelgarde Army.
=== Chapter V: Endless Warfare ===
Prince Lin Shen of the Phoenixgarde army engages the Kleos Army at Black Ark many days later, finding King Lars there, and attempts to offer him assistance, as something seems to be wrong with King Lars, as he is attacking his comrades. It is revealed that King Lars is not acting like this on his own accord, and was experimented on by Xiska. Lin Shen fights King Lars in a duel where Lin Shen was immediately overpowered by Lars' brute strength to the point where he almost died. Lin Shen's forces win the battle, but King Lars escapes.
=== Great Naval Battle ===
Lin Shen dies as a result of the Great Naval Battle in the Historical route of the game.
== Trivia ==
* Lin Shen is based on the historical figure Lu Xun's depiction in Dynasty Warriors.