The Tianzi

Of all the supposed powers behind the Corvo corporate scene, none is as mysterious or unnerving as the man known only as The Tianzi. A tall, imposing Corvo that appears middle-aged but has the strength of a young man in his prime, and swears to be hundreds of years old, the Tianzi is not only a powerful business, owner of thousands of bases and districts across Tiantang: he is also a brilliant scientist and a powerful Kalivan soulbender.
Not many have been granted the honour - or punishment - of meeting the Tianzi, but few that know of his existence agree he's immortal, powerful, and all-knowing.
According to rumour, the Tianzi was the first Corvo scientist that discovered age-extending technology - some say hundreds of years ago, some say that as far back as the Quanjie Era.
Most people who hear these stories are sceptical, of course, but the fact remains that people have been whispering about the Tianzi for at least 300 years now.
The stories don't seem to agree on the actual extent of the Tianzi's power. Some say he's nothing but an eccentric blowhard, spewing ridiculous claims from his luxury palaceship; others swear he's been behind most of the Megacorps economic decisions and scientific advances, and that he's single-handedly shaped the last thousand years of Corvo history. According to some versions of the story, he claims to be a demi-god, a child of Kaliva.
Most Megacorp ceeos and official media deny the Tianzi's existence, but a few actually avoid the subject as if afraid of telling the truth. A living conspiracy theory, the Tianzi is outrageous enough to be a lie, and real enough to make people wonder.
Whatever the truth, there IS a man who calls himself that calls himself the Tianzi, claiming to have discovered the secret of eternal life, and he does have the economical, political and souldbending power to back up his claims.
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