Zieu Mengdo

**Zieu Mengdo** was the first president of the modern Republic of Siangwaan.

## History

### Independence

In 1784 AT, Zieu Mengdo led his own revolt against the Thralondian Empire, whose forces were weakened by a succession crisis. He joins forces with another rebel leader, Tai Hongdok, and they consolidated their forces at the Burrow-City of Pang Gong. After Tai Hongdok was killed in battle, Zieu Mengdo took control as the leader of the rebellion. He and his allies were aided by the Order of Zeuk Kiu, who taught them to use Celestial artifacts found from ruins scattered across the country.

Four years later, the Wraithstorm was unleashed in Rabydos, killing millions across the continent of Palkyras. Although many Siangwaanians and slaves were killed by Burendil's Wraith, it also weakened the Thralondian armies stationed in Siangwaan, allowing the rebels to regroup and establish their republic. For almost a year, the republic lasted, and Zieu Mengdo took his time as its elected president to train his people for an oncoming invasion: Ei Ka was still under Thralondian control, gathering more reinforcements while their enemies rebuilt their liberated realm.

A massive fleet of Thralondian warriors landed at Siangwaan. They descended upon the country in a tide of bloodshed and murder, declaring the whole population to be slaughtered as sacrifices to the Minotaur God. Zieu Mengdo gathered his people and forces along the northwestern mountains to his capital at Pang Gong, where they fought the waves of Thralondians besieging their homes.

During the middle of the battle, several meteors crashed into the battlefield. These projectiles were revealed to be several people with white hair: one of them used his magic to heal Zieu Mengdo's broken leg. He and his companions unleashed a magic storm that destroyed much of the Thralondians' army, allowing Zieu Mengdo and his warriors to slay the last of them. Days later, Zieu Mengdo drove the last Thralondians out of Ei Ka, and the reunification of Siangwaan is complete.

### His allies

In honour of their aid, Zieu Mengdo incorporated the Order of Zeuk Kiu into Siangwaan's armed forces. He consulted the white-haired stranger who saved him, Raunonto, who taught him more about the Celestials and their technology: he also revealed to the president that he and his companions were also Celestials.

Zieu Mengdo was also aided by Lok Toh, a cousin of the puppet ruler of Siangwaan who wanted to stop the emperor's wastage of public funds. He was very angry seeing his cousin waste relief aid for the Wraithstorm on his lavish mansions, so he stirred revolts and joined forces with Zieu Mengdo's armies. Lok Toh also reached Ei Ka to fight his cousin on foot, after his cousin's mecha was heavily-damaged by a missile. He killed his cousin in a duel, and for returning much of his cousin's stolen wealth to the victims, he is hailed as a hero who cleansed his family from their curse and shame.

He was also joined by five other armies, who used their scattered locations to weaken the Thralondian supersoldiers' might.

### Purification

He governed Siangwaan from 1789 to 1793, and after his term ended, he went east to the jungles of Peren, where he was never seen again for eighty years. However, he was the most likely killer of several powerful demons and ghosts, weakening the undead and bringing decades of peace to the haunted eastern lands. Occasionally, Raunonto and his Celestials also aided him.

Raunonto and Sharada were accompanying Zieu Mengdo as they were hunting down a great demon. The demon sealed the human and the Celestials in a barrier of darkness, preventing their wight troops from aiding them. Zieu Mengdo was struck dead, his innards torn apart by the demon's sorcery. Shocked and horrified by the sudden killing blow, Raunonto incinerated the demon, and mourned as the wights watched their fallen friend. Only a beam blasted from Sharada's hands broke the demon's nearly-invincible armour, after several moments recalling the right spells to warp reality and expose it to a portal to the Void. The infuriated wight warriors afterwards purged the undead from Peren and nearby lands.

Eighty years later, he was found dead by several hikers, with a glowing sword in his hand, and he was brought back to be cremated and interred in a tomb. His magical sword, which he used to kill the demon lords, was brought to a temple in Peren where it was enshrined and guarded by jungle wights.

## Trivia

* His name should be transcribed as "周孟德".
* Zieu Mengdo was inspired by Cao Cao (Cao Mengde), Sun Yat-sen, Huang Xing, and Sigmar from Warhammer Fantasy.

## See also

* Zio Do, founder of the Siangwaanian civilisation.
* Sarmelon I, another slayer of demons.