Jian Chih-Cheng

> *“Of the Great Seven, I bring you the gift of Hope. I am the one who Perseveres, who Inspires. I am not simply the God of The Body. I am the God of Determination."*
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Living upon Daeko-Sura for most of his mortal life, Jian lived with his parents Seong Chih and Baozhai Cheng. Raised with his father's physique and mother's intellect, Jian was a prodigy child that many assumed would be the key from the Prophecy of Shenti Zhi Shen.

However, Jian's Father, who at the time was a Samurai General, let the prophecies fester within him, leading him to conspire with his wife about the overthrow of the current Daeko-Suran Grandmaster, Kami Chikako. When their joint assassination attempt failed, the two were sentenced to death by Seppuku.

Jian, as a result of this, was placed into the Daeko-Suran Dojo, where he learned much about culture, and himself was admitted as a Youxian Mercenary, where he served until his eightieth birthday where he resigned his position after an occupation in Savalha led him to question the morality of Daeko-Suran militants - and that of Kami Chikako himself.

Jian's maturity was spent in seeking out some form of perfection. This came often in the form of training, meditation and prayer, which took place upon the Solarian Holy Land. He lived to become 217, before his tough bones began to brittle and his life came to decline. It was at this time, he began to worry about what may become of him, leading him to search for eternal life.

For years he ventured, until he reached the Gates of Heaven, only somewhat off of Nimbostratus’ peaks. It was here that he found a stationary orb, floating amongst the tufts of the clouds. Touching it, he was ejected from the sky, flung through the surface into the grounds of Invidius, where his body metamorphosed.

Returning to his prime stage, Jian became a being of Astral Ascension. A God, powers stemming from the Body and Mind, that he later declared his Domain. With this power, Jian returned to Daeko-Sura, educating the people there and bringing morality to the kingdoms therein.

Of recent years, Jian has many training studios in which many pupils train. Open to the training to all people, of all races, Jian became a brilliant being whose knowledge and expertise became the biggest movement of physical advancement in the history of Solaria.

## Anatomy

Jian is a Human-turned-Deity, whose powers stem from a Domain Orb found in Solaris. This orb is mostly responsible for the physical capabilities of the god.

### Somatotyping and Physical Presences

Jian's physique balances at a medium build with all aspects of physicality at their peak conditioning. Jian's belief is that the body is the core of your power, and supersedes all other aspects. Close behind is the mind, with intelligence, patience, and emotional stability being hugely important in order to strategize a victory. For both these points, Jian has a brilliance in the fields and is often seen in Solaria as the wisest Deity in known existence for such areas.

## Physical Appearance

### Description

#### True Form

* Jian is an adult male with mid-tone skin alongside a short bushy moustache that sometimes extends into a Fu Manchu, alongside a black thin goatee. His eyes are often seen as being a dark grey, but many speculate they are in fact a navy blue. Jian often wears daopaos, tending not to sway into any other theme of clothing. However, he will usually wear Orange, White or Black, sometimes including red jewellery or embroidery on clothing.
* Height: 6’0” / 1.85 m
* Weight 441 lbs / 200 Kg

### Images

Jian, wearing an orange Daopao.Jian, wearing a black and white Daopao.
## Family

Jian's current family remains fairly small, but he has a handful of extended family members thanks to his relation with Arrow.

### Parents and Partners

 Alya Sloane
 Rachel Helio

## Crafts and Skillset

### Knowledge Range

Jian has large degrees of understanding in the fields of combat and in one's betterment on the physical, emotional, mental or spiritual side:

* Philosophy
* Biology, Physiology and Zoology
* Astrology and Supernatural Study
* Combat Physics and Warfare Tactics
* Thaumaturgy and Aurology
* Psychology and Criminology
* Martial Artistry

Jian learned much from the Daeko-Suran Scholary Educator's Society (DSSES), and obtained over thirty scholarships and scrolls of mastery in the above fields ranging from Dilettante to Kingsman-Level Education.

### Active Crafts

Jian is well-known for his teaching of what he calls 'Martial Artistry'. With many others making divisions of this work, Martial Artistry is a methodology of self-defence, where the user of techniques may perform holds, strikes and other manoeuvres that collectively may hold off or incapacitate an opponent. Variants of Martial Arts are used all around the globe, but Jian's Style, known commonly as Daek-Kami Style

## Backstory

Jian's backstory can be found as part of the Lore section of History (Pending).

Parts of the backstory can be found on the top of the page.

## Trivia

* Inspiration for Jian Chih-Cheng was drawn from Arralus Legion and Barrett Chasin's second Design phase.
* Jian, alongside Leonis Erikson, are the only two asexual Characters that exist as of the Nov2023 Roster Census.
	+ Jian was once a lover of Barrett Chasin, but this was later changed due to a disalignment between the changes in Jian's storyline and the orientation. Barrett, however, remains homosexual in orientation due to other relationships that can still be applied.
* Jian was once portrayed as being a member specifically of the chinese culture. However, due to the AU being so distant to what would be the culture of modern society, the culture was broadened to the entirety of ancienteastern civilisation.