Chu Tongzu

**Chu Tongzu**is the Magistrate of the City of Sanshu

## Appearance

A giant, rotund man whose rolls of fat belied the strength he carried himself with, a warrior just past his prime. With squinting eyes, flabby cheeks, and an oiled moustache and beard, he was not a handsome man by any means.

## Personality

Chu Tongzu is a straightforward man who cares a lot about his people and the city of Sanshu,but is unable to do much in the presence of The Council and is little more than a puppet.He sought to become the magistrate to get power and wealth and help the citizens of Sanshu get back into the city and reverse his predescessors policys to make sanshu a haven for the wealthy but failed until after the War for Sanshu. His Title is the Unstoppable Golden Vanguard given after his unstoppable charges as the vanguard and the golden color of his armour,potraying that he is fierce in battle as proven during Yo lings attempt to take over the city.

## Background

Chu Tongzu used to be a fierce Vanguard for the army in the battle against the Defiled ,and along with the Warcy *Victory or Death!* it gave him the nickname of 'Unstoppable Golden Vanguard' Chu Tongzu, and he led many charges into the enemy lines and to victory.He later became the Magistrate of Sanshu thinking he could turn the back into a place safe for the normal populace but ended up being a puppet to the Council. Over the years he even ended up ignoring his exercises and got really fat, due to which he couldn't wear his old armour anymore too.

## Chronology

### War For Sanshu

At the start of the war,Chu Tongzu closed off all roads and bridges to the southwestern district where the Butcher Bay Bandits-turned-defiled took over led by their leader,Yo Ling,and prepared led a charge with 6 thousand guards into the Gate-house,which had unfortunately failed,but not without giving large damage to the Defiled,and none of the soldiers who attacked survived other than Chu Tongzu himself,who had to be saved by Gerel and the Bekhai who arrived at the last minute .While Chu Tongzu was unconcious for a day and getting healed,Gerel created five choke-points at five bridges which were rigged to get taken down by the guards in case they can't hold the bridges,and they also made wooden fortifications even tho they could easily be burnt by Demons in order to delay the enemy infantry to allow time for Major Yuzhen's Reinforcements to arrive.When Chu Tongzu woke up,the first sight he saw was his bloodied room and a large man near him,leading him to think it was a defiled but was quickly rid of the misunderstanding and when he went to check on the main plaza,he was angry at the plan but couldn't find any flaws to point out,and was later surprised by the strength of the Bekhai.Then Chu Tongzu kept going into and out of the battle in regular intervals to allow for the troops and his own rest,and then right when the troops could no longer hold,reinforments arrived in the form if the Crossbone Corsairs,rival bandits of the Butcher Bay Bandits,leading Chu Tongzu to be very ashamed that the so-called heroes and nobles of Sanshu are running away with their wealth while Bandits are coming to help defend Sanshu and its people against the Defiled.The Crossbone Corsairs are led by Gao Qui,who push back the defiled and take over the bridges until Yo Ling comes out and kills his one-time friend and comrade while he is Gao qui is injured,killing him and causing the defiled to start attacking in full force again,until the Bekhai reinforcements arrive along with the Mothers Militia and Azure Ascendents and inform them that Yuzhen is only a day away,and take back all remaining 3 of the 5 bridges,until the Golden Highlands Coalition mercenaries arrive the same night and try to hog all the glory as the 'Saviours of Sanshu', leading Chu Tongzu to be very angry yet unable to do anything.The next day,just as the Warriors of Sanshu are about to destroy the defiled army,the Coalition Mercenarys betray everyone and side with the Defiled in order to give the picture to the world that the Magistrate and Staff Seargant Sovanna were the Defiled and get the mercenary leader Xiaobo to become the Magistrate of Sanshu, due to which Chu Tongzu loses his temper and instead of retreating,charges into the enemy lines and starts to slaughter the mercenaries. Just then,unexpected reinforcements arrive in the form of the The Eastern Prosperity Alliance and The Western Treasures Union Mercenarys,who start killing the traitors and Reclaim Sanshu after the Defiled rout due to Yo Ling getting killed by Liu Shi,Leader of the Crossbone Corsairs.

### Aftermath of the War

Chu Tongzu annexes all the properties and industries of the Coalition and starts rebuilding the city of Sanshu,inviting commoners from outside the city walls and promises houses and property to everyone who helps to rebuild sanshu. This gets further boosted after Yuzhen tricks the Chief Councilmen of the Union and Alliance and annexes all their property, wealth and industries, and helps Chu Tongzu with the funds.

## Powers and Abilities

### Martial Skill

Due to years of debauchery, his skills are no longer as they once were.