Shen Lemu

Template:C Entity InfoboxShen Lemu was the last Heavenly King and one of the secondary antagonists of Season II. He was a clone of the Old Man, made for the purpose of infiltrating the Heavenly Kingdom. He was unique among the clones for being made with the body of a living person. Indeed, when the youngest of the previous king was still a fetus, his soul was destroyed by an artifact of the Old Man, and replaced with a part of his own. His memories awakened after the child's fifth year of life, upon which he began to follow the plan. Zhǎnglǎo Xīng, called Shen Lemu by the Old Man, took two decades to destroy and convert the other factions of the Heavenly Kingdom into unwitting subordinates, clueless to whom they really served, whilst portraying himself as one other in a long line of puppet kings. However, either due to terrible luck or the intervention of a higher power, Shen's deeds were inadvertently discovered by the High Inquisitor, Xun Xue. As an extremely paranoid man, Xun Xue immediately overestimated the influence and power of Shen (which, incidentally, was actually an accurate estimation), and actually chose to surrendered to his command over risking being silenced. From then on, Xun Xue become a soul-slave to Shen, becoming his direct subordinate and an official member of Manitus.

Shen Lemu spent next few decades laying the groundwork for the complete mobilization of the Heavenly Kingdom, biding his time till the promised hour.

While he rarely intervened in the operations of other Manitus members so as to avoid being traced, he eventually had to take part on the infiltration of Rockwell. This move proved to be fatal, as it allowed Kairos to learn of his existence.

Later on, during the events of Season II, one of his sons' palace was infiltrated by Sanekoryus as he investigated the origins of the southern Astral Disturbance. Sanekoryus was subdued by Commander Khalid, but was rescued when Khalid sallyed out to deal with the rest of the LADS, only to be killed in single combat against Garret. The event led the group to be brought to the attention of the Old Man. Suspecting they may have a part to play in the Rebel kalpic, he sent one of his soul-slaves, Helene, to spy on the group and guide them along his plan. However, Helene made use of his suspicion to betray the Old Man in a crucial moment, regaining her freedom and revealing his existence to the LADS.

Eventually, in the year 535 H.E., Shen received the long awaited signal to begin his part of the plan: launch a total war against the rest of southern Whorlaynd, using the subsequent death of millions of people as the sacrifice to complete the Old Man's ascension ritual. However, unbeknownst to him, Kairos' countermeasures, prepared for him a few decades back, went into effect shortly after the war began. A miracle sent the LADS and the Armenian order to besiege the capital with the goal of assassinating him and, if possible, raze the city. The LADS quickly made way to his throne room, attacking him and Xun Xue, who was quickly defeated by Laedo's legendary spell, Dig, and scurried off. Shen Lemu continued the fight for some time still, even cutting off Talio's arm, but was eventually weared down by the group's efforts. Sanekoryus' bombardment and Laedo's dropkick finally spelled the end of the last Heavenly King.

## **Statblock**

*Medium Human, Neutral Evil*

**Armor Class:** 18 (Plate)

**Hit Points:** 160

**Speed:** 30 ft.

**STR:** 20 (+5)

**DEX:** 10 (+0)

**CON:** 17 (+3)

**INT:** 20 (+5)

**WIS:** 20 (+5)

**CHA:** 18 (+4)

**Saving Throws:** Wis +9, Cha +8

**Skills:** Athletics +9, History +2, Persuasion +7

**Damage Resistances:** bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons

**Condition Immunities:** paralyzed, stunned, frighten

**Senses:** Vision 60ft.

**Passive Perception:** 15

**Languages:** Common, Draconic, Abyssal, Sylvian, Ogrish, Demonic, Celestial and Primordial

**Aura of the Exalted:** Friendly creatures within 30 feet of Shen Lemu have advantage on Wisdom saving throws and death saving throws, and receive a +1 bonus to AC.

### **Villan Actions**

* **[1st Turn]:** Shen summons 2 [Sacred Weapons].
* **[2nd Turn]:** Shen has all Inquisitors present in the battle self-detonate, dealing 8d6 radiant damage to those within 20ft of them and replacing them with [Sacred Weapons].
* **[3rd Turn]:** Shen breaks the walls of his palace and jumps down into the rooftops, changing the fight's enviroment.

### **Actions**

* **Reave:** Shen makes three attacks with his light-glaive (+9 to hit; reach:10ft cones). Creatures in the path of the attack must make a Dex save (DC 16) or take 12 (1d10+6) slashing damage and 18 (4d8) radiant damage.
* **Sacred Arms**: Shen summons a [Sacred Weapon] that floats aside him. (+8 to hit; reach 10ft; on a hit: 1d10+4 radiant damage)
* **Boundless Love:** Shen dashes up to 80 feet, crashing against all targets on his path who fail a Dex save (DC 17). Targets take 6 bludgeoning damage. If Shen crashes against a solid surface, the colison causes a bliding light, blinding all who fail a Con save (DC15), and dealing 20 radiant damage to those within 20ft of the zone of impact.

### **Bonus Actions**

* **Lover's Whisper:** Shen commands all [Sacred Weapons] to perform an action.
* **Lengthy Days:** Shen jumps to a point within 30 feet of him. If a creature is in or adjacent to that point, it must make a Dex save or Shen will get a free attack against it.

### **Reactions**

* **Love Tap:** Shen performs a **Reave** against a target caught in his use of **Boundless Love**.

### **Legendary Actions**

* **Though Love:** Shen performs a **Reave** attack.
* **Crash:** Shen performs a 30ft version of Boundless love, where explosion does not cause any damage.
* **Stomp**: Shen stomps the ground, elevating it up to 10ft feet and disrupting the concentration of casters within 10ft of him. Concentration checks caused by **Stomp** are made at disadvantage.