Daniel

DLC | None

**Daniel** is one of **11** Gamblers currently featured in *Soul at Stake*.

## Lore

 When he was 18 years old, Daniel, along with other refugees in Northern China, came to Shanghai. They became the poorly educated manual workers who didn't fit in the luxurious world of Shanghai. Daniel was one of the loading workers at a pier.

In the tough years, the government was powerless, letting underground gangs take control of the piers. Most workers exhausted themselves to earn a few coins, which barely provided enough for food. Most of the profits, of course, went into the gang's hands or capitalists' pockets.

What got worse, since there were more and more immigrants in Shanghai, the number of pier workers increased quickly, but there were fewer job openings. So even though the pay was pathetic, pier workers still fought badly for the scarce jobs they had.

Pier workers began to form groups based on their hometown, and there were serious conflicts between groups. However, this indeed amused the bosses of the piers - they took the chance to further lower the salary. Pier workers' lives turned into a desperate situation.

The pier workers came from a complex background of lower classes, but Daniel stood out from his peers. He pointed out that if workers kept fighting each other, the situation would just become worse and worse and there would be absolutely no good outcome of it.

He persuaded the workers into ceasing the fights and discrimination, and instead getting united to fight against the capitalists who exploited their work. Workers soon realized who their true enemies were.

The pier workers formed a union and elected Daniel as their chair to organize strikes and protests. They urged the underground boss controlling Shanghai Transportation Bureau, Mr. Young, to pay off the workers' delayed stipend. Daniel became a hero among workers, as well as a thorn in Mr. Young's side.

At that time most businesses were controlled by Mr. Young's gang. Nobody really dared to challenge him. Mr. Young appeared to be a well-mannered businessman, in reality, he was a ruthless and cruel thug. The pier business is one of his most important sources of income.

Mr.Young agreed to pay off the workers' delayed stipend, but right after Daniel claimed the money on behalf of the worker's union, he immediately commanded his men to kidnap Daniel's village men, cut their fingers, and then send them to Daniel to blackmail him.

The requested ransom happened to be exactly the same as the stipend Daniel claimed earlier. Daniel soon realized that it was Mr. Young behind this whole scheme. He wanted to blackmail Daniel to get the money back, and afterward, if the workers wanted their money, Daniel would be the one to blame.

Daniel fell into a dilemma - he didn't want to risk his village men's lives, neither did he want to be the scapegoat for looting the worker's money.

Finally, he made up his mind - he was going to risk his life to earn the money.

He dared to sacrifice his flesh, his blood, and his life, as long as it cleared his name and won back his dignity.

He shall win what he wished for in this game.

## Overview

Daniel's strong body enables him to survive for a longer time when he is seriously wounded.

## Cheats

*Can be drawn at Level 20.*