Reigan Shen - Revision history

AutumnTempest at 04:25, 12 November 2024

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Enemies and Frenemies

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Bargain with Eithan Arelius

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Uncrowned

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Abidan Treasure

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Abidan Treasure

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His Character

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His Character

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 {{Cradle NavBox}}{{Cradle Character|Name=Reigan Shen|image=Reiganshenss by Kandra.png|Path=Path of the Kings Key|Rank=[[Sacred Arts|Monarch]]|Faction=House of Shen|Home=Rosegold Continent|Species=[[Sacred Beasts]]-Lion|First Appearance=[[Uncrowned]]}}
-Reigan Shen, the Emperor of Lions, is one of Cradle’s [[Sacred Beasts]] and a [[Monarch (Advancement)|Monarch]] who rules over the Rosegold continent — the homeland of [[House Arelius]], where millenia ago [[Ozmanthus Arelius]] was Monarch.
+Reigan Shen, the Emperor of Lions, is one of Cradle’s [[Sacred Beasts]] and a [[Monarch (Advancement)|Monarch]] who rules over the [[Rosegold Continent]] — the homeland of [[House Arelius]], where millenia ago [[Ozmanthus Arelius]] was Monarch.
 He makes arch-enemies of [[House Arelius]], [[Eithan Arelius]], [[Wei Shi Lindon]], [[Akura Malice]], [[Northstrider]], etc. He makes false-friends with each [[Dreadgod cult]] and with [[Seshethkunaaz]] and his dragons. He’ll betray anyone and everyone to attain his grand goals, to fulfill the Oracle’s vision of him.
-=His Herald, Yushi==
-Shen’s Herald and closest companion is Yushi, female. Is she a lion, too? She is on the Lightning Path, and Eithan probably gets lightning scales from her, in negotiations with Shen (lightning madra is needed for Pure Storm Baptism.
+Shen’s Herald and closest companion is [[Thunder Fairy|Yushi]], female. Is she a lion, too? She is on the Lightning Path, and Eithan probably gets lightning scales from her, in negotiations with Shen (lightning madra is needed for Pure Storm Baptism.
 “Yushi will be at the service of your Sage for one year beginning tonight.” Yushi was a Herald on a lightning Path, and one of Reigan Shen’s closest companions. She was colloquially known as the Thunder Fairy, a name she hated. There were children’s rhymes about her. Eithan had written one himself. (Wintersteel ch 10)
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 <blockquote>Monarch Reigan Shen ‘was shorter than Northstrider, but just as broad, with chiseled and handsome features that looked as though they belonged on the statue of an ancient king. Lindon had heard that the Monarch of the House of Shen was a sacred lion, and indeed this man’s gold-tinged white hair and beard blended into one majestic white-gold mane. He was dressed like the Arelius family in a white linen skirt that fell to his feet and a white wrap across his chest. In contrast to Northstrider, the newcomer’s simple clothing looked like intentional fashion. The cloth was pristine, his belt was made of shimmering goldsteel links, and jeweled rings glinted on every finger. He held a golden goblet in one hand’ (Uncrowned, ch 10)</blockquote>
-==His Character==
+==Personality==
-{{Quote Box|title=Entitled|Reigan Shen is a creature of ambition.<br> He was born to a pride of regal white<br> lions on the western plains of Rosegold <br>continent, a prince of this line of sacred<br>beasts.|source=-Uncrowned, ch 14||fontsize=13px|align=left}}Shen takes his image seriously and totally buys into the concept of himself as Lion King. He is a shrewd and skillful opponent in battle. A powerful warrior, he won the very first [[Uncrowned King Tournament]] centuries ago — the tournament was initiated directly after ten Monarchs died in the [[Dread Wars]] (Uncrowned, ch 14)).  Entitled as they come, he views himself as born to rule over all, and as better than all. (See Oracle section below). He believes everything belongs to him. He is often seen with a golden wine goblet in his bejeweled fingers. He’s prideful and vain. <blockquote> Reigan Shen stood on an elaborate golden pedestal that held him high above the others, so that he looked down on the rest with hands crossed behind his back. Like Northstrider, he was a powerfully built man, and his fine hair and beard blended into a white-gold mane. The sacred lion paced on his platform, wearing a look of obvious discontent. (Wintersteel chapter 1)</blockquote>
+{{Quote Box|title=Entitled|Reigan Shen is a creature of ambition.<br> He was born to a pride of regal white<br> lions on the western plains of Rosegold <br>continent, a prince of this line of sacred<br>beasts.|source=-Uncrowned, ch 14||fontsize=13px|align=left}}Shen takes his image seriously and totally buys into the concept of himself as Lion King. He is a shrewd and skillful opponent in battle. A powerful warrior, he won the very first [[Uncrowned King Tournament]] centuries ago — the tournament was initiated directly after ten Monarchs died in the [[Dread Wars]] (Uncrowned, ch 14)).  Entitled as they come, he views himself as born to rule over all, and as better than all. (See Oracle section below). He believes everything belongs to him. He is often seen with a golden wine goblet in his bejeweled fingers. He’s prideful and vain, and profoundly greedy. <blockquote> Reigan Shen stood on an elaborate golden pedestal that held him high above the others, so that he looked down on the rest with hands crossed behind his back. Like Northstrider, he was a powerfully built man, and his fine hair and beard blended into a white-gold mane. The sacred lion paced on his platform, wearing a look of obvious discontent. (Wintersteel chapter 1)</blockquote>
 This Monarch is conniving and shrewd, manipulative and deceitful. Generous enough to his own people, cruel to others. He’s the kind of cat who’ll invite you for tea, poison you, and carve your bones into buttons. But apparently he takes care of his own people. And occasionally keeps his word, if not the spirit of it. Also, he is skilled at [[soulsmithing]].
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 ==Northstrider v Shen==
-[[Northstrider]] has been Shen’s enemy for centuries now. With help from [[Dross]], he figures out how to beat him. He has a plan. He just has to do it.<blockquote >‘Northstrider had clashed with Reigan Shen many times. He had gathered more information on the Emperor of Lions than anyone else alive, and his construct had analyzed the Path of the King’s Key a million different ways. But it had taken Dross to bring all that together. Now, his weapon was complete.’ (Wintersteel ch 26)</blockquote>
+[[Northstrider]] has been Shen’s enemy for centuries now. With help from [[Dross]], he figures out how to beat him. He has a plan. He just has to do it.<blockquote>‘Northstrider had clashed with Reigan Shen many times. He had gathered more information on the Emperor of Lions than anyone else alive, and his construct had analyzed the Path of the King’s Key a million different ways. But it had taken Dross to bring all that together. Now, his weapon was complete.’ (Wintersteel ch 26)</blockquote>
 ==Book Summaries==

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 ==Enemies and Frenemies==
 He makes arch-enemies of [[House Arelius]], [[Eithan Arelius]], [[Wei Shi Lindon]], [[Akura Malice]], [[Northstrider]], etc. He makes false-friends with each [[Dreadgod cult]] and with [[Seshethkunaaz]] and his dragons. He’ll betray anyone and everyone to attain his grand goals, to fulfill the Oracle’s vision of him.
 ==Appearance==

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 Shen is at the Tournament, waiting to see who will win and hedging his bets. He is aware that the arrow Penance could be used to kill him, so he doesn’t want his enemies to win the tournament. In [[Wintersteel]], Shen begins to fear that Eithan might win the Tournament, so he bargains with him. He also tries to meet privately with [[Yerin Arelius]] to bribe her to throw the game, but [[Akura Malice]] prevents this. (So later he tries to get her kids killed).
 {{Quote Box|title=Bargaining Begins<br>|quote=<b>“This need not be a long process,” the Monarch said. “Tell me<br> what you want, so that I may give it to you.” <br><br>Eithan stopped himself short of saying “Your head on a platter.” <br>Not only would it set the wrong tone, it wasn’t what he wanted.<br>If Reigan Shen didn’t die to a new generation of Monarchs <br>raised by Eithan, that would be the real tragedy.</b>|source=-Wintersteel, ch 10|align=left}}
-A bargain is struck: If Eithan will throw the match, Shen will send Rootfather Garrylondryth, a green dragon Herald who heals nature, to restore the war-torn Arelius homeland. He will also pay a billion scales to [[House Arelius]] and lend one year of protection from his own Herald, Yushi. He will also ensure evacuees from the Blackflame Empire are allowed safe passage when the Dreadgods attack. He will give Eithan his soul forge, kept in a void key. And new clothes. (Wintersteel ch 10)
+A bargain is struck: If Eithan will throw the match, Shen will give him a void key for his tournament prize, the cloudship Zephyr. He will send Rootfather Garrylondryth, a green dragon Herald who heals nature, to restore the war-torn Arelius homeland. He will also pay a billion scales to [[House Arelius]] and lend one year of protection from his own Herald, Yushi, “Thunder Fairy” on a Lightning Path. He will also ensure evacuees from the Blackflame Empire are allowed safe passage when the Dreadgods attack. He will give Eithan his soul forge, kept in a void key. And new clothes. (Wintersteel ch 10)
 ====Shen’s Ambush Plot====

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 ===Uncrowned===
-Shen asked Dragon King [[Seshethkunaaz]] to join forces with him. He lies about his reasons, at least by omission, saying he has a plan to wake and kill the Dreadgods, by luring them to the Western [[Labyrinth]], where its security defences will supposedly weaken them.
+Shen asked Dragon King [[Seshethkunaaz]] to join forces with him. In return, he gives [[Sopharanatoth]] an advancement elixir. He lies to Sesh, at least by omission, saying he has a plan to wake and kill the Dreadgods, by luring them to the Western [[Labyrinth]], where its security defences will supposedly weaken them.
 ====Fearful of Penance====
 {{Quote Box|title=Penance|quote=<b>Eithan, on his knees, stared at the arrowhead with an intensity<br>Lindon had never seen. His smile was long gone. The messenger <br> smiled at their reaction. “Long ago, the founder of House Arelius <br>created this weapon which he called Penance. It is a penance for<br>its target and, unbeknownst to most, its creation was an act of <br>penance by its creator.</b>|source=-Uncrowned, chapter 20|align=right}}In [[Uncrowned]], Shen is at the Uncrowned King Tournament, as are all Monarchs. An Abidan Hound of Heaven representative named Kiuran suddenly pops into the tournament. He invites contenders to ascend when they advance far enough, sneers at the Monarchs, and offers a prize to the winner of the tournament. It is the arrow Penance, a heavenly weapon of certain destruction created by Ozmanthus, Founder of House Arelius / aka Judge [[Ozriel]]. It will kill anyone with just a word — including Monarchs and Dreadgods. ([[Uncrowned]], ch 20) Shen grows concerned.
 ===Wintersteel===
 ====Bargain with [[Eithan Arelius]]====

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 ===Abidan Treasure===
-Shen has an Abidan-level box among his treasures:<blockquote> Reigan Shen pulled an oblong rectangular box. To the eye, it seemed to be made of seamless, unblemished steel polished to a mirror’s shine. No force in Cradle could break this container. It was an Abidan artifact, one of the few in Shen’s possession. The Way stirred around him, affected by an artifact of such incredible significance. If he held the hand exposed long enough, it might manifest an Icon. (Bloodline ch 13) </blockquote>
+Shen has an [[Abidan]]-level box among his treasures:<blockquote> Reigan Shen pulled an oblong rectangular box. To the eye, it seemed to be made of seamless, unblemished steel polished to a mirror’s shine. No force in Cradle could break this container. It was an Abidan artifact, one of the few in Shen’s possession. The Way stirred around him, affected by an artifact of such incredible significance. If he held the hand exposed long enough, it might manifest an Icon. (Bloodline ch 13) </blockquote>
 ==Oracle’s Prophecy==

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 ===King’s Key Closet===
 <br>Shen likes to surround himself with nice things, and he especially collects the best weapons on the planet, keeping some in his King’s Key void space. <blockquote> A wide wall of gold curved behind Reigan Shen, displaying his treasured weapons. Priceless works of art, and most could be considered the peak of Soulsmith craftsmanship. Not as devastating as the ones he kept in his King’s Key, but deadly and beautiful, every one of them. (Wintersteel chapter 3)</blockquote>
 ==Oracle’s Prophecy==

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 ==His Character==
-{{Quote Box|title=Entitled|Reigan Shen is a creature of ambition.<br> He was born to a pride of regal white<br> lions on the western plains of Rosegold <br>continent, a prince of this line of sacred<br>beasts.|source=-Uncrowned, ch 14||fontsize=13px|align=left}}Shen takes his image seriously and totally buys into the concept of himself as Lion King. He is a shrewd and skillful opponent in battle. A powerful warrior, he won the very first [[Uncrowned King Tournament]] centuries ago — the tournament was initiated directly after ten Monarchs died in the [[Dread Wars]] (Uncrowned, ch 14)).  Entitled as they come, he views himself as born to rule over all, and as better than all. (See Oracle section below). He believes everything belongs to him. He is often seen with a golden wine goblet in his bejeweled fingers. He’s prideful and vain. He’s conniving and shrewd, manipulative and deceitful. He’s the kind of cat who’ll invite you for tea, poison you, and carve your bones into buttons. But apparently he takes care of his own people. And occasionally keeps his word, if not the spirit of it. Also, he is skilled at [[soulsmithing]].
+{{Quote Box|title=Entitled|Reigan Shen is a creature of ambition.<br> He was born to a pride of regal white<br> lions on the western plains of Rosegold <br>continent, a prince of this line of sacred<br>beasts.|source=-Uncrowned, ch 14||fontsize=13px|align=left}}Shen takes his image seriously and totally buys into the concept of himself as Lion King. He is a shrewd and skillful opponent in battle. A powerful warrior, he won the very first [[Uncrowned King Tournament]] centuries ago — the tournament was initiated directly after ten Monarchs died in the [[Dread Wars]] (Uncrowned, ch 14)).  Entitled as they come, he views himself as born to rule over all, and as better than all. (See Oracle section below). He believes everything belongs to him. He is often seen with a golden wine goblet in his bejeweled fingers. He’s prideful and vain. <blockquote> Reigan Shen stood on an elaborate golden pedestal that held him high above the others, so that he looked down on the rest with hands crossed behind his back. Like Northstrider, he was a powerfully built man, and his fine hair and beard blended into a white-gold mane. The sacred lion paced on his platform, wearing a look of obvious discontent. (Wintersteel chapter 1)</blockquote>
 ==Path==