Sun Yang
- Assamite -x- Flushing - Queens -x- Vampires of New York from 1999 to 2022 -x- Vampires of New York from 2022 Onward
Sobriquet: Wise Frog
Appearance: While he strives to maintain an air of impassivity to those who would embroil him in their games of politics, Wise Frog is almost a doting grandfather or uncle to the Asian community of Chinatown. Among his own people, Sun Yang smiles, laughs and tells tales, but when it comes down to business, his face becomes a model of concern. His eyes perpetually squint, probably from the smoke and night air, and his gray hair had just begun to recede when Wise Frog received the Embrace. His skin is a bit darker than that of many Chinese, which he ascribes to an unspecified diet.
Behavior: You must always remember to remain an observer, not a participant, in these affairs occurring in New York. Since your faction of the Children of Haqim has tentatively sided with the Camarilla, your duty is to scout New York for its suitability for others of the clan. If you make enemies, you have already predisposed others against you and inspired their prejudices. As such, you have cultivated your reputation as a scholar and student of the world, and share your ideas with whomever asks for them -- excepting the Sabbat, of course.
History: The border of the Middle Kingdom has always been a hotspot for trouble between the Kindred and the Kuei-jin. With the Ravnos waging their own war on the Demon People and sharing borders with the ancestral lands of the Assamites as well, the unlife of the Damned was exciting to say the least. The autonomous Chinese region of Sinkiang, in particular, faced troubles wrought by supernatural forces from both sides of the border. Local Cainites clashed with their Eastern kindred, as Assamites and Ravnos from India and Pakistan warred with the Black Tortoise and White Tiger Courts.
The Assamites dragged the disciple Wise Frog into this chaos not long before the Western World threatened to engulf the globe in fire. Embraced for his ability to move among the local people without arousing suspicion, Wise Frog quickly outgrew his simple assassin's purpose to be come a diplomat between the conflicting factions. He sent orchid petals to the White Tiger wus, burnt incense for the champions of the Black Tortoise Court and sent dutiful, calming reports back to his fated masters at the far-off stronghold of Alamut. Where murder would have reigned, Wise Frog cooled the tempers of the blood-drinkers.
Being the pawn of three sides left Wise Frog weary, however, and he considered his options. Due to his contamination with the blood of the Kin-jin, the vampire courts of his homeland would never accept him. He petitioned the elders for whom he had faithfully negotiated to remove him from the war-zone, and reluctantly they agreed.
Thus, Wise Frog fled China just before Sinkiang fell under communist rule in 1949, a neonate as experienced as any ancilla. He relocated briefly to Turkey, but the elders saw too much value in Wise Frog's field exploits to keep him so close to home. With the blessings (actually orders) of the elders of Alamut, Wise Frog finally settled in New York City.
Wise Frog arrived just as the events of the Sabbat's Third Civil War were drawing to a close, and he hid himself in the Chinese ghettos of Queens' Flushing neighborhood, and later in Manhattan's Chinatown, while the Sword of Caine raged against itself. This new duty was much less an act of diplomacy than his old responsibilities in China. Here, there was no active war to soothe; here, the elders of Alamut wanted only to be kept apprised. In later years, Wise Frog would come to understand that they watched their disloyal antitribu for signs of contrition or heresy. For nearly 40 years, Wise Frog liaised for the Children of Haqim, reporting to them on the actions of their disloyal childer.
Then he joined the disloyal himself. As the Sabbat members of his clan died, fled or took the heads of their enemies in the Battle of New York, Wise Frog withdrew from contact with them. He devoted himself that year toward learning what his clan's intentions were, and why he was simply to watch and report. He learned that a terrible elder had risen from its resting place and destroyed many Children of Haqim. At this, Wise Frog grew dismayed. He had served as peacekeeper for almost a century, only to have the value of his efforts negated by a blood-thirsty avatar of Haqim. As Wise Frog's studies have informed him about the existence of the schismatics, he made contact with members of that fledgling group. Thrilled to find an ally in territory newly claimed by the sect with which they sympathized, they asked for copies of all Wise Frog's reports. He complied.
Now, the time for watching is almost over. Soon, Wise Frog will petition on behalf of his fractured clan for acceptance in this new domain. As soon as the dust settles from the Camarilla's stabilizing efforts, Wise Frog will attempt to make a place for the Children of Haqim in their domain.
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