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	After Zhihao Chai death, Zhou Xia grieved deeply and turned her intellectual interest to necromancy to satisfy her love for her late husband. Although over many years she did master the arts of the grave, she never found a way to reach her husband in the next world, a fact that puzzled each of her teachers. That is until she met Wei Ning, a traditional necromancer who was himself a ghost made flesh, he was able to explain to Zhou Xia that through his dark arts he had located her husband's soul in the Hell of being Skinned Alive. Initially this news only brought Zhou Xia more pain, but Wei Ning assured her that he would soon escape from this hell and be reborn one of the undead. This presented Zhou Xia with another opportunity to be with her husband, but left her horrified at the cost and circumstances of their reunion.		After Zhihao Chai death, Zhou Xia grieved deeply and turned her intellectual interest to necromancy to satisfy her love for her late husband. Although over many years she did master the arts of the grave, she never found a way to reach her husband in the next world, a fact that puzzled each of her teachers. That is until she met Wei Ning, a traditional necromancer who was himself a ghost made flesh, he was able to explain to Zhou Xia that through his dark arts he had located her husband's soul in the Hell of being Skinned Alive. Initially this news only brought Zhou Xia more pain, but Wei Ning assured her that he would soon escape from this hell and be reborn one of the undead. This presented Zhou Xia with another opportunity to be with her husband, but left her horrified at the cost and circumstances of their reunion.

	In the meantime Wei Ning could instruct her in the arts of death and usher her towards both damnation and immortality. To restore her family's wealth and continue her studies Zhou Xia took up the opium trade and found herself doing business with the British. This arrangement proved quite lucrative, but following the disastrous First Opium War, Zhou Xia and her family were forced to flee China and death at the hands of imperial agents.		In the meantime [[Wei Ning]] could instruct her in the arts of death and usher her towards both damnation and immortality. To restore her family's wealth and continue her studies Zhou Xia took up the opium trade and found herself doing business with the British. This arrangement proved quite lucrative, but following the disastrous First Opium War, Zhou Xia and her family were forced to flee China and death at the hands of imperial agents.

	For a few short years the family resided in Vietnam, but when in 1851 the news of Gum San, the ''Mountain of Gold'' found outside of San Francisco led the family of Zhou Xia across the Pacific Ocean and to a new and barbarous world. Zhou Xia and her family arrived in a fleet of Chinese ships bearing twenty-thousand Chinese immigrants to the west coast of North America. Regrettably Zhou Xia was among the first victims of a cholera epidemic that would sweep the through the vast tent city surrounding old San Francisco. But precocious Zhou Xia refused to stay in her appointed hell and clawed her way back to the world of the living where Wei Ning waited to show her the lessons of immortality and where she waits patently for the return of Zhihao Chai.		For a few short years the family resided in Vietnam, but when in 1851 the news of Gum San, the ''Mountain of Gold'' found outside of San Francisco led the family of Zhou Xia across the Pacific Ocean and to a new and barbarous world. Zhou Xia and her family arrived in a fleet of Chinese ships bearing twenty-thousand Chinese immigrants to the west coast of North America. Regrettably Zhou Xia was among the first victims of a cholera epidemic that would sweep the through the vast tent city surrounding old San Francisco. But precocious Zhou Xia refused to stay in her appointed hell and clawed her way back to the world of the living where Wei Ning waited to show her the lessons of immortality and where she waits patently for the return of Zhihao Chai.

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Bruce at 18:36, 6 July 2022

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	Although she is unfailingly gracious and seemingly kind, Zen has begun to feel less and less over the last century, a growing numbness brought on by her dark studies and the detachment required of a Bone Flower. Raised as she was in a time of great etiquette and intrigue, Madame Zhou moves graciously through the societies of the living and undead alike, both eastern and western. But beneath her sophisticated demeanor, Grandmother Zen cares very little about anything, that does not mean that she is inclined to ignore slights or shirk responsibilities, rather it means that true emotion is dying in her and secretly she despairs at this growing coldness and very carefully and quietly nurtures what little passion she has left. To those who pay very close attention to Zhou Zen's activities rather than her horrific visage an unmistakable current of nostalgia repeats itself in a pattern throughout her nightly movements.		Although she is unfailingly gracious and seemingly kind, Zen has begun to feel less and less over the last century, a growing numbness brought on by her dark studies and the detachment required of a Bone Flower. Raised as she was in a time of great etiquette and intrigue, Madame Zhou moves graciously through the societies of the living and undead alike, both eastern and western. But beneath her sophisticated demeanor, Grandmother Zen cares very little about anything, that does not mean that she is inclined to ignore slights or shirk responsibilities, rather it means that true emotion is dying in her and secretly she despairs at this growing coldness and very carefully and quietly nurtures what little passion she has left. To those who pay very close attention to Zhou Zen's activities rather than her horrific visage an unmistakable current of nostalgia repeats itself in a pattern throughout her nightly movements.

	==History== Huang Zhou Xia was born during the zenith of the Qing Empire, beneath the auspicious reign of the Qianlong Emperor, the sixth emperor of the Qing dynasty. At that time, the Qing Empire ruled more than one-third of the world's population, and had the largest economy in the world. By area it was one of the largest empires ever.		== History ==
			Huang Zhou Xia was born during the zenith of the Qing Empire, beneath the auspicious reign of the Qianlong Emperor, the sixth emperor of the Qing dynasty. At that time, the Qing Empire ruled more than one-third of the world's population, and had the largest economy in the world. By area it was one of the largest empires ever.

	It was into this elegant time that Zhou Xia was born into the family of Huang Zhou, a common laborer who elevated himself by becoming a successful merchant of Guangzhou, China. Zhou Xia was the youngest child and final daughter of the merchant and his wife and she was preceded by six other children, half boys and half girls. This circumstance set Zhou Xia life path for two reasons. The first was that her father had little use for daughters save to cement financial alliances and because as the youngest child Zhou Xia's father had little time to spare upon her.		It was into this elegant time that Zhou Xia was born into the family of Huang Zhou, a common laborer who elevated himself by becoming a successful merchant of Guangzhou, China. Zhou Xia was the youngest child and final daughter of the merchant and his wife and she was preceded by six other children, half boys and half girls. This circumstance set Zhou Xia life path for two reasons. The first was that her father had little use for daughters save to cement financial alliances and because as the youngest child Zhou Xia's father had little time to spare upon her.

Bruce at 18:22, 6 July 2022

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Bruce at 18:20, 6 July 2022

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Bruce at 18:18, 6 July 2022

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Bruce at 18:17, 6 July 2022

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Keith at 20:47, 28 June 2022

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	'''Sobriquet:''' Huang Zhou Xia commonly called ''Zen'' - ''Madame Zhou'' or ''Grandmother Zen'' and occasionally ''Zhou Zen''		'''Sobriquet:''' Huang Zhou Xia commonly called ''Zen'' - ''Madame Zhou'' or ''Grandmother Zen'' and occasionally ''Zhou Zen''

	~~'''~~Appearance~~:'''~~ Zen normally appears as the skeleton of a small stooped woman covered by a yellowing sack of skin and a mop of hair like milkweed, her eyes are empty sockets with just a spark of green fire far back in the bony recesses, she smells like roadkill and a cold moist breeze stinking of the grave wafts about her at all times.		==Appearance==
			Zen normally appears as the skeleton of a small stooped woman covered by a yellowing sack of skin and a mop of hair like milkweed, her eyes are empty sockets with just a spark of green fire far back in the bony recesses, she smells like roadkill and a cold moist breeze stinking of the grave wafts about her at all times.

	At great cost and purely for social reasons she can appear as a short elderly Asian grandmother in her later seventies. In this form she stands only five feet tall, adorned with a short cap of silvery hair, her eyes a shade of green like jade and she has age spotted sallow skin with the attendant wrinkles. When she appears so, Zen is often attired in long silk dresses that pool around her feet which were bound in life to give her a mincing step.		At great cost and purely for social reasons she can appear as a short elderly Asian grandmother in her later seventies. In this form she stands only five feet tall, adorned with a short cap of silvery hair, her eyes a shade of green like jade and she has age spotted sallow skin with the attendant wrinkles. When she appears so, Zen is often attired in long silk dresses that pool around her feet which were bound in life to give her a mincing step.
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	In her more human aspect Zen is often dressed by unliving attendants, her face is painted to highlight her age and give the impression of matronly elegance, cosmetics are applied in exactly the same way every time. Clothing is the same being selected to produce a specific emotion in those she will interact with and it is so with all such accoutrements including jewelry, perfume, even the color and design of her long lacquered nails. The overall effect is of entering a room and interacting with a human sized puppet held by invisible strings that smiles and moves about the meeting place mechanically.		In her more human aspect Zen is often dressed by unliving attendants, her face is painted to highlight her age and give the impression of matronly elegance, cosmetics are applied in exactly the same way every time. Clothing is the same being selected to produce a specific emotion in those she will interact with and it is so with all such accoutrements including jewelry, perfume, even the color and design of her long lacquered nails. The overall effect is of entering a room and interacting with a human sized puppet held by invisible strings that smiles and moves about the meeting place mechanically.

	~~'''~~Behavior~~:'''~~ Although she is unfailingly gracious and seemingly kind, Zen has begun to feel less and less over the last century, a growing numbness brought on by her dark studies and the detachment required of a Bone Flower. Raised as she was in a time of great etiquette and intrigue, Madame Zhou moves graciously through the societies of the living and undead alike, both eastern and western. But beneath her sophisticated demeanor, Grandmother Zen cares very little about anything, that does not mean that she is inclined to ignore slights or shirk responsibilities, rather it means that true emotion is dying in her and secretly she despairs at this growing coldness and very carefully and quietly nurtures what little passion she has left. To those who pay very close attention to Zhou Zen's activities rather than her horrific visage an unmistakable current of nostalgia repeats itself in a pattern throughout her nightly movements.		==Behavior==
			Although she is unfailingly gracious and seemingly kind, Zen has begun to feel less and less over the last century, a growing numbness brought on by her dark studies and the detachment required of a Bone Flower. Raised as she was in a time of great etiquette and intrigue, Madame Zhou moves graciously through the societies of the living and undead alike, both eastern and western. But beneath her sophisticated demeanor, Grandmother Zen cares very little about anything, that does not mean that she is inclined to ignore slights or shirk responsibilities, rather it means that true emotion is dying in her and secretly she despairs at this growing coldness and very carefully and quietly nurtures what little passion she has left. To those who pay very close attention to Zhou Zen's activities rather than her horrific visage an unmistakable current of nostalgia repeats itself in a pattern throughout her nightly movements.

	~~'''~~History~~:'''~~ Huang Zhou Xia was born during the zenith of the Qing Empire, beneath the auspicious reign of the Qianlong Emperor, the sixth emperor of the Qing dynasty. At that time, the Qing Empire ruled more than one-third of the world's population, and had the largest economy in the world. By area it was one of the largest empires ever.		==History== Huang Zhou Xia was born during the zenith of the Qing Empire, beneath the auspicious reign of the Qianlong Emperor, the sixth emperor of the Qing dynasty. At that time, the Qing Empire ruled more than one-third of the world's population, and had the largest economy in the world. By area it was one of the largest empires ever.

	It was into this elegant time that Zhou Xia was born into the family of Huang Zhou, a common laborer who elevated himself by becoming a successful merchant of Guangzhou, China. Zhou Xia was the youngest child and final daughter of the merchant and his wife and she was preceded by six other children, half boys and half girls. This circumstance set Zhou Xia life path for two reasons. The first was that her father had little use for daughters save to cement financial alliances and because as the youngest child Zhou Xia's father had little time to spare upon her.		It was into this elegant time that Zhou Xia was born into the family of Huang Zhou, a common laborer who elevated himself by becoming a successful merchant of Guangzhou, China. Zhou Xia was the youngest child and final daughter of the merchant and his wife and she was preceded by six other children, half boys and half girls. This circumstance set Zhou Xia life path for two reasons. The first was that her father had little use for daughters save to cement financial alliances and because as the youngest child Zhou Xia's father had little time to spare upon her.
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	For a few short years the family resided in Vietnam, but when in 1851 the news of Gum San, the ''Mountain of Gold'' found outside of San Francisco led the family of Zhou Xia across the Pacific Ocean and to a new and barbarous world. Zhou Xia and her family arrived in a fleet of Chinese ships bearing twenty-thousand Chinese immigrants to the west coast of North America. Regrettably Zhou Xia was among the first victims of a cholera epidemic that would sweep the through the vast tent city surrounding old San Francisco. But precocious Zhou Xia refused to stay in her appointed hell and clawed her way back to the world of the living where Wei Ning waited to show her the lessons of immortality and where she waits patently for the return of Zhihao Chai.		For a few short years the family resided in Vietnam, but when in 1851 the news of Gum San, the ''Mountain of Gold'' found outside of San Francisco led the family of Zhou Xia across the Pacific Ocean and to a new and barbarous world. Zhou Xia and her family arrived in a fleet of Chinese ships bearing twenty-thousand Chinese immigrants to the west coast of North America. Regrettably Zhou Xia was among the first victims of a cholera epidemic that would sweep the through the vast tent city surrounding old San Francisco. But precocious Zhou Xia refused to stay in her appointed hell and clawed her way back to the world of the living where Wei Ning waited to show her the lessons of immortality and where she waits patently for the return of Zhihao Chai.

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	Lifespan: 77<br>		Lifespan: 77<br>
	Cause of death: Cholera<br>		Cause of death: Cholera<br>
			Dharma: [[Bone Flower]]

Bruce at 07:55, 17 June 2022

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	;Life & Times		;Life & Times
	Age: 75<br>		Age: 247<br>
	Birth date: June 30, 1775 (5:27 AM)<br>		Birth date: June 30, 1775 (5:27 AM)<br>

Bruce at 07:53, 17 June 2022

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	In the meantime Wei Ning could instruct her in the arts of death and usher her towards both damnation and immortality. To restore her family's wealth and continue her studies Zhou Xia took up the opium trade and found herself doing business with the British. This arrangement proved quite lucrative, but following the disastrous First Opium War, Zhou Xia and her family were forced to flee China and death at the hands of imperial agents.		In the meantime Wei Ning could instruct her in the arts of death and usher her towards both damnation and immortality. To restore her family's wealth and continue her studies Zhou Xia took up the opium trade and found herself doing business with the British. This arrangement proved quite lucrative, but following the disastrous First Opium War, Zhou Xia and her family were forced to flee China and death at the hands of imperial agents.

	For a few short years the family resided in Vietnam, but when in 1851 the news of Gum San, the ''Mountain of Gold'' found outside of San Francisco led the family of Zhou Xia across the Pacific Ocean and to a new and barbarous world. Zhou Xia and her family arrived in a fleet of Chinese ships bearing twenty-thousand Chinese immigrants to the west coast of North America. Regrettably Zhou Xia was among the first victims of a cholera epidemic that would sweep the through the vast tent city surrounding old San Francisco. But precocious Zhou Xia refused to stay in her appointed hell and clawed her way back to the world of the living where Wei Ning waited to show her the lessons of immortality.		For a few short years the family resided in Vietnam, but when in 1851 the news of Gum San, the ''Mountain of Gold'' found outside of San Francisco led the family of Zhou Xia across the Pacific Ocean and to a new and barbarous world. Zhou Xia and her family arrived in a fleet of Chinese ships bearing twenty-thousand Chinese immigrants to the west coast of North America. Regrettably Zhou Xia was among the first victims of a cholera epidemic that would sweep the through the vast tent city surrounding old San Francisco. But precocious Zhou Xia refused to stay in her appointed hell and clawed her way back to the world of the living where Wei Ning waited to show her the lessons of immortality and where she waits patently for the return of Zhihao Chai.

	'''Recent Events:'''		'''Recent Events:'''

Bruce at 07:51, 17 June 2022

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	In the meantime Wei Ning could instruct her in the arts of death and usher her towards both damnation and immortality. To restore her family's wealth and continue her studies Zhou Xia took up the opium trade and found herself doing business with the British. This arrangement proved quite lucrative, but following the disastrous First Opium War, Zhou Xia and her family were forced to flee China and death at the hands of imperial agents.		In the meantime Wei Ning could instruct her in the arts of death and usher her towards both damnation and immortality. To restore her family's wealth and continue her studies Zhou Xia took up the opium trade and found herself doing business with the British. This arrangement proved quite lucrative, but following the disastrous First Opium War, Zhou Xia and her family were forced to flee China and death at the hands of imperial agents.

	For a few short years the family resided in Vietnam, but when in 1851 the news of Gum San, the ''Mountain of Gold'' found outside of San Francisco led the family of Zhou Xia across the Pacific Ocean and to a new and barbarous world.		For a few short years the family resided in Vietnam, but when in 1851 the news of Gum San, the ''Mountain of Gold'' found outside of San Francisco led the family of Zhou Xia across the Pacific Ocean and to a new and barbarous world. Zhou Xia and her family arrived in a fleet of Chinese ships bearing twenty-thousand Chinese immigrants to the west coast of North America. Regrettably Zhou Xia was among the first victims of a cholera epidemic that would sweep the through the vast tent city surrounding old San Francisco. But precocious Zhou Xia refused to stay in her appointed hell and clawed her way back to the world of the living where Wei Ning waited to show her the lessons of immortality.

	'''Recent Events:'''		'''Recent Events:'''