Submitted by Jeet on Fri, 09/19/2003 - 04:37
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Name: Jeet Su My
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Birth date/Place: 01/01/0550 Shaolin Temple, Bejiing, China
Jeet is played by Dustin Nguyen
Items: Ancient sword, staff, Sai, small red and gold amulet and a pouch of (now ancient) gold coins.
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Background:
Jeet was born in a small village outside Beijing in 0550. His mother was unable to care for herself yet alone a child so she took him to a nearby shaolin temple and left him outside the gates, she watched from cover nearby and after she saw her son taken into the temple she returned to her home and took her own life.
Jeet was raised by the 2nd generation of shaolin monks, he was taught all theirs ways of life, values and customs. He studied hard and by the time he was 20 he had surpassed almost all of his masters in skill and knowledge, he epitomised what the monks stood for. He absorbed knowledge at an incredible and rate and the monks had never seen a student with as much skill in combat.
Soon after his 21st birthday he left the temple to travel china in order to increase his already vast knowledge and help others with the skills he had learnt from his family, the monks He grew his hair and traded his shaolin robes for that of a peasant so that he could travel in relative peace. during his travels he would help and protect anyone who needed him, often staying in villages to help with crops and farming.
He spent 18 years travelling around china and Asia learning many things from the people he met, he became a greater fighter than he already was mastering over 15 martial arts from various countries. He learnt the art of using plants and herbs for potions to aid healing, sleep and concentration, he learnt to live off the land and he studied the ways of animals especially birds, some even said he could communicate with them.
Jeet continued in the ways the shaolin regularly meditating sometimes for days at a time and he often felt the presence of his old masters in times of need. He fought in many battles and he became a most feared warrior, he was given a beautiful hand crafted sword by the emperor of Japan for foiling an attempt on his life, the sword became one of Jeet's most precious possessions.
A month after Jeet’s 39th birthday he felt an uncontrollable urge to return to his temple, he felt there was great danger ahead. He travelled for days without rest and soon approached his former home, no sooner had the temple had come into sight and 10 mercenaries ambushed Jeet. He easily won the battle despite being out numbered and all but 1 of the mercenaries fled, the last 1 begged for his life. Jeet, who was always of kind heart, released the man and continued towards the temple, he had taken but a few steps when he felt a pain shoot down his back he turned and, without drwaing breath, threw a knife directly into his assailants heart killing him instantly, but the damage had been done, he had been shot in the spine with an arrow. Jeet staggered to the temple and fell at the gates. He laid his weapons on the ground and meditated until he no longer felt the pain.
Jeet's body was found soon after by the monks, returning from the village, upon seeing his body they all wept, some for the 1st time in their lives. After several days of mourning they buried Jeet in a temple on top of a nearby hill with his weapons and an ancient amulet which had belonged to the 1st shaolin master, making this the greatest gesture of honour they could have given him.
In the years after Jeet’s death stories of him had spread throughout Asia about how he had helped so many people, it seemed everybody knew somebody who had been touched by him but soon the stories became few and far between and eventually he was forgotten, except for a few old men who would tell their grandchildren the story of the great warrior who travvelled the land, and the shaolin monks.
The shaolin believed Jeet had been sent to them by god for some greater purpose and that one day he would return to complete his destiny, until that day they kept his memory alive and even taught their best students a new martial art style “Jeet quon do”.
Amulet History: The amulet was used by the first shaolin master to trap a most powerful demon inside it, many years before Jeet’s birth. After the shaolin master died the amulet was locked away for years until the monks saw fit to use it again, that day came when Jeet was buried. The amulet is forged in gold with a 5 pointed star etched into it. Above each point is a symbol representing:
to heal,
to hide,
to see,
to fight,
to protect.
There is also a symbol in the centre but it is written in a form of Chinese long since dead and even Jeet has never seen it before.
Present: Jeet awoke in an alley in L.A, he has no idea where he is or how he got there. It is now his mission to find out who brought him from beyond the grave and what they want with him.