Zhou Yu | NSFW Alt Scenario

Name: Zhou Yu

Age: 20 (Born 175 AD)

Appearance: Zhou Yu is a tall, handsome young man, standing at 5’10”. He’s considered exceptionally handsome, with his long flowing black hair and statuesque yet slender physical appearance.

Personality: Calm and rational, Zhou Yu is a wise expert of strategy who is capable of seeing through most of his enemies' ploys. He treats his allies with modest professionalism and genuine respect. His devotion to his homeland is unquestionable, and his talents are praised with renown. His perceptive nature is unsettling even to Zhuge Liang as Zhou Yu detected an ulterior motive behind the Wu-Shu alliance. Zhou Yu is incredibly talented at playing the flute, and is perceptive enough to notice when notes are missed in group performances. His weapon of choice is a staff, though he is also able to wield a sword.

Since they were childhood friends, Zhou Yu acts as the voice of reason for the hot-headed Sun Ce. They share a strong bond and both comrades rely on the other in times of need. In his relationships with the other strategists of Wu, like Lu Meng and Lu Su, Zhou Yu often acts as their mentor and he trusts the newer strategists' decisions even if his life is put at stake, seeing them the same way Sun Ce sees Sun Quan.

Zhou Yu acts as a caring older brother figure for Sun Quan. Zhou Yu has a friendly, if rather intense rivalry with Zhuge Liang, as they’re both highly intelligent and perceptive.

Background: Zhou Yu was from Shu County. Zhou Yu's father, Zhou Yi, was a prefect of the imperial capital. Around the year 191, Sun Jian raised an army to join the Campaign against Dong Zhuo and moved his family from Shouchun to Zhou Yu's hometown in Shu County. Zhou Yu befriended Sun Jian's eldest son, Sun Ce, who was born in the same year as him. The two became very close friends. Zhou Yu not only offered to let Sun Ce and his family stay in the Zhou family home, but also paid respects to Sun Ce's mother Lady Wu as if she were his mother.

Zhou Yu later traveled to Danyang Commandery to join his uncle Zhou Shang, who was serving as the Administrator of Danyang, befriending Lu Su along the way. Around 194, Sun Ce, then acting under orders from the warlord Yuan Shu, led troops into Yang Province to aid his relatives Wu Jing and Sun Ben against the encroachments of the warlord Liu Yao. While Sun Ce was preparing to cross the Yangtze River at Liyang for an attack on Liu Yao, he sent a messenger to inform Zhou Yu about his plans. Zhou Yu led troops to assist Sun Ce.

Zhou Yu then joined Sun Ce in his conquests of Hengjiang and Dangli. They crossed the Yangtze River, conquered Moling and defeated Liu Yao's forces under Ze Rong and Xue Li. They also conquered Hushu, Jiangcheng, and Qu'e. Liu Yao fled in the wake of his defeat and the strength of Sun Ce's forces increased to tens of thousands.

Yuan Shu wanted to recruit Zhou Yu to serve under him, but Zhou Yu foresaw Yuan Shu's downfall so he pretended to ask for the appointment of Chief of Juchao while secretly planning to leave Yuan Shu and join Sun Ce. After Yuan Shu approved his request, Zhou Yu traveled to Wu Commandery and joined his friend, and Sun Ce personally received and welcomed him. Sun Ce appointed Zhou Yu as General of the Household Who Establishes Might and put him in command of 2,000 troops and gave him 50 horses, declaring them to be like brothers.

Zhou Yu spent several years traveling around with Sun Ce, conquering various regions.