Logistics Vs Strategy-- Xiahou Dun & Guo Jia

[[Character 1: Name: Xiahou Dun

Age: 37 (Born 160 AD)

Appearance: A roughly handsome man with short facial hair. He's never really quite sure what to do with the length of his hair-- sometimes he cuts it short, leaving it spiked and messy, and other times he grows it out long. 6'2, muscled and strong. In battle, will wear silver, gold, and blue armor. Informally, he has blue and gold robes. He lost his left eye to a stray arrow, and wears an eyepatch over it.

Personality: Xiahou Dun is a serious, brash, sarcastic, and somewhat abrasive person. However, he's a loyal man who rarely questions his lord's judgment. He's usually focused but he can also be a hothead who lets his temper get the best of him when taunted or his lord is insulted. He has a strong sense of honor, and despises those who use deceit as a means of achieving victory; even then, he has high respect for fellow strategists for being able to see the entire battlefield with perception he himself admits to lacking. He is the retainer closest to Cao Cao as he can usually comprehend the reasoning behind his lord's actions. He refers to Cao Cao by his style name of “Mengde.” His hardened and undeterred mindset gains the respect of Wei's retainers. With his brother Xiahou Yuan, he often calls him by his given name of "Yuan" He is highly skilled in the usage of his podao, his weapon of choice. He's frugal and simple with his lifestyle, giving extra money to his soldiers, and doesn't own much property. He is close to his much more jovial brother Xiahou Yuan. While he's not particularly good with military affairs, he's fond of reading and studying about them, and also has a fondness for a good game of Go, even if he tends to lose to Cao Cao. Xiahou Dun studies at any given time (even in the battlefield) while being an upright-minded character who is said to be very selfless and dependable. His biggest forte happens to revolve around logistical and civil affairs, which massively benefits Cao Cao's rule.

Backstory: Xiahou Dun, born in Qiao county, is the older brother of Xiahou Yuan. As a young man, he was short-tempered, and killed someone at 14 for being insulting. He joined Cao Cao in 184 to repel the Yellow Turban forces. In 190, he fought alongside Cao Cao and Xiahou Yuan in the coalition against Dong Zhuo. In 193, Cao Cao left his base in Yan Province on a campaign against Tao Qian, the Governor of Xu Province, whom he held responsible for the murder of his father Cao Song. Xiahou Dun was left behind in Dong commandery, stationed to hold its capital Puyang, where he lost his eye to an arrow.]]

[[Character 2: Name: Guo Jia

Age: 27 (Born 170)

Appearance: Guo Jia is a fairly tall, slender and handsome man with a consistently serene smile and short dark blonde hair, with the bangs slightly covering one of his gray eyes. He’s fond of slightly lower cut shirts and sweeping robes in shades of purple and blue, the colors of Wei.

Personality: Guo Jia is a talented man of unsurpassed intelligence and foresight. Confident in his abilities, he never fears the thought of entering the fray. He acts composed like a gentleman, a wistful smile present on his lips at all times. He enjoys teasing warriors who are too stiff in their duties. Aware of his limited time and his weakened body, Guo Jia would rather enjoy whatever life he has left than spend his time brooding about his coming death, which he can anticipate happening a decade or so from the present time.

Aside from the thrill of war, he especially loves wine and women. Based on his conversations with Cao Cao, they both enjoy toasting one another cups of wine while fine women dance beside them at banquets as they share a deep, affable trust in one another. He becomes fast friends with Jia Xu and soldiers report the two strategists often talking over cups of wine. He’s also close with Xun Yu and Xun You, having been from the same hometown as both strategists, and the former being among the few aware of Guo Jia's illness. Guo Jia has a very flirty demeanor with women he finds attractive, though he’s polite enough to back off when asked. Guo Jia’s weapon of choice is a staff.

Background: Guo Jia was from Yangzhai County and was friends with cousins Xun Yu and Xun You. As a youth, he was famous for his intelligence and foresight. Since reaching adulthood at around the age of 19, Guo Jia had been traveling around the country and befriending members of the scholar-gentry and other talented persons. He did not associate himself with the hoi polloi and was thus not very well known outside of his circles. However, all those who knew him recognized his talent and felt that he was extraordinary. When he was 26, he served in the Han government as a minor official.

Guo Jia once traveled to Hebei to meet Yuan Shao. However, he was displeased with Yuan Shao’s indecisiveness and arrogance, and Guo Jia left Yuan Shao. Xun Yu then recommended Guo Jia to Cao Cao, and Guo Jia came to serve him after an extensive discussion.]]