1920AD
TZU-HSI [tzoo she]: Dowager Empress of China . Perhaps the Greatest of the Chinese Emperors she leads her people in resisting and controlling the European trade invaders. Secretly she has built an army of deadly skilful fighters called "Boxers" and put them to repelling the foreign powers that are exploiting her people. TUAN: Prime Minister of China. Shrewd and calculating, his intelligent diplomacy protects the Empress' and conceals her involvement in the Boxer Rebellion from the foreign leaders and keeps them confused. YUNG LO: General of the Chinese Army. He is a great general but there are so many invaders ranged against his poorly prepared troops that he has decided to commit the army to the Boxer rebellion and fight for liberty or death.