Sou Tan

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Sou Tan
Chinese	Cāng dàn
Kanji	蒼淡
Romaji	Sou Tan
Biographical Information Status Alive Marital Status Single Age 20s Gender Male Relatives Sou Gen † (Father) Sou Jin (Older Brother) State Qin Residence Taikin Mountains, Qin Location With the Hi Shin Unit, Zhao Birth Place Taikin Mountains, Qin
Professional Information Classification Archer Occupation Soldier Hunter Affiliates Qin Military Hi Shin Unit Military Rank Archer Equipment Bow & Arrows
Media
Appearance Manga Debut Chapter 491

Sou Tan is a member of the Hi Shin Unit's Archery Division and part of the first class of rookie soldiers trained entirely by the Hi Shin veterans. He is the youngest son of the late Sou Gen, the Qin respective of the Ten Bows of China and the younger brother of Sou Jin.

Appearance

Sou Tan is a tall young man with a large and strong build. He has his hair tied together in the back of his head and his face cleanly shaved. He has three small feathers on his head and smiles a lot. He wears the clothes of a commoner and no armor.

His weapon is a bow, and he wears his quiver over the right shoulder.

Personality

Unlike his brother, Tan is somewhat timid and not as outspoken. However, he is just as respectful and admires his seniors in the Hi Shin Unit. He also is rather loose with his mouth when it comes to attractive girls, much to his brother's embarrassment.

History

Sou Tan's father Sou Gen went to the military to challenge the Ten Bows of China. When he and his brother protested due to a lack of a stable food supply, their father told them to hunt with their bows. Sou Gen got drafted into the Duke Hyou Army and died soon after. So, he and his brother assumed, that he got trampled down during one of the Duke's wild charges. After their father's death, he and his brother eked out a living as hunters in the mountains; constantly competing with each other to hone their archery skills.

Story

Bureaucrats Job Arc

Sou Tan and his brother, Sou Jin, wanted to apply for the Hi Shin Unit, because they had a very good moral codex. Yet they didn't make it through the strength & endurance test. However, once that they showed their supreme archery skills, they were recruited as talented specialists.

Western Zhao Invasion Arc

Sou Tan and his brother try to teach the other archers of the Hi Shin Unit how to shoot like they do. But they are not very good at explaining their technique.

Later when the Yo Tan Was detachment is sieging the city of Retsubi Jin and Jin are drafted to the Chou Ka Tribe to clean the walls for Bajio's clan, who is going to create a foothold. At first, he is trembling, because he can see the faces of the Zhao defenders. But then he gets a grip and starts to shoot in order to defend their allies. But he trembled so much, that he was unable to hit any targets. Tan gets scolds by Jin who tells him to reflect on his inability to act.

During the Battle at Shukai Plains, Tan is with his brother as Jin supports Kan To and the Hi Shin Infantry as they were attacked by Shin Riku and his heavy cavalry. While he still couldn't shoot any of the soldiers, he was to kill their horses to buy time for the infantry to rally and counterattack. Days later Tan and his brother are supporting the unit from behind. Worried he tells his to treat his hands but Jin declines telling him it would be pointless as they would just come undone. Feeling bad his lack of will Tan tries to ease the burden on his brother but still can't bring himself to kill someone. But after Jin tries to rescue Ten from Kin Mou's assault unit and is nearly killed, Tan founds the courage to shot and saves his brother with a powerful arrow shot that obliterates the Zhao soldier's head. Tan kills the rest of the assault unit, mortally wounding Kin Mou himself. And eventually kills the Zhao general in his final stand. Tan treats Ten of her wounds as she thanks him for saving her and congratulates him on founding his courage and killing Kin Mou, a General. Tan is later seen celebrating with the rest of the Hi Shin and Qin soldiers after receiving food from the Qi and successfully taking Gyou.

Achievements

Western Zhao Invasion Arc

• Joined the Hi Shin Unit because of his extraordinary archery skills.
• Helped the Hi Shin Infantry to rally against the Gyou'un Army's probe attack.
• Supported the Hi Shin Unit's lines.
• Killed Zhao General Kin Mou

Zhao's Retaliation Arc

• Killed Zhao Commander Un Kei with his brother, Sou Jin.
• Supported his General Ri Shin in his duel with Zhao General Jyou Ka Ryuu.

Abilities

• Guidebook 3

STATS
Strength	88
Leadership	60
Intelligence	65
Experience	E
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Physical Abilities

Master Archer: Sou Tan has inherited the extraordinary archery skills of his father Sou Gen, one of the Ten Bows of China. Like his older brother, Sou Jin, he can also consistently hit targets at 500 paces and can hit a target at ten times the standard range with a straight arrow flying through a field full of training soldiers with no one being hurt by their arrow. While initially unable to kill humans with his arrows, he was able to overcome this limit upon being enraged at his brother's near death when facing Zhao soldiers. His strength as an archer was such that his arrows can bury themselves deeply into a city wall. With his restraint removed, he was able to demonstrate the ability to behead enemies and pierce through them with his arrows.

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