The Leader of The Forest Spirits

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The Leader of the Forest Spirits or Oйн Cүнс Khan, is the leader of the primary resistance to The People's Republic of Asia.

Birth
While the original name of the Khan is unknown, it is known that he was originally born within The People's Republic of Asia and escaped to Mongolia at a young age. He was spotted by a security camera with a unknown woman, who was later identified as his aunt, and intercepted by a squad of patrol guards. The woman expressed hostile intent towards the guards and was shot when she reached for a weapon according to the patrol's report.

Parentage
The Khan was an unwanted child between two individuals who valued their work more than their relationship. While he did not have to suffer through starvation like so many others, he was widely ignored by any family of his own. The sole exception was his aunt, who he loved and was loved by dearly.

When he was 15, his aunt attempted to steal the pair of them out into the neighboring county of Mongolia. They successfully made it out of the city, but after which, were quickly confronted by a patrol of soldiers. The Khan's aunt pleaded that they were within their right to walk freely and that they were just getting some distance from the city for clarity of mind. The guards found this humorous, and shot his aunt dead before she could even scream. The guards then beat the Khan to within an inch of his life and left him to die. But the Khan would not. He dragged himself across the border, disappearing into the wilderness.

Awakening
The Khan spent many nights alone in forests, plains and mountains, avoiding patrols and scavenging meager supplies. It was a frosty night when he first heard their voices. His eyes creaked open to see the forest alight with a spectral green, spirits of the dead dancing in-front of him. Their ghostly forms urging him to thrive, whispering words of wisdom and courage, until all that was left was one. This spirit coalesced into the form of a man, its bearded face stern, placed its hands on his shoulders, gave a small smile and a deep nod before fading. The Khan was left alone in the now empty clearing, his eyes burning with new determination.

Capture
Moments after the Khan's prophetic vision, as he collapsed to the ground from malnurishment and exhaustion, a patrol of guards emerged into the clearing, drawn by the noise. They arrested the Khan and, according to official records, 'returned him to his family after being kidnapped by his aunt'. As the Khan tells it however, he was beaten, blindfolded, gagged, cuffed and taken to a labor camp. He was forced to watch as one of his parents looked at him, was asked "Is this your son?" and hear the steely lie, "No". For him, it was a tortuous 2 years of labor. He watched men whipped to death for slowing down, he saw women openly molested, guards enacting cruel torture for their own sadistic pleasure. He longed for the forest from which he had been torn. It called to him. Over and over.

Break In To Break Out
The Khan took a sharp stone from the quarry he was working in, using it to break a guard's radio before bludgeoning him to death. He took the guard's uniform and weapon, and made an escape attempt. He barely made it to the first chain-link fence before seeing the generators and realizing that they are electrified. His only option now being to attempt to slip out the front gate. He didn't know that the security force was already watching him.

The Khan knew of the facial recognition system that all the guards used when exiting the camp, the fences being unimpeachable, he was trapped like a fish in a glass. In what was described as 'a fit of lunacy' by the guards watching him, the Khan passed through the security into the mine that the camp is centered around. Pushing past guard and prisoner alike, the Khan ran to a makeshift damn, which held back an underwater stream.

The Khan quickly smashed the rickety structure with a nearby shovel, diving into the fast flowing water. He was presumed dead, having drowned in 'an unfortunate accident'.

Khan
It was months before the Khan was seen again. He appeared on a Chinese camera bordering a Mongolian forest. He was seen for but a few moments, but it was enough. Within weeks, he was joined by a handful of desperate renegades, starting what would soon be named 'The Forest Spirits' on account of their ability to disappear into forests like ghosts.

Over his reign, the Khan's tribe has grown in numbers, strength and in courage. While the Peoples republic of Asia denies their existence, on a cold winters night, gaze out into the forests of Mongolia and you'll know they're there.

Resistance Actions
The Forest Spirits are the primary form of resistance to the oppressive People's republic of Asia. They are responsible for a large number of strikes on the Mongolia-China border, usually while a VIP is touring the border.

"What? Gits on dirt-bikes?" - A Chinese guard, shortly before being scalped by a Mongolian on a dirt-bike.

Leading a small band of roughly 25-30 'spirits', the Khan does what he can to aid the desperate stragglers that escape the bustling cities and to free those inprisoned within work camps like he was.