Portrait of a Magistrate.

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Introduction

All the cases of Judge Dee

The Aurea rpg system

Prologue

The city of Kao Yang

Dramatis Personae

The statistics of the non-player characters are given in the Aurea format. The abbreviations have the following meaning: STR=strength, DEX=dexterity, CON=constitution, PSP=physical speed, SIZ=size, CML=comeliness, WILL=willpower, I=intelligence, MNT=mental fitness, MSP=mental speed, LRN=learning, RSP=reaction speed, SGH=sight, HEAR=hearing, TST=taste, SML=smell, TCH=touch, INT=intuition.

It should be noted that in China the surname - here printed in strong capitals - precedes the personal name.

Main Characters

DEE Jen-djieh

The magistrate of Kao-Yang a town district in Kiangsu Province. Referred to as 'Judge Dee' or 'the Judge'

HOONG Liang

Judge Dee's trusted adviser and Sergeant of the tribunal. Referred to as 'Sergeant Hoong' or 'the Sergeant'.

MA Joong

A reformed 'brother of the greed wood'; now a trusted lieutenant of the Judge.

CHIAO Tai

A reformed 'brother of the green wood'; now a trusted lieutenant of the Judge.

TAO Gan

A reformed gambler and trickster; now a trusted lieutenant of the Judge.

Persons connected to The Mystery of the Net of Heaven

SHEN Liang-mo

A scholar

SHEN Tai

His son, who has been engaged since his birth with the daughter of:

CHAO Chi-chun

Doctor of Literature and civil servant

CHAO Chieh

Wife of Chao Chi-chun. Referred to as 'lady Chieh'

Plum Blossom

Daughter of Chao Chi-chun and lady Chieh; engaged to Shen Tai

WANG Pei

Cousin of Shen Tai and a rake

Aunt Wang

Mother of Wang Pei

Wang Lo

Wife to Wang Pei

Persons connected to The Goddess of Mercy

TING Ji-chung

Antiquary and partner of Lin Da-wen

LIN Da-wen

Antiquary and partner of Ting Ji-chung.

Lady Ting

Wife to Ting Ji-chung

Hwe Yuan

Monk of the Temple Boundless Mercy

Persons connected to The Mystery of the Key

CHOW Shi-lang

A scholar

LIU Pai-lun

A second scholar

WANG Chi-chen

A third scholar

TSJOE Ah-kwee

A vagabond tramp

CHAO Tung

Son of Wang Chi-chien, lover of Pure Jade

Pure Jade

Daughter of Chow Shi-lang

Aster

Maid to Pure Jade

Others

All the cast of characters as they appear in the Kao-Yang novels (The Chinese Bell Murders, Necklace and Calabash, "The Two Beggars", "The Wrong Sword"word",The Red Pavilion (1964), Poets and Murder, The Emperor's Pearl) can be used. I present just a few of the most important names here.

`Spiritual Virtue'

Abbot of the Temple of Boundless Mercy

GOLDLOTUS

Mentally ill First Lady of Ko Yuan-liang

GAO

Warden of the South-west quarter

KO Yuan-liang

Rich collector of antiquities

KWANG Min

Dealer in medicinal herbs and other drugs from the Capital

LING

Master of the Guild of Goldsmiths

LO

Judge of the disctrict Chin-hwa

LOENG

Tailor, neighboud of buutcher Hsao Foo-han

Daisy Liang

Altantstseg Khatun; mongolian wrestler

Lady KWANG

Keeper of a house of ill repute

Lady SEAH

acrobat and actress

doctor Ou-Yang

director of the temple school

PAN

Magistrate of the district Woo-yee

BAO

a retired General

SEAH

leader of a troupe of strolling actors

SJENG Pa

Councillor of the Guild of Begggars

HSIAO Foo-han

Butcher in Half-Moon street

WAN

a retired Judge of the Provincial Court

WANG Hsien-djoong

Candidate of Literature

WEN

master of the Guild of Carpenters

YANG Poo

Candidate of Literature, friend of Wang Hsien-djoong

And of course the usual cast of ruffians, small tradesmen, monks, street-sellers, beggars, henchmen and head-men. These examples are taken from The Mystery of the Poisoned Bride. They play no role in the actual cases, but can be used as kind of 'stock' to take necessary extra NPC's from on the spur of the moment.

• Pang Deh: Headman
• Djao San: Yamen-runner (watchman)
• Koong Wan-deh: inn-keeper
• Lioo Gwang-chi: travelling merchant in silk
• Siao Li-hwai: travelling merchant in silk
• Djao Wan-tsjwan: brothel-keeper
• Wang: cartdriver
• Djang: inkeeper
• Djiang Djoeng: yamen-runner
• Loe Tsjiang-po: professional gambler
• Ho Kai: poet and rake
• Bie Hsoen: street seller
• mevrouw Bie: keeper of a house of ill-repute
• Tang Deh-djoeng: doctor of Literature, teachter at the temple of Confucius
• Doo: Candidate of Literature
• Hsoo Deh-tai: Candidate of Literature
• Hwa Goo-hsiang: retired prefect
• Hwa Wen-djoong: Candidate of Literature
• miss Lie: maid
• miss Chen: old maid

The Judge and his staff