Tempered Will - a tale of Cao Ren's youth

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Title: Tempered Will
Author: Rydain Darkstar
Character: Cao Ren, Cao Cao, Cao Chun (historic OC), Cao Hong (historic OC), Xiahou Yuan
Rating: T/PG-13 (swearing, sexual references, violence in the context of war)
Status: Complete
Length: ~40,000 words
Summary: How did an unruly teenage boy grow up into one of Wei's greatest commanders? In tumultuous times, Cao Ren sorts himself out to take a stand against chaos. A close historical look at the army Ren raised to begin his military career.
Author's Notes: Draws from Sanguozhi biographies and every other English language source I could get my armchair historian mitts on. Includes a variety of original characters - some historic, some fictional.

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