Aisin-Gioro Puyi

Aisin-Gioro Puyi, also known as Henry Puyi, is the Emperor of the Qing Empire. Better known in the Imperial Court as the Xuantong Emperor, Puyi rules from the Forbidden City in the heart of Beijing. Ousted from the Dragon Throne at the age of 6, he was brought back to power after the Manchu Restoration by the forces of Zhang Xun and Zhang Zuolin's Fengtian Clique in 1918. A puppet of Fengtian in all but name, Puyi is kept in the dark by the true power behind the throne, the seemingly loyal Zhang Zuolin. Possessed with a short temper, the Xuantong Emperor languishes in the dark as his former realm descends into utter anarchy.

Puyi strongly favours his loyalist Zongshedang (Royalist Party) headed by Zhang Xun and Zheng Xiaoxu. However, his preference for Taoist beliefs has drawn him closely towards the nascent Heavenly Way Association. Now the Qing stands at a crossroads, and Puyi has the job of deciding which direction the Empire is to go.