Character and Sect Guide

PROTAGONISTS

Wei Ying:

(named Mo XuanYu after transmigration)

Common name: WuXian (fourth on the list of young masters)

Title: YiLing Patriarch

Name meanings: Wei---contains the character for "ghost"; Ying---"infant"; WuXian---"no envies"; YiLing---the place Yiling, where Luanzang Hill is

Height: 186 cm (180 cm after transmigration)

Sword: Suibian (the Chinese characters "Sui Bian", meaning "whatever", are engraved on the sword)

Tools: Stygian Tiger Seal (of which half was destroyed prior to the siege at Luanzang Hill), Compass of Evil, spirit-attraction flag.

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Lan Zhan:

Common name: WangJi (second on the list of young masters)

Title: HanGuang Jun ("Two Jades of Lan" with his brother Lan XiChen)

Name meanings: Lan---"blue"; Zhan---an adjective often used to describe an azure shade of blue; Wangji---a Daoist phrase, meaning "to not seek fame or wealth, forget about worldly matters, and be at peace with the world"; HanGuang---"to hold light"

Height: 188 cm

Sword: Bichen (meaning "to avoid dust/worldly matters")

Guqin: Wangji

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YUNMENGJIANG SECT

Motto: to attempt the impossible

Residence: Lotus Pier, Yunmeng

Motif: the nine-petal lotus

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Jiang Cheng:

Common name: WanYin (fifth on the list of young masters)

Name meanings: Jiang---"river"; Cheng---"clear", "transparent"; Wanyin---Wan means "night", while Yin means "to chant"

Height: 185 cm

Sword: Sandu (a Buddhist phrase that refers to the root of all turmoil---greed, anger, and ignorance)

Ring: Zidian ("purple lightning"); it can turn into a whip that emits purple lightning, able to separate the soul and body of a person who had seized someone else's body

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Jiang FengMian:

(Jiang Cheng's father and past sect leader; he was old friends with Wei WuXian's parents)

Name meanings: FengMian---Feng means "maple", while Mian means "to sleep"

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Yu ZiYuan

(Jiang Cheng's mother)

Name meanings: Yu---"to worry"; ZiYuan---"purple kite-bird"

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Jiang YanLi:

(Jiang Cheng's older sister, Wei WuXian's shijie)

Name meanings: YanLi---"to dislike separation"

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GUSULAN SECT

Motto: be righteous

Founder: Lan An (born in a temple; became a musician afterward)

Residence: The Cloud Recesses, Gusu

Motif: flowing clouds

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Lan Huan:

Common name: XiChen (first on the list of young masters)

Title: ZeWu-Jun

Name meanings: Huan---"to dissipate"; XiChen---"A chancellor of the morning sun"

Height: 188 cm

Sword: Shuoyue ("new moon")

Xiao: Liebing ("fractured ice")

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Lan SiZhui

(mature disciple with polite manners)

Name meanings: SiZhui---"to recollect and long for"

Height: 172 cm

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Lan JingYi

(less mature disciple with less polite manners)

Name meanings: JingYi---Jing means "scenery", while Yi can mean either "appearance", "etiquette", or "gift"

Height: 168 cm

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Lan QiRen:

(the pedantic, stubborn, strict teacher who brings up excellent students)

Name meanings: QiRen---Qi means "to open, to start", while Ren means "kindness"

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LANLINGJIN SECT

Residence: Koi Tower, Lanling

Motif: the white peony Sparks Amidst Snow

(Disciples of the Jin Clan have vermilion marks on their forehead)

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Jin GuangYao:

(Leader of the LanlingJin Sect)

Title: LianFang-Zun

Name meanings: Jin---"golden"; GuangYao---Guang means "light", while Yao means "a radiant piece of jade"; LianFang---"to hide fragrance"

Height: 170 cm

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Jin Ling:

(son of Jin ZiXuan and Jiang YanLi)

Name meanings: Ling---"to rise above"

Height: 172 cm

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Jin ZiXuan:

(ranked third on the list of young masters)

Name meanings: Zi---a common character found in many names; Xuan---"a tall pavilion"

Height: 185 cm

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Jin GuangShan:

(past sect leader, rumored to have died "in bed")

Name meanings: GuangShan---Guang means "light", while Shan means "kindness"

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Mo XuanYu:

(illegitimate son of Jin GuangShan, sacrificed his body to Wei WuXian)

Name meanings: XuanYu---Xuan means "mysterious", while Yu means "feathers"

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Qin Su:

(wife of Jin GuangYao)

Name meanings: Su---"sincerity"

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QISHANWEN SECT

Founder: Wen Mao (the first to focus on expanding the clan instead of the sect)

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Wen Ning:

Alternative name: Ghost General

Name meanings: Wen---"lukewarm"; Ning---"peace"

Height: 183 cm

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Wen RuoHan

(past leader of the Wen Sect)

Name meanings: RuoHan---Ruo means "as though", while Han means "coldness"

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QINGHENIE SECT

Motif: the head of a beast

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Nie MingJue:

Title: ChiFeng-Zun (eldest one of the sworn borthers)

Name meanings: MingJue---"a bright, penannular jade"; ChiFeng---"a crimson blade"

Saber: Baxia ("to be under forceful power")

Height: 191 cm

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Nie HuaiSang:

(the cowardly second young master)

Name meanings: HuaiSang---Huai means "to hold", while Sang refers to "mulberry leaves"

Height: 172 cm

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YICHENG ARC

Xue Yang:

Height: 180 cm

Sword: Jiangzai ("to bring down disasters")

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Xiao XingChen:

Name meanings: Xiao---"dawn"; XingChen---"star dust"

Height: 185 cm

Sword: Shuanghua ("floral frost" or "the brilliance of frost")

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Song Lan:

Common name: ZiChen

Name meanings: Lan---"mist"; ZiChen---Zi a common character found in many names, while Chen means "a precious stone"

Sword: Fuxue ("to brush away snow")

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A-Qing:

Name meanings: Qing---"bamboo"