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

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

YunmengJiang Sect

Motto: to attempt the impossible

Residence: Lotus Pier, Yunmeng

Motif: the nine-petal lotus

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

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"

Yu ZiYuan

(Jiang Cheng's mother)

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

Jiang YanLi

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

Name meanings: YanLi—"to dislike separation"

GusuLan Sect

Motto: be righteous

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

Residence: The Cloud Recesses, Gusu

Motif: flowing clouds

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")

Lan SiZhui

(mature disciple with polite manners)

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

Height: 172 cm

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

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"

LanlingJin Sect

Residence: Koi Tower, Lanling

Motif: the white peony Sparks Amidst Snow

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

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

Jin Ling

(son of Jin ZiXuan and Jiang YanLi)

Name meanings: Ling—"to rise above"

Height: 172 cm

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

Jin GuangShan

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

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

Mo XuanYu

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

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

Qin Su

(Wife of Jin GuangYao)

Name meanings: Su—"sincerity"

QishanWen Sect

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

Wen Ning

Alternative name: Ghost General

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

Height: 183 cm

Wen RuoHan

(Past leader of the Wen Sect)

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

QingheNie Sect

Motif: the head of a beast

Nie MingJue

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

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

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

Height: 191 cm

Nie HuaiSang

(the cowardly second young master)

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

Height: 172 cm

Yicheng Arc

Xue Yang

Height: 180 cm

Sword: Jiangzai ("to bring down disasters")

Xiao XingChen

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

Height: 185 cm

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

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")

A-Qing

Name meanings: Qing—"bamboo"