Main (Primary)
Michael Yang
- Name(s): Michael Yang, Yang Haoyu, 羊浩宇, Yang-Shifu
- Pronouns: He/him
- Age: ;)
- Race/Species: Human?
- Status: Alive
A powerful Spirit medium and entertainer. Mentoring Anahe and mentored Nadyn in the past. Friends with Guiying.
Donovan Lufei
- Name(s): Donovan Lufei, 陆志晨, Donoboy, Donnyboy, Lu Zhichen
- Pronouns: He/him
- Age: Early-mid 30s
- Race/Species: Human
- Status: It’s complicated
First met at the Taochuan Fair. A researcher specializing in biomechanical engineering and biomimetics/biomimicry, with his current focus being on plant life-based robotic constructs. From the homely village of Lidong, Anshan Province.
Mei Zhang
- Name(s): Mei, 张梅
- Pronouns: She/her
- Age: Early 30s-Late 20s in Human years
- Race/Species: Wood Elf
- Status: Alive
First met at the Taochuan Fair on a counter-reconnaissance mission against a suspected Ondinian terrorist group. Member of The Atracidae, a vigilante-at-times environmental protection activist group.
Guiying Mu
- Name(s): Guiying, 桂英, Mu Guiying, 穆桂英
- Pronouns: She/her
- Age: ~200-300
- Race/Species: Elf (through a High Elven and Elven relationship)
- Status: Alive
Manages the Eastern Shengdu Temple with her dad, Master Hua. A long-time close friend of Michael. Kindly and earnest. Well-learned in healing magic passed down from her father.
Lauran Howl
- Name(s): Lauran, Lauran Howl
- Pronouns: He/him
- Age: 700+ years
- Race/Species: High Elf
- Status: Alive
A self-proclaimed Necromancer who was previously cast out by the other High Elves for his horrific magic. The “father” or creator of Fanna. Had a brother in the past named Altair.
Master Hua
- Name(s): Master Hua, Hua Tuo, 华佗
- Pronouns: He/him
- Age: ???
- Race/Species: High Elf
- Status: Alive
The head of the Eastern Shengdu Temple, and Guiying’s father. Specializes in healing and medicine. Graciously puts up with the party and allows them to room in his temple. Knew Lauran in the past.
Secondary
Nadyn Donaurkos
- Name(s): Nadyn Donaurkos
- Pronouns: He/him
- Age: 23
- Race/Species: Human
- Status: Alive
Amanti’s formerly estranged son, whom he has a strained relationship with. Formerly enlisted in the Yumalyan Civil War, not by choice, on the Modernists—the winning—side.
Anahe
- Name(s): Anahe
- Pronouns: She/her
- Age: 16
- Race/Species: Tiefling
- Status: Alive
Michael’s apprentice, whom he took in a couple years ago. Has the uncanny ability to sense people’s emotions.
Louisa Donaurkos
- Name(s): Louisa Donaurkos
- Pronouns: She/her
- Age: Late 40s-Early 50s
- Race/Species: Human
- Status: Alive
Amanti’s formerly missing wife and mother of their two sons. Witnessed the horrors of the Yumalyan Civil War, and was radicalized to join The Atracidae as a result. Sought to completely stop Donovan and his plant constructs to prevent what she saw as a repeating of the factors that led to the war.
Jinli
- Name(s): Jinli
- Pronouns: He/him
- Age: 12
- Race/Species: Spirit inhabiting a Human body
- Status: Alive
Met while the party was in Nam. His sworn older brother, Big Brother Koi Spirit, had secretly taken over the body of the Tigers of Nam boss in the Truong Giang branch, and hoarded Maiden’s Bells flowers to try and heal Jinli’s physical condition. Brought by the party to the Eastern Shengdu Temple, where Michael healed him. Now is pursuing a career in theater.
Current Arc
Yao Lufei
- Name(s): Yao Lufei, Lufei Yao, 陸費曜
- Pronouns: He/him
- Age: 60s
- Race/Species: Human
- Status: Alive
Donovan’s father. Owns an inn at their home village of Lidong and is a council member. Tends to be very set in his opinions. Plays the erhu.
Liu
- Name(s): Liu, 流
- Pronouns: He/They
- Age: 20s in Human years
- Race/Species: Aarakocra
- Status: Alive
A member of an adventuring party that Michael also mentors. Previously went to the party for help after his party got trapped in the Ethereal/Spirit Plane. Now asking them for help in investigating Undead occurrences in his home village of Junyan.
Healer Danxia
- Name(s): Healer Danxia, 丹霞, Danxia
- Pronouns: She/her
- Age: 50s
- Race/Species: Halfling
- Status: Alive
The village healer in Junyan, whom was Liu’s contact for the information about Undead. Lives by a large waterfall on the north side of the village.
Past Arcs
Ayer Barrett
- Name(s): Ayer Barrett, Argent Liang
- Pronouns: He/him
- Age: 50s in Human years, ~100 in Half-elf years
- Race/Species: Half-elf
- Status: Deceased
Owned a weapons-manufacturing upriver of the Ming River/River of Life. Killed by the party after they were tasked with investigating him and eliminating him if necessary by The Atracidae. Sister of Zephyra Liang.
Yinghua
- Name(s): Yinghua, 樱花
- Pronouns: She/her
- Age: Mid-20s in Human years
- Race/Species: Elf
- Status: Deceased
An Atracidae member whom Mei mentored and took in. Cared deeply about Mei, and looked at her complicated relationship with Louisa and Donovan in sorrow. Sacrificed her life and existence in The Weave to protect the party and Mei from the Taotie.