Main (Primary)
Michael Yang
- Name(s): Michael Yang, Yang Haoyu, 羊浩宇, Yang-Shifu
- Pronouns: He/him
- Age: ;)
- Race/Species: Human?
- Status: Alive
First met at the Taochuan Fair. A powerful Spirit medium and entertainer. Mentoring Anahe and mentored Nadyn in the past. Friends with Guiying.
Donovan Lufei
- Name(s): Donovan Lufei, Donoboy, Donnyboy, Lu Zhichen, 陆志晨
- 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, Mei Zhang, Zhang 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: ~350-400
- 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, Hua-Shifu
- Pronouns: He/him
- Age: 900-1000
- 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
Soup
- Name(s): Soup, Soup the Hundun
- Pronouns: Whatever
- Age: ???
- Race/Species: Hundun
- Status: ???
A small Hundun whom the party rescued from Ayer’s office. A being of chaos who becomes more disruptive the more chaotic the party acts toward each other and others. Fluffy and cute.
Nadyn Donaurkos
- Name(s): Nadyn, 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, 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 possessing a Human body
- Status: Alive
Met while the party was in Nam. His adoptive 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, 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, yet rather kind and forgiving in surprising ways. Plays the erhu.
Liu
- Name(s): Liu, 流
- Pronouns: He/They
- Age: Early 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
The Taochuan Fair
Zephyra
- Name(s): Zephyra, Zephyra Liang
- Pronouns: She/her
- Age: Late 30s-Early 40s in Human years
- Race/Species: Half-elf
- Status: Deceased
Associated with the Ondinian Terrorist group that infiltrated and attacked the Taochuan Fair. Appeared to be a point of contact for Lauran and his ability to receive a presentation slot. Sister of Ayer Barrett.
Ljubica
- Name(s): Ljubica
- Pronouns: She/her
- Age: 80s in Human years
- Race/Species: Half-elf
- Status: Alive
An immigrant from Ondinia who was escaping the Yumalyan Civil War. Lost her family, and now owns and runs a Yumalyan restaurant in Shengdu with Iskra. Does most of the cooking, while Iskra does most of the waiting on customers.
Iskra
- Name(s): Iskra
- Pronouns: She/her
- Age: Late 20s
- Race/Species: Human
- Status: Alive
An immigrant from Ondinia who was escaping the Yumalyan Civil War. Lost her family, and now owns and runs a Yumalyan restaurant in Shengdu with Ljubica. Does most of the waiting on customers, while Ljubica does the cooking.
Daya
- Name(s): Daya, Dayanghirang, Jomar Dayanghirang
- Pronouns: He/him
- Age: Mid-30s
- Race/Species: Tiefling
- Status: Alive
One of Donovan’s (former?) friends. Rather dry humor.
The Kite-Flying Festival
Yuvi
- Name(s): Yuvi
- Pronouns: She/her
- Age: Early 30s in Human years
- Race/Species: Earth Genasi
- Status: Alive
One of Donovan’s (former?) friends. Seemed to know him from their time studying for the Imperal Exams, roughly equivalent to undergrad.
Joanna
- Name(s): Joanna
- Pronouns: She/her
- Age: Early-Mid 30s in Human years
- Race/Species: Halfling
- Status: Alive
One of Donovan’s (former?) friends. Her family immigrated to Lingguo from Leferin. Specializes in Archaeology, and partnered with Kasha’s Kobold tribe to preserve the River Dragon’s Pearl. Previously with Yuvi and Daya asked the party to check on Donovan, as he had withdrawn from life after the deal with the government for his plant constructs.
Lady Sangshu
- Name(s): Lady Sangshu, Sangshu
- Pronouns: She/her
- Age: Old
- Race/Species: High Elf
- Status: Alive
A High Elven woman extremely proficient in Threadworking magic who uses her talents for tailoring and seamstress services in Shengdu. Allows customers to reveal a secret with her for a discount. Mei, Donovan, and Michael have all gone to her for her services in the past. Her receptionist is Cillian.
Cillian
- Name(s): Cillian, Cillian Moore
- Pronouns: He/him
- Age: Early-Mid 30s
- Race/Species: Human?
- Status: Alive
The cheerful receptionist for the enigmatic Lady Sangshu’s services. A creation bard who enjoys weaving creatures, especially insects, out of grass. Also from Anshan Province.
The Factory Upriver
Ayer Barrett
- Name(s): Ayer, 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.
Kasha
- Name(s): Kasha
- Pronouns: She/her
- Age: Late 20s in Human years
- Race/Species: Kobold
- Status: Alive
The leader of a Kobold tribe that lives alongside the Ming River. The party helped save her and a neighboring friendly Kobold tribe after Ayer’s factory upriver caused their sources of food to be contaminated or dried up. Currently in possession of the River Dragon’s Pearl, whom Ayer had stolen.
Journey into Anshan
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 with sorrow. Sacrificed her life and existence in The Weave to protect the party and Mei from the Taotie.
Daina
- Name(s): Daina
- Pronouns: She/her
- Age: Mid-20s
- Race/Species: Human
- Status: Alive
A recent immigrant from Ondinia, presumably escaping the Yumalyan Civil War. Gave birth to a half-Spirit baby after an encounter with a Spirit on her way to Lidong. Harassed by the village who was suspicious of her origins, assuming her and her baby were malicious Spirits—or Fey, as they are called in Anshan. Yao Lufei attempted to protect her and gave her shelter free of charge. Escaped to Shengdu with the party, Mei, and Yinghua’s help, and now works at Ljubica and Iskra’s restuarant.
Aoife Lufei
- Name(s): Aoife, Aoife Lufei
- Pronouns: She/her
- Age: Mid-30s at death
- Race/Species: Spirit, Human when alive
- Status: Deceased
Donovan’s deceased mother and wife of Yao. Intervened in Lidong when the villagers attempted to attack Daina and her baby and chase them out. Cared about her son deeply.
Lady Zhenyi
- Name(s): Lady Zhenyi, Zhenyi
- Pronouns: She/her
- Age: 650
- Race/Species: High Elf
- Status: Alive
The informant whom Yinghua and Mei were to meet up with in Anshan, who lives within the Anshan Nature Reserve. An affectionate woman who enjoys gifting others with hugs and flower crowns. Present with the other High Elves when they discussed Lauran.
The Spirit World
Michael Echo
- Name(s): Michael Echo, Evil!Michael
- Pronouns: Doesn’t matter
- Age: ???
- Race/Species: Spirit
- Status: Deceased
A darker, more sinister version of Michael that split off from his Soul and became its own being. Dragged Liu’s adventuring party into the Deep Ethereal chasm in the ground and turned them to stone. Defeated by the party with assistance from Michael.
The Tigers of Nam
Big Brother Koi Spirit
- Name(s): Big Brother Koi Spirit, Big Brother, Da Ge, 大哥
- Pronouns: He/him
- Age: Late 30s in Human years
- Race/Species: Spirit, formerly Spirit possessing a Human body
- Status: Alive, reduced in form
Jinli’s adoptive big brother, whom possessed the body of the former Truong Giang Tigers of Nam captain when he died in a deal gone wrong. Protective of Jinli and cared for his wellbeing, hoarding Maiden’s Bell flowers for Jinli’s sake. Reduced to a lesser Spirit form after some of the Tigers of Nam grunts betrayed him and attacked him as the party was in combat against him.
Thien’s Mother
- Name(s): Thien’s Mother, Do Thi Ngoc Linh
- Pronouns: She/her
- Age: Mid-40s
- Race/Species: Human
- Status: Alive
Thien’s doting mother. Works as a carpenter with her husband, Le Dang Minh. An avid fan of Kite Flying Battles. Seems a little self-conscious about her weight, much to Thien and her husband’s sadness. Has a bit of a rivalry with the local Trang family that owns a mediocre dumpling house after she outbid them for a new house decoration. Hosted the party whilst they were in Nam.
Thien’s Father
- Name(s): Thien’s Father, Le Dang Minh
- Pronouns: He/him
- Age: Late 40s
- Race/Species: Human
- Status: Alive
Thien’s doting father. Works as a carpenter with his wife, Do Thi Ngoc Linh. Happily listens to Nam’s Next Top Idol with his wife in the evenings. Hosted the party whilst they were in Nam.
Laseen
- Name(s): Laseen
- Pronouns: She/her
- Age: Early 20s in Human years
- Race/Species: Lizardfolk
- Status: Alive
The eldest daughter from a long line of pit fighters. As her parents are quite old and frail due to decades of injuries from their careers, she does most of the raising of her younger brothers and running the house. Her gladiator persona is “The Tigress”, which attracted attention from the Tigers of Nam. When she’s not fighting or training, she makes handmade embroidered bags and sells them for extra money.
Fanna Echo
- Name(s): Fanna Echo
- Pronouns: Doesn’t matter
- Age: ???
- Race/Species: Spirit
- Status: Deceased
A darker, more sinister version of Fanna that split off from their Soul and became its own being. Regularly harassed or ransacked innocent Namese businesses, got into fights with the Tigers of Nam, and even stole Jinli’s treasured Koi fish necklace from him. The party took it back after they caught the Fanna Echo spying on them. Was destroyed after Thien stayed behind in the crumbling Tigers of Nam base to ensure it was defeated once and for all.
Other
Sir Haishan
- Name(s): Sir Haishan
- Pronouns: He/him
- Age: 550
- Race/Species: High Elf
- Status: Alive
An executioner, responsible for ending the lives of condemned criminals. Has very plain, muted colors in his robes, mostly dark browns and grays. Has thick layers of protective charms and talismans all around his neck and collar, to the point they rattle loudly whenever he moves, due to his profession attracting negative Spirits. Present with the other High Elves when they discussed Lauran.
Matas Donaurkos
- Name(s): Matas, Matas Donaurkos
- Pronouns: He/him
- Age: 28
- Race/Species: Human
- Status: Unknown
Amanti’s other missing son. Volunteered to join the Traditionalists—the losing side—of the Yumalyan Civil War, shortly before violence officially broke out. Has not been seen by his family since.
General Durand
- Name(s): General Durand
- Pronouns: He/him
- Age: ???
- Race/Species: Air Genasi
- Status: Alive
A top general in Leferin. Recently wrapped up his diplomatic tour of Lingguo, where he met with Empress Wu, the current leader of Lingguo. May have been part of correspondences with the Tigers of Nam in the past. Accompanied by a Leferinese Eagle.
Altair
- Name(s): Altair, Altair Howl
- Pronouns: He/him
- Age: ~225 at death
- Race/Species: High Elf
- Status: Deceased
Lauran’s brother. The circumstances around his death are unknown to the party.
Meng Po
- Name(s): Meng Po, Lady Meng
- Pronouns: She/her
- Age: Uncountable
- Race/Species: God
- Status: Alive
The goddess of oblivion, who waits at the Naihe bridge in the Underworld to serve people her signature Soup of Forgetfulness, ensuring that they do not remember their past lives before being reincarnated. Occasionally throughout the mortal world harvesting herbs for her soup, where she sometimes tests mortals by pretending to be a young woman needing help crossing the river for her own amusement. Seems to be familiar with Michael, knowing his former name from his youth. Is an actual person in Chinese mythology and folklore lmao.