App: Incensed

OOC
Player/Contact: Ani. peacockdance or Discord@ peacocksdance#4901
Other Characters: N/A

IC
Name: Jin Guangyao (former name: Meng Yao)
Canon: Modaozushi (novel)
Canon Point: Upon Death (Chapter 108
Age: 36.

History/Personality: Wiki page.

Would you consider your character to be heroic? Why or why not?(cw:spoilers for MDZS, some self harm and gore mentions)

Jin Guangyao is a complex person so defining him as 'heroic' is difficult. His character is one of the more polarizing ones in the books. He is the main antagonist of the novel, but in all truth is a foil for the protagonist. Both the characters are people at the edges of society who get eaten alive by society as a whole.

He is someone who had on the larger scale of things done some huge deeds that benefitted his world a lot. He worked as a spy during a war to kill the megalomaniac who started the war, ultimately shortening something that would have caused years more of suffering and bloodshed. When he was in power he organized a set of two thousand watchtowers, which worked as an alarm system to alert cultivators nearby in the case of danger. This single policy saved more lives than anything the cultivation world has done before. If a family was too poor to pay the cultivators for their services, his Lanling Jin sect used their vast wealth to cover them. He was one of the few people who seemed to be interested in helping the smallfolk who were affected by the gentry during the war.

However, Jin Guangyao has also killed a lot of people, including his father, sworn brother, and others who were close to him. He has a very high sense of self-preservation and will not hesitate to kill others in order to survive, especially in a world that would ground him down at any opportunity. He has committed many sins and did so with a ruthlessness that is anachronistic to how he presents himself outwardly. This is a man who hid a qin wire in his own body in case he ever needed it. His survival is more important than even his own body.

His final act was to push away one of the most important people to him in the world even though he was afraid to die alone and was surprised to see he agreed to die with him. His place in the world due to his low birth was held higher than any of the amazing things he had accomplished with very little in his lifetime. Moving up from the son of a whore to become the chief cultivator at the end of his life. If one were to ask him, he would say he did the best he could under the very bad choices that were presented to him.

Powers/Abilities: Abilities

To add to these, he also has skills in:

❁ Household tasks, like cooking and cleaning
❁ Bookkeeping and administrative tasks
❁ Diplomacy

Inventory: What your character will have on them upon arrival. If they have an animal companion, mention that here as well.

❁ Hensheng
❁ His Guqin
❁ a Qiankun pouch
❁ extra sets of robes including jewelry (mostly gold but an old simple silver guan in there as well)
❁ some painting scrolls done by Lan Xichen
❁ some gold and silver ingots sewn into his clothing
❁ vermillion paint and a brush to apply it
❁ Talisman paper
❁ a sewing needle
❁ medicine for minor injuries
❁ brushes and inkstone
❁ a set of extra qin wires

Coterie:Vipers would be a very good fit for Jin Guangyao's skillset.

Samples:
From the TDM with Nie Huaisang
Top-level from Slumscape's TDM

Golden Peacock: Info and Permissions

	INFORMATION & PERMISSIONS ❁ character name Jin Guangyao ❁ canon MoDaoZuShi (novel) ❁ age 37 ❁ birthday February 20 ♒︎ ♓︎ ❁ gender Cis-male ❁ Orientation Bisexual (switch) ❁ species Human ❁ height 5"7" (170cm) ❁ build Lithe “I can't help it. To seek pity even after doing all the bad things— that's the kind of person I am.” CHARACTER SUMMARY The weapons panel is currently broken Jin Guangyao is the bastard son of a prostitute mother and a Sect Leader of the richest clan. Because of this, he was looked down on by society as a whole, and both he and his mother had to suffer many indignities throughout his early life. His mother's dying wish was for him to join his father's sect and be a good filial son to him. And he moves through half of his life towards this goal. However, the gentry could never see past his birth so he grew insecure and resentful over the continued cruelty he faced by society. Jin Guangyao exudes an immense amount of control not only in his actions but in his outward expressions as well; usually keeping a pleasant facade. He is an excellent actor who can go from looking pitiable one moment to malicious the next. He has an eidetic memory and both kindnesses and cruelties put upon him are never forgotten. He is resourceful, intelligent, adaptable, and will do whatever it takes to survive. He wouldn’t have much of an issue doing morally questionable things even if it is something that goes against his values if it ensures his survival or his ambitions. After all, he is a man who was born the son of a prostitute and climbed up to the position of Chief Cultivator with his resourcefulness (and some blood on his hands along the way). Ultimately, Jin Guangyao is fifteen traumas tied together in an ugly hat. He is an incredibly complex person who chameleons his way through society to be given basic respect. He is not afraid to kill for that respect either. But under all of that, he is a man who wants to do good and make his mother proud despite the many sins he has committed. After his death, he spent a year in Reparicija, an alien prison run by bug creatures that demanded that he have sex as a punishment for his crimes. During this year, he worked on fixing his problems with his sworn Brother Nie Mingjue, a man whom he had killed and whose corpse killed him. He also worked through many of his sexual issues, due to trauma he had gained in the brothels and accidentally ending up being in an incestuous marriage with his half-sister. He is at a point in his life where he is more comfortable with sex and sexuality. OUT OF CHARACTER ▶ BACKTAGGING. ❁ Forever or until the logical conclusion ▶ THREADJACKING. ❁ Ask ▶ FOURTHWALLING. ❁ Ask ▶ OFF-LIMITS. ❁ OOCly not much. If you're unsure, just ask. ▶ SHIPPING. ❁ Go for it. Jin Guangyao tends to do hierarchical polyamory. have many friends with benefits, with a very close lover or two. ▶ TAG STYLE. ❁ Once a day or every other day. ▶ OTHER. ❁ Jin Guangyao has a laundry list of Content Warnings associated with his backstory; including themes of Prostitution, Incest, Patricide, and murder. Some of these may come up during introspection. I have his whole rap sheet available here Just let me know if you would rather he avoid a topic. IN CHARACTER ▶ HUGGING. ❁ Go Ahead. ▶ KISSING. ❁ Better if you know him first. ▶ FLIRTING. ❁ Go for it. ▶ ROMANCE. ❁ Go for it. ▶ FIGHTING. ▷ Go for it. ▶ INJURY. ▷ Lets discuss first ▶ DEATH. ▷ No. ▶ PHYSICAL MANIPULATION. ▷ Let's discuss first. ▶ MENTAL MANIPULATION. ▷ Lets's discuss first. KINKLIST CW: mentions of prostitution, accidental incest Jin Guangyao has a treasure trove of sexual hangups, related to his mother being a prostitute and his father being the worst kind of fuckboy. He had also accidentally committed incest with his half-sister who he then married and remained celibate for thirteen to sixteen years. Although he has broken out of his shell a bit after being in an alien bug sex prison, he still has a long way to go regarding feeling comfortable with sex and being in his body. Jin Guangyao doesn't like being objectified by people he does not know. the best way to go about things with him is to become his friend and build trust with him first. He's bisexual and a switch so he has a lot of options. He prefers to top with people he doesn't know well and would be happy to play the part his partner would want. When he is a bottom he prefers to have a softer approach. He doesn't like pain or being too confined without a lot of trust. He would need a top who is gentle and understanding at first. Once trust is established he is happy to let his kink flag fly! 🏮HERE!🏮