Springwood App

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Player Info

Player Handle: Ani.

Player Age:18+

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Preferred Pronouns: She/They.

Character Info

Canon: Wikia

Character: Wikia

Personality Profile:

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 through 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.

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 own resourcefulness (and some blood on his hands along the way).

Ultimately, 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.


Suitability:N/A


Character Details

Abilities, Powers, & Skills:

❁ Cultivation: Because Jin Guangyao developed his golden core in his late teens, his cultivation isn't too high. He ends up having to rely on his other skills to fight and keep himself safe, including some demonic cultivation.

❁Eidetic Memory: Jin Guangyao has an eidetic memory. It is mentioned that once meeting a person he never forgets his face. He is also capable of remembering their name, likes, dislikes, and more. This memory is a double edge sword. He can learn things quickly but he also remembers pain intensely. He uses this to his advantage both in learning new skills quickly and easily as well as using his memory of people's like to endear himself to others.

❁Swordsmanship: Since he became a cultivator later in life and hadn't grown up in a clan most of what Jin Guangyao knows is what he learned on the battlefield and his fighting style is a mix of whatever styles he had seen, memorized, and practiced himself. He is very good at picking up things quickly. He is very much self-taught and would rather use underhanded means in fighting if it meant his survival. His sword is called Hensheng or 'Hatred for Life'. It is a soft sword that he wears concealed around his waist or arm and brings out at critical moments. With spiritual energy imbued in it, it can wrap around objects and break them into pieces. It is very sharp.

❁ Acting:He is a fantastic actor naturally who can go from calm to frenzied with ease. This is mostly used as a defense mechanism to keep himself safe as well as garner pity and persuade people to him. He is a natural diplomat and has utilized these skills as Chief Cultivator for the last ten years.

❁Administration/Public works: Jin Guanyao has a love for organization, mathematics, administration as well as bookkeeping. He was the right hand for their different sect leaders before he became one himself and when he was the Chief cultivator he ran a massive project that was a network of watchtowers that saved more lives than anything done previously.




❁ Silver tongue
❁ Talismans
❁ Musical Cultivation







❁ Household tasks:

He is very good at household chores, from cooking and cleaning, organizing, and just being able to care for a place. Much of the work he did as a child involved serving food to clients and taking care of cooking, as well as keeping things clean and organized. He sometimes ended up caring for the babies that were born in the brothels as well since he was shown to be a natural at calming babies in the audio drama.



❁ Silver-tongue: Meng Yao is a natural orator who can talk around people in circles, persuade them to see his side of things, or distract an opponent. This came in very handy when he becomes a spy later.





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