Jin Guangyao | 金光瑶

APPLICATION

OOC

NAME: Ani
AGE: 38
CONTACT: peacockdance or at Discord @peacocksdance
CHARACTER(S): Jin Guangyao

IC

NAME: Jin Guangyao (formerly Meng Yao)
AGE: 37
SUITABILITY: Jin Guangyao, originally born as Meng Yao to a prostitute and raised in a brothel, is not only a Cultivator with expertise in ghosts and supernatural elements, but also a war veteran who served as a spy during the Sunshot Campaign. He worked under a sect leader who found amusement in his skills as a head torturer. Later in his adult life, he was accepted into his father's clan, Lanling Jin, which is known for its ostentatious nature and shares similarities with a casino. Due to his exposure to the darker aspects of life, Jin Guangyao feels at home in this extravagant setting. After spending a year in prison, it would be interesting to explore how he would confront elements from his past related to both of his parents.
CANON:Mo Dao Zu Shi (Novel) (Reparacija CRAU)
CANON POINT: after 1.5 years after his death.

ABILITIES:
❀ Eidetic memory: Jin Guangyao possesses an eidetic memory. He can remember someone's face once he meets them, as well as their name, likes, dislikes, and more. This exceptional memory is both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, it allows him to learn things quickly, but on the other hand, he also vividly remembers pain. He leverages this ability to his advantage, using it to learn new skills effortlessly and to endear himself to others by recalling their preferences.
❀ Cultivation. Since he manifested his golden core In his late teens, he is a less powerful cultivator compared to many others in his generation. However, he compensates for this by memorizing the techniques of various sects, earning him the reputation of being a technique stealer.
❀ Chord Assassination Technique: He uses a guqin to perform this Lan technique which uses the strings as garrotes.
❀ Swordsmanship: Jin Guangyao is a war hero and is very adept at sword fighting. He uses a soft sword, Hensheng. It uses its spiritual powers to move like either a sword or a whip, sometimes it can wrap around the swords of its enemies to break them. Since he had not had much formal training, he has picked up everything from watching others and emulating them. He is known as a stealer of techniques, he just needs to see a technique once and he can copy it.
❀ Sword flight: He can use Hensheng to fly by stepping on it, often traveling great distances in this manner. I assume that the sword hardens (Tee hee) with his qi when he steps on it, so it doesn't make noises like a moving aluminum sheet.
❀ Collection of Turmoil: Dark music possesses the potential to harm one's spirit. It is believed to contain spiritual powers that can inflict illness and harm, and even claim lives of those who listen to it. Jin Guangyao utilized this music to alter the Lan Sect's Song Of Clarity.
❀ Political Savvy: Jin Guangyao is highly intelligent and utilizes his limited political capital to oversee large projects, such as the Lookout Towers, during his time as the Chief Cultivator. He also possesses a keen sense of anticipating people's needs and is skilled at resolving Inter-Sect disputes. During his reign, there were thirteen years of peace in the Jianghu. He is willing to employ both persuasion and coercion when necessary.
❀ Housekeeping: Jin Guangyao is skilled in household chores, including cooking, cleaning, organizing, and general caretaking. As a child, he often served food to clients, took care of cooking, washing, and laundry, ran errands, and ensured cleanliness and organization. In the audio drama, he even demonstrated a natural ability to calm babies and occasionally took care of those born in the brothels.
❀ Bookkeeping and administrative tasks: Jin Guangyao has a passion for organization, mathematics, administration, and bookkeeping. In his chaotic life, he finds comfort in order and numbers. As he grows older, he will also develop a fondness for public works projects, seeking solutions that can efficiently benefit a large number of people.
❀ Acting: Jin Guangyao is a naturally fantastic actor who can effortlessly transition from calm to frenzied. He primarily uses this ability as a defense mechanism to ensure his safety or to manipulate others into fulfilling his needs. Additionally, he is a skilled manipulator who plays with people's emotions when he has specific goals to achieve.
❀ Silver-tongue: Jin Guangyao is a skilled orator who can adeptly navigate conversations, persuading others to see his perspective or diverting attention from a contentious topic. He is also capable of using strategically chosen words to emotionally impact and undermine an individual by targeting their vulnerabilities.
❀ Robot-Arm: A prosthetic he gained in Reparacija to replace the arm that Lan Wangji had cut off in canon. It functions like a regular arm, but it channels all of his cultivation points and qi through it. There is a concealed Qin wire panel in the arm, in case he needs a swift weapon.

VICES: (CW: incest mention, suicide)
❀ Paranoia: Paranoia and mistrust play a significant role in Jin Guangyao's character. His abusive childhood in the brothel and his life experiences have reinforced this view of people. He is acutely aware of the various ways others can harm him and often has backup plans for backup plans.
This trait becomes more evident when he holds the position of Chief Cultivator. When his wife receives a letter revealing the unfortunate truth about their parentage, Jin Guangyao pleads with her to reveal the person who gave her the letter. He knows that this person can potentially blackmail them. To make her cooperate, he temporarily imprisons her in his secret room, allowing her time to calm down and think about it, pressuring her to disclose the name. Unfortunately, due to rapidly escalating circumstances, she ended up killing herself.
Regrettably, he is mostly proven correct in his paranoia.
❀ Ruthlessness: Jin Guangyao is a ruthless individual driven by his ambitions. During the war, he climbed the ranks as a spy and even devised new methods of torture to please Sect Leader Wen Ruohan. Under the rule of Jin Guangshan, he yearned for his father's approval, going so far as to proclaim that he would commit any crime for his father's love. As a result, he engaged in atrocious acts such as killing innocent people, conducting demonic experiments, and eliminating his father's political adversaries. Jin Guangyao is not one to resort to violence but is willing to take swift and decisive action when necessary. He firmly believes that the ends justify the means.
❀ Insecurity At his core, Jin Guangyao is an insecure person. He experienced abject poverty as a child and witnessed his mother endure abuse, humiliation, and sexual slavery. When he attempted to pursue an education, he was physically assaulted due to his low social status. His father is the Sect Leader of the esteemed cultivational clan of Lanling Jin, and he has a legitimate half-brother named Jin Zixuan, who shares the same birthdate as him. At the age of fourteen, after his mother passed away from illness, he sought out his father, only to be violently thrown down the long stone steps of Jinlintai. This incident occurred on both his brother's and his birthday.
As a result of these experiences, Jin Guangyao views money and power as sources of security. He has learned that the person standing at the top of the stairs is the safest one, and he has worked tirelessly to become that person.

VIRTUES:
❀ Empathy: If Jin Guangyao was truly ruthless, there would have been nothing to bring him down. However, he possesses deep empathy and shows mercy towards others. For instance, he could have killed Sisi, one of the prostitutes he used to kill his father. However, he recognized her as his mother's friend and instead chose to imprison her leading to the evidence that led to his destruction. In another instance, when he discovered that he and his soon-to-be bride Qin Su were half-siblings just before their wedding, he still married her because she was pregnant with their child. He chose celibacy over being unfaithful to her or continuing his sin. Additionally, as a youth during the war, he tried to help ordinary people, as shown by his care for a crying orphan baby in the audio drama.
❀ Resilience: Jin Guangyao is portrayed as one of the most resilient characters in Mo Dao Zu Shi. He possesses a strong determination and relentlessly pursues his goals. Throughout his life, he endured significant challenges, including being pushed down the stairs of Koi Tower on two occasions. The first time was when he was fourteen, by his father's men, and the second was by Nie Mingjue. Despite these setbacks, Jin Guangyao demonstrated his resilience.
After the first incident, he respectfully bowed to his father and continued, while after the second incident, he fixed his clothing and climbed back up the stairs. Even at the time of his death, he exhibited incredible strength and defiance. Despite having one hand poisoned and another severed by Lan Wangji and then skewered by a sword through his heart, he found the energy to scream and curse, showing no fear of his impending demise. Ultimately, it took Nie Mingjue's fierce corpse to lift Jin Guangyao and snap his neck, finally bringing an end to his life. Remarkably, he achieved all of this with relatively low cultivation, as he relied solely on his sheer force of will to survive.
❀ Visionary: Jin Guangyao's upbringing in abject poverty during his early childhood gave him a unique perspective on the ordinary person's role in the Cultivational world. He witnessed the suffering and deaths of common people in a war they had no part in, as well as the daily struggles they faced against the restless dead.
Later in life, he used his early political influence as Chief Cultivator to cleverly initiate the initially unpopular Watchtower project. By strategically constructing several watchtowers, he showcased their visible benefits and gained widespread approval. In the end, this measure saved more lives than any other action taken by the cultivation world before.

SURVEY

All answers are answered ICly
▶ I REGULARLY MAKE NEW FRIENDS.
▷1: I believe that meeting people where they are is a valuable quality to live by. One never knows when they might need allies in a new place. Moreover, what is the benefit of making enemies in a possibly hostile territory? Throughout my life, I have lived in various locations and always learned from the people around me.

▶ SEEING OTHER PEOPLE CRY MAKES ME WANT TO CRY TOO.
▷3: I suppose this really depends on the person involved. If it is someone I love and care for, such as a close friend or family member, of course, I will cry with them. Their pain becomes my own. However, if it is someone I have just met, I would try to help them, but it would be futile to waste energy on tears.

▶ I OFTEN MAKE A BACKUP PLAN FOR A BACKUP PLAN.
▷1: Life is unpredictable and terrible. In that case, it makes sense to keep in mind all of the possibilities that may happen so that one doesn’t end up on the end of a sword. Most of the time, even with all of that preparation, and execution one ends up on the end of a sword, regardless. [His smile is indeed very strained.]

▶ I USUALLY STAY CALM, EVEN WHEN UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE.
▷2. I must stay calm under pressure. I have ended up in many pressure-filled situations, where if I was not calm I would die, this leaves me with very few choices, to emote how I am normally feeling on the inside. I am usually feeling very not calm at all.

▶ I AM VERY SENTIMENTAL.
▷1: I have been called a sentimental person in the past, I suppose even I cannot help feeling that type of sentimentality when it comes to people I care about. I forgive transgressions far too easily, I'm afraid.

▶ EVEN A SMALL MISTAKE CAN CAUSE ME TO DOUBT MY OVERALL ABILITIES AND KNOWLEDGE.
▷4: When you make a mistake you can adjust and do better. If one is solely focused on the mistake then there is no room for growth and improvement, besides if I allow myself to make too many mistakes I’ll be dead. I find that is a fairly good incentive not to make them in the first place. I have a good sense of my abilities and knowledge as well, it is not something I am insecure over.

▶ I AM MORE INCLINED TO FOLLOW MY HEAD THAN MY HEART.
▷4: While I'd like to say that I operate solely on pure logic, that's unfortunately not the case. In reality, many of the important decisions I've made in my life have been influenced by emotions. Even when I attempt to rely on logic, I find myself faced with the most irrational situations. So, what does one do in such circumstances? Who could have predicted that the Yiling Patriarch would come back to life and become the catalyst for my downfall? It was beyond imagination!

▶ I AM PRONE TO WORRYING THAT THINGS WILL TAKE A TURN FOR THE WORSE.
▷1: I worry about things taking a turn for the worst because, historically, they usually do.

▶ I ENJOY WATCHING PEOPLE ARGUE.
▷5: No. When people argue around me, I often find myself getting hurt even if the argument doesn't involve me. In such situations, it is best to try and calm everyone down and have a peaceful discussion, just like proper cultivators. Perhaps I can also offer some cut fruits if people are feeling a bit hungry. (Sect leaders and toddlers are very similar actually. Little A-Ling behaves better sometimes!)

▶ I TEND TO AVOID DRAWING ATTENTION TO MYSELF.
▷2: When eyes are not entirely on you it is easier to go and get something done unseen. Attention is a tool like any other.

▶ I OFTEN DO THINGS AT THE LAST POSSIBLE MOMENT.
▷5: No. So many things can go wrong and I would be so anxious doing them at the last moment. Why should I do that to myself?!

▶ I FIND IT EASY TO EMPATHIZE WITH A PERSON WHOSE EXPERIENCES ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM MINE.
▷1: One of the best ways to make friends with people of various backgrounds is to try and imagine what life is for them, if you can predict their wants and needs you can endear yourself all the easier. It is a skill that is handy in both political situations as well as life in general.

▶ I BECOME BORED OR LOSE INTEREST WHEN THE DISCUSSION GETS HIGHLY THEORETICAL.
▷1: I love learning and exploring theories. It's in theory where true experimentation can take place. It allows us to understand why certain things happen in a certain way. Could you please share your insights? I am eager to discuss it all night. By the way, I'll make us some tea!

▶ I RARELY FEEL INSECURE.
▷5: [Slightly manic laughing] I always feel insecure because most of the time my position has been insecure, I am small with low cultivation. After going to prison I can at least barter with my body, but I still have to use what is around me rather than someone much stronger than me.

▶ I AM STILL BOTHERED BY MISTAKES I MADE A LONG TIME AGO.
▷5: When one has as much blood on their hands as I, how can they not have many regrets?

SUIT REQUESTS:
I would like to request Diamonds for him the most. I feel like Jin Guangyao has many of the traits of the other three already but lacks being in his body. Diamonds will push him in that direction.
During his time on Reparacija, I had spent the most time getting him comfortable in both his body and with sex in general. (He has a lot of sexual trauma, in his past stemming from his parents and accidental incest with his half-sister.) He was celibate for thirteen years as well and uses his body more as a weapon than anything else. When he first arrived there he was very uncomfortable with trusting and being touched by people.
In the CRAU point, he is in now, he is finally comfortable with doing things with friends and exploring his desires a bit more. I want to continue exploring him learning to slowly not only see his body as a tool but slowly become comfortable with celebrating his more sexual side and that it is alright to have desire and be desired.

RANK REQUESTS:
Random is fine, regardless of where he is placed he will work on climbing up. I want him at the Ace or Jack level eventually. Mostly because it represents that sort of Jack of all trades aspect of his personality.

SAMPLES:
❀ With Lan Xichen on the tdm | overflow with Lan Xichen.
❀ Dice game with Hua Cheng | overflow with these silly fox men.
❀With Sheng Qinghua | overflow with just two lil guys! |