PLAYER NAME: Orange Crates CONTACT:orangeCrates or just PM at this journal HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE GAME?: Nudged towards the game by Beren
CHARACTER: Chu Wanning CANON: The Husky and His White Cat Shizun CANON POINT: Chapter 74. The evening before he whisks away Mo Ran when he's accused of murder in TaoHua Yuan
BACKGROUND: Chu Wanning came into being when a monk, trying to redeem himself, found a piece of YanDi Holy Wood (basically wood from a tree planted by a deity full of spiritual energy), carved it into the shape of his saviour's deceased son and brought it to life with a drop of his own blood. For the first fifteen years of his life, Chu Wanning had been raised in virtual isolation with only the man who created him as a companion and having only went to a populated city once in his life, and left to get a holy weapon.
He was taught cultivation and other lessons and given a good upbringing so his body and spirit core would grow well. Without knowing it, he was always meant to become a vessel for the monk's saviour's deceased son to inhabit,. Which was the reason for his isolation: he didn't need to know about the outside world since it had been decided that the current Chu Wanning wasn't a real soul and would be replaced by the time he was fifteen.
Except, when he was fifteen he found a starving child when he and the monk went out to collect spirit stones. Chu Wanning had been told that the world beyond the temple was a utopia and also that he should help others. But if the world was a utopia how could a small child be starving to death? If cultivators were meant to help others then why was his teacher hiding in the monastery while children are dying of starvation?
He ended up leaving the monastery without permission and traveled around for ten days to see for himself what was happening. When he returned, he'd decided what they should do is leave the monastery because there was a lot they could do to help. The monk disagreed because he didn't want Chu Wanning to leave the monastery and, after a long argument that could not change Chu Wanning's mind, told him that he can leave only if he left behind his spirit core. Which Chu Wanning proceeded to try to cut out only for the monk to stop him in the end before kicking him out of the sect and sending him away.
At some point, he ends up at another large sect after being saved by the wife of the sect leader where he is treated as a guest. When the sect leader kills his own wife for the sake of a holy weapon, Chu Wanning breaks off from the sect, returns every gift he'd received and never looked back.
Eventually he ended up at a sect in the lower cultivation realm called Sisheng Peak and became an elder there, eventually taking on three apprentices.
ABILITIES | POWERS: - cultivation: - qinggong: A form of cultivation that increases physical abilities allowing him to jump higher and move faster - spells: many of them combat related. Sometimes for stuff like heating tea or drying towels. He can also create haitang flowers with his spiritual energy that can do various things like seek out something, be imbued with simple spells or carry messages. - talismans: He can create various talismans that range in use from reversing spells, creating explosions or sealing. - barriers: Chu Wanning is well known for being a master of these and can create, identify, repair and take down a variety of different barriers. He can create ones small enough to shield one person from rain or even one large enough to protect a larger area from monsters. The use of these vary from keeping out the cold to sealing the boundary between the mortal realm and hell.
- Divine Weapons: spirit weapons that Chu Wanning can summon. In addition to using them as weapons, they all have special abilities. Chu Wanning can also borrow spiritual energy from them if he's running low himself. - Tianwen: Ability Pan (Judge). A willow branch that can be used as a whip. Its ability is 'Judge', when it is wrapped around a person or creature it forces them to tell the truth as long as the wielder wishes it. It can be resisted but it's painful to do so. It is also the weapon Chu Wanning uses the most. It can also make willow branches come out of the ground to subdue, guard or attack. The two attacks he's seen using are Wan Ren Guan, wherein a multitude of willow branches erupt from the ground and wrap around enemies/whoever and Feng an area of effect attack that takes out everything within a certain radius, imprecise but powerful. - Jiuge: Gu Bewitch. A guqin made from the same wood that Chu Wanning was carved from. It shares a special bond with him as a result and he can summon it even if he has no spirit energy left by using his soul's energy...which is a terrible idea. Its ability is 'Bewitch' allowing him to use its music to affect the mental state of others as well as break mind control/hypnosis abilities. He actually only uses this ability to calm people down. - Huaisha: Sha Kill. A sword. It shows up very little in the actual series but it's supposed to be stronger than Tianwen. By putting some spiritual energy into the sword he can create a shockwave strong enough to rend the ground. He can also fly on it though he's afraid of heights so that's unlikely to happen. I will, of course, have a permission post for both Tianwen and Jiuge and nothing will be done without player permission first. Very little is known about Huaisha but I doubt it's a game breaking sort of weapon...and he doesn't like using it anyway. As the canon is finished I don't think we'll ever really know what it does besides being able to cleave part of the ground (but not like to a godlike degree) so I'll just also play it as just a really powerful sword and not elaborate on its ability. And of course while these mostly always work in canon I am fine with them not working in the game at any moment!
- building magic tools and mechas: He has an interest in building magic tools, weapons and mechas (no bigger than human sized in canon)
- Since he's actually made from a block of holy wood, he has a natural affinity for the wood element and also is able to understand wood/plant spirits. Much later on he can summon nearby wood element aligned spirits but at the moment he isn't even aware of his past.
- He can drink like a fish and not get drunk
PERSONALITY: Chu Wanning has a strong sense of right and wrong and his actions are very much guided by his principles. He's definitely an emotional person, but is able to set aside his own desires to do what he thinks is right and won't compromise on it. For example, the monk who raised him had threatened him with ending their relationship as student and teacher if Chu Wanning insisted on leaving, trying to play on the fact that he values bonds. But, in the end, even though it pained him to do so, he accepted the breaking of this bond because he knew he had to do what's right. Beyond that, even if what he knows is right isn't going to be popular or he knows it won't be viewed well, he'll still choose to do what's right. He also doesn't give himself a pass on bad behaviour. For example, when he broke the rules, even though he had a good reason, even though as an elder of the sect he wouldn't normally be punished, even though he was badly wounded, he still insisted on being flogged, going into seclusion and working around the sect. Exactly as a disciple would receive and told the elder in charge that he wasn't allowed to go easy on him. This resolve is also what allows him to get back up and continue even when he's wounded or when he's in despair.
Chu Wanning is definitely stubborn, but he's also fairly open-minded. On more than one occasion, he's shown a willingness to listen and understand instead of making a judgement based on surface information. Even when dealing with a ghost he wants to know why she was attacking instead of assuming she was malevolent for no reason. When a woman had given them and some refugees trouble though he had every reason to judge her for it, when he'd calmed down he'd tried to ask around and figure out why she acted the way she did instead of writing her off as greedy and petty. He's also willing to accept when people change instead of constantly suspecting them. There are exceptions, of course, but in general, he's not one to make snap judgments and will give others a chance to say their piece or give their point of view first. Or, in some cases, give them that chance after his temper has had a chance to cool.
While he has a reputation of being aloof and cool, Chu Wanning is actually incredibly kind. He's the sort of person who would save earthworms on a path when it's raining, who would go to great lengths to keep others safe or comfort them. It's this kindness that has drawn some of the most important people in his life to him. His kindness is another aspect of his personality that drives a lot of his decisions and leads him to seek out those who need his help.
If Chu Wanning isn't driven by his principles or his kindness, the third most likely culprit for his decisions would be his pride. If an action has a possibility of causing him to be embarrassed he won't do it, or will do it in a way so that he will have plausible deniability. Like how when he's caught saving earthworms in the rain he'd insist it was because the earthworms were in his way instead of letting anyone come to the conclusion that he did it out of kindness. His pride also leads him to default to anger whenever he feels embarrassed or exposed in any way, including feelings like sadness, loneliness or fear. It also leads him to a tendency to rely on himself instead of others, even if it's to the detriment of his own well being since it's more important to him to show no weakness than to actually take care of himself.
Actually, for all that he's highly competent when it comes to matters of cultivation, combat and related topics, he's basically useless when it comes to most life skills. He can't cook. His idea of doing laundry is to swirl his clothes around in water. He will wear yesterday's clothes instead of finding something new to wear. He leaves dangerous weapons lying on his bed instead of cleaning them up and just sleeps on a small corner to avoid them. He also fails at socializing. There are some minor exceptions, but for the most part, if left to his own devices he'll make a mess of his own life. Part of this is just generally being bad at these kinds of things because he's not used to them. Part of it is generally a lack of care towards himself.
After being betrayed by the man he saw as a father figure for fifteen years Chu Wanning has ended up with very low self-worth. Simply put, he finds it hard to believe anyone could care about him, not when he could be abandoned at the drop of a hat like he had been. It didn't help that many people consider him cold and aloof. Unfeeling. And he's really embraced and internalized that, which only leads to even more self-loathing. At times, it blinds him to what's going on with the people around him and makes it harder for him to connect with others since he's sure they will eventually grow to hate him.
Chu Wanning | The Husky and His White Cat Shizun
CONTACT:
HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE GAME?: Nudged towards the game by Beren
CHARACTER: Chu Wanning
CANON: The Husky and His White Cat Shizun
CANON POINT: Chapter 74. The evening before he whisks away Mo Ran when he's accused of murder in TaoHua Yuan
BACKGROUND: Chu Wanning came into being when a monk, trying to redeem himself, found a piece of YanDi Holy Wood (basically wood from a tree planted by a deity full of spiritual energy), carved it into the shape of his saviour's deceased son and brought it to life with a drop of his own blood. For the first fifteen years of his life, Chu Wanning had been raised in virtual isolation with only the man who created him as a companion and having only went to a populated city once in his life, and left to get a holy weapon.
He was taught cultivation and other lessons and given a good upbringing so his body and spirit core would grow well. Without knowing it, he was always meant to become a vessel for the monk's saviour's deceased son to inhabit,. Which was the reason for his isolation: he didn't need to know about the outside world since it had been decided that the current Chu Wanning wasn't a real soul and would be replaced by the time he was fifteen.
Except, when he was fifteen he found a starving child when he and the monk went out to collect spirit stones. Chu Wanning had been told that the world beyond the temple was a utopia and also that he should help others. But if the world was a utopia how could a small child be starving to death? If cultivators were meant to help others then why was his teacher hiding in the monastery while children are dying of starvation?
He ended up leaving the monastery without permission and traveled around for ten days to see for himself what was happening. When he returned, he'd decided what they should do is leave the monastery because there was a lot they could do to help. The monk disagreed because he didn't want Chu Wanning to leave the monastery and, after a long argument that could not change Chu Wanning's mind, told him that he can leave only if he left behind his spirit core. Which Chu Wanning proceeded to try to cut out only for the monk to stop him in the end before kicking him out of the sect and sending him away.
At some point, he ends up at another large sect after being saved by the wife of the sect leader where he is treated as a guest. When the sect leader kills his own wife for the sake of a holy weapon, Chu Wanning breaks off from the sect, returns every gift he'd received and never looked back.
Eventually he ended up at a sect in the lower cultivation realm called Sisheng Peak and became an elder there, eventually taking on three apprentices.
ABILITIES | POWERS: - cultivation:
- qinggong: A form of cultivation that increases physical abilities allowing him to jump higher and move faster
- spells: many of them combat related. Sometimes for stuff like heating tea or drying towels. He can also create haitang flowers with his spiritual energy that can do various things like seek out something, be imbued with simple spells or carry messages.
- talismans: He can create various talismans that range in use from reversing spells, creating explosions or sealing.
- barriers: Chu Wanning is well known for being a master of these and can create, identify, repair and take down a variety of different barriers. He can create ones small enough to shield one person from rain or even one large enough to protect a larger area from monsters. The use of these vary from keeping out the cold to sealing the boundary between the mortal realm and hell.
- Divine Weapons: spirit weapons that Chu Wanning can summon. In addition to using them as weapons, they all have special abilities. Chu Wanning can also borrow spiritual energy from them if he's running low himself.
- Tianwen: Ability Pan (Judge). A willow branch that can be used as a whip. Its ability is 'Judge', when it is wrapped around a person or creature it forces them to tell the truth as long as the wielder wishes it. It can be resisted but it's painful to do so. It is also the weapon Chu Wanning uses the most. It can also make willow branches come out of the ground to subdue, guard or attack. The two attacks he's seen using are Wan Ren Guan, wherein a multitude of willow branches erupt from the ground and wrap around enemies/whoever and Feng an area of effect attack that takes out everything within a certain radius, imprecise but powerful.
- Jiuge: Gu Bewitch. A guqin made from the same wood that Chu Wanning was carved from. It shares a special bond with him as a result and he can summon it even if he has no spirit energy left by using his soul's energy...which is a terrible idea. Its ability is 'Bewitch' allowing him to use its music to affect the mental state of others as well as break mind control/hypnosis abilities. He actually only uses this ability to calm people down.
- Huaisha: Sha Kill. A sword. It shows up very little in the actual series but it's supposed to be stronger than Tianwen. By putting some spiritual energy into the sword he can create a shockwave strong enough to rend the ground. He can also fly on it though he's afraid of heights so that's unlikely to happen.
I will, of course, have a permission post for both Tianwen and Jiuge and nothing will be done without player permission first. Very little is known about Huaisha but I doubt it's a game breaking sort of weapon...and he doesn't like using it anyway. As the canon is finished I don't think we'll ever really know what it does besides being able to cleave part of the ground (but not like to a godlike degree) so I'll just also play it as just a really powerful sword and not elaborate on its ability. And of course while these mostly always work in canon I am fine with them not working in the game at any moment!
- building magic tools and mechas: He has an interest in building magic tools, weapons and mechas (no bigger than human sized in canon)
- Since he's actually made from a block of holy wood, he has a natural affinity for the wood element and also is able to understand wood/plant spirits. Much later on he can summon nearby wood element aligned spirits but at the moment he isn't even aware of his past.
- He can drink like a fish and not get drunk
PERSONALITY: Chu Wanning has a strong sense of right and wrong and his actions are very much guided by his principles. He's definitely an emotional person, but is able to set aside his own desires to do what he thinks is right and won't compromise on it. For example, the monk who raised him had threatened him with ending their relationship as student and teacher if Chu Wanning insisted on leaving, trying to play on the fact that he values bonds. But, in the end, even though it pained him to do so, he accepted the breaking of this bond because he knew he had to do what's right. Beyond that, even if what he knows is right isn't going to be popular or he knows it won't be viewed well, he'll still choose to do what's right. He also doesn't give himself a pass on bad behaviour. For example, when he broke the rules, even though he had a good reason, even though as an elder of the sect he wouldn't normally be punished, even though he was badly wounded, he still insisted on being flogged, going into seclusion and working around the sect. Exactly as a disciple would receive and told the elder in charge that he wasn't allowed to go easy on him. This resolve is also what allows him to get back up and continue even when he's wounded or when he's in despair.
Chu Wanning is definitely stubborn, but he's also fairly open-minded. On more than one occasion, he's shown a willingness to listen and understand instead of making a judgement based on surface information. Even when dealing with a ghost he wants to know why she was attacking instead of assuming she was malevolent for no reason. When a woman had given them and some refugees trouble though he had every reason to judge her for it, when he'd calmed down he'd tried to ask around and figure out why she acted the way she did instead of writing her off as greedy and petty. He's also willing to accept when people change instead of constantly suspecting them. There are exceptions, of course, but in general, he's not one to make snap judgments and will give others a chance to say their piece or give their point of view first. Or, in some cases, give them that chance after his temper has had a chance to cool.
While he has a reputation of being aloof and cool, Chu Wanning is actually incredibly kind. He's the sort of person who would save earthworms on a path when it's raining, who would go to great lengths to keep others safe or comfort them. It's this kindness that has drawn some of the most important people in his life to him. His kindness is another aspect of his personality that drives a lot of his decisions and leads him to seek out those who need his help.
If Chu Wanning isn't driven by his principles or his kindness, the third most likely culprit for his decisions would be his pride. If an action has a possibility of causing him to be embarrassed he won't do it, or will do it in a way so that he will have plausible deniability. Like how when he's caught saving earthworms in the rain he'd insist it was because the earthworms were in his way instead of letting anyone come to the conclusion that he did it out of kindness. His pride also leads him to default to anger whenever he feels embarrassed or exposed in any way, including feelings like sadness, loneliness or fear. It also leads him to a tendency to rely on himself instead of others, even if it's to the detriment of his own well being since it's more important to him to show no weakness than to actually take care of himself.
Actually, for all that he's highly competent when it comes to matters of cultivation, combat and related topics, he's basically useless when it comes to most life skills. He can't cook. His idea of doing laundry is to swirl his clothes around in water. He will wear yesterday's clothes instead of finding something new to wear. He leaves dangerous weapons lying on his bed instead of cleaning them up and just sleeps on a small corner to avoid them. He also fails at socializing. There are some minor exceptions, but for the most part, if left to his own devices he'll make a mess of his own life. Part of this is just generally being bad at these kinds of things because he's not used to them. Part of it is generally a lack of care towards himself.
After being betrayed by the man he saw as a father figure for fifteen years Chu Wanning has ended up with very low self-worth. Simply put, he finds it hard to believe anyone could care about him, not when he could be abandoned at the drop of a hat like he had been. It didn't help that many people consider him cold and aloof. Unfeeling. And he's really embraced and internalized that, which only leads to even more self-loathing. At times, it blinds him to what's going on with the people around him and makes it harder for him to connect with others since he's sure they will eventually grow to hate him.
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