"What's there to be afraid of? Give me ten years, I'll flatten this entire mountain!"
Fei’s gruff exterior is both an honest reflection of the no-nonsense, up-front person she is inside, as well as the personal set of armor she has learned to hide behind for any number of reasons, the first among these being her mother. The Chief was harder on Fei than she was on either of the cousins that Fei grew up alongside. After her needing to be rescued as a child caused her uncle’s death, her mother was quick to make allowances for his children and devote extra time to their training while Fei was spared the praise afforded her cousins and often blamed and punished for things either of them did. This harsh upbringing was tempered by her father’s gentler nature, but it also taught Fei how to appear strong no matter what was happening, and not reveal how much she cared about winning her mother’s or anyone’s approval. Despite the way the Chief treats her, Fei holds her mother in such high esteem that she blames herself when outside circumstances force her to deviate off course during her first trip down the mountain, believing that if they had stuck to her mother’s plan everything would have been fine. This straying from the plan also causes her to feel as though she will return home in disgrace, even though she has upheld her sect’s rules and taken out several threats to the common people while being sidetracked.
Because of how sparingly she was praised, Fei’s first instinct is to bristle when complimented, partially because she just doesn’t know how to deal with it. Her gift for avoiding her own feelings was honed further while out in Jianghu traveling with Xie Yun. His lack of hesitance when it came to expressing his feelings or praising her perplexes Fei initially, and she makes short work of avoiding closeness until there is absolutely no way she can go on living in denial about what they mean to one another. Fei’s stubbornness also manifests itself in her relationship with Xie Yun in numerous ways. Once she learns about his poisoning she ignores any claim that it’s a hopeless cause and throws herself into saving him, going so far as to climb a mountain thousands of miles away in search of a cure.
Despite how brusque and easily provoked into a fight she can be, Fei’s principles make her a kind person underneath it all. She will help anyone who asks her for it, and is generous to share what she has, or knows with people she considers friends (though this is never without a bit of gentle ribbing along the way). Her friendship with Wu Chuchu exemplifies this. Though they come from very different worlds, Fei learns how to find commonality with Chuchu, and the pair become each other’s biggest cheerleaders through the ups and downs of their journey, supporting one another as they find their paths in life.
Life on the mountain also imbued Fei with a strong sense of justice. The rules of her sect prize putting the well-being of the people and the peace of the land above personal accolades, and while she absolutely loves to boast about her abilities, Fei will do the right thing because it is the right thing, and for no other reason. She is quick to put herself between danger and those unequipped to defend against it and will stake her life on doing whatever she believes is right.
INVENTORY: ✓ The clothes on her back. ✓ A small carving of a sword hung around her neck with a cord ✓ Youhuang (Secluded Bamboo Grove): A sword crafted out of an unbreakable blend of metals by her counterpart, Xie Yun using the knowledge of weaponsmithing available in the Hai Tian Yi Se. It can cut through inferior weapons, most substances, and people. ✓ A roll pack containing an extra set of clothes, a tunic for colder weather, a flask of liquor, and a few days worth of dried foodstuffs.
NOTES: nope!
IF ACCEPTED, WOULD YOU WANT A PLOT-LIGHT OR PLOT-HEAVY CUSTOM INTRO? Plot-heavy could be fun but whatever works!
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Fei’s gruff exterior is both an honest reflection of the no-nonsense, up-front person she is inside, as well as the personal set of armor she has learned to hide behind for any number of reasons, the first among these being her mother. The Chief was harder on Fei than she was on either of the cousins that Fei grew up alongside. After her needing to be rescued as a child caused her uncle’s death, her mother was quick to make allowances for his children and devote extra time to their training while Fei was spared the praise afforded her cousins and often blamed and punished for things either of them did. This harsh upbringing was tempered by her father’s gentler nature, but it also taught Fei how to appear strong no matter what was happening, and not reveal how much she cared about winning her mother’s or anyone’s approval. Despite the way the Chief treats her, Fei holds her mother in such high esteem that she blames herself when outside circumstances force her to deviate off course during her first trip down the mountain, believing that if they had stuck to her mother’s plan everything would have been fine. This straying from the plan also causes her to feel as though she will return home in disgrace, even though she has upheld her sect’s rules and taken out several threats to the common people while being sidetracked.
Because of how sparingly she was praised, Fei’s first instinct is to bristle when complimented, partially because she just doesn’t know how to deal with it. Her gift for avoiding her own feelings was honed further while out in Jianghu traveling with Xie Yun. His lack of hesitance when it came to expressing his feelings or praising her perplexes Fei initially, and she makes short work of avoiding closeness until there is absolutely no way she can go on living in denial about what they mean to one another. Fei’s stubbornness also manifests itself in her relationship with Xie Yun in numerous ways. Once she learns about his poisoning she ignores any claim that it’s a hopeless cause and throws herself into saving him, going so far as to climb a mountain thousands of miles away in search of a cure.
Despite how brusque and easily provoked into a fight she can be, Fei’s principles make her a kind person underneath it all. She will help anyone who asks her for it, and is generous to share what she has, or knows with people she considers friends (though this is never without a bit of gentle ribbing along the way). Her friendship with Wu Chuchu exemplifies this. Though they come from very different worlds, Fei learns how to find commonality with Chuchu, and the pair become each other’s biggest cheerleaders through the ups and downs of their journey, supporting one another as they find their paths in life.
Life on the mountain also imbued Fei with a strong sense of justice. The rules of her sect prize putting the well-being of the people and the peace of the land above personal accolades, and while she absolutely loves to boast about her abilities, Fei will do the right thing because it is the right thing, and for no other reason. She is quick to put herself between danger and those unequipped to defend against it and will stake her life on doing whatever she believes is right.
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INVENTORY:
✓ The clothes on her back.
✓ A small carving of a sword hung around her neck with a cord
✓ Youhuang (Secluded Bamboo Grove): A sword crafted out of an unbreakable blend of metals by her counterpart, Xie Yun using the knowledge of weaponsmithing available in the Hai Tian Yi Se. It can cut through inferior weapons, most substances, and people.
✓ A roll pack containing an extra set of clothes, a tunic for colder weather, a flask of liquor, and a few days worth of dried foodstuffs.
NOTES: nope!
IF ACCEPTED, WOULD YOU WANT A PLOT-LIGHT OR PLOT-HEAVY CUSTOM INTRO? Plot-heavy could be fun but whatever works!