Post by LAN XIANG on Aug 17, 2011 19:15:15 GMT -5
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[atrb=style, background: url(http://oi56.tinypic.com/30hri1z.jpg);][atrb=border, 0, true][atrb=width, 450, true][atrb=cellpadding, 5px, true] lan xiang.
ALIAS/NICKNAMES/TITLES: her birth name was song lan, but it's something she's abandoned. she much prefers looking forward to looking back.
RACE: mortal.
AGE: twenty-four.
GENDER: female.
ELEMENTAL AFFINITY: metal.
OCCUPATION: courtesan living in yeouiju.
DESCRIPTION: sengoku musou/basara, nouhime.
psychology.
[/font][/center]THE POSITIVE: intelligent ; charming ; sophisticated ; perceptive ; calm ; eloquent
THE NEGATIVE: manipulative ; dishonest ; impatient ; naive ; headstrong ; power-hungry
DELIGHTS: music and in particular playing it ; fine clothes ; sweet tea ; citrus flavours ; insects
DETESTS: the cold ; anything excessively flowery ; fending for herself ; being ignored ; long journeys
THEIR STORY: lan is in fact originally yanwon, taken from her home at a young age to be sold to a preparatory house for prospective courtesans. her mother had died in the conflict, and the slavers came when her father and brother were out of the house - she now remembers very little of them, with only a vague notion passed along the grapevine that her brother has joined the red blades. she no longer uses any family name, simply calling herself lan xiang, 'fragrant orchid'.
lan was raised by the mother of the house as an exemplary specimen of the courtesan - taught to play the guzheng, sing and dance from the very beginning. as a clever girl she also learned the art of conversation and wit, and when finally sold after protracted negotiations fetched a high price. she still writes to her māma, now one of her few dear friends, and holds no bitterness about her status. after all, she reasons, her family had been extremely poor in yanwo, and without her mother to take care of the home her life would have been extremely hard. now she is cared for, by servants even, with a rich patron and fine things and for all intensive purposes a life of her own. unfortunately this upbringing has left her somewhat unable to take care of herself - while she can dress herself beautifully, choosing robes to fit the complex symbolism of the seasons, she tends to think that food magically appears in the larder and that clothes and shoes come from somewhere rather than being manufactured. one can only imagine the disasters that would befall her if she attempted to cook.
she's happy in her position, but she's been a faithful servant of her master for five years now and can't help but attempt to turn her wiles on him for her own gain. for a while now she's been offering opinions (gently; jal must be careful not to overstep their place, after all) on politics and about what he should do to advance himself and in turn his mistress.
combat.
[/font][/center]ABILITIES: 銀花 silver flowers ; lan's ability is a very delicate one, with primarily artistic applications. with coins or other small pieces of metal, she can manipulate their shape and thickness, often into intricate likenesses of plants or animals. the pieces she works with must be small enough to hold entirely inside her cupped hands, and it takes a good few minutes for her to entirely reshape the object.
the player.
[/font][/center]HANDLE: ettyyyyyyy
AGE: vingt, er shi, veinte, twintig
EXPERIENCE: u no dissssss
OTHERS: yori and wei c:
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