Character's Name: Chu Wanning Character's Canon: the Husky and His White Cat Shizun Character's Age: 26-27 ish Canon Point: Chapter 74. The evening before he whisks away Mo Ran when he's accused of murder in TaoHua Yuan Background/History: A link is fine! No more than 500 words if not linked.
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 travelled 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 Shisheng Peak and became an elder there, eventually taking on three apprentices.
(432 Words)
Strengths:
Three strengths: 250 words min, 500 words max total.
Strength of Resolve 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.
Kindness 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.
Open-Minded 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 judgements 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.
(Word Count: 498)
Weaknesses:
Three weaknesses: 250 words min, 500 words max total.
Self-Hatred 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.
Pride 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.
Ineptitude in Life 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.
(Word Count: 411)
Powers/Abilities: Can be bulletpoints. - cultivation: - qinggong: A form of cultivation that increases physical abilities allowing him to jump higher and move faster - spells: many of them combat related. 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.
- Holy 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: 判 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 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 萬人棺, wherein a multitude of willow branches erupt from the ground and wrap around enemies/whoever and 風 an area of effect attack that takes out everything within a certain radius, imprecise but powerful. - Jiuge: 蠱 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. 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. - Huaisha: 殺 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.
- building magic tools and mechas: He has an interest in building magic tools, weapons and mechas (the biggest of these were around human sized in canon) of various uses, but what he's most famous for is a kind of mecha called YeYou Shen, which are humanoid mechas that could fight off demons or monsters that they'd sell for dirt cheap to poor and/or distant villages so that during an emergency, in the case where no one can go to defend them it can fight off these malevolent forces and protect the people. He's usually solely in charge of production and also maintenance which takes up a lot of time.
- 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 them but at the moment he isn't even aware of his past.
Other Noteworthy Traits: - He smells like flowers all the time - He is very lazy with laundry - His cooking varies from terrible to not very good except in the case of wontons. - His guqin playing is amazing - he has an extra bit of soul that belongs to an alternate version of him which means he sometimes dreams of that alternate him’s life. - his spirit core is fragile so if it’s targeted it can be very dangerous to him - He turns into his five year old body due to an injury he sustained from fighting the ZhaiXin Willow which left some of its sap in his body if he uses his powers too much without taking his medicine While in his child form he goes by the name Xia Sini and seems to be just as strong as before except he’s...really small and all the limitations that that entails. - he has good alcohol tolerance
Weapons & Other Special Inventory: Whatever they have on them plus one (reasonable!) item of the player's choice. Pets/Pokemon/etc can be brought along, and don’t count as an item. Please don't try to bring in things like jet planes, for example. If you're not sure, feel free to ask! Please mark which items are on the characters' person, and which item they're bringing in as extra. - his robes: are made from a special material that's self cleaning and also shrinks and grows with the wearer - a pouch with a lock of his hair and Mo Ran's - medicine: allows him to keep his adult appearance even if he uses a lot of spiritual energy. The effects last for seven days and he has about thirty doses on hand. The medicine is unstable, however, and if he gets overly emotional could fail. - dragon talisman: summons a dragon that he can fly on. It can also suss out any nearby spells. It's implied to not be a real dragon but some kind of creature made of paper. It's afraid of fire. - a child's hair clip - handkerchief embroidered with haitang flowers
Color:
Yellow: #FFD700
Huisha was described as being a weapon that, in looks, suited Chu Wanning best and it is golden in colour. The glow of his spiritual energy is also often golden and most of his barriers are the same colour though it appears differently sometimes when they have a different effect.
Sample: Links to threads from within the last 6 months with at least 5 replies from you -- enough to get a sense of the character. TDM threads are easiest but not required.
JinCheng Lake was a place where cultivators would go to acquire special weapons called Holy Weapons. The weapons there were created by a god who had tasked multiple spirit beasts, many of them aquatic to guard them and only give them out to the worthy. When a cultivator approaches, a spirit beast would come out of the water if they deem the person worthy and ask them to complete a task. It could be anything from bringing a flower or food or, in once notable instance, bring the heart of your wife. In exchange for completing the request the spirit creature will give the cultivator a weapon that is stronger than average, that they can summon using their spiritual energy and usually has some kind of special skill.
Chu Wanning | The Husky and His White Cat Shizun
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Character Info
Character's Name: Chu Wanning
Character's Canon: the Husky and His White Cat Shizun
Character's Age: 26-27 ish
Canon Point: Chapter 74. The evening before he whisks away Mo Ran when he's accused of murder in TaoHua Yuan
Background/History: A link is fine! No more than 500 words if not linked.
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 travelled 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 Shisheng Peak and became an elder there, eventually taking on three apprentices.
(432 Words)
Strengths:
Three strengths: 250 words min, 500 words max total.
Strength of Resolve
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.
Kindness
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.
Open-Minded
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 judgements 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.
(Word Count: 498)
Weaknesses:
Three weaknesses: 250 words min, 500 words max total.
Self-Hatred
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.
Pride
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.
Ineptitude in Life
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.
(Word Count: 411)
Powers/Abilities: Can be bulletpoints.
- cultivation:
- qinggong: A form of cultivation that increases physical abilities allowing him to jump higher and move faster
- spells: many of them combat related. 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.
- Holy 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: 判 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 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 萬人棺, wherein a multitude of willow branches erupt from the ground and wrap around enemies/whoever and 風 an area of effect attack that takes out everything within a certain radius, imprecise but powerful.
- Jiuge: 蠱 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. 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.
- Huaisha: 殺 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.
- building magic tools and mechas: He has an interest in building magic tools, weapons and mechas (the biggest of these were around human sized in canon) of various uses, but what he's most famous for is a kind of mecha called YeYou Shen, which are humanoid mechas that could fight off demons or monsters that they'd sell for dirt cheap to poor and/or distant villages so that during an emergency, in the case where no one can go to defend them it can fight off these malevolent forces and protect the people. He's usually solely in charge of production and also maintenance which takes up a lot of time.
- 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 them but at the moment he isn't even aware of his past.
Other Noteworthy Traits:
- He smells like flowers all the time
- He is very lazy with laundry
- His cooking varies from terrible to not very good except in the case of wontons.
- His guqin playing is amazing
- he has an extra bit of soul that belongs to an alternate version of him which means he sometimes dreams of that alternate him’s life.
- his spirit core is fragile so if it’s targeted it can be very dangerous to him
- He turns into his five year old body due to an injury he sustained from fighting the ZhaiXin Willow which left some of its sap in his body if he uses his powers too much without taking his medicine While in his child form he goes by the name Xia Sini and seems to be just as strong as before except he’s...really small and all the limitations that that entails.
- he has good alcohol tolerance
Weapons & Other Special Inventory:
Whatever they have on them plus one (reasonable!) item of the player's choice. Pets/Pokemon/etc can be brought along, and don’t count as an item. Please don't try to bring in things like jet planes, for example. If you're not sure, feel free to ask! Please mark which items are on the characters' person, and which item they're bringing in as extra.
- his robes: are made from a special material that's self cleaning and also shrinks and grows with the wearer
- a pouch with a lock of his hair and Mo Ran's
- medicine: allows him to keep his adult appearance even if he uses a lot of spiritual energy. The effects last for seven days and he has about thirty doses on hand. The medicine is unstable, however, and if he gets overly emotional could fail.
- dragon talisman: summons a dragon that he can fly on. It can also suss out any nearby spells. It's implied to not be a real dragon but some kind of creature made of paper. It's afraid of fire.
- a child's hair clip
- handkerchief embroidered with haitang flowers
Color:
Yellow: #FFD700
Huisha was described as being a weapon that, in looks, suited Chu Wanning best and it is golden in colour. The glow of his spiritual energy is also often golden and most of his barriers are the same colour though it appears differently sometimes when they have a different effect.
Sample: Links to threads from within the last 6 months with at least 5 replies from you -- enough to get a sense of the character. TDM threads are easiest but not required.
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[ OPTIONAL ] World Aspect:
JinCheng Lake was a place where cultivators would go to acquire special weapons called Holy Weapons. The weapons there were created by a god who had tasked multiple spirit beasts, many of them aquatic to guard them and only give them out to the worthy. When a cultivator approaches, a spirit beast would come out of the water if they deem the person worthy and ask them to complete a task. It could be anything from bringing a flower or food or, in once notable instance, bring the heart of your wife. In exchange for completing the request the spirit creature will give the cultivator a weapon that is stronger than average, that they can summon using their spiritual energy and usually has some kind of special skill.