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Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty 唐朝诡事录 (2022)

@asiandramanet july bingo: free choice | S01E01

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Cdrama: Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty II To the West (2024)

What are you doing? | 唐朝诡事录之西行 | iQIYI

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_rs831eGBoY

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Qiao Ling & Cheng Xiaoshi's dynamics ♡

LINK CLICK LIVE ACTION · 2024

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Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty 2 - the monks are not monks, the wall is not wall.

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❝Bloody rains lay kisses on his scars❞ ➳ 山河令 / 忘川风华录 Wangchuan gifset — 5/?

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Hiii, how are you? I hope you are doing ok! <3 sending love and hugs. I wanted to ask you... i think i remember something about tgcf having live action adaptation. Was that real or was just a dream i had or something? If it's real do you know if we will have it or what happened to the project? Idk if my mind made that up! sorry and thanks :)

Hiii Anon!

No, it's not some mad collective fever dream we all had, they really did film it (6 months of shooting between July 2021 and January 2022). Native title is 吉星高照 (Ji Xing Gao Zhao) English title is Eternal Faith.

If we ever get to see it is another matter, i probably don't need to say the main reason is because it's a danmei adaptation - it'll have a harder time passing the censors than the average cdrama. Since the popularity of other dangais it seems the censors have become stricter in any case. Job one is always going to be passing the censors.

While checking chinese websites and articles I did find several sources of a rumour that the site security punched a girl who was visiting the set. I can't vouch for the reliability of this but anything that can potentially attract criticism can delay a cdrama release further. Other criticisms include the casting of the male leads, how cheap the set design and costuming look, and a cancelled actress who may have to remain uncredited.

So it will need to satisfy the censors in order to be relased, as well as satisfy the general public and tgcf fans to be worth releasing and I'm not sure if it can do it all. If all goes well and it does ever pass censorship, we won't get a release date in advance. I don't know if you've ever experienced waiting for a cdrama release but you will not get much warning when it airs. It will likey drop with a couple days warning in form of internet rumours, or just completely out of the blue.

HAVING SAID THAT - another rumour is that a full costume bl drama like the untamed will be released internationally in Sept 2024, bypassing a Chinese release. It's just a rumour but it does make this webpage very interesting! But please remember everything above and not get too excited just yet 😂.

I'm gonna share some set photos just because 😍

Zhai Xiaowen as Xie Lian

Zhang Linghe as Hua Cheng/San Lang/Crimson Rain Sought Flower

Chang Huasen as Shi Qingxuan/Wind Master & Tian Xuning as He Xuan/Ming Yi/Earth Master

Vin Zheng as Nan Feng & Li Fancheng as Fu Yao (+ bonus Wind Master)

Liu Lingzi as Xuan Ji

Liu Jinyan as Ling Wen & Wang Yueyi as Female Wind Master

Xiao Kaizhong as Feng Xin/Nan Yang & Cai Yao as Mu Qing/Xuan Zhen

Bian Tianyang as Qi Rong/Prince Xiao Jing/Green Ghost

Lu Yuxiao as Yushi Hung/Rain Master. She played Shangguan Qian in My Journey to You, but as she was fairly unknown at the time of filming jxgz so there are no photos to be found of her as Rain Master 😩.

Anyway, let's all quietly try to will this into existence with physic powers etc.

Thanks for sending me an ask, have a lovely day anon!

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CDrama Year in Review 2023

I'm still very much a CDrama beginner--I just started watching them in the summer of 2022--but since this is the first year I got into them in earnest, I figured I might as well do a year in review a la @dangermousie (whose lists I have found incredibly helpful in deciding which CDramas I really, really need to go back and watch as part of my CDrama education--so thank you!). So, without further adieu, here is my ranking of 2023 CDramas, in order of least enjoyed to most enjoyed*.

(See also: KDrama Year in Review 2023)

*Disclaimer: *not* a measure of objective quality

10. Royal Rumours: This drama was not great? Meng Zi Yi and Jeremy Tsui were fun, but the story started out messy and got messier. For some reason I still finished it, I think because I had a lingering cold and it was all my brain could handle at the time *shrug*

9. Gone with the Rain: I actually really enjoyed this one! The pacing was inconsistent, but Zhang Nan was fun as the irreverent Mo Xi, and we love a grizzled general. Special shout to the teacher who was not actually evil, just a sad lesbian whose gf disappeared on her

8. Love You Seven Times: Intriguing concept, not a strong enough FL to carry it through. The reincarnation stuff really worked for me at first, especially in their first mortal tribulation (as people, not CGI animals), but I got tired of it pretty quickly. I admit, the gifs of Ding Yu Xi as a sexy cat demon *did* pull me back in, but not enough for me to actually finish the thing, alas

7. Destined/Chang Feng Du: Started out really strong, and then stalled out on me. I think I only got up to about episode 22 or so, after their epic desert crossing and new start in a new state--they lost all narrative momentum for me there. I stopped watching and then just...didn't start again. I do, however, remain a big Bai Jing Ting fan, and will be keeping on eye out for whatever he does next

6. Hidden Love: (Contemporary) Age gap romances are hit or miss for me, but Zhao Lu Si absolutely stole/carried the show for me in this one. Although more fun imo when the main couple are in the the will-they-won't-they phase than in the family melodrama after they get together, still the only contemporary CDrama to get me to give it a go this year--and I'm glad I did

5. My Journey to You: Featuring my favorite murder girlies Esther Yu as Yun Wei Shan and Lu Yu Xiao as Shanguan Qian! Gorgeous costumes and sets, sweeping cinematography, and plot that kept me on the edge of my seat. Full disclosure, I have not actually watched the last two episodes because I got busy and then saw weird chatter about them, so I have no comment on the allegedly weird ending

4. Till the End of the Moon: Look, I know the ending wasn't ideal, but for the majority of its run, this drama owned my entire soul. It also introduced me to Bai Lu as Li Su Su, who inspired my first actual tumblr post (that wasn't a reblog) because I was so obsessed with her. And everyone knows that Tantai Jin is the CDrama ML of the year. 10/10, no regrets at letting it take over my life (and the OST my Spotify) from April to May of this year

3. The Story of Kunning Palace: More Bai Lu is always a good thing, and she's extra fun here as the transmigrated former evil empress and totally-over-your-nonsense Xiang Xue Ning here. The reverse haremness of it all totally shows why Bai Lu is the chemistry queen, especially with the princess (Liu Xie Ning) and cranky, morally grey, would-fail-gym-class strategist Xie Wie (Zhang Ling He). So glad this drama made it out of the CDrama vault and didn't languish indefinitely in censorship hell

2. A Journey to Love: Finished this one two days ago as of this writing and am still not normal about it. Ren Ruyi (Liu Shi Shi) and Ning Yuan Zhou (Liu Yu Ning) lead an exceptionally strong ensemble cast in this wuxia that explores the complicated relationships between love, duty, loyalty, loneliness, and companionship. Ruyi and Yuan Zhou are far and away one of my fave OTPs of the year, but just as compelling are the relationships between friends/brothers/fellow assassins Yu Shisan, Yuan Lu (ugh my heart), Qian Zhou, and Sun Lang. This drama definitely has one of the strongest ensemble casts of the year. And the character growth of Yang Ying from little princess abandoned in the cold palace to who she becomes by the end will stick with me for a long time. Plus another 10/10 OST!

1. Lost You Forever S1: I'm not normally a reverse harem girl, but the longing, loss, and hard resolve portrayed to perfection by Yang Zi as Xiao Yao really did it for me here. This whole drama struck an emotional chord for me, and where TTEOTM consumed my soul, LYF took over my heart. Xiao Yao's relationships with her power hungry, overprotective cousin Cang Xuan; hot snake demon Xiang Liu/playboy archery shufu Feng Feng Bei; and perfectly devoted Tushan Jing are all equally compelling to me, and while I may know who she ends up with in the end, who I *think* she should be with changes based on who's on screen at any given time. And A'Nian, my favorite bratty princess who really just needs some strong parenting, holds a special place in my heart. I know we may never get S2, and even if we do, censorship means it probably won't be what the drama makers are capable of, but I'm so glad for this little piece of absolute perfection. And, again, a top notch OST!

Fave Drama: Lost You Forever, by just a hair over A Journey to Love. See above.

Least Fave Drama: Royal Rumours--truly why did I finish this, what was past me thinking

Biggest Disappointment: 2023 is also the year I read Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir, my very first CNovel! But then I didn't even bother checking out its adaptation, Romance of a Twin Flower, because it got rid of everything that made the novel such an addicting read, including a brilliant, strategic, ice cold FL and an ML who actually kind of sucked at the beginning, only to grow on you very, very slowly over time. I'm grateful that the chatter around the drama is what brought the novel to my attention, but other than that, hard pass.

Favorite Male Character: Lots of good ones this year, but I'm gonna go with Cang Xuan (Zhang Wan Yi) from Lost You Forever. The conflict he faces between getting enough power to protect the people he loves the most and that power making him incompatible with those loved ones is so compelling, and his yearning for Xiao Yao even when she's right in front of him is wrenching. Full disclosure, I also just really love the sound of his voice

Favorite Female Character: This could easily have gone to Li Susu (TTEOTM), Xiao Yao (LYF), or Ren Ruyi (AJTL), but I'm gonna go with Bai Lu's Xiang Xue Ning in The Story of Kunning Palace. Something I really loved about this character was just how jaded Xue Ning really was, even in her second go round at life. Yeah, she wants to make amends for the harm done in her previous rise to power, but that has hardly turned her into a good--or even pleasant--person. Instead, she's incredibly skeptical and still plays most things ice cold, especially with her family. As a bonus, we got plenty of Bai Lu's fantastic side eye as she basically had to do high school all over again when she gets called into the palace despite her very best efforts not to be.

Favorite Ship: Ren Ruyi and Yuan Zhao from A Journey to Love have got to be it. They balance each other out so well, and over the course of the drama, learn to communicate effectively with each other whenever they have a problem. They also recognize that not all problems can be solved by ~love~, which makes their relationship even more compelling when they decide to prioritize each other in a way that respects what the other wants from life.

Favorite Secondary Ship: Little princess Yang Ying and Yuan Lu absolutely broke stole my heart in A Journey to Love. Doomed love even more than the main OTP, these two's youthful romance was such much fun to watch, especially as they egged their respective mentors on in their own romance. Yang Ying's recognition that her first love did not have to be her only love is also something I always love to see, even as it broke my heart that (spoiler) she and Yuan Lu never really had a chance at an HEA. Their relationship really exemplified a key theme of this drama: that you should love the people you love while they're still with you because tomorrow is never promised.

Non-2023 Dramas that I Watched: Two non-2023 dramas I watched that deserve a special shout out are Love and Redemption and The Sword and the Brocade. Love and Redemption prepared me to really appreciate the big swings that Till the End of the Moon took, and The Sword and the Brocade went a little way to filling the Story of Ming Lan shaped hole in my heart. The Sword and the Brocade also had absolutely searing critique of the concubine system, even as it featured one of the most genuinely good-hearted FLs I've seen. Would recommend both!

Most Looking Forward To: Yes, I'm a sucker and the censors (not to mention the characters) will probably break my heart, but I'm still crossing my fingers that Lost You Forever S2 will live up to the promise of part one. See above: still a CDrama beginner, have not yet had all the optimism knocked out of me. Sue me.

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ATLA Book 2 Character Stats

One thing I have been wondering for a while is how many lines of dialogue each character has in ATLA. I recently figured out an easy way to calculate it, so here are the stats for Book 2. You can find the stats for Book 1 here.

There are 3186 total lines of dialogue in the season. They are divided up as follows:

Sokka 499 lines, 15.66% Aang 492 lines, 15.44% Katara 412 lines, 12.93% Toph 242 lines, 7.60% Iroh 181 lines, 5.68% Zuko 169 lines, 5.30%(this increases to 194 and 6.08% if you include "Young Zuko") Azula 92 lines, 2.89% (this increases to 103 lines and 3.67% if you include "Young Azula") Jet 60 lines, 1.88% Long Feng 46 lines, 1.44% Kuei 40 lines, 1.26% Pathik 37 lines, 1.16% Chong 33 lines, 1.04% Suki 31 lines, 0.97% Joo Dee 29 lines, 0.91% Ty Lee 29 lines, 0.91%(This increases to 31 lines and 0.97% if you include "Young Ty Lee") Mai 28 lines, 0.88% (This increases to 29 lines and 0.91% if you include "Young Mai") Xin Fu 27 lines, 0.85% Zei 27 lines, 0.85%

With the more obscure characters below

Young Zuko 25 lines, 0.78% Fong 22 lines, 0.69% Young Azula 21 lines, 0.66% Yu 19 lines, 0.60% Ursa 18 lines, 0.56% Wan Shi Tong 18 lines, 0.56% Jin 17 lines, 0.53% Lee 17 lines, 0.53% Smellerbee 17 lines, 0.53% Tong 17 lines, 0.53% King Bumi 16 lines, 0.50% Lao 14 lines, 0.44% Guard 13 lines, 0.41% Tho 13 lines, 0.41% Due 12 lines, 0.38% Ghashiun 12 lines, 0.38% Ticket lady 12 lines, 0.38% Ying 11 lines, 0.35% Huu 10 lines, 0.31% Song 10 lines, 0.31% Yung 10, 0.313873195% Captain 9, 0.282485876% Dai Li agent 9, 0.282485876% General Sung 9, 0.282485876% Gow 9, 0.282485876% Oyaji 9, 0.282485876% Gansu 8, 0.251098556% Hakoda 8, 0.251098556% Kenji 8, 0.251098556% Shuzumu 8, 0.251098556% Fung 7, 0.219711237 General How 7, 0.219711237 Male student 7, 0.219711237 Pao 7, 0.219711237 Than 7, 0.219711237 The Boulder 7, 0.219711237 Trainer 7, 0.219711237 Mongke 6, 0.188323917 Quon 6, 0.188323917 Sela 6, 0.188323917 Tycho 6, 0.188323917 Ukano 6, 0.188323917 Fire Nation Man 5, 0.156936598 Lily 5, 0.156936598 Michi 5, 0.156936598 Moku 5, 0.156936598 Old man 5, 0.156936598 Ozai 5, 0.156936598 Roku 5, 0.156936598 Blue dragon 4, 0.125549278 Broadsword man 4, 0.125549278 Customer 4, 0.125549278 Earth Kingdom soldier 4, 0.125549278 Kyoshi 4, 0.125549278 Macmu-Ling 4, 0.125549278 Merchant 4, 0.125549278 Merchant #1 4, 0.125549278 Merchant #2 4, 0.125549278 Old Sweepy 4, 0.125549278 Pong 4, 0.125549278 Poppy 4, 0.125549278 Qin 4, 0.125549278 Scary prisoner 4, 0.125549278 Soldier 4, 0.125549278 Villager 4, 0.125549278 Azulon 3, 0.094161959 Fire Sage 3, 0.094161959 Florist 3 ,0.094161959 Guard one 3, 0.094161959 Ladies 3, 0.094161959 Male student #2 3, 0.094161959 Man 3, 0.094161959 Sha-Mo 3, 0.094161959 Ticket woman 3, 0.094161959 University student 3, 0.094161959 Unnamed Fire Nation boy 3, 0.094161959 Bato 2, 0.062774639 Brainwasher 2, 0.062774639 Cabbage merchant 2, 0.062774639 Captured agent 2, 0.062774639 Commander 2, 0.062774639 Girl with umbrella 2, 0.062774639 Guest 2, 0.062774639 Head of the Dai Li 2, 0.062774639 Huge round angry face 2, 0.062774639 Joo Dee replacement 2, 0.062774639 Joo Dees 2, 0.062774639 Koko 2, 0.062774639 Kyoshi Warrior #1 2, 0.062774639 Li 2, 0.062774639 Lo 2, 0.062774639 Oracle 2, 0.062774639 Pakku 2, 0.062774639 Pet store owner 2, 0.062774639 Sensitive ruffian 2, 0.062774639 Servant 2, 0.062774639 Song's mother 2, 0.062774639 Store owner 2, 0.062774639 Villager #2, 2 0.062774639 Villager #3, 2 0.062774639 Young Ty Lee 2 ,0.062774639 Adult guest 1, 0.03138732 Agent 1, 0.03138732 Audience 1 ,0.03138732 Boy's mother 1, 0.03138732 Earthbender guard 1, 0.03138732 Engineer 1, 0.03138732 Farmer 1, 0.03138732 Flyer distribution man 1, 0.03138732 Guard #2 1, 0.03138732 Guard two 1, 0.03138732 How 1, 0.03138732 Iio 1, 0.03138732 Katara (flashback) 1, 0.03138732 Kyoshi Warrior #2 1, 0.03138732 Lady on stage 1, 0.03138732 Lo and Li 1, 0.03138732 Longshot 1, 0.03138732 Lu Ten 1, 0.03138732 Man in the bar 1, 0.03138732 Old woman 1, 0.03138732 Older guest 1, 0.03138732 Palace woman 1, 0.03138732 Peasant girl 1, 0.03138732 Princess Yue 1, 0.03138732 Prisoner #2 1, 0.03138732 Red dragon 1, 0.03138732 Resistance fighter 1, 0.03138732 Resistance fighter #1 1, 0.03138732 Resistance fighter #2 1, 0.03138732 Royal messenger 1, 0.03138732 Sandbender #1 1, 0.03138732 Sandbender #2 1, 0.03138732 Second Engineer 1, 0.03138732 Shop owner 1, 0.03138732 Star 1, 0.03138732 Tea seller 1, 0.03138732 Team Avatar 1, 0.03138732 Terra Team leader 1, 0.03138732 Terra Team member 1, 0.03138732 The Hippo 1, 0.03138732 Third girl 1, 0.03138732 Train conductor 1, 0.03138732 Villagers 1, 0.03138732 Waiter 1, 0.03138732 Warrior 1, 0.03138732 Water Tribe warrior 1, 0.03138732 White Lotus member 1, 0.03138732 Young guest 1, 0.03138732 Young Mai 1, 0.03138732 Younger guest 1, 0.03138732

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Writing patterns

rules: share the first line of your last ten published works or as many as you are able and see if there are any patterns!

Thank you for the tag @habizuh-studios !! I think I've managed to post ten more since the last time I did this so here we go!

爱随风起 | love rises with the wind

Rated T, Tian guan ci fu- Feng Xin/Mu Qing

Feng Xin had expected to get thrown into a dungeon as dianxia had been, or tortured by the infamous beast of the tower, anything but this.

Guo Changcheng's Discovery

Rated G, Guardian- Da Qing & Guo Changcheng, Guo Changcheng & Wang Zheng

Guo Changcheng notices something strange in the Special Investigation Department’s records.

said you'd never hurt me but here we are (here we are)

Rated T, Floating Youth- Shen Zhouzhou/Chen Che

[1 unread message] My brother is leaving today. Aren’t you going to see him off?

pinky promise

Rated G, Mo dao zu shi- Jin Ling & Jiang Cheng

“Jiujiu,” Jin Ling barrels into his side out of the blue– when had he snuck his way into the study?

把酒問月 | asking the moon, a cup of wine in hand

Rated T, Qi Ye (Lord Seventh)- Jing Beiyuan/Wu Xi

今人不見古時月，今月曾經照古人。

Today's people do not see the ancient times' moon,

(but) today's moon used to shine on the ancients.

wardrobe blues

Rated G, Link Click- Cheng Xiaoshi & Lu Guang & Qiao Ling

Cheng Xiaoshi does not notice anything at first.

to build a home

Rated G, Mo dao zu shi- Jiang Cheng & Lan Jingyi, Lan Jingyi & Lan Xichen

After the dust settles and everything is said and done, Lan Jingyi can't help but feel a little lost on his own.

the ice hockey team's unspoken rules, an agreement they unanimously came to

Rated G, Floating Youth- (implied) Shen Zhouzhou/Chen Che (more crack than anything, really)

Qiao Mu watches as yet another one of their new recruits stares starry-eyed at Shen Zhouzhou and Chen Che duking it out on the ice, and takes a deep breath, mentally preparing himself for the Talk that they would have to give once again.

执子之手 与之偕老 | taking their hand, to grow old together with them

Rated T, Qi Ye (Lord Seventh)- Jing Beiyuan/Wu Xi

Now, Jing Qi hadn't meant for this to happen, truly.

寻鹤 | Searching for Cranes

Rated T, I Am Nobody- Zhuge Qing/Wang Ye

This is it, Zhuge Qing thinks.

I think I tend to establish the setting and whose pov it's written from at the start? So my openings can be a little weaker compared to the endings...

Tagging: @yeliuxi @astrowaffles @luckymoonly @lynne-monstr (no pressure to do this!!)

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Warriors Orochi Substitute Officers

When playing a battle as a character that is an ally in the battle, a generic officer will take their place. Substitute officer allocations were all over the place in Warriors Orochi Z, but in Warriors Orochi 3, efforts were made to standardise them. Such a shame Koei Tecmo got lazy and scrapped that system in Warriors Orochi 4.

Anyway, here is a list of substitute officers in Warriors Orochi 3, combined with my substitute officer picks for the hypothetical Warriors Orochi: The Recollective (hereafter shortened to WOX) and a hypothetical Warriors Orochi 4 that I will cover in its retrospective.

DW-Wei 三國-魏 (20)

Xiahou Dun 夏侯惇 → Xiahou Mao 夏侯楙 Dian Wei 典韋 → Cao Anmin 曹安民 Zhang Liao 張遼 → Zhang Hu 張虎 Cao Cao 曹操 → Cao Ang 曹昂 Xu Zhu 許褚                 → Cao Hong 曹洪 (WO3)                 → Xu Yi 許儀 (WOX/WO4) Xiahou Yuan 夏侯淵 → Xiahou Wei 夏侯威 Xu Huang 徐晃                 → Man Chong 満寵 (WO3)                 → Xu Shang 徐商 (WOX/WO4) Zhang He 張郃                 → Xin Pi 辛毗 (WO3)                 → Gao Lan 高覧 (WOX/WO4) Cao Ren 曹仁 → Cao Hong 曹洪 Cao Pi 曹丕 → Cao Zhi 曹植 Zhenji 甄姫 → Yuan Xi 袁煕 Cai Wenji 蔡文姫 → Cai Yong 蔡邕 Jia Xu 賈詡                 → Cheng Yu 程昱 (WO3)                 → Hu Che’er 胡車児 (WOX/WO4)* Pang De 龐徳 → Pang Hui 龐会 Wang Yi 王異 → Yang Fu 楊阜 Guo Jia 郭嘉                 → Xun Yu 荀彧 (WO3)                 → Xin Pi 辛毗 (WOX/WO4) Yue Jin 楽進 → Yue Chen 楽綝 Li Dian 李典 → Jia Kui 賈逵 Yu Jin 于禁 → Man Chong 満寵 Xun Yu 荀彧 → Cheng Yu 程昱

*Xun You replaces Jia Xu in WOX Wei Chapter 11: Battle of Shizugatake

DW-Wu 三國-呉 (19)

Zhou Yu 周瑜                 → Lu Su 魯粛 (WO3)                 → Zhuge Jin 諸葛瑾 (WOX/WO4) Lu Xun 陸遜                 → Zhu Ran 朱然 (WO3)                 → Lu Kang 陸抗 (WOX/WO4) Sun Shangxiang 孫尚香                 → Sun Jing 孫静 (WO3)                 → Sun Ben 孫賁 (WOX/WO4) Gan Ning 甘寧 → Su Fei 蘇飛 Sun Jian 孫堅 → Sun Jing 孫静 Taishi Ci 太史慈 → Taishi Xiang 太史享 Lu Meng 呂蒙 → Pan Zhang 潘璋 Huang Gai 黄蓋 → Cheng Pu 程普 Zhou Tai 周泰                 → Han Dang 韓当 (WO3)                 → Jiang Qin 蒋欽 (WOX/WO4) Ling Tong 凌統 → Ling Cao 凌操 Sun Ce 孫策 → Sun Shao 孫韶 Sun Quan 孫権                 → Zhuge Jin 諸葛瑾 (WO3)                 → Sun Deng 孫登 (WOX/WO4) Xiaoqiao 小喬 → Zhang Zhao 張昭 Daqiao 大喬 → Sun Kuang 孫匡 Ding Feng 丁奉 → Zhu Huan 朱桓 Lianshi 練師 → Sun Lang 孫朗 Lu Su 魯粛 → Quan Zong 全琮 Han Dang 韓当 → Xu Sheng 徐盛 Zhu Ran 朱然 → Zhu Zhi 朱治

DW-Shu 三國-蜀 (22 + 1) Includes Zhou Cang from DW9 for WO4 (carryover from Warriors All-Stars)

Zhao Yun 趙雲                 → Chen Dao 陳到 (WO3)                 → Zhao Tong 趙統 (WOX/WO4) Guan Yu 関羽                 → Guan Xing 関興 (WO3)                 → Zhou Cang 周倉 (WOX)                 → Wang Fu 王甫 (WO4) Zhang Fei 張飛                 → Zhang Bao 張苞 (WO3)                 → Sun Qian 孫乾 (WOX/WO4) Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮 → Jiang Wan 蒋琬 Liu Bei 劉備 → Jian Yong 簡雍 Ma Chao 馬超 → Ma Teng 馬騰 Huang Zhong 黄忠 → Yan Yan 厳顔 Wei Yan 魏延 → Yi Ji 伊籍 Guan Ping 関平                 → Zhou Cang 周倉 (WO3)                 → Liao Hua 廖化 (WOX/WO4) Pang Tong 龐統                 → Fa Zheng 法正 (WO3)                 → Chen Dao 陳到 (WOX/WO4) Yueying 月英                 → Ma Liang 馬良 (WO3)                 → Ma Su 馬謖 (WOX/WO4) Jiang Wei 姜維 → Fei Yi 費禕 Liu Shan 劉禅 → Liu Feng 劉封 Xingcai 星彩                 → Zhang Bao 張苞 (WO3)                 → Zhang Shao 張紹 (WO4) Ma Dai 馬岱 → Han Sui 韓遂 Guan Suo 関索                 → Guan Xing 関興 (WO3)                 → Guan Yi 関彝 (WOX/WO4) Bao Sanniang 鮑三娘                 → Guan Yi 関彝 (WO3)                 → Bao Su 鮑素 (WOX/WO4) Xu Shu 徐庶 → Ma Liang 馬良 Guan Xing 関興                 → Wang Fu 王甫 (WOX)                 → Guan Tong 関統 (WO4) Zhang Bao 張苞 → Zhang Yi 張翼 Guan Yinping 関銀屏 → Xiang Lang 向朗 Fa Zheng 法正 → Zhang Song 張松 Zhou Cang 周倉 → Pei Yuanshao 裴元紹 (Replaces Sophitia ソフィーティア → N/A なし)

DW-Jin 三國-晋 (12)

Sima Yi 司馬懿 → Sima Lang 司馬朗 Sima Shi 司馬師 → Sima Fu 司馬孚 Sima Zhao 司馬昭 → Sima Yan 司馬炎 Deng Ai 鄧艾 → Deng Zhong 鄧忠 Wang Yuanji 王元姫 → Sima You 司馬攸 Zhong Hui 鍾会 → Chen Tai 陳泰 Zhuge Dan 諸葛誕 → Wen Qin 文欽 Xiahou Ba 夏侯覇 → Xiahou Hui 夏侯恵 Guo Huai 郭淮 → Cao Zhen 曹真 Jia Chong 賈充 → Hu Lie 胡烈 Wen Yang 文鴦 → Wen Hu 文虎 Zhang Chunhua 張春華 → Sima Wang 司馬望

DW-Other 三國-他 (10)

Diaochan 貂蝉 → Wang Yun 王允 Lu Bu 呂布                 → Chen Gong 陳宮 (WO3)                 → Gao Shun 高順 (WOX/WO4) Dong Zhuo 董卓 → Dong Min 董旻 Yuan Shao 袁紹 → Yuan Tan 袁譚 Zhang Jiao 張角 → Zhang Bao 張宝 Meng Huo 孟獲 → King Wutugu 兀突骨 Zhurong 祝融 → King Mulu 木鹿大王 Zuo Ci 左慈 → Yu Ji 于吉 Chen Gong 陳宮 → Xu Si 許汜 Lu Lingqi 呂玲綺 → Cheng Lian 成廉

SW-SW1 戦国-戦国1 (16)

Yukimura Sanada 真田幸村                 → Masayuki Sanada 真田昌幸 (WO3/WOX)                 → Nobutsuna Sanada 真田信綱 (WO4) Keiji Maeda 前田慶次 → Kazumasu Takigawa 滝川一益 Nobunaga Oda 織田信長 → Nobutada Oda 織田信忠 Mitsuhide Akechi 明智光秀 → Hidemitsu Akechi 明智秀満 Goemon Ishikawa 石川五右衛門 → Shirōjirō Chaya 茶屋四郎次郎 Kenshin Uesugi 上杉謙信                 → Kagekatsu Uesugi 上杉景勝 (WO3)                 → Norimasa Uesugi 上杉憲政 (WOX/WO4) Oichi お市 → Kazumasa Isono 磯野員昌 Okuni 阿国 → Yukinaga Asano 浅野幸長 Kunoichi くのいち → Kansuke Yamamoto 山本勘助 Magoichi Saika 雑賀孫市                 → Rairen Shimozuma 下間��廉 (WO3)                 → Morishige Tsuchihashi 土橋守重 (WOX/WO4) Shingen Takeda 武田信玄 → Nobukado Takeda 武田信廉 Masamune Date 伊達政宗 → Hidemune Date 伊達秀宗 Nō 濃姫 → Mitsuharu Fuwa 不破光治 Hanzō Hattori 服部半蔵 → Mototada Torii 鳥居元忠 Ranmaru Mori 森蘭丸 → Yoshinari Mori 森可成 Hideyoshi Toyotomi 豊臣秀吉 → Hideyori Toyotomi 豊臣秀頼

SW-SW2 戦国-戦国2 (18)

Yoshimoto Imagawa 今川義元 → Sessai Taigen 太原雪斎 Tadakatsu Honda 本多忠勝 → Tadamasa Honda 本多忠政 Ina 稲姫                 → Nobuyuki Sanada 真田信之 (WO3)                 → Tadatomo Honda 本多忠朝 (WOX/WO4) Ieyasu Tokugawa 徳川家康                 → Hidetada Tokugawa 徳川秀忠 (WO3/WOX)                 → Nobuyasu Matsudaira 松平信康 (WO4) Mitsunari Ishida 石田三成                 → Yoshitsugu Ōtani 大谷吉継 (WO3)                 → Yukinaga Konishi 小西行長 (WOX/WO4) Nagamasa Azai 浅井長政 → Hisamasa Azai 浅井久政 Sakon Shima 島左近 → Teruzumi Akashi 明石全登 Yoshihiro Shimazu 島津義弘                 → Toyohisa Shimazu 島津豊久 (WO3)                 → Yoshihisa Shimazu 島津義久 (WOX/WO4) Ginchiyo Tachibana 立花誾千代 → Yoshinori Ōtomo 大友義乗 Kanetsugu Naoe 直江兼続 → Kagetsuna Naoe 直江景綱 Nene ねね → Hidenaga Toyotomi 豊臣秀長 Kotarō Fuma 風魔小太郎 → Tsunashige Hōjō 北条綱成 Musashi Miyamoto 宮本武蔵 → Nobutsuna Kamiizumi 上泉信綱 Toshiie Maeda 前田利家 → Toshinaga Maeda 前田利長 Motochika Chōsokabe 長宗我部元親                 → Chikayasu Kōsokabe 香宗我部親泰 (WO3)                 → Nobuchika Chōsokabe 長宗我部信親 (WOX/WO4) Gracia ガラシャ → Tadaoki Hosokawa 細川忠興 Kojirō Sasaki 佐々木小次郎 → Kanesuke Susukida 薄田兼相 Katsuie Shibata 柴田勝家 → Katsumasa Shibata 柴田勝政

SW-SW3 戦国-戦国3 (12)

Kiyomasa Katō 加藤清正 → Yasuharu Wakisaka 脇坂安治 Kanbei Kuroda 黒田官兵衛 → Nagamasa Kuroda 黒田長政 Muneshige Tachibana 立花宗茂 → Korenobu Yufu 由布惟信 Kai 甲斐姫 → Ujinaga Narita 成田氏長 Ujiyasu Hōjō 北条氏康                 → Ujimasa Hōjō 北条氏政 (WO3)                 → Ujitsuna Hōjō 北条氏綱 (WOX/WO4) Hanbei Takenaka 竹中半兵衛 → Shigetoshi Takenaka 竹中重利 Motonari Mōri 毛利元就 → Terumoto Mōri 毛利輝元 Aya 綾御前 → Kagetora Uesugi 上杉景虎 Masanori Fukushima 福島正則 → Yoshiaki Katō 加藤嘉明 Takatora Tōdō 藤堂高虎 → Takayoshi Tōdō 藤堂高吉 Naotora Ii 井伊直虎 → Naomori Ii 井伊直盛 Munenori Yagyū 柳生宗矩 → Munetoshi Yagyū 柳生宗厳

SW4 戦国-戦国4 (10 + 8) Includes characters from Spirit of Sanada for WO4

Nobuyuki Sanada 真田信之 → Nobumasa Sanada 真田信政 Yoshitsugu Ōtani 大谷吉継 → Yoshiharu Ōtani 大谷吉治 Hisahide Matsunaga 松永久秀 → Hisamichi Matsunaga 松永久通 Kojūrō Katakura 片倉小十郎 → Shigenaga Katakura 片倉重長 Kagekatsu Uesugi 上杉景勝 → Chikanori Suibara 水原親憲 Takakage Kobayakawa 小早川隆景 → Motoharu Kikkawa 吉川元春 Koshōshō小少将 → Chikayasu Kōsokabe 香宗我部親泰 Toyohisa Shimazu 島津豊久 → Iehisa Shimazu 島津家久 Lady Hayakawa 早川殿 → Ujimasa Hōjō 北条氏政 Naomasa Ii 井伊直政 → Naotaka Ii 井伊直孝

Masayuki Sanada 真田昌幸 → Yukitaka Sanada 真田幸隆 Chacha 茶々 → Harunaga Ōno 大野治長 Sasuke 佐助 → Masasuke Ideura 出浦昌相 Katsuyori Takeda 武田勝頼 → Nobushige Takeda 武田信繁 Hidetada Tokugawa 徳川秀忠 → Hideyasu Yūki 結城秀康 Lady Muramatsu 村松殿 → Shigemasa Oyamada 小山田茂誠 Naiki Takanashi 高梨内記 → Sakyō Raifukuji 来福寺左京 Lady Yamanote 山手殿 → Masateru Sanada 真田昌輝

Orochi-Orochi1 遠呂智-遠1 (14)

Orochi 遠呂智                 → Diamondback 蛟 (WO3)                 → Lancehead 以津真天 (WOX/WO4) Da Ji 妲己                 → Bushmaster 猪豚蛇 (WOX)                 → Fornax 紂王 (WO3/WO4) Taigong Wang 太公望                 → Vela 楊戩 (WO3)                 → Aquila 南華仙人 (WOX/WO4) Fu Xi 伏犠                 → Aquila 南華仙人 (WO3)                 → Zhang Liang 張梁 (WOX/WO4) Nuwa 女媧                 → Pyxis 神農 (WO3)                 → Ophiuchus 李鉄拐 (WO3U)                 → Cygnus 武吉 (WOX/WO4) Sun Wukong 孫悟空 → Coachwhip 野槌 Yoshitsune Minamoto 源義経 → Shigenari Kimura 木村重成 Kiyomori Taira 平清盛 → Boomslang 隠形鬼 Himiko 卑弥呼                 → Goldenrod 悪樓 (WOX)                 → Musca 難升米 (WO3/WO4) Orochi X 真･遠呂智                 → Coltan 魔計奴鬼 (WOX)                 → Ijū 異獣 (WO3/WO4) Dodomeki 百々目鬼 → Leaflitter 瘧鬼 Gyūki 牛鬼 → Nosean 夜刀神 Sanzang 三蔵法師 → Sha Wujing 沙悟浄 Benkei 弁慶 → Rairen Shimozuma 下間頼廉

Orochi-Orochi2 遠呂智-遠2 (12)

Kaguya かぐや → Lepus 月夜見 Susano’o 素戔嗚 → Lacerta 五十猛 Nezha 哪吒 → Grus 金吒 Shūten Dōji 酒呑童子 → Centaurus 茨木童子 Seimei Abe 安倍晴明                 → Vela 楊戩 (WO3)                 → Crux 天火明 (WO4) Shennong 神農                 → Lacerta 五十猛 (WO3)                 → Ophiuchus 李鉄拐 (WOX/WO4) Tamamo 玉藻前 → Cottonmouth 黄泉軍 Yinglong 応龍                 → Vela 楊戩 (WO3)                 → Wei Hu 韋護 (WO4) Nezha (human) 哪吒(人型) → Vulpecula 木吒 Kyūbi 九尾の狐 → Itaoni 板鬼 Hundun 渾沌 → Hammerjaw 魍魎 Diamondback 蛟 → Mamushi 飛頭蛮

Orochi-Orochi3 遠呂智-遠3 (7 + 7) Includes characters from DW Multi Raid 2 and DW Godseekers

Qin Shihuang 始皇帝 → Wang Wan 王綰 Qin Shihuang (Young) 始皇帝 → She Jian 涉間 Xiang Yu 項羽 → Xiang Bo 項伯 Lady Yu 虞美人 → Xiang Zhuang 項莊 Xi Wangmu 西王母 → Ursa 北斗 Huang Quan 黄泉 → Periclase 螭首 Muwang 穆王 → Centaurus 南斗

Yang Jian 楊戩 → Zhu Bajie 猪八戒 Lei Bin 雷斌 → Zhao Guang 趙広 Lixia 黎霞 → Thunder 経津主 Chiyou 蚩尤 → Feldspar 狻猊 Yoshitsune Minamoto (Young) 源義経 → Yoritomo Minamoto 源頼朝 Kiyomori Taira (Young) 平清盛 → Shigemori Taira 平重盛 Benkei (Young) 弁慶 → Yoshinari Ichijō 一条能成

Orochi-Minamoto 遠呂智-源 (13) Includes collaboration characters from WO3 and Warriors All-Stars

Ryu Hayabusa リュウ･ハヤブサ → Sasuke サスケ Rachel レイチェル → Saizō サイゾウ Momiji 紅葉 → Seikai セイカイ Joan of Arc ジャンヌ・ダルク → Auriga 白鶴童子 Nemea ネメア → Camelopardalis 黄飛虎 Achilles アキレウス → Sagitta 聞仲 Sterkenberg ステルケンブルク → Draco 竜鬚虎 Ōka 桜花 → Yoshisada Yasuda 安田義定 Horō ホロウ → Yoshinori Yamana 山名義範 Tokitsugu 時継 → Hiromoto Ōe 大江広元 Opoona オプーナ → Yoshihisa Washio 鷲尾義久 Sophie ソフィー → Zou Yao 騶揺 Plachta プラフタ → Shu Pan 蜀泮

Orochi-Taira 遠呂智-平 (13) Includes collaboration characters from WO3 and Warriors All-Stars

Ayane あやね → Danzō ダンゾウ Kasumi かすみ → Jiraiya ジライヤ Hajime Arima 有馬一 → Kanetaka Yamaki 山木兼隆 Darius ダリウス → Ietsuna Hasuike 蓮池家綱 William Adams ウィリアム・アダムス → Kaneyasu Senō 妹尾兼康 Marie Rose マリー・ローズ → Tadakiyo Fujiwara 藤原忠清 Honoka ほのか → Toshitō Hirata 平田俊遠 Millennia ミレニア → Mu Zhu 無諸 Laegrinna レグリナ → Zhao Tuo 趙佗 Rio リオ → Lu Wan 盧綰 Nobunyaga Oda 織田のぶニャが → Katsunaga Oda 織田勝長 Arnice アーナス → Ji Zhun 箕準 Christophorus クリストフォラス → Wei Man 衛滿

Total: 214 characters

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STRANGE TALES OF TANG DYNASTY II TO THE WEST (2024)

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Cdrama: Till The End of The Moon (2023)

Behind the scenes: Tantai Jin is also cute at times😍 | Till The End of The Moon | YOUKU Shorts

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List of all 144 Espers in Dislyte (alphabetized)

Abigail (Frigga)

Adrina (Chantico)

Ahmed (Geb)

Ain (Ptah)

Alexa (Aphrodite)

Alice (Gullveig)

Alolin (Pazuzu)

Anesidora (Pandora)

Anna (Persphone)

Arcana (Hermes)

Archibald (Mictlantecutli)

Asenath (Nefertem)

Ashley (Heimdall)

Aurelius (Ullr)

Bai Liuli (White Snake)

Bardon (Baldr)

Berenice (Bastet)

Biondina (Poseidon)

Bonnie (Eris)

Brewster (Garmr)

Brynn (Valkyrie)

Camille (Hati)

Cang Ji (Cang Jie)

Catherine (Hela)

Cecilia (Isis)

Celine (Siren)

Chalmers (Idun)

Chang Pu (Yao Ji)

Chloe (Medea)

Chu Yao (Tai Yi)

Clara (Hera)

Daniel (Charon)

David (Jason)

Daylon (Sobek)

Dhalia (Calypso)

Djoser (Atum)

Donar (Thor)

Drew (Anubis)

Eira (Freya)

Elaine (Nyx)

Elliot (Thoth)

Embla (Ymir)

Emma (Jade Rabbit)

Ethan (Pan)

Everett (Tyr)

Fabrice (Freyr)

Falken (Horus)

Farrah | Aminah (Tiamat | Abzu)

Fatum Sisters (Nornir)

Feng Nuxi (Nuwa)

Feng Xun (Fu Xi)

Freddy (Fenrir)

Fu Shi (Suan Ni)

Fumitsuki (Kaguya-hime)

Gabrielle (Njord)

Gaius (Zeus)

Ginny (Hestia)

Hailey (Hephaestus)

Hall (Hodur)

Helena (Helen)

Heng Yue (Chang’e)

Hilda (Hypnos)

Hyde (Hades)

Ife (Meretseger)

Ikki (Tsukuyomi)

Intisar (Kauket)

Jacob (Jormungand)

Javid (Shamash)

Jeanne (Gerd)

Jiang Jiuli (Chiyou)

Jiang Man (Meng Po)

Jin Qiu (Ru SHou)

Jin Yuyao (Queen Mother)

Jin-Hee (Dokkaebi)

Kara (Serket)

Kaylee (Anuket)

Koharu (Ame No Uzume)

Laura (Neith)

Lauren (Heket)

Layla (Medjed)

Leon (Vali)

Leora (Athena)

Lewis (Ares)

Li Ao (Tao Tie)

Li Guang (Vermilion Bird)

Li Ling (Nezha)

Liam (Xolotl)

Lian (Jiao Tu)

Lin Xiao (White Tiger)

Long Mian (Ao Bing)

Lucas (Apollo)

Luo Yan (Yanluo Wang)

Lu Yi (Dayi)

Lynn (Hathor)

Mateo (Prometheus)

Mavis (Mictecacihuatl)

Mei (Kaya-no-Hime)

Melanie (Medusa)

Meredith (Scylla)

Mona (Artemis)

Narmer (Ra)

Nick (Magni)

Nicole (Nephthys)

Norah (The Muses)

Odette (Skadi)

Ollie (Osiris)

Ophelia (Thanatos)

Parmi (Ninsun)

Pritzker (Mimir)

Q (Eros)

Raven (Odin)

Ren Si (Black Tortoise)

Sachiko (Hare of Inaba)

Sally (Sif)

Sander (Set)

Sienna (Gaia)

Stewart (Dionysus)

Su Jue (Daji)

Tang Xuan (Sun Wukong)

Tang Yun (Six-Eared Macaque)

Taylor (Hercules)

Tevor (Sphinx)

Tiye (Nut)

Toland (Tezcatlipoca)

Triki (Loki)

Uday (Sopdet)

Unas (Shu)

Unky Chai (Yue Lao)

Valeria (QUetzalcoatl)

Wu You (Dijiang)

Xiao Yin (Azure Dragon)

Xie Chuyi (Death Guard Hei)

Xie Yuzhi (Death Guard Bai)

Xuan Pin (Jiutian Xuannu)

Yalina (Mamitu)

Yamato (Izanagi)

Ye Suhua (Shao Siming)

Yu Ran (Bai Ze)

Yu Xu (Jing Wei)

Yun Chuan (Yang Jian)

Yuuhime (Izanami)

Zelmer (Sekhmet)

Zhong Nan (Zhong Kui)

Zora (Amunet)

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Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty 2 - "Rhino"

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Character Guide and plot summary of SOTB to this point: 

DRAMATIS PERSONAE:

The Investigators Lan Fan Huo, also known as Enkhtuya. Formerly a member of the Huo, one of the Yao’s sworn subordinate clans, Lan Fan’s true identity has been banished by the Dowager Empress. She is currently posing as a nomadic woman, Feiyan Ma, from the steppes, and acting as an imperial spy.

Side note, I finally have a facecast for Lan Fan! Dilraba Dilmurat.

His Imperial Majesty, Ling Yao, the Dawn Emperor. Extremely Stressed about declaring it open season on himself (romantically? Violently? Both? Who knows) by opening the Lotus Hall. Also extremely stressed about his job overall. He is half-brother to Mei Chang as well as Lien Hua, Xinzhe, and Dong Mao Feng, but defeated them in the race for the throne by bringing a Philosopher’s Stone to Xing. 

Her Highness, Imperial Cousin, Princess Mei Chang. Alphonse’s alkahestry teacher, First Governor of Chang-guo, and the half-sibling of Ling Yao and Dong Mao, Xinzhe, and Lien Hua Feng. Usually accompanied by her bearcat, Xiao Mei. Has feelings for Alphonse Elric. 

Alphonse Elric, a Western traveler and old friend of the Dawn Emperor. Despite Ling’s best attempts to keep him out of the ongoing situation, he’s as deep in it as anyone. Has feelings for Mei Chang, but is not voicing them. It’s possible he is unaware of them.

Suyin Ma. Also named Sarangerel. The wife of Shan Yao, and Feiyan Ma’s cousin. Suyin claims Fuu told her about Lan Fan’s past prior to her joining the Huo family, but has not elaborated on how, when, or why.  

Shan Yao. Suyin’s husband, Commander of the Imperial Guard, Lan Fan’s supervisor for her current mission, and Ling Yao’s older cousin. He has known both Ling and Lan Fan for over a decade and has many embarrassing stories in his arsenal because of it. Lan Fan is currently staying in Shan and Suyin’s rooms at Pubuchuan. 

Niu Lu. An alkahestrist trained by Mei and a former torturer for the Imperial Army, Niu Lu is currently serving as Lan Fan’s maid during her investigation of the Fengs. 

The Suspects The Triplets, Dong Mao, Xinzhe, and Lien Hua Feng. The triplet children of the Feng family, and Imperial Cousins in their own right, and as such half-siblings of Ling Yao and Mei Chang. They have come to the capital to tear the Dowager Empress from her position of power by whatever means necessary. 

The Dowager Empress, Huian Yao. Ling Yao’s mother. Ambitious, venomous, and ruthless. Appears to have played a role in the massacre of the Nohin people alongside the Retired Emperor, Ling’s father. Currently working with Minister of the Left Shen Liu to get one of her chosen subordinates into the role of Ascending Empress. Fond of poisons. 

Residents of the Imperial City Shen Liu. Minister of the Left and primary ally of the Dowager Empress, though they historically have not gotten along very well. Has been pressuring Ling to get married for at least the last eighteen months. He absolutely loathes Feiyan Ma.

Bao Zhang. Minister of the Right and founding member of the Reconciliation committee. He is reclusive and odd, rarely coming out into court even though he is one of the most powerful ministers in the Imperial City. He has a pet crow that delivers messages for him, and an assistant, Yue, who is a mathematical genius.   

Xiao Niao Song, First Governor of Song-guo. Head of the Song family, mother to Xiao Huan, Xiao Liu, and Xiao Xie Song. Another founding member of the Reconciliation committee. She respects Feiyan Ma and is seeking her advice on dealing with the nomadic peoples on Song-guo borders.

Xiao Huan Song, Second Daughter of the Song family. The Song Family’s entrant into the competition for the role of Ascending Empress. She is an alkahestrist. 

Jian Zhang. Imperial Master of the Horse and Bao Zhang’s cousin. Reclusive and resents politics. A former soldier, he served in the border wars with Thamasq. He is helping Feiyan Ma with Changchang.

The Cao Brothers, Aiguo and Heng. Aiguo Cao is Lien Hua’s fiance. He has appalling manners and a worse personality. Heng, his younger brother, is equally as unpleasant.  

Biyi Chang. The Thirteenth Lady of Chang-guo, a distant cousin of Mei’s. She is shy, awkward, and quiet. She was also Suyin’s first friend at court. 

Caterina della Barbarigo. An Aerugan noblewoman and the fiancee of Dong Mao Feng, she struggles with Xingese cultures, languages, and customs. Lan Fan has offered to teach her more Xingese. 

Gen Chang. Lan Fan’s bodyguard, a former imperial guardsman, and a distant cousin of Mei’s. He may or may not have a slight crush on Lan Fan. He was assigned to guard Feiyan Ma after the Firebrand assassination attempt that nearly killed her.

Citizens of Xinjing Xiaoqing. A former firebrand, Xiaoqing is half-Qarashi and half-Xingese. Al is teaching her the basics of alkahestry in return for her assistance in infiltrating the Fires of God in the capital. She is an older-sister figure to Peizhi.

Peizhi. An assistant groom. Formerly a jockey in the Xuanwu ward. He owes Feiyan Ma his life, and is determined to repay the debt any way he can, up to and including getting into massive trouble with Xiaoqing. He and Changchang have a very special bond that seems to be related to his latent alkahestrical abilities.

Changchang. A trained warhorse who has gone half-feral due to abusive treatment. Lan Fan rescued her along with Peizhi, and is trying to convince her that humans are not universally shitheads. It’s not going particularly well.  

The Fires of God Father Shiloh Trener. The shadowy leader of the Fires of God. An Amestrian who learned (or convinced himself) that he is the son of the sun god, Leto after a forty day fever which culminated on the day the Elric brothers exposed Father Cornello as a fraud. In the wake of the  outbreak of Liore’s civil war, he led his religious community to the desert, and then to Feng-guo, where they are currently settled. 

Huli. “Fox.” A Firebrand and an assassin. Possibly Cretan or Amestrian. Has tried to kill the Fengs at least once (that we know of) and seems intent on fighting Lan Fan. Original name unknown.

Lang. “Wolf.” A Firebrand. A Xingese man working as a spy for the Feng in the Imperial City while simultaneously reporting all their doings to the Fires of God. He is mute, and speaks primarily through sign language. Original name unknown.

Sheng. “Weasel.” A Firebrand, an Aeurgan, and a former slave. Seems to be the leader of the quartet of Firebrands who are after the Fengs, or, at least, the only one that Huli will listen to. Original name unknown.

Mao. “Cat.” A young Firebrand, approximately sixteen. She has pursued alkahestrical treatments which have turned her into something similar to a chimera, but unable to shift back and forth between her human and animal forms, which means she has long, permanently extended claws, fangs, and hair that is more like long fur. Original name unknown.

Shu (formerly Shubiao, but I fucked up, that means computer mouse, please feel free to laugh your ass off at me). “Mouse.” A Nohin man and Firebrand that Lan Fan captured snooping through her quarters. His original name is Kazuki Sakari. He is currently in hiding after escaping imperial custody, and cannot reunite with his firebrand cohort for fear they will simply execute him for his failures.

PLOT SUMMARY: It is September 1918, three years after the ascension of the Dawn Emperor, Ling Yao, and troubles are brewing on the northwestern border of the Empire. The Feng, one of the Fifty Families of the Xing nobility, have been eliminating Yao spies sent into their territory, Feng-guo, for the past several months. Knowing that the Gathering, the bi-annual celebration and political meeting of all the Fifty Families at the capital, is approaching, Ling orders Lan Fan to take on the role of a steppes noblewoman and enter the imperial court to spy against the Feng triplets. The triplets—Sixth Prince Dong Mao, Seventh Prince Xinzhe, and Ninth Princess Lien Hua—are attending court formally for the first time since the Dawn Emperor’s ascension, and there are concerns that they are planning to assassinate Ling in an attempt to gain power and push the Yao out of ascendancy in the Court. 

Despite her discomfort—Lan Fan is the Emperor’s Shadow first and foremost, and is extremely discontented with having to leave her position and her charge as Ling’s guard—Lan Fan takes the position. She is posing as Feiyan Ma, the “cousin” of the wife of Shan Yao, the commander of the Imperial guard and one of Ling Yao’s cousins. Shan’s wife, Suyin Ma (also known as Sarangerel) is pregnant, and wants a member of her family to be with her in the capital throughout her pregnancy and the birth of her first child. Mei Chang, in illicit support of Lan Fan’s position, provides Lan Fan with a maid and guard of her own, Niu Lu, a half-Drachman noblewoman who is a talented alkahestrist as well as a professional spy and torturer. Despite a rough start in the capital, Lan Fan manages to befriend at least two of the Feng triplets, along with Mingli Chen, a particular friend of Xinzhe Feng. She accompanies them to horse races in the lower districts of the capital, during which she saves a young jockey and his irascible, traumatized mount, a former war horse named Changchang. Thanks to her actions, Lan Fan meets a young woman, Xiaoqing, who is ana-Qarashi and Xingese. She is attempting to teach herself healing alkahestry to assist people in the Xuanwu districts of the capital, the poorest and most destitute people in the area. 

While attending a party at the Chang estate, Lan Fan saves the Feng triplets from an assassination attempt by a masked intruder, who is later identified as Huli, a warrior and spy from a Letoist religious cult known as the Fires of God. The Fires of God believe that Shiloh Trener, an Amestrian who formerly lived in Liore, is actually the son of the Sun God, Leto, come to earth. The group is gathering recruits and converts in preparation for the end of the world. Their base of operations is in Feng-guo, and the Feng triplets, along with their uncle, Mengyao, have been trying to keep the ongoing political damage a secret from the other Fifty Families as well as the Emperor. Xiaoqing, who used to be a firebrand, lost her mother to the cult, and she and her father left Feng-guo and fled to the capital to get away from the chaos. 

During this time, Lan Fan has been struggling with her work as a spy. She does not feel that she is capable of pretending to be another person, let alone that she has the right to act as a noblewoman, particularly when she was raised from a very young age to be an imperial bodyguard and shadow. Putting herself in the spotlight in any way makes her deeply uncomfortable. She struggles with interacting with Ling on a more equivalent footing (noblewoman to emperor, as opposed to servant to emperor) and with the emperor’s attention. Ling asks her to go riding with him in the mornings, which is of particular note to the gossip grapevine, as the Dawn Emperor has been extremely reluctant to even discuss the potential of marriage, let alone lavish any special attention on any noblewoman at court. 

Ling is struggling as well, in ways that Al (who is in Xing to study Xingese alkahestry) doesn’t particularly understand. When Al attempts to push and states that Ling, as emperor, can do what he wants, Ling lashes out and states that he can’t do what he wants where Lan Fan is concerned, because the last thing he wants to do is make her uncomfortable and force attentions where they may not be wanted. He knows that he has feelings for Lan Fan, and that they’re more than likely returned, but he also knows that Lan Fan’s identity is wrapped in her honor and her service as bodyguard, and that so long as that state of affairs continues, nothing can possibly happen between them. However, due to Lan Fan’s role as spy, and their attempts to get the Feng to remain interested in and trust Feiyan Ma, Ling is caught between his wish to keep Lan Fan alive, safe, and happy, and courting Feiyan Ma to ensure that she remains politically and materially relevant to the people they are investigating. 

Meanwhile, the investigation is escalating. The day before the Gathering opens, Lan Fan catches a firebrand spy—a Nohin man—snooping around her rooms. The man, Kazuki Sakari (referred to as Shu by himself and firebrand cohort) was attempting to find information about Feiyan Ma after her interference in the assassination attempt on the Feng triplets. The discovery of a Nohin man rattles Lan Fan, who is also Nohin, and has been hiding her identity for over a decade with the help of her grandfather. During the Gathering ceremony, Lan Fan discovers that Xinzhe and Mingli are lovers, which could get them executed due to anti-sodomy laws in the imperial court. She promises Mingli she will keep their secret. However, during her attempts to research queer love, she is drawn into a meeting with the Minister of the Left, the Dowager Empress Huian Yao, and the Song Family regarding the complex issues surrounding the northwestern borders and raiding by nomadic steppes peoples, such as the Ma. During the debate, Lan Fan brings up the massacre of the Nohin people, backed by the former Emperor, Ling’s father; the Dowager Empress threatens to have her exiled. Ling settles tempers, with difficulty. The following day, the Firebrands attempt to assassinate Lan Fan, which results in her being poisoned. 

As Lan Fan recovers in the Emperor's chambers, Al, Mei, and Peizhi, the jockey that Lan Fan rescued, learn that the Firebrands have been smuggling in massive amounts of weapons from Thamasq into Feng-guo, in an attempt to raise an insurrection against the Feng family and take over the province. Shu escapes custody and flees to a Nohin safehouse. As a result of the attempt on Feiyan Ma’s life, the Emperor’s Shadow—Lan Fan—is exiled permanently from Xing after complaints registered by the Dowager Empress. While Lan Fan herself is not going anywhere (the position of Emperor’s Shadow has been filled by a soldier with a similar height, build, and qi signature as Lan Fan), she now has no identity to return to after the job is over. Her life and her existence as Lan Fan Huo, particularly as the Emperor’s Shadow, has been terminated by Huian Yao, and Ling was unable to do anything to stop it. She is angry about this but feels horrible for being angry with Ling, specifically; she has not explicitly forgiven him but understands this was not his fault, and is hiding from her own complicated emotions about the entire situation.

Lan Fan throws herself into the investigation of the Fengs and the Firebrands, as well as her role of Feiyan Ma, meeting regularly with Xiao Niao Song, the head of the Song family, as well as other important members of the imperial court, including the Minister of the Right, Bao Zhang, a reclusive administrator who puts her name forward as a member of a new political group, the Committee for the Resolution of Human Rights Abuses, Conflicts, and Injustices, or colloquially the "Reconciliation Committee." Additionally, Lan Fan meets Dong Mao Feng’s betrothed, an Aerugan woman named Caterina della Barbarigo, and one of the Feng retainers, a mysterious woman named Lotus who seems to have a strong bond with Dong Mao. 

Finally, Lien Hua Feng makes the decision to trust Feiyan Ma, and reveals that the goal of the Feng is not to assassinate the Dawn Emperor, but rather his mother, the Dowager Empress, as revenge for Huian Yao poisoning their mother and killing their baby sister in utero twelve years before. The problems with Yao spies being killed in Feng territory was the result of a misunderstanding; the Feng believed the spies were sent by Huian Yao, not the Emperor, and summarily executed them, while the Emperor believed that Feng spies on the border were part of a plot to overthrow him, not investigating the internal goings-on of Feng-guo. Lien Hua also introduces Lan Fan to one of her own spies in the palace, a mute man named Lang, who Lan Fan knows is a double agent for the Firebrands. Lan Fan does not reveal Lang's betrayal to Lien Hua in the moment. Instead, she asks Xiaoqing to infiltrate the Firebrands’ base of operations in the capital, and Xiaoqing, wishing to avenge her mother, agrees. 

The Gathering closes, and many families return to their home provinces. However, due to the Emperor’s announcement that he is going to begin his search for a wife, many families summon daughters and cousins to the court in an attempt to take the role of Empress. The Emperor is retreating to Pubuchuan for the winter, a mountain palace with many hot springs to last them through the long snows. Only ten families have been invited. It is here that the battle for the role of Empress will occur—and Ling has already asked that Lan Fan participate, in her role as Feiyan Ma, to keep up the ruse of their courtship. Lan Fan agrees.

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❝Much of our fleeting past lives aren't worth mentioning, beside the fact that I had you as my soulmate.❞ ༄ 易水诀 / 【忘川风华录】 Wangchuan gifset — 3/?