#because in aus like these he csn have so many names

[kachawo]

YilingWei Sect AU: Sect Heir + a few changes

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Our very own Sect Heir! Wei Yuan, Courtesy name Sizhui (brought to you by someone who still yearns a certain man). The adopted son of Wei Wuxian and heir to the sect.

Born and practically raised by a man-child, Wei Yuan is nothing short of a mischievious child much like his father. The only difference is he has more restraint, and more often than not is subtle in his mischief.

He’s strong-willed and diligent, a very caring shixiong towards his fellow disciples and much to everyone’s surprise: He’s the laid back shixiong while Mxy’s the strict one.

Wei Yuan is adept in medical cultivation being taught by his aunt/the head physician. He’s also talented with a bow, being inspired by Wen Ning’s story about how Wwx was the best archerer in their generation.

In the Wei sect it is encourages that disciples wield at least 2 weapons with ease, since circumstances can never be predicted. Mo Xuanyu has a sword but his fan is his main weapon, Xue Yang has twin daggers and Xiao Qing is adept with a spear. On the other hand disciples like Wei Yuan choose instruments as a secondary weapon.

Although he’s not as talented in talismanry and array study like Mxy he’s the best swordsman among his peers. He knows how to play the guqin but only slightly, the only lessons he ever got was from this certain man a long time ago…

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CHANGES:

I think the most visible change is the sect emblem here. Before, it was an intricate dreamcatcher-like design of the Stygian Tiger Seal because it was the only thing I could think of back then. Now the emblem is a Black Bamboo Stalk with red outlines and black smoke in the background.

There’s a small detail in my AU to explain this, the bamboo is the sect’s foundation for many things: they make houses with it, instruments, paper, sigils, harvested for food and so on. It was the only resource they had in the BM and without it they wouldn’t have survived.

The black smoke on the other hand represents Wei Wuxian and his cultivation, which kept Yiling safe from outside dangers, obviously the sect wouldn’t have formed without it.

And since the emblem changed I figured the pattern on their robes should as well. It’s different for each disciple but one thing remains consistent: the repeated circular pattern on the edge and the black smoke. WY’s and MXY’s robes have bamboo patterns, showing that they represent the sect right after WWX, and additionally, WY has a blossom patterned fabric wrapped around his skirt to represent his small family of Wen healers.