Line #8 Characters/KushielsLegacyPeopleOfChin


1	!!!For the main character index, go [[AC:[[Characters/KushielsLegacy here]]]].
2	[[foldercontrol]]
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4	!! Imperial Family
5	[[folder: Emperor Zhu]]
6	[[/folder]]
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8	[[folder: Lord Jiang Quan]]
9	Father-in-law of Xue Hu and in opposition to Emperor Zhu.
10	[[/folder]]
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12	[[folder: Xue Hu (Snow Tiger)]]
13	!! Xue Hu
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15	The daughter of the Ch'in Emperor who is believed to have been possessed by a supernatural creature. If she sees her reflection in anything she goes on a killing spree. On the day of her wedding to a Ch'in nobleman she went on a rampage and killed her betrothed and most of his party. Since then she has been locked away in her quarters by her father in the hope of keeping her violent sprees under control.
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17	!!Tropes applying to Xue Hu:
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19	* DemonicPossession: What everyone thinks happened to her. [[spoiler: This is only half right, she was possessed by a mythical dragon.]]
20	* GirlInTheTower: She is kept imprisoned in her quarters after tearing her husband to pieces on their wedding night.
21	* LadyOfWar: She is normally very elegant and composed and is very skilled with a sword.
22	%%* RavenHairIvorySkin
23	* SheIsTheKing: Was raised as a son due to her father's lack of a male heir & will rule Ch'in after his death.
24	* SuperStrength: While possessed by the dragon, she is strong enough to bend steel bars.
25	* UnstoppableRage / WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: When the dragon inside her cannot see its reflection, it goes into an unstoppable rage. This is very useful in a fight, but it's much harder to get the dragon to calm down afterward.
26	* YamatoNadeshiko: [[spoiler:Was this before getting possessed by the Celestial Dragon.]]
27	[[/folder]]
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29	[[folder: Bao]]
30	!! Bao
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32	The apprentice to Master Lo Feng and a former slave. He and Moirin do not get along at first and he spends the first book being a {{Jerkass}}. Later on readers learn his tragic backstory and he becomes more sympathetic. Serves as Moirin's protector and [[spoiler: later her lover]] throughout the Naamah trilogy.
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34	!!Tropes applying to Bao:
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36	* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: He is resurrected using Master Lo Feng's life force and Moirin's diadh-anam at the end of ''Kiss.'' He's not very pleased about it.]]
37	* BelligerentSexualTension: With Moirin. This starts to diminish once they're forced to spend more time together on the long voyage to Ch'in.
38	* CantLiveWithThemCantLiveWithoutThem: He comes to feel this way about Moirin.
39	* ChildByRape: His father was a Tatar warlord who raped his mother during a raid into Ch'in.
40	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Was sold into a circus by his parents when he was 3.
41	* DistressedDude: In ''Curse'', when he is held in Kurugiri by Jagrati.
42	%%* EarnYourHappyEnding
43	* HappilyMarried: To Moirin at the end of ''Curse.''
44	* {{Jerkass}}: He acts like a jerk to Moirin early on. Later he develops into a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
45	%%* MouthyKid
46	* MyGirlIsASlut: Bao accepts Moirin's nature & doesn't expect her to be completely faithful to him once they're married.
47	* PsychicLink: [[spoiler:With Moirin after his resurrection.]]
48	* TheQuietOne: Hardly says a word in Kiss. He [[CharacterDevelopment begins]] to talk more from Curse onwards.
49	* RecoveredAddict: In ''Curse.'' He becomes addicted to opium while being held captive in Kurugiri, but is able to overcome his addiction after being rescued.
50	* SexForServices: Offered himself as a sex slave to a man in the circus in exchange for stick fighting lessons.
51	* StarCrossedLovers: [[spoiler:With Moirin during ''Curse.'']]
52	%%* TheStoic
53	* UnwantedRevival: [[spoiler:Is none too happy about being brought back from death, but eventually comes to accept it.]]
54	[[/folder]]
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57	[[folder: Master Lo Feng Tzu]]
58	!! Master Lo Feng Tzu
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60	An old master from Ch'in who travels to Terre d'Ange and becomes Moirin's teacher.
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62	!!Tropes applying to Lo Feng:
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64	* CoolOldGuy
65	* MentorOccupationalHazard: Dies at the end of ''Kiss,'' sacrificing his life to bring back Bao.
66	* OldMaster: He is widely respected for his knowledge and is rumored to be over a hundred years old.
67	* Really700YearsOld: Is said to be over 150 years old. We never find out if this is actually true, but the Emperor does say that Master Lo Feng was old even when he was young.
68	* ShipperOnDeck: He gives Moirin & Bao a tonic made from snowdrop bulbs, knowing it was likely an aphrodisiac. Later, he resurrects Bao using Moirin's ''diadh-anam,'' essentially bonding their souls together.
69	%%* TricksterMentor
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71	[[/folder]]
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73	[[folder: Lo Yaozu (Black Sleeve)]]
74	Son of Lo Feng.

Context Characters / KushielsLegacyPeopleOfChin