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consignation) wrote2019-12-14 12:25 am
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OVER 18? Yep
CHARACTERS IN-GAME: Xue Yang (the Untamed)
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NAME: Jiang Cheng/Jiang Wanyin
CANON: The Untamed
CANON POINT: Episode 19-20
AGE: 20
BACKGROUND: Born to Jiang Fengmian and Yu Ziyuan, Jiang Cheng lived a sheltered, privileged life in his home of Lotus Pier. As a child, he went from spoiled only son to youngest of three when his father took in Wei Wuxian whose parents had been killed on a night hunt and left him orphaned and destitute. The pair of them had a rocky start, with Jiang Cheng furious that his dogs had been given away ahead of Wei Wuxian's arrival due to the boy's fear of them. They got over it and became fast friends from there under the watchful eye of their sister Yanli, and together they grew up into more or less fine young lords of the Jiang sect.
There was always some trouble at home, the fact of Wei Wuxian being the son of someone Jiang Fengmian was allegedly in love with. This caused no end of conflict between Jiang Cheng's parents, resulting in their older sister Yanli having to do most of the emotional labor of raising the two boys.
All went well in his life aside from his parents' martial issues until the Wen clan grew greedy and ambitious, their leader Wen Ruohan more or less going off the deep end trying to collect pieces of an incredibly cursed object known as the Shadow Iron. Wei Wuxian got himself caught up in this mess, which meant Jiang Cheng by default had to get himself caught up in it too, going so far as to sneak out of Lotus Pier on his own to hunt down his brother and whatever mess he was getting into.
From there matters escalated, the Wen clan forcing all the heirs of the various rival sects to attend instructional lectures on the Wen clan territory of Qishan where Wei Wuxian's mouth got them into further trouble, up to the point they wound up left for dead in a cave inhabited by a centuries old monster.
They located an escape route but were separated, Jiang Cheng escaping ahead of Wei Wuxian with the promise of returning to with help to rescue him when the monster prevented Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji alone from making it out. Jiang Cheng made good on his word, and once his brother was retrieved the pair of them returned home to Lotus Pier.
Bringing the issue of the Wen clan to his father, Jiang Fengmian quickly set off to neighboring Lanling to consult the Jin sect. Unfortunately, while he was gone the Wen clan laid siege on Lotus Pier, citing retaliation against Wei Wuxian for humiliating Wen Chao. It was a massacre, and by the end of it the entire Jiang sect was slain to the last save for Wei Wuxian, Jiang Cheng, and Jiang Yanli. The three of them were able to get away, but the Wens were only ever one step ahead of them and when they stopped in a neighboring town to rest, Jiang Cheng was caught by their men and dragged back to Lotus Pier.
There, he was essentially stripped of his powers when Wen Zhuliu, a man notorious for his ability to destroy the spiritual cores fundamental to any practitioner's abilities, destroyed his core and left him helpless, a civilian in a time of war. Jiang Cheng took this development very poorly, and eevn after he was rescued by Wei Wuxian and taken to Yiling to recover, he sank into a deep depression. He did not eat or drink or sleep, merely dwelled on his own misery as Wei Wuxian poured himself into desperately trying to fix this.
Eventually, Wei Wuxian came up with a solution. All he could do was trade his core for Jiang Cheng's own, but for Jiang Cheng he was willing to do it. The exchange was made, entirely without Jiang Cheng's knowledge as Wei Wuxian presented the solution to him under false pretenses, and Jiang Cheng was happy, grateful, and none the wiser.
However, they were supposed to meet in town after and though Jiang Cheng waited in town for a week for Wei Wuxian to come back, he never did.
It's been three months since then, with no sign or word of where his brother might be, but Jiang Cheng has never stopped looking.
PERSONALITY: Jiang Cheng is a man who possessive many layers, very few of them flattering. To most he is dour and impersonable, quick to violence with his volatile temper and inflexible (though by no means consistent) standards. He is rash and bullheaded, struggling to see any perspective outside his own. He does not listen to reason when it comes in any way that may put him on the defensive, more likely instead to simply dig his heels in and push back for the sake of pushing back, making him difficult to deal with for even seemingly straightforward tasks. He's the kind of person who will do something he has no interest or desire to do simply because someone he disliked told him he couldn't, who is prone to being contrary for the sake of being contrary.
There's a tense undercurrent of insecurity, too, borne of years of pressure and expectations from the dysfunctional parenting dynamic he was raised with which he's never felt able to live up to. This colors most of his moods and informs most of his actions, that leaves him despondent and discontent in his daily life. He remains hard on himself in the absence of his parents' scrutiny, compulsively competitive in things that have no need to be seen as such.
He's quick to judgement and quicker to retribution, often taking out his foul temper on whoever is closest at hand. This can vary from loud grousing to physical violence, Wei Wuxian bearing the greatest burden of this as both Jiang Cheng's sworn brother as well as the person most willing to put up with him. His relationship with Wei Wuxian is the most central and deeply meaningful connection in his life, especially now that his parents are gone. Though they are both close to their sister Yanli, the two boys grew up together and into each other, personalities opposite but complimentary, often butting heads but their love and loyalty stronger for it.
There is no one who can make Jiang Cheng angrier or more hurt than Wei Wuxian, and he would die for his brother and closest friend without question.
For that matter, Jiang Cheng is also easily made jealous of others' relationships with Wei Wuxian, as his looming (and now realized) future as leader to the Jiang sect feels insurmountable without him. Wei Wuxian has been his only comfort all these long years of never living up to expectation, his promises of support and solidarity carrying him through the worst of their various tumults and clashes with Jiang Cheng's parents.
Jiang Cheng is petty, is stubborn and terse and irate, but although his shortcomings are great and varied, at his core he is a good man struggling both to do his best for his family while trying to understand what that even means. Though he isn't fully cognizant of it, he is not the Jiang clan's voice of reason. In fact, he and Wei Wuxian are more or less the same amount of immature but in completely different ways. Wei Wuxian tends to look without leaping, likes to goof off and have a good time, but when push comes to shove he takes full accountability for his actions and looks after the whole of the group rather than just himself. Meanwhile Jiang Cheng maintains a persistently serious nature but lacks Wei Wuxian's sense of personal responsibility, choosing instead to blame others and make excuses, prone to tantrums and fits. But they're good for each other in that way, each shoring up the other's weaknesses,
That all said, Jiang Cheng is loyal and endlessly loving. Though clumsy to show it, he cares deeply for his family and is primarily driven by the urge to do the right thing, to bring a sense of fairness to a cruel and often senseless world. Wei Wuxian brings both the best and worst out of him, and though he is loathe to admit it, he would not trade that for the world. For all he complains about the trouble Wei Wuxian brings, despite deflecting his brother's pouty plead to be brothers again in the next life, Jiang Cheng wouldn't give Wei Wuxian up for the world. When life gets difficult Jiang Cheng tends to stray from this one absolute truth of his life, but he always comes back to Wei Wuxian in the end.
POWERS/ABILITIES:
Training in swordplay, archery, and uh whips.
Comes with all your bog standard fantasy China magic such as sword-assisted flight, enhanced strength/speed, decelerated aging, and spirit-based exorcism skills.
The stunning ability to hold grudges for an incredibly long time.
HANDLE: Livvy
CONTACT:
OVER 18? Yep
CHARACTERS IN-GAME: Xue Yang (the Untamed)
▶ CHARACTER
NAME: Jiang Cheng/Jiang Wanyin
CANON: The Untamed
CANON POINT: Episode 19-20
AGE: 20
BACKGROUND: Born to Jiang Fengmian and Yu Ziyuan, Jiang Cheng lived a sheltered, privileged life in his home of Lotus Pier. As a child, he went from spoiled only son to youngest of three when his father took in Wei Wuxian whose parents had been killed on a night hunt and left him orphaned and destitute. The pair of them had a rocky start, with Jiang Cheng furious that his dogs had been given away ahead of Wei Wuxian's arrival due to the boy's fear of them. They got over it and became fast friends from there under the watchful eye of their sister Yanli, and together they grew up into more or less fine young lords of the Jiang sect.
There was always some trouble at home, the fact of Wei Wuxian being the son of someone Jiang Fengmian was allegedly in love with. This caused no end of conflict between Jiang Cheng's parents, resulting in their older sister Yanli having to do most of the emotional labor of raising the two boys.
All went well in his life aside from his parents' martial issues until the Wen clan grew greedy and ambitious, their leader Wen Ruohan more or less going off the deep end trying to collect pieces of an incredibly cursed object known as the Shadow Iron. Wei Wuxian got himself caught up in this mess, which meant Jiang Cheng by default had to get himself caught up in it too, going so far as to sneak out of Lotus Pier on his own to hunt down his brother and whatever mess he was getting into.
From there matters escalated, the Wen clan forcing all the heirs of the various rival sects to attend instructional lectures on the Wen clan territory of Qishan where Wei Wuxian's mouth got them into further trouble, up to the point they wound up left for dead in a cave inhabited by a centuries old monster.
They located an escape route but were separated, Jiang Cheng escaping ahead of Wei Wuxian with the promise of returning to with help to rescue him when the monster prevented Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji alone from making it out. Jiang Cheng made good on his word, and once his brother was retrieved the pair of them returned home to Lotus Pier.
Bringing the issue of the Wen clan to his father, Jiang Fengmian quickly set off to neighboring Lanling to consult the Jin sect. Unfortunately, while he was gone the Wen clan laid siege on Lotus Pier, citing retaliation against Wei Wuxian for humiliating Wen Chao. It was a massacre, and by the end of it the entire Jiang sect was slain to the last save for Wei Wuxian, Jiang Cheng, and Jiang Yanli. The three of them were able to get away, but the Wens were only ever one step ahead of them and when they stopped in a neighboring town to rest, Jiang Cheng was caught by their men and dragged back to Lotus Pier.
There, he was essentially stripped of his powers when Wen Zhuliu, a man notorious for his ability to destroy the spiritual cores fundamental to any practitioner's abilities, destroyed his core and left him helpless, a civilian in a time of war. Jiang Cheng took this development very poorly, and eevn after he was rescued by Wei Wuxian and taken to Yiling to recover, he sank into a deep depression. He did not eat or drink or sleep, merely dwelled on his own misery as Wei Wuxian poured himself into desperately trying to fix this.
Eventually, Wei Wuxian came up with a solution. All he could do was trade his core for Jiang Cheng's own, but for Jiang Cheng he was willing to do it. The exchange was made, entirely without Jiang Cheng's knowledge as Wei Wuxian presented the solution to him under false pretenses, and Jiang Cheng was happy, grateful, and none the wiser.
However, they were supposed to meet in town after and though Jiang Cheng waited in town for a week for Wei Wuxian to come back, he never did.
It's been three months since then, with no sign or word of where his brother might be, but Jiang Cheng has never stopped looking.
PERSONALITY: Jiang Cheng is a man who possessive many layers, very few of them flattering. To most he is dour and impersonable, quick to violence with his volatile temper and inflexible (though by no means consistent) standards. He is rash and bullheaded, struggling to see any perspective outside his own. He does not listen to reason when it comes in any way that may put him on the defensive, more likely instead to simply dig his heels in and push back for the sake of pushing back, making him difficult to deal with for even seemingly straightforward tasks. He's the kind of person who will do something he has no interest or desire to do simply because someone he disliked told him he couldn't, who is prone to being contrary for the sake of being contrary.
There's a tense undercurrent of insecurity, too, borne of years of pressure and expectations from the dysfunctional parenting dynamic he was raised with which he's never felt able to live up to. This colors most of his moods and informs most of his actions, that leaves him despondent and discontent in his daily life. He remains hard on himself in the absence of his parents' scrutiny, compulsively competitive in things that have no need to be seen as such.
He's quick to judgement and quicker to retribution, often taking out his foul temper on whoever is closest at hand. This can vary from loud grousing to physical violence, Wei Wuxian bearing the greatest burden of this as both Jiang Cheng's sworn brother as well as the person most willing to put up with him. His relationship with Wei Wuxian is the most central and deeply meaningful connection in his life, especially now that his parents are gone. Though they are both close to their sister Yanli, the two boys grew up together and into each other, personalities opposite but complimentary, often butting heads but their love and loyalty stronger for it.
There is no one who can make Jiang Cheng angrier or more hurt than Wei Wuxian, and he would die for his brother and closest friend without question.
For that matter, Jiang Cheng is also easily made jealous of others' relationships with Wei Wuxian, as his looming (and now realized) future as leader to the Jiang sect feels insurmountable without him. Wei Wuxian has been his only comfort all these long years of never living up to expectation, his promises of support and solidarity carrying him through the worst of their various tumults and clashes with Jiang Cheng's parents.
Jiang Cheng is petty, is stubborn and terse and irate, but although his shortcomings are great and varied, at his core he is a good man struggling both to do his best for his family while trying to understand what that even means. Though he isn't fully cognizant of it, he is not the Jiang clan's voice of reason. In fact, he and Wei Wuxian are more or less the same amount of immature but in completely different ways. Wei Wuxian tends to look without leaping, likes to goof off and have a good time, but when push comes to shove he takes full accountability for his actions and looks after the whole of the group rather than just himself. Meanwhile Jiang Cheng maintains a persistently serious nature but lacks Wei Wuxian's sense of personal responsibility, choosing instead to blame others and make excuses, prone to tantrums and fits. But they're good for each other in that way, each shoring up the other's weaknesses,
That all said, Jiang Cheng is loyal and endlessly loving. Though clumsy to show it, he cares deeply for his family and is primarily driven by the urge to do the right thing, to bring a sense of fairness to a cruel and often senseless world. Wei Wuxian brings both the best and worst out of him, and though he is loathe to admit it, he would not trade that for the world. For all he complains about the trouble Wei Wuxian brings, despite deflecting his brother's pouty plead to be brothers again in the next life, Jiang Cheng wouldn't give Wei Wuxian up for the world. When life gets difficult Jiang Cheng tends to stray from this one absolute truth of his life, but he always comes back to Wei Wuxian in the end.
POWERS/ABILITIES:
Training in swordplay, archery, and uh whips.
Comes with all your bog standard fantasy China magic such as sword-assisted flight, enhanced strength/speed, decelerated aging, and spirit-based exorcism skills.
The stunning ability to hold grudges for an incredibly long time.