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Orchid

Xiao Lanhua (Little Orchid) ~~Xi Yun~~ NAME Fairy Orchid NICKNAMES 1,500 (30,000+) AGE Episode 26: Post-Mortal Realm CANON POINT

02/10/2024 ARRIVAL Paladins ARMADA Raiders of the Lost Arts CREW Phantom Moon SHIP

PERSONALITY

Orchid is a vibrant and friendly individual who hardly ever hides her emotions. People will quickly learn that she wears most of her feelings on her sleeve, only holding them back in certain circumstances. This usually means that she holds back on being sad when people are bullying her, allowing herself to cry in private or around people she has any form of trust for. She's very eager to be around other people in general, happy to have friends who don't disappear to sleep after an hour - though admittedly afraid that she will be sad and lonely once they leave her. If there is a feeling that she hides, it's usually for a specific reason, and she's not very good at it all the time - though it's usually enough to fool people for a while. She will befriend anyone who shows her a hint of kindness, even if they explicitly state that they are not friends.

She's also an extremely kind and caring individual who - after getting over the preconceived notions she had about the Moon Tribe based on the opinions of others - would suffer and even sacrifice herself for people she just met. While she also does this for the man she loves, Orchid has learned to see the suffering of people she never truly understood before. Orchid spent much of the "kidnapping" wanting to go home, only to give it all up for Daqiang, even though she is well aware that he wants to kill people from the Fairy Realm. Maybe many of those people were mean and even cruel to her, but Orchid doesn't want to see them hurt or killed. She's even come to understand that while mortal lives are fleeting in comparison to someone who lives thousands of years, that they have just as many big and important moments in their live, coming to understand them.

Courage, stubbornness, and determination also often rear their heads, showing that Orchid isn't always willing to let others bully her or someone who gives up easily. She stands up to her bullies, and all the things she's afraid of. Everyone around her is very set in their ways, but her stubbornness is able to go against it and get people to think or do something another way. Everyday Orchid spent her time fixing Destiny Books, determined to reach a goal so that she could follow her dream. This is something she applies to every aspect of her life.

Orchid's goals have been ever-changing and evolving since the start of the series, firstly wanting to be able to become a fairy, along with repaying Lord Changheng for saving her. She is very protective of Changheng, even willing to put herself into danger that landed her tied to Dongfang. This is only the start of her journey for goals, eventually working its way up to wanting both tribes to not fight each other, along with allowing herself to love Dongfang.

Peace is absolutely one of her main driving forces through the majority of the series, especially after having witnessed what the Moon Tribe was truly like for herself. She even asks Dongfang if he would give up this grudge and fight against the Fairy Tribe just for her - something they cannot reconcile right away. Orchid may not have been treated right by Shuiyuntian, but she didn't think that deserved death. Nor does she think that the Moon Tribe should be killed, either. They are simply two different tribes of people with a lot of hurt built up.

Love is the other one, whether it was in the form of her crush on Changheng, or the true love she feels for Dongfang - it is what has her stumbling along towards a goal she isn't sure will happen. There is also a third love within her, a love that encompasses the whole world. Even though Orchid is missing a large part of who she originally was, the Goddess of Xishan is said to love everyone. This is what makes her the perfect neutral party between all three Realms. Part of this love carries over into Orchid, as she is seen helping Dongfang even as she learns things about him that would have made other people turn away. Love has made Orchid risk her life, and dig into things that she otherwise wouldn't have.

Orchid has only just started to blossom from the little bud that she used to be, she had almost no worldly experience with anything outside of her bubble. This meant it was very easy to manipulate her, or even lie straight to her face, as she never looked for any hints of deceit. To an extent, this is still true. Orchid wants to believe the best of everyone, wants to see the good - even if it means she ends up hurt because of it. Her "best friend" has betrayed her several times over, but Orchid continues to believe in Jieli. She would forgive just about any betrayal. There are some instances where being betrayed and lied to do affect her, such as when Dongfang lied about why he was in the Mortal Realm. This is because it conflicted with her goal of wanting peace between the two tribes, and because Dongfang usually kept his promises - but he broke this one to her. It also came after she had realized that she loved him, so knowing he was lying to her in order to start a war hit differently.

Her biggest regret would be what transpired in the Mortal Realm, the plot they devised to get Changheng's mortal incarnation to kill Chidi's. There is even a moment where she sits down with Dongfang to discuss it, despite being the one who forced him into doing it. They even sat together after their "marriages", waiting for a murder to take place - knowing they were the ones who set this up to happen. It didn't help that, at the time, she also had the added guilt of trying to poison Dongfang. This would be the second time she had attempted it, though this one was with the intent to harm him. While she was able to stop Dongfang from drinking the poison, two people still ended up dead that night.

❀ Orchid can be very diligent in her work, having fixed fifty Destiny Books a day for almost 854 years for a total of 42,700 Destiny Books (including God of War's).
❀ She has a very wild imagination, making up things about the Moon Supreme from a book that had very little in the way of actual details.
❀ Posed as a gardener in the Mortal Realm, actually working a few jobs during her time there.
❀ Is a terrible liar, as Dongfang sees through her almost every time - and yet, practically no one else does.
❀ Dislikes being lonely, but this only started after Dongfang came into her life and was around her all day long.
❀ Startled easily by thunder.
❀ Is not a morning person, she dislikes getting up before 9am (which is late for just about everyone else in her world).
❀ Loves Dongfang, even if he wants to destroy the Fairy Realm, because "Everything in this world is fate. Only love is not fate".

APPEARANCE

❀ Hair: Dark brown, down to waist

❀ Eyes: Light brown

❀ Height: 169cm (5'7")

❀Features: Usually seen with both the Bone Orchid Bracelet worn on her left wrist, and the Heart-Hiding Hairpin in her hair.

❀Escordvi Tattoo: Moon Tribe crest, on the inside of her left wrist

❀ Attire: Here

❀ Voice: Here

ABILITIES

SKILLS She excels at cooking and baking, though may accidentally burn herself if she's not careful. Orchid makes excellent flower cakes that even Dongfang likes greatly. She can craft things out of various plants, later in the series she makes a bracelet for Dongfang as part of her proposal, and intended to make her Phoenix Crown the same way.

HEAVENLY/IMMORTAL PHYSIOLOGY Orchid is the goddess of the Xilan Tribe, her immortal root may be damaged/sealed, but she still has many of the base attributes of all immortals. Due to her root being damaged/sealed, Orchid is a low-level fairy to the point where without Dongfang's interference, she may have placed last in the exam. Still, she has the lifespan and potential abilities of that of an immortal.

Long-lived: Barring any incidents, Orchid can potentially live many thousand years - with some other immortals being older than 30,000 years old. She will not age, but can get sick or have serious side effects if she ingests something otherwise harmful to her true nature; the Xilan Orchid.

Linguistics: Orchid can communicate with all kinds of plants, even coaxing plants she just met into giving her pollen that would put people to sleep.

Always clothed: Cultivated spirits are "born" with clothing that reflects their true self, Orchid is only capable of a few small alterations to her manifested outfit; such as color and sleeves. She often wears clothing that is made by hand.

QI Personal energy that every being has and can cultivate into greater power. Even though the goddess of Xishan has much of this, Orchid has only cultivated 1,500 years worth - meaning she is fairly weak in using her qi for much. Unlike Dongfang, she cannot use it to detect illusions or make herself essentially vanish from the senses of others. Since she is essentially still at a very low level of cultivation, Orchid has to eat, sleep, drink water, and breathe

FLIGHT/TELEPORTATION Orchid is seen having some ability to fly, though it isn't very far, fast or high. She's seen jumping and flying a few feet from a boat to land, then from a cliff out into water several feet away. Normally, Dongfang is the one carting her around through the air, and she's not strong enough to be taking anyone else with her. Orchid does have very limited teleportation, as she's seen vanishing from one place and reappearing in another. The distance for this isn't very far, and there's a good chance she'll trip on the way. (Limitations: She must have visited the place before, and if she's under duress, may end up flat on her face.)

MAGIC Her ability at spells and other magic is not very good, unable to reach her full potential - though has tapped into some of her power as a Goddess. Much of her magic ability is for tending to the Destiny Books, though not all of it.

Able to fix Destiny Books, or make them come to her. Though the former is harder for her to accomplish, and she must be closer to peak health, while given time and ability to focus. (Limitations: This ability will not be very relevant or active in Escordvi without having any Destiny Books on hand.)

Can make flowers grow and blossom, even help them cultivate to gain human form. When she is ill and on the verge of dying, she can drain their life and color without being aware of this happening. It reverses when she's well again. Flowers will bloom if she's happy. (Limitations: This will only be in her surrounding area, which won't be very far when living on a ship.)

Can reattach a flower that has been removed from the stem, this heals the flower entirely and allows it to grow naturally.

Capable of restoring anything that used to be plant-like in nature. Including scrolls and paper that have been burned by Hellfire.

If faced with a plant spirit in human form, she can use her powers to transform them back into a plant temporarily. (Limitations: Only with potential NPCs or Player permission.)

By using her blood, Orchid can bring magical plants back to life and use them for their intended purpose - such as a flower that allows someone to summon the spirit of the deceased.

Capable of using magical items and artifacts, that she knows about.

She does know enough magic to bind someone, though the stronger that individual, the harder it becomes for her. This will only last as long as she has the strength or support of others.

Capable of putting mortals to sleep.

BLOOD HEALING Even as Orchid, her blood is so potent that it can bring people and plants back to life. She has only used this on a person once in her life to bring back Dongfang - though by sacrificing herself, she was able to raise almost X NUMBER of troops as she unlocked her full power as Goddess of Xishan. (Limitations: She will only be able to save someone who is near-death, and only once a month at maximum.)

GODDESS OF XISHAN Unaware of her true nature that has been mostly sealed away, Orchid can still tap into her powers to go against Taisui's. She can use it to form a barrier, or even disperse the evil energy; though the more powerful and collected energy, the tougher it is on her still damaged root. (Limitations: She will only be able to handle small amounts of evil qi most of the time, bigger amounts will be harmful to her and can possibly kill her.)

When first meeting Dongfang, her goddess powers are what pieced his primordial spirit back together. This act also left a piece of her own spirit behind, meaning if she dies, it can be extracted from him and re-cultivated. (Limitations: As the goddess, she would have more power and abilities such as better flight/teleportation, magic, qi, and healing; but until/unless I canon-update, it won't come into play. If I do, I will put down all of her powers on her update form.)

ENTER & MANIPULATE METAPHYISCAL SPACES Orchid can enter other people's metaphysical spaces and even use her powers to manipulate things there. When in Dongfang's Sea of Emotions, she touched his tree and revived it so that his emotions slowly started to come back to him the more he experienced them. (Limitations: I will never do this without mun permission first.)

XILAN HEART CURSE Also known as the One-Heart Curse. When first piecing Dongfang's primordial spirit back together, she unknowingly (at the time) placed this curse upon him. It essentially bound them together in multiple ways. This is a one-way curse, in that Dongfang experiences everything Orchid does, but not the other way around. She is aware of the curse, but perhaps not the extent of it - definitely the feelings and injury-sharing. (Limitations: Only active if Dongfang is still in the world, though will be partially active upon her arrival thanks to him having his tattoo. Unable to curse anyone else.)

Whatever emotions she feels, Dongfang also feels. If she's happy, so is he - and if she cries, so does he. Can be prevented by magical items/artifacts.

Whatever injuries she gets, he receives as well. It can be as simple as a paper cut and the same wound will appear on him in the same exact location. This means that if she dies, then he dies with her. It's somewhat handy to have so that Dongfang knows whenever she's in danger, so he can rescue her.

If Orchid puts enough conviction and intent into a direct order, Dongfang must obey it. It doesn't matter if she's half-asleep when she says it, he will follow it. This can mean he counts an entire garden's worth of flowers, or stays silent and follows her to take part in a nefarious plan. (Limitations: Dongfang-mun and I will talk about this OOCly before she orders him to do something against his will ICly.)

They can swap bodies via kiss and lightning. In his body, Orchid has very limited control over his powers ~~by which I mean can do barely anything~~ - so really no need to nerf that part. (Limitations: We can and will limit how often this happens to them, so we can put meaning and purpose while also having fun.)

BONE ORCHID BRACELET This bracelet was given to her by Dongfang, a special thing made of his heart blood. So long as she wears it, if she's ever attacked, then his Hellfire will protect her. It only acts as a defense and not an offense.

Note: There is currently a spirit infected with evil qi attached to her bracelet, and the more love Orchid feels for Dongfang, the more it will drain her life force. I asked about this on the game info page, so this will be dormant for now, until it becomes a player plot later.

HEART-HIDING HAIRPIN A special hairpin that allows her to hide her thoughts and feelings from Dongfang - and anyone else with the ability. Orchid took to wearing this after falling in love with him, so that she could keep it a secret a little while longer. It only works if it's in her hair.

INVENTORY

❀ Bone Orchid Bracelet: This bracelet was given to her by Dongfang, a special thing made of his own heart's blood. So long as she wears it, if she's ever attacked, then his Hellfire will protect her. It only acts as a defense and not an offense.

❀ Heart-Hiding Hairpin: A special hairpin that allows her to hide her thoughts and feelings from Dongfang - and anyone else with the ability. Orchid took to wearing this after falling in love with him, so that she could keep it a secret a little while longer. It only works if it's in her hair.

❀Marriage outfit: A wedding dress from the Mortal Realm from when she married Xiao Run (Lord Changheng's mortal form).

❀ Firefly Jade: This started as a magical artifact that contained a blue-glowing firefly that believed Orchid to be its master. However, it is now just a simple piece of jade that has been turned into a wearable decoration.

❁ Escordvi acquires

❁ Escordvi Rewards: Link

PERMISSIONS

BACKTAGGING

Yes, until I can no longer handle threads.

THREADHOPPING

Yes, for network. Ask for in-person (unless your name is Dongfang Qingcang).

FOURTHWALLING

No, to knowing their canon. Yes, if you want to compare them to Hades and Persephone from your character's world.

ROMANCE

Feel free to have feelings for her, this is something that happens canonly. Be aware of jealous Moon Supremes.

MINDREADING

She diligently wears her Heart-Hiding Hairpin, which allows her thoughts and feelings to be blocked. This is from everyone. If you want an instance where your character can do any sort of mindreading or empathy, let me know and we can work something out.

MANIPULATION

Orchid can be manipulated, as she's very trusting and open to people. Though, not if it potentially harms someone else as she is very kind-hearted. Be warned, she has a protector.

FIGHTING

She isn't much of a fighter, if anyone tries to attack her, they will be met with Hellfire. If she does get hurt, Dongfang will likely be on them pretty soon.

INJURY

Yes. I won't be doing this all the time since above section, but also since her getting an injury results in Dongfang getting hurt too. So I'd have to talk it over at least a little with someone else. No dismemberment.

KILLING

There is potential here! But let's plot because if she dies, Dongfang will die as well. So this will require a good bit of plotting.

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