1 Sect Guide

Clan and sect guide

Protagonists:

LAN YIN YUE;

Common name: Lan Yin Yue

Birth name: Lan Hwah

Title name: Shūnǚ Aibing (lady of love, weapon & ice)

Name meaning: Lan - blue, Yin Yue – reflection of moon, Hwah – Lotus

Height : 170 cm

Sword name: Jiān yù (sharp jade)

Flute name: Língshēng (ringing melody)

Guqin name: Hēi shān (black fir)

JIANG WAN YIN;

Common name: Jiang WanYin

Birth name: Jiang Cheng

Name meaning: Jiang- river, Wan- night, Yin- to chant, Cheng – clear/transparent

Height : 185 cm

Sword name: Sandu (greed, anger and ignorance)

Ring name: Zidian (purple lightning)

LAN WANGJI:

(twin to Lan Hwah)

Common name: Lan Wangji

Birth name: Lan zhan

Title name: HanGuang-Jun (light bearing lord)

Height : 188cm

Name meaning: Lan – blue, Wangji – to not seek fame or wealth, forget about worldly matters, and be at peace with the world, Zhan- azure shade of blue

Sword name: Bichen (to avoid dust/ worldly matters)

Guqin: Wangji

WEI WUXIAN:

Common name: Wei Wuxian

Birth name: WeiYing

Title name: Yiling Patriarch

Name meaning: wei -ghost, wuxian -no envies, ying – infant

Height : 186cm (180 after transmigration)

Sword name: Suiban (whatever)

Flute: Chenqing (to state/to explain/to elucidate)

Tools: stygian tiger seal amulets, spirit attracting flags, compass of evil

GUSU LAN SECT:

Motto: be righteous

Founder: Lan An (born in a temple; became a musician afterward)

Residence: The Cloud Recesses, Gusu

Motif: flowing clouds

Lan XiChen

(elder brother of Lan Zhan and Lan Hwah)

Common name: Lan XiChen

Birth name: Lan Huan

Title: ZeWu-Jun

Name meanings: Huan-to dissipate; XiChen-A chancellor of the morning sun

Height: 188 cm

Sword: Shuoyue (new moon)

Xiao: Liebing (fractured ice)

Lan QiRen

(the pedantic, stubborn, strict teacher who brings up excellent students)

(uncle to lan huan, lan zhan and lan hwah)

Name meanings: QiRen—Qi means to open, to start, while Ren means kindness

Jiang/Lan Duyi

Common name: Jiang/Lan Ying

Birth name: Jiang/Lan Duyi

Name meaning: Duyi- unique

Height: 172cm

Sword name: Mǐnjié (agile)

Guqin: Róuruǎn de (soft)

Jiang/Lan Lifen

Common name: Jiang/Lan YanLi

Birth name: Jiang/Lan Lifen

Name meaning: Lifen-clever and fragrant flowers

Height: 168cm

Sword name: Jiānruì (sharp)

Guqin: Bōwén (ripple)

Bracelet: Yōuměi (graceful)

Lan Shizui

(mature disciple with polite manners)

Common name: Lan Shizui

Birth name: Wen/Lan Yuan

Name meanings: SiZhui—to recollect and long for

Height: 172 cm

Lan JingYi

(less mature disciple with less polite manners)

Name meanings: JingYi—Jing means scenery, while Yi can mean either appearance, etiquette, or gift

Height: 168 cm

YUNMENG JIANG SECT:

Motto: to attempt the impossible

Residence: Lotus Pier, Yunmeng

Motif: the nine-petal lotus

Jiang Fengmian:

(Jiang Chengs father and past sect leader; he was old friends with Wei WuXians parents)

Name meanings: FengMian—Feng means maple, while Mian means to sleep

Yu ZiYuan:

(Jiang Chengs mother)

Name meanings: Yu—to worry; ZiYuan—purple kite-bird

Jiang Yan li

(Jiang Chengs older sister, Wei WuXians shijie)

Name meanings: YanLi—to dislike separation

LANLING JIN SECT:

Residence: Koi Tower, Lanling

Motif: the white peony Sparks Amidst Snow

(Disciples of the Jin Clan have vermilion marks on their forehead)

Jin ling;

(son of Jin ZiXuan and Jiang YanLi)

Name meanings: Ling—to rise above

Height: 172 cm

Sword name: Suihua (the passage of time)

Jin ZiXuan

(legitimate son of Jin Guangshan)

Name meanings: Zi—a common character found in many names; Xuan—a tall pavilion

Height: 185 cm

Mo XuanYu

(illegitimate son of Jin GuangShan, sacrificed his body to Wei WuXian)

Name meanings: XuanYu—Xuan means mysterious, while Yu means feathers

Height: 180cm

Jin GuangYao

(illegitimate son of Jin Guang shan, Leader of the LanlingJin Sect)

Title: LianFang-Zun

Name meanings: Jin—golden; GuangYao—Guang means light, while Yao means a radiant piece of jade; LianFang—to hide fragrance

Height: 170 cm

Qin Su

(Wife of Jin GuangYao)

Name meanings: Su—sincerity

Jin GuangShan

(past sect leader, rumored to have died in bed)

Name meanings: GuangShan—Guang means light, while Shan means kindness

QISHAN WEN SECT:

Wen Ning:

Alternative name: Ghost General

Name meanings: Wen—lukewarm; Ning—peace

Height: 183 cm

Wen Qing:

(Wen Nings older sister)

Name meaning: Qing- clarity

Profession : Doctor of wen clan

QINGHE NIE SECT:

Motif: the head of a beast

Nie MingJu:

Title: ChiFeng-Zun (eldest one of the sworn brothers)

Name meanings: MingJue—a bright, penannular jade; ChiFeng—a crimson blade

Saber: Baxia (to be under forceful power)

Height: 191 cm

Nie HuiSang:

(the cowardly second young master)

Name meanings: HuaiSang—Huai means to hold, while Sang refers to mulberry leaves

Height: 172 cm