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[xue_yang]

〈 PLAYER INFO 〉
NAME: Tohma
AGE: 38
JOURNAL: I don't have a personal journal. Xue Yangs is: https://xue-yang.dreamwidth.org/
IM / EMAIL: tohma2004@gmail.com
PLURK: one_night_star
RETURNING: N/A

〈 CHARACTER INFO 〉
CHARACTER NAME: Xue Yang
CHARACTER AGE: 19
SERIES: The Untamed
CHRONOLOGY: Xue Yang will be arriving just before he meets Wei Wuxian in the final battle that would be the end of his life.
CLASS:Canonly he would probably be considered a mass murdering psychopath but at this time in canon he has settled down slightly to just your standard delinquent villain
HOUSING: Jeopardy 03

BACKGROUND:
He grew up as a delinquent that was often found causing trouble. Because of a traumatic past, growing up on the streets he has a real problem with authority and holds onto a lot of feelings of anger and revenge. He was taken in as a guest Disciple of the Jin Sect as a teenager and started to learn the ways of Demonic Cultivation in his spare time.

Xue Yang stole a piece of the Yin Metal and chose to test it on Yueyang Chang Sect in revenge for Chang Cian's cruelty to him when he was a child. Because that man did something that ended up with Xue Yang being beaten and losing a finger, he destroyed all of them not leaving any man, women or child alive. The only survivors of Yueyang Chang Sect were those who had been away night-hunting, including their leader Chang Ping, the son of Chang Cian.

Xiao Xingchen chased Xue Yang over three provinces before apprehending him after the massacre of Yueyang Chang Sect. Xue Yang had stayed within the walls of the Yueyang Chang Sect's home waiting for those whom he knew would come. It was there that he encountered not only Wei Wuxian's group but also Xiao Xingchen and Song Lan. He was captured and taken to the Unclean Realm under the control of their clan leader, Nie Mingjue, where he was placed in a dungeon waiting punishment. But during an attack by the Wen Clan he was freed by Jin Guangyao.

Jin Guangyao was determined to protect Xue Yang due to his useful skills in demonic cultivation.
The powerful Lanling Jin Sect began to pressure Chang Ping to recant his words against Xue Yang. Fearing for the survival of the weakened Yueyang Chang Sect, Chang Ping eventually agreed to announce that the massacre had nothing to do with Xue Yang.

Xue Yang was freed, and he immediately set out to gain revenge on Xiao Xingchen by targeting his close friend Song Lan. Xue Yang blinded Song Lan and massacred the temple he was raised in, Baixue Temple. As a result, Xiao Xingchen gave up his own eyes to restore Song Lan's sight.

Xue Yang was near death on the side of a road after escaping from a death sentance when A-Qing and a blind Xiao Xingchen discovered him. Xiao Xingchen did not realize who the man he rescued was, and upon waking, Xue Yang disguised his voice to avoid being recognized. He allowed the cultivator to care for him until the day he was almost healed and he asked to go with Xiao Xingchen on his night hunt. It was there that he continued with his plan for revenge on the cultivator. He discovered that Xiao Xingchen's sword Shuanghua could not distinguish between fierce corpses and living people poisoned with Corpse Powder if their tongues were cut out. He thus tricked Xiao Xingchen into slaughtering innocent villagers.

Over time, however, Xue Yang transitioned into a more peaceful life. Though he and A-Qing were initially at odds, they reached a truce after Xue Yang would accompany them buying vegetables. He was an intimidating force at the market, often getting their food for free or a deep discount whereas the other two were often taken advantage of because of their blindness. Xiao Xingchen even bought candy for both Xue Yang and A-Qing. This little piece of kindness perhaps started to temper some of that revenge that had fueled him over the years.

Their peace shattered when Song Lan arrived and recognized Xue Yang. Worried his identity would be revealed to Xiao Xingchen, he engaged Xue Yang in a sword fight. While Song Lan was a superior swordsman, Xue Yang gained advantage by informing Song Lan that he had tricked Xiao Xingchen into committing murder and reminding him that he's the one who drove Xiao Xingchen away. He seized the opportunity to cut out Song Lan's tongue and douse him with corpse poisoning powder. Xiao Xingchen then arrived on the scene, led by Shuanghua. He again mistook Song Lan for a fierce corpse, and unknowingly killed his best friend until he felt the familiar blade of his friends blade and realized what had just happened. At this point there was no going back for Xue Yang.

Xue Yang declared that it was fun to trick Xiao Xingchen. Xue Yang told him exactly how he had been tricked into killing civilians. Xue Yang then summoned Song Lan as a conscious fierce corpse to protect him. Unable to cope with what he had been gold and what he had done Xiao Xingchen committed suicide in despair.

Xue Yang was shocked by Xiao Xingchen's suicide and attempted to raise him as a fierce corpse. He said it was better this way because they were easier to control when they were dead. However, his efforts were in vain, as Xiao Xingchen's soul had shattered. Distraught and angered, Xue Yang threw a fit saying he would kill the rest of the villagers and A-Qing if he didn't return but it was not to be. Once he realized this, Xue Yang collected the remains of Xiao Xingchen's soul in a Spirit-Trapping Bag in the hopes that someone could repair it. He also kept Xiao Xingchen's body well-preserved and clean for years.

Xue Yang then sought A-Qing to silence her. He cut out her tongue and blinded her. Xue Yang was able to recreate the missing half of the Stygian Tiger Seal that Wei Wuxian had destroyed before his death and used it to control strong corpses like Wen Ning and Song Lan.

Xue Yang disguised himself as Xiao Xingchen and forced Song Lan to fight for him. when Wei Wuxian, Lan Wangji and the disciples showed up in Yi City, he created lots of traps in the hopes of geting Wei Wuxian to help him bring back Xiao Xingchen. Wei Wuxian refused, upon which Xue Yang declared his intent to kidnap Wei Wuxian if necessary. It is at this point that Xue Yang would be coming into the game.

PERSONALITY:
Xue Yang is known for his merciless personality, claiming that if he wants revenge then not a single man, women, child or dog will be left standing when he finishes. Xue Yang viewed the cultivators around him with contempt and showed no fear in the presence of even the strongest of them. He spends his days stewing in his need for revenge on anyone he felt wronged him during his life. But his sense of justice goes beyond just an "eye for an eye". He lost a finger as a youth and in retaliation for that he destroyed an entire clan. He saw taking their lives as being barely enough payment for his little finger.

Xue Yang seems particularly sensitive to people looking down at him or thinking him inferior. One of the reasons he hated Xiao Xingchen and Song Lan so much was because he felt that they looked down on him and he wanted to knock them down because of it.

People often remark that he is handsome and would be charming if it weren't for the way he choses to spend his life. He is clever, figuring out how to repair the Stygian Tiger Seal and learning how to use it to control walking corpses. He would be quite the talented cultivator if he didn't walk the darker path.

Xue Yang denies caring about anyone even during his final fight, despite evidence that he did grow to care about Xiao Xingchen. Although he will likely never admit it, it is clear that spending time with Xiao Xingchen at Yi City were enough to change the shape of his life just a little. The thoughts of revenge have started to temper and he was willing to do more of the shopping on his own. Even he was charmed by the first kindness that had been shown to him in his lifetime.

He is extremely intelligent having the ability to figure out how to manipulate people into believing whatever he wants. He also is skilled at deception and was able to change his appearance in order to make Wei Wuxian and the disciples into thinking he was Xiao Xingchen. He also was able to fool Xiao Xingchen into believing he was an innocent cultivator caught up in something that got him injured. Able to hide who he was for over three years before being discovered by Song Lan. Being extremely clever allows him to adapt quickly to situations and even when caught he knows that it will only be temporary given his skills.

POWER:
He has trained in the dark arts and the demonic cultivation methods. This includes controlling walking corpses and other dead or possessed creatures. It's basically an internal energy source that heightens his fighting abilities. Without spirits around he would be considered a skilled swordsman, able to fight many people at once with just his agility and physical ability.

-Controlling Corpses - How this works in game would be anyone that was recently killed would be able to be controlled. Demonic Cultivation uses the resentful spirit of the corpse in order to control how they behave or who they should attack versus just being able to attack at will. Xue Yang would be able to use this as a means of protecting himself against a predator or use them to find out who killed them by directing their resentful spirit towards that person. For example, if he comes upon a murder victim he would be able to wake them up in order to follow them to their attacker. The limitations are that he will only be able to control those that are recently deceased within the last 24 hours and within the vicinity of where he is located, probably within a 1 mile radius. He would not be able to call upon them from other sources or be able to rise them from the grave. Only will be able to control them for an hour.

-Summoning of Painted Eyes - This method involves summoning a spirit to possess whatever object the eyes are painted on, such as paper mannequins. The spirits summoned are strong enough to tear an arm off a fierce corpse. How this would be used in game would be that Xue Yang would use his own blood to draw talismans on an object and that would summon any spirits that are in the area into that item. Every world has spirits and they don't have to be recently deceased so this will be something he can use at any time. This is mostly a defense type of cultivation for him, only using it when he isn't strong enough to fight off whatever is attacking him, allowing him time to make his escape. The limitations would be that instead of being around until they are destroyed, they will only have a five minute window in which to attack. Only long enough for him to be able to get out of an unfortunate situation. Also because it takes his own blood to create the talisman, he will be limited to using it once per day versus however many he wants.

I think a fun power for him to gain based on his personality would be a "power of suggestion" type of skill. If he could use his mouth to make objects appear or move at merely speaking it into existence it would be a skill that he would find amusing and be able to use to his advantage in situations. It could be a knife to throw at an opponent or a dog to scare someone who is afraid of dogs. He would use this to exploit a person's weakness and gain the upper hand. It would only work well when he has learned enough on his own to take advantage of it so it is a combination of a physical skill and pushing his ability to fact find and use his brain to put the pieces together. There would be limitations, such as he can't summon anything bigger then him and the items would have a time limit of only a couple minutes to avoid it being overly powerful.

〈 CHARACTER SAMPLES 〉
COMMUNITY POST (VOICE) SAMPLE:
[The screen is moving as it turns on. At first it is facing the ground and then it turns and shows a face but its upside down. Finally the user seems to figure out how it works and his face fills the screen the correct way.]

I am not sure what this is but I was told I could use it to speak to others. So if you are out there I need you to listen.

[Xue Yang sits on a random bench in the middle of town, a toothy smile on his face and rather smug expression as he looks around at a world that is full of things he isn't sure how to even begin to understand.]

Tell me...When one finds them self in a new place that is quite different from the one they are used to, what is the first thing they should do?

[Part of this is to figure out what interesting activities are out there and the other part is to investigate the people who might respond to him on here. Normally he would be wandering around, making mischief but if it turns out he can make mischief by communicating in this way..well that just makes it even better.]

This place has a lot of things I've never seen before and although I intend to investigate all of it thoroughly..I want to know what I should see first. So..enlighten me.

LOGS POST (PROSE) SAMPLE:
As Xue Yang sat on a random bench in the middle of town, he couldn't help but wonder if he had somehow been knocked out and this was just a very bizarre dream. He had just been fighting with the reborn Wei Wuxian so who knows what kind of interesting new abilities he had. Maybe this was a new version of Empathy that crated memories instead of just seeing them. He wasn't all that sure he believed in world hopping or time jumping. Not that it was completely out of the realms of possibility but it was just a lot to take in all at once.

Having studied the normal cultivation methods as well as the demonic cultivation methods for much of his young life, he thought he knew exactly what kind of powers were out there. To encounter something like this was certainly worthy of the toothy smile he had on his face and rather smug expression as he looked around at a world that was full of things he wasn't sure how to even begin to understand. He honestly couldn't wait to sink his teeth into this new city and see what kind of blood he could pull from it.

Perhaps that intriguing little piece of metal he had been carrying for years actually did something that no one could have predicted and transported him someplace new. The infectious smile he had on his face suddenly became a rather crazed laugh as he realized he may have just discovered something new with what the amulet could do. Perhaps there was hope in restoring a scattered soul after all. His eyes practically sparkled with the thought. All he had focused on and cared about was finding a way to put Xiao Xingchen's spirit back in his body and bring him back. If this meant he was on his way to doing that, then he was going to paint the world red until he found out exactly what he needed.

He reached out and grabbed the wrist of the next person who walked by. Not caring that the person was probably in a hurry to run from the rather wild looking man in Chinese hanfu. Xue Yang probably did look oddly out of place, perhaps even crazy as he sat there lost in his own thoughts. But now he has a prey and he wasn't going to just let them walk away without answering his questions. "Kindly stand still while I see if you can bleed."

His weapon, Jiangzai, suddenly materializing in his hand as he stood up to face the first person who had the misfortune of encountering him in this world.

FINAL NOTES:
He will only have the clothes on his back and his sword when he arrives.