Wansui 萬歲

Rules ⸺

  ˖· Rule 001 ⸺ .     You must be able to seperate IC from OOC. Due to the nature of this setting, a lot of us play morally evil characters. You will have to understand that our character's moral values are not reflective of our own.


  ˖· Rule 002 ⸺ .     You must be okay with dark themes in RP, including but not limited to prejudice, abuse and exploitation. None of these things will be forced on your character directly without open communication and consent, but you should be prepared to experience ambient exposure to these themes.


  ˖· Rule 003 ⸺ .     All prejudice is strictly in-universe and must be kept entirely to the confines of RP, any OOC prejudice on the basis of peoples' ethnicity, gender expression, sexual orientation, etc, is strictly forbidden.  ˖· Rule 004 ⸺ .     OOC communication and consent is mandatory before any player character attempts to victimize, abuse, or otherwise start conflict with another player character.


  ˖· Rule 005 ⸺ .     We operate on the principal of mirrored consent. Whatever your character inflicts upon others, you must be okay with retaliation of equal severity being potentially inflicted on your character.


  ˖· Rule 006 ⸺ .     Don't have main character syndrome. While we do our best to create a setting where the actions of players can have meaningful and lasting impacts on the world, we expect your character to fit in with a cast of sensibly power-scaled, well-rounded characters without attempting to dominate whatever scene they're in.

Character Guidelines ⸺

  ˖· Guideline 001 ⸺ .     We greatly prefer sensible, relatively low-power characters. That is not to say your character cannot have unique or special qualities, just not so much so that they are elevated to the level of an MSQ protagonist. Characters with power and rank are fine, as are professional characters who are excellent at what they do. However, we draw the line at "rare case" characters whose premise relies on being one-in-a-million, characters with a shopping list worth of magical, demonic or cybernetic enhancements, and demigod-like characters who can personally beat up the warrior of light in a fistfight.


  ˖· Guideline 002 ⸺ .     We prioritize "plausible" characters over "rare case" characters. If you aren't sure what that means, essentially we prefer OCs who would not look out of place as one of the NPCs in Kugane, Yanxia, the Doman Enclave, or the Ruby Sea and who are 'normal' in the sense they aren't secretly a dragon, auspice, ascian, voidsent, et cetera. Characters who are respectable, powerful or come from high ranking noble backgrounds are fine, but we expect these themes to be exercised with tasteful restraint on the part of the writer and not just be a power fantasy.


  ˖· Guideline 003 ⸺ .     Wansui is a period piece setting incompatible with 21st century modernity or overly futuristic aesthetics. Things like smartphones, tablets, social media, and modern streetwear like hoodies, sneakers, et cetera are not allowed here. This generally includes a blanket ban on related to Alexandria / Solution 9, or anything related to cosmic exploration. However, Garlean magitek is a prominent part of the setting by virtue of Garlemald's former occupation of Doma, and because it's baseline capabilities and aesthetics generally don't blow past what existed in the early to middle 20th century.

  ˖· Jonny Koban / Teng Sim ⸺ .      Carrd ⇗.Teng Sim is a Red Pole, or Hung Kwun of the Tin Dei Wui Triad, and has been put in charge of running a slice of Wansui and protecting its businesses from rival gangs. A Hotheaded, arrogant, devil-may-care thug, Koban walks through life with a chip on his shoulder and is quick to show disdain to anyone he sees as beneath him.

  ˖· Mou Waiman ⸺ .      Carrd ⇗.The twin brother of Mou Waimin and a monk and gangster in equal measure. Waiman is a man of sharp contrasts. Enterprising yet brutal, he serves as a dedicated enforcer of the Tin Dei Wui while managing the chaos of the ‘Lily of the Other Shore’ alongside Lady Mibu. Known for his harsh tongue and terrifying calm, he moves through Wansui's underbelly with unshakable discipline, treating every conflict with ritual precision.

  ˖· Ciah Faamau ⸺ .      Carrd ⇗.Native to the far away Black Shroud, an ignominious past as a Coeurlclaw Bandit forced Ciah to flee eastwards for refuge. Displaced from her home in Eorzea, Ciah is an enigma to most residents of Wansui. Seemingly affiliated with the Tian di Hui, she can be found drinking and brawling with any man who so much as looks at her funny. She can also be found on the outskirts hunting the local wildlife in her downtime.

  ˖· Ri'xia Na'ir ⸺ .      Carrd ⇗.Ri'Xia is the owner and operator of 鞭炮 (bin paau) bar and known ally of the Tin Dei Wui. Ri'xia is most famous for the burning down of the Jade Hairpin while disguised as a lion-dancer's rear end. The first iteration of Biānpào was burned to the ground soon after, as retaliation by the gang. Having rebuilt from scratch, Ri'xia's presence in Wansui comes with the same fire and passion as previously seen.

  ˖· Nagisa Jingu ⸺ .      Carrd ⇗.A peasant girl from the Hingan mainland, Only an utter madman or the most prescient of sages could have imagined that a woman of her humble origins could become a walking arsenal of a ronin, a former Sekiseigumi, and a wanted criminal by the bakufu. Even stranger was her path to Wansui, where she exists in an uneasy arrangement with the Tin Dei Wui, lending her blades to their efforts.

  ˖· Mochna Koprivasch ⸺ .      Carrd ⇗.Why this proud Bozjan refuses to go home is still a mystery to most in Wansui. As if a lingering foreign devil weren't bad enough, Mochna joined her might to the Zing On Si and eagerly pursues those the Director sets her upon. Woe betide those disturbers of peace as there are whispers that calling her a devil may be more fitting than first realized.

  ˖· Loong Mei-Sun ⸺ .      Carrd ⇗.A puppeteer and musician of no small skill, Mei-sun can be found putting on a show at the local teahouses in the Bund or by the docks, or otherwise as part of the backing band in the Red Skies Theatre. Milquetoast and seemingly contrite, Mei-sun concerns himself more with his art than the politics of the streets. How he makes his puppets is a trade secret.

  ˖· Sima Qian ⸺ .      Carrd ⇗.Sima Qian is a highborn Doman and provincial government official, serving as the chief law enforcement officer in Wansui. Lord Sima directs the The Zing On Si (靖安司 - Literally, the ‘Bureau of Tranquility and Peace’), a local police force which fights an uphill battle in their mission to rid Wansui of the highly organized Triad gangs which dominate the city.

  ˖· Mou Waimin ⸺ .      Carrd ⇗.A devout priestess of the Wuchang Temple, Waimin is the gentle counterweight to her brother’s intensity. Having survived a strange sickness that left her bedridden for half her life, she has since emerged from her suffering with a warm gaze and practical understanding of the Dao. Waimin's easy-going temperament belies a fierce dedication to the people as she works tirelessly to bring succor to the destitute souls of Wansui’s slums.

  ˖· Kaito Matsuda ⸺ .     Kaito Matsuda is a young but large man, presently an enforcer for the Tin Dei Wui. He is introverted and boorish, using an offensive front to hide what insecurities he has from a lack of a proper upbringing. Recently made a member of the Triad after reaching an age where he felt comfortable enough to approach one of its leading Highbinders, it's yet to be seen what sort of fate Matsuda will carve for himself in the criminal underground of Doma.

  ˖· Gan Mheng ⸺ .      Carrd ⇗.A swaggering, effortlessly confident pirate known by many titles, chief among them: Gan Mheng of the Nine Bells. Having originally been hired to run a naval blockade of Wansui, he has since entered into a more long-term partnership with the Tin Dei Wui Triad to defend Wansui by sea. Him and his crew spend most of their time within Wansui, waiting for the next threat to try and sail it self at them.

  ˖· Akasma Sydin ⸺ .      Carrd ⇗.A thick Hannish accent immediately marks this Raen as a foreigner and that isn't the only thing setting her apart from the natives of Wansui. From the bone white scales that cover too much of her skin to the smell of herbs and chemicals always lingering upon this alchemist. There is certainly much to be curious about. She seems willing to lend a hand where potions or lotions are needed, but everything has a price.

  ˖· Shu Kazama ⸺ .     An out-of-province drifter, dreamflower chaser and geomancer, Shu's personal tale of victimization under the Garlean colonial regime resulted in a somnus addiction which saw him wash up destitute on the shores of Wansui and fall in debt to the Tin Dei Wui triad, with whom he now serves as an indentured worker, performing odd jobs around Wuchang Temple.

  ˖· Cho Seo-yun ⸺ .      Carrd ⇗.Hailing not from Bozja but the Ryakgyr Peninsula to the north, Seo-yun believes that her religious pilgrimage brought her to Wansui for a reason. Determined to help the citizenry align their hearts and minds to the heavens, she somehow came to the conclusion that the Tin Dei Wui hold similar goals. Thus her knives have been added to their ranks.

  ˖· Himawari Ogino ⸺ .      Carrd ⇗.Himawari is a former courtesan born with strange crystalline horns. Sold by her father at a young age, she was passed around from brothel to brothel until she wound up in Wansui, where she was involved in a game of deadly espionage between rival Triad gangs. Eventually she caught the eye of Sima, who rescued her from the treacherous floating world by marrying her.

  ˖· Bai Yuerong ⸺ .     Yuerong's life is your typical rags-to-riches story in the making- She dreams of the day her grueling courtesan work ends in favor of a new, glamorous career as a cabaret singer. She's got the voice for it, at least... And a slew of terrible habits like pickpocketing and petty thievery that seem determined to keep trouble close. Her entanglement with the made men of the triad may bring her the fame she dreams of, or lead her to ruin.

  ˖· Ran Meiren ⸺ .     Elegant. Mysterious. Dignified. Such words often accompany descriptions of the Jade Hairpin’s fiery beauty, Ran Meiren. In the shadowed corners of Wansui’s bustling port, whispers speak of a flame-haired broker whose secrets can be bought—for the right price or a proposition that piques her interest. But to find her is no simple feat, for her presence is as elusive as the tides, leaving only rumors in her wake.

  ˖· Silver Tip Lou ⸺ .      Carrd ⇗.Lou Yiksan was but an orphan from Namai, like many others, until swearing the thirty six oaths of the Tin Dei Wui sworn brotherhood. After tipping silver as a bribe for an officer, his life was never the same again. A foul mouthed bastard with a weakness for older women, a cowardly dog, but always loyal to the superiors that allow him to be cruel and tyrannical as much as he wants.

  ˖· Omako Mibu ⸺ .      Carrd ⇗.Omako Mibu is a proprietress of several pleasure establishments in the Rakuza district of Kugane who has entered into the Doman market under the auspices of the Tin Dei Wui Triad. With her family name holding deep roots in Kugane, she has recently expanded her enterprises of Wansui, where she has opened the 'Lily of the Other Shore' Smokeflower Lounge in partnership with the Tin Dei Wui Triad.

  ˖· Cang Jue ⸺ .      Carrd ⇗.Minister Cang of the Ministry of Works cuts an imposing figure among her peers. Jue returns to Othard as a bureacrat, having lived half her life as a Garlean conscript. Her own ambition pits her at the struggle between necessary sacrifice and earthly delights as her desire to improve the lives of the impoverished masses draws her headlong into Wansui's den of criminality.

  ˖· Harunobu Kurou ⸺ .      Carrd ⇗.The itinerant son of a formidable Hingan Lord, neither Harunobu's values nor social caste align with the low-down, drag-out gangsters of Wansui with whom he often finds himself fighting alongside. In spite of this, extenuating circumstances has made the young lord an ally to the Tin Dei Wui, despite their prejudices towards Hingan "eastern devils" and "bastard-samas."

  ˖· The Bund ⸺ .     
Malboro, Goblet, Ward 26, Plot 38.Straddling the banks of the Kwan Tei River, the Bund is the thrumming heart of Wansui. Consisting of roughly ten city blocks of dazzling luxury, it serves as an opulent playground for the moneyed and powerful. Feverishly alive from sunset to sunrise, the Bund features a dense concentration of luxurious brothels, cabarets, casinos, clubs, modistes, and gourmet Yanxian restaurants contained within its elegant rowhouses that combine art deco elegance with a unique oriental flare.

  ˖· Fu Waa Market ⸺ .     
Malboro, Goblet, Ward 26, Plot 38, Room #1A street market nestled into one of the side lanes of the Bund, known for its Kwan Tei Mee noodles, as well as goods and sundries such as fabrics and traditional herbal medicines. By night, Fu Waa transforms into a vibrant night market whose many vendors are all inextricably involved in the Triads' protection racket.

  ˖· Tin Dei Wui Society House ⸺ .     
Malboro, Mist, Ward 12, Subdivision Apt. #52.Located within a well furnished rowhouse on the Wansui Bund, the Society House of the Tian Di Hui Wansui Chapter serves as a communal lounge for the sworn brothers of the Heaven and Earth Benevolence Society.

  ˖· Red Skies Cabaret ⸺ .     
Malboro, Mist, Ward 12, Subdivision Apt. #52.A bawdy club in the heart of the Wansui Bund, featuring a variety of dance and music performances that blend the ancient traditions of eastern opera with the burlesque eroticism of the west.

  ˖· Little Shuyuan Schoolhouse ⸺ .     
Malboro, Mist, Ward 12, Subdivision Apt. #52.A humble little schoolhouse jammed into the congestion of the Wansui slums, this house of education was built on the initiative of Sima Qian, a dreamer with ambitions of lifting Wansui's impoverished and exploited children out of the hellish lives they endure.

  ˖· The Slums ⸺ .     
Zalera, Goblet, Ward 5, Plot 43.The hedonistic glamour of the Wansui Bund masks the crushing poverty that the vast majority of the city's inhabitants live in. The slums are a bleak rat's nest of alleyways where the vast majority of the where every tiny room holds a family of ten and where rows of night pots line the streets. Warehouses, sweatshops, unlicensed clinics, somnus dens, and illegal drug manufacturing plants make up the local character of this decaying urban hive from where Wansui's exploited labourer class is drawn.

  ˖· Wuchang Temple ⸺ .     
Zalera, Shirogane, Ward 15, Plot 5.Located in the center of the Wansui slums, Wuchang Temple is a place of contradiction. Tended to by the Mou twins, it honors Pak Tai, also known as Xuanwu, the God of the North and martial virtue. The temple provides for the community by offering daily meals, spiritual guidance, Tai Chi instruction, and more.

  ˖· Chin Woo Athletic Association ⸺ .     
Goblin, Goblet, Ward 16, Subdivision Apt. #34.A martial arts school associated with the Lady Tinhau Temple, the Chin Woo Athletic Association specializes in the fluid and circular style of Eight Trigrams Kung Fu. Many of the school's students are Triad soldiers.

  ˖· Tin Ho Gok Bathhouse ⸺ .     
Goblin, Goblet, Ward 16, Subdivision Apt. #34.Tin Ho Gok is a small bathhouse on the Wansui bund. Personal hygiene is important in such a hot and humid region. No one likes a stinky person, lah! In the Kwan Tei, even the gangsters bathe regularly.

  ˖· Hannish Wonders Pharmacy ⸺ .     
Mateus, Shirogane, Ward 8, Subdivision Apt. #32.A Thavnairian pharmacy where the knowledge of the Near East and Far East combine to produce all sorts of alchemical creations. The workers seem eager to fulfill your desire, and the owner claims that all your wishes can come true! Just be careful what you wish for...

  ˖· The Lily Teahouse⸺ .     
Zalera, Goblet, Ward 5, Plot 49.A house of high culture nestled into the Wansui Bund, the Lily Teahouse is among the most popular pillowhouses frequented by the Kwan Tei's moneyed elites. Dressed modestly in embroidered cheongsams, the flowergirls of the Lily are rigorously trained in the fine arts of music, poetry, calligraphy and courtly etiquette. Sex is but one service offered in this garden of pleasure, and the cultured Doman gentleman is expected to possess enough sophistication to appreciate the entire elevated experience.

  ˖· Lady Tinhau Temple ⸺ .     
Malboro, Mist, Ward 12, Plot 60.The largest temple in Wansui is dedicated to Matsu, an ancient Yanxian shamaness who achieved immortality and now reigns as Lady Tinhau- Empress of Heaven in the celestial realm. Other deities housed in this house of worship include Guan Gong, the martial god, and various tutelary deities.

  ˖· The Magistrate's Yamen ⸺ .     
Goblin, Goblet, Ward 16, Plot 34.Yamen is a large complex of government buildings swarming with officials from dawn to dusk, containing the personal residence and court of the Magistrate and the Bureaus of Justice, Revenue, Rites, and Works.

  ˖· The Plumshadow Boat ⸺ .     
Mateus, Mist, Ward 19, Plot 44, Room #2.One of dozens of luxurious pleasure barges floating upon the Kwan Tei river, this floating gentleman's club is staffed with sing-song girls trained to delight not only in the art of pillowing, but with poetry, song and dance.

  ˖· The Sima Estate ⸺ .     
Mateus, Mist, Plot 44, Ward 19.A tradition Yanxian courtyard mansion Lord Sima Qian and his wife, Lady Himawari. Designed according to Feng Shui principles , the estate is constructed according to traditional concepts of the five elements as well as the eight diagrams of divination.