Characters created by Louanne Learning
Name: Rennie Macpherson
Male or female? Male
Age: 38
Chinese, British, American or French? British (originally from Scotland)
Physical appearance:
Rennie is over six feet tall and has a toned, muscular build. A well-made man, he has long, dark hair, chiseled features and a discerning eye. Discerning, that is, unless he is rolling those eyes at the absurdity of this existence. Hard years have given him somewhat of a world-weary look. He tends to dress in leathers.
Backstory:
Rennie was born in the Scottish Highlands, but the clearances had his father taking them to Manchester, England, in 1830, where they settled. Taunted by the English boys, Rennie learned to fight at a young age. At the age of eighteen, he enlisted in the British army. Eventually shipped out, he fought in the First Opium War in China. At war’s end, in 1842, he deserted and stayed in China and has been there ever since.
Rennie avoids relationships. He earns his coin as a private for-hire assassin.
Personality:
Rennie can be impatient and rude. He has no tolerance for flighty ideals. He’s a get-in-and-get-out kind of guy. He doesn’t want to reflect on where he’s been, only concentrate on the demand of the hour.
Other information:
Rennie takes nothing seriously. Life is just a dog-eat-dog game.
His most loyal companion is his aether-pressured repeater rifle, which he named Daisy, a marvel of brass and iron craftsmanship nearly four feet long, with an engraved, burnished mahogany stock.
Name: Daiyu Chen
Male or female: Female
Age: 25
Chinese, British, American or French? Chinese
Physical appearance:
Daiyu is beautiful, with silky dark hair and big, brown eyes. She’s medium height, but on the thin side. Food is just not important to her. Neither is her appearance. Taught to rebel, she tends to dress like a boy, in loose-fitting robe and trousers.
Backstory:
Daiyu’s parents (Mei and Hao) belong to the Fādá class (the Developed People). Hao is a Daoist philosophy professor who greatly admires his wife’s quick mind, and thinks it unjust that society frowns on higher education for females. He’s always been determined that his four daughters would receive a good education. He’s tutored them and Daiyu was taught to question everything.
Daiyu earns money by publishing her poetry and short stories under the male name Muchen Zhou.
Personality:
Daiyu tends to the serious side, though she has got expressive eyes. She’s curious and hungry to learn. She loves a good joke, but it must be logical. Not much makes her angry, but assaults on the truth and disloyalty do. She sometimes gets so caught up in her own pursuits, she neglects the people around her.
Other information:
Daiyu is bookish, but not street smart, having been raised in a sheltered environment. She is somewhat naïve, and believes wholeheartedly in goodness. Despite this, she is somewhat of a snob towards the Elemental People and Foreigners.
Name: Rennie Macpherson
Male or female? Male
Age: 38
Chinese, British, American or French? British (originally from Scotland)
Physical appearance:
Rennie is over six feet tall and has a toned, muscular build. A well-made man, he has long, dark hair, chiseled features and a discerning eye. Discerning, that is, unless he is rolling those eyes at the absurdity of this existence. Hard years have given him somewhat of a world-weary look. He tends to dress in leathers.
Backstory:
Rennie was born in the Scottish Highlands, but the clearances had his father taking them to Manchester, England, in 1830, where they settled. Taunted by the English boys, Rennie learned to fight at a young age. At the age of eighteen, he enlisted in the British army. Eventually shipped out, he fought in the First Opium War in China. At war’s end, in 1842, he deserted and stayed in China and has been there ever since.
Rennie avoids relationships. He earns his coin as a private for-hire assassin.
Personality:
Rennie can be impatient and rude. He has no tolerance for flighty ideals. He’s a get-in-and-get-out kind of guy. He doesn’t want to reflect on where he’s been, only concentrate on the demand of the hour.
Other information:
Rennie takes nothing seriously. Life is just a dog-eat-dog game.
His most loyal companion is his aether-pressured repeater rifle, which he named Daisy, a marvel of brass and iron craftsmanship nearly four feet long, with an engraved, burnished mahogany stock.
Name: Daiyu Chen
Male or female: Female
Age: 25
Chinese, British, American or French? Chinese
Physical appearance:
Daiyu is beautiful, with silky dark hair and big, brown eyes. She’s medium height, but on the thin side. Food is just not important to her. Neither is her appearance. Taught to rebel, she tends to dress like a boy, in loose-fitting robe and trousers.
Backstory:
Daiyu’s parents (Mei and Hao) belong to the Fādá class (the Developed People). Hao is a Daoist philosophy professor who greatly admires his wife’s quick mind, and thinks it unjust that society frowns on higher education for females. He’s always been determined that his four daughters would receive a good education. He’s tutored them and Daiyu was taught to question everything.
Daiyu earns money by publishing her poetry and short stories under the male name Muchen Zhou.
Personality:
Daiyu tends to the serious side, though she has got expressive eyes. She’s curious and hungry to learn. She loves a good joke, but it must be logical. Not much makes her angry, but assaults on the truth and disloyalty do. She sometimes gets so caught up in her own pursuits, she neglects the people around her.
Other information:
Daiyu is bookish, but not street smart, having been raised in a sheltered environment. She is somewhat naïve, and believes wholeheartedly in goodness. Despite this, she is somewhat of a snob towards the Elemental People and Foreigners.
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