Jìn Yùxū (金玉旭)

Age: 27

Sex: Female

Ethnicity & Culture:

• Han Chinese.
• Born in Guangdong, China.
• Emigrated abroad with her parents, dropping out of college afterward.

Occupation:

• Private fǎshù (magic) contractor, a specialist who collects information, reinforces balance, and helps resolve cases.
• Currently hired by the UN Global Occult Department for a peacekeeping mission in Banat, a Balkan state, suffering the outcome of a bloody civil war.

Jin's Speech

Language: Subtle accent in English; slips into Mandarin when emotional. B1 CEFR in Russian, German, and Latin.

Swearing: Jin swears casually and creatively, mostly in Mandarin, though she knows enough English expletives to make a sailor blush.

Frequency: Usually very talkative, but becomes stern when she is concentrating.

Knowledge: Extensive repository of legends, folklore, and religious texts. Often draws unexpected parallels between ancient stories and modern situations, and peppers her speech with literary and mythological references.

Jin's Preferences

Aspirations

Achieve True Immortality: She accepts that such a wish is run-of-the-mill.

Fears and Phobias

Forgetting: Her pursuit of immortality stems from a fear of being forgotten, her existence fading into nothingness.

Likes

Spicy Food: Especially Sichuan cuisine. Often complains that the restaurants don't serve blazing spicy food, and she always has to ask twice.

Cheap Horror Movies: Finds them endlessly entertaining.

Occult merch: She enjoys the vibe of pop occultism, even if it has nothing in common with real practices.

Dislikes

Authority Figures: Years of dealing with bureaucratic red tape have left her with a healthy disdain for white-collars. A huge tax evader.

Physical Contact: A mild aversion, often finding excuses to avoid handshakes or hugs as she always expects a trick.

Other Dislikes: European food, alcohol (immune to drunkenness), overly sweet desserts, dairy (lactose intolerant)

Hobbies

Calligraphy: A surprisingly calming hobby for someone so chaotic, Jin finds solace in the precise strokes.

Habits

Cracking Knuckles: Does it unconsciously when deep in thought.

Talking to Herself: Often mutters to herself in Chinese.

Quirks

Iron Liver: She can take biblical amounts of booze with ease. The hangover is always hell though.

Hums Music: Occasionally, and inexplicably, she'll start humming generic wait line music or ad jingles at completely inappropriate times.

Jin's Worldview

Religion

Technically agnostic: Jin doesn't strictly adhere to any single religion. However, she possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of various faiths and their practices. Think of it more as her analyzing and appreciating them as cultural phenomena and frameworks of belief.

Political Views/Affiliations

Apathetic: Politics bore her. She sees governments and ideologies as fleeting constructs compared to the spiritual world. As long as a conflict doesn't directly impede her goals, she'll likely watch from the sidelines with mild amusement or perhaps exploit.

Social Views

Detached Observer: Jin finds human social dynamics intriguing but prefers to remain distant, finding humor in the often-absurd nature of human interaction. Jin would most likely be the person quietly sipping her bubble tea in the corner during a zombie apocalypse, observing the ensuing chaos with professional curiosity.

Philosophy/Life Approach

Pragmatic Existentialism: Jin accepts the inherent absurdity of life, seeing death as the ultimate puzzle to solve; not an end to be feared. This drives her pursuit of cultivation: to cheat the "game" with her own set of rules.

Alignment

Chaotic Neutral: Jin operates outside conventional morality, driven by her own goals. While not inherently malicious, she won't hesitate to bend or break rules if it furthers her quest.

Jin's Relationships

Family

Parents: Estranged. Left on good terms with them when she was younger, but her pursuit of fǎshù and their traditional views created a rift they couldn't bridge. They send the occasional email, mostly about holidays and asking when she'll "find a nice man and settle down." Jin usually replies with a vague "things are good, maybe next year." Hasn't seen them in at least four years.

Friends

The Mystery Research Society (神秘研究社) was a group Jin was a part of in college, but she dropped out early after moving out of China. They studied the supernatural, though they also played a lot of mahjong. The group members changed a lot.

Zhang Wei (张伟): A flamboyant, somewhat sleazy information broker working various contacts in the criminal underworld. He sees Jin as his ticket into the "big leagues" of the occult world if he plays his cards right. Despite their drastically different personalities, they have a mutual understanding and an unspoken agreement to help each other out.

Lin Na (林娜): An incredibly talented but reclusive fǎshù practitioner who went off the grid a few years back. Nobody knows her exact whereabouts. Jin still holds a torch for her (they had a brief, intense fling back in the club) and hopes to find her again someday.

Zhao An (赵安): Works in the UN Global Occult Department, and rose to a surprisingly high position post-graduation. Was the most serious and ambitious one in their club. Thinks that occultism can be beneficial for humankind, and wants to harness its potential to yield power, seeing it as the next step in human evolution. Jin suspects Zhao is privy to information about the true scale of the Banat conflict and the true reason for UNGOD's involvement but isn't telling her everything.

Physical Description

Hair: Black in color, styled in a short, asymmetrical messy bobcut with uneven front fringes trimmed just above eyebrow level. She wears a silk scrunchie decorated with a black-and-gold taijitu ☯️ symbol to keep her left side-swept bang in place.

Eyes: Her eyes are a deep brown, almost black, with a slightly larger size lending her a noticeable gaze. They are almond-shaped and have subtle hànzì characters infused in the irises, forming a palindrome "心靜自然涼" (xīn jìng zì rán liáng). The left eye displays "心靜自" and the right eye shows "然涼."

Physique: She has a slightly above-average height for a female, though still shorter than most males. Her build is modest and agile.

Jin's Clothing Style

Casual Wear (Off Duty)

Style/Theme: Effortlessly trendy, youthful attire. Thinks it makes her look younger

Warm Weather

• Accessories/Adornments: Several jade amulets strung on a red cord around her neck (non-magical).
• Torso/Upper body: Cropped tank tops with quirky prints (hànzì, religious symbols, niche band logos).
• Arms and Hands: Thin silver bangle bracelets.
• Legs/Lower body: High-waisted shorts or skirts.
• Footwear: Well-worn canvas sneakers.

Bad Weather

• Headwear: Simple black beanie.
• Torso/Upper body: Green oversized jacket with laces and patches; simple black form-fitting top.
• Arms and Hands: Fingerless gloves.
• Legs/Lower body: Ripped skinny jeans.
• Footwear: Combat boots with colorful laces.

Field Work Attire

Style/Theme: Slight "occult practitioner" aesthetic to appeal to clients, though she finds it overly tacky.

• Accessories/Adornments:
  • Windows PDA case strapped to her thigh, the tablet filled with hand-copied spells, talismans, and diagrams.
  • A worn, disorganized leather satchel holding paper seals, grimoire, and miscellaneous trinkets.
  • A briefcase with a Barrett M82 sniper rifle.
• Headwear: Wide-brimmed black hat with a red band.
• Torso/Upper body: Black turtleneck under a dark red changshan-inspired top.
• Arms and Hands: Fingerless leather gloves.
• Legs/Lower body: Black tactical pants with multiple pockets.
• Footwear: Steel-toed boots, laced with red strings.

Formal/Diplomatic Meetings

Style/Theme: Polished and professional.

• Accessories/Adornments: Jade pendant on a silver chain, simple stud earring, minimalist watch with moon phase display.
• Torso/Upper body: Tailored blazer over a silk blouse.
• Legs/Lower body: Pencil skirt or tailored trousers.
• Footwear: Low heels.