Shenhe

She has fair skin, long hair that transitions from silvery white at the roots to inky black at the ends, and pale, iridescent eyes with white pupils. Her nails are painted with light blue nail polish. Her outfit is a notable feature, incorporating a splash-ink color palette with red string embellishments, including a red bow in her hair, red Chinese knot earrings, and a red buckle at her waist. Originally part of the Tianheng Thaumaturges clan of exorcists, Shenhe originally had a happy life as a child until around the age of six, when her maddened father attempted to sacrifice her to a malevolent god in order to bring back his wife. While Shenhe managed to defeat the remnants of the god herself, the incident scarred her for life, giving her homicidal tendencies and causing her to believe herself to be a "cursed" child. Despite the adepti's attempts to contain her tendencies, they have only done so by binding her soul with Red Ropes, which suppress her emotions and cause her to have an indifferent personality. She would live under Cloud Retainer's care for over ten years.[2] Even with the red ropes suppressing her homicidal tendencies, Shenhe often contemplates the most violent means to eliminate others and is almost always easy to anger, obliterating her surroundings whenever her emotions get the best of her.[3] She throws hostile looks at Xingqiu, believing him to be threatening others.[4] Despite this, Shenhe ultimately wishes to fit in human society and places great trust in the Traveler.[5][6] She prefers speaking with a small number of people at a time. As a result of living with the adepti, many humans have mistaken her to be one herself and worthy of worship, something which deeply troubles her despite stating that she is just an adepti's disciple. She enjoys sampling small quantities of foods in a manner similar to Albedo. Due to having a limited diet in the mountains, Shenhe is used to eating plenty of herbs despite clearly despising their taste. After moving to Liyue Harbor, one of the aspects she cherishes of civilization is having a wide variety of food to choose from.