Chinese
Li Yunyan

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Li Yunyan was born into nobility—a world of fine silks, measured steps, and silenced opinions. Her life was a dance of appearances. Behind her poised smile and graceful mannerisms was a girl quietly observing the way power moved—not through brute strength, but through presence, precision, and control. While others mastered swords or loud styles of warfare, Yunyan chose elegance. She trained in private, shaping her own martial art using the tools of her station: her long black gloves, her heeled boots, and her intoxicating confidence.
Dismissed as ornamental by her elders, she honed her techniques in secret, refining every motion into something beautiful—and dangerous. When the day came that a corrupt noble raised a hand to strike one of her servants, Yunyan responded first: one flowing slap echoed across the marble hall. That was her unveiling. Her house exiled her for disgrace, but she walked away with her chin high and her gloves tighter than ever.
Now in Danomela, Yunyan has claimed the Southern Regions as her new home—refined, orderly, and full of secrets. She flirts with charm, disciplines with grace, and moves like a silk thread in the wind. To men she favors, she is teasing and seductive. To allies, she is strict but fair, demanding excellence. To children, she is warm and gentle, her gloved hand resting softly on their heads like a protective veil.
Her fighting style is built on four refined techniques:
Lady’s Gloved Flowing Slaps are a chain of swift, graceful strikes delivered with her long gloves, used to disorient or humiliate.
Lady’s Boot Kick is a precise, stylish kick from her heeled boots, knocking opponents down with elegance.
Lady’s Heavy Fist Strikes show her serious side—calculated, powerful punches when she no longer tolerates foolishness.
And Silken Wine Serpent Palm is her deceptive, drunken-style art—mimicking intoxication to confuse and disable enemies with charm and unpredictability.