001. bio

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:32:37 GMT

jiang meiju

basics ● supernatural ● history
extra ● soundtrack ● scenes ● connections ● ooc

basics
NAME: Jiang Meiju.
NICKNAME More often than not she is called by her surname Jiang, occasionally her first name is used. Only very rarely is she given any nickname, normally Mei but she has not been called that since her previous master died.
AGE AND DOB: 176; 23rd March 1843
CAREER: Servant to the Qiang family.
CURRENT RESIDENCE:
MARTIAL STATUS: Single.
SEXUALITY: Heterosexual.
HEIGHT: 5'5".
EYE / HAIR COLOUR: Brown / Black.
DISTINGUISHING MARKS: She has a tattoo on her left ankle in black ink, her mark of ownership, the Chinese characters for the family name of her owners, Qiang; 力量. Normally her skin is otherwise flawless, currently however she bears whip marks and other signs of the anger her master has, the punishments he has seen the need to inflict upon her.

supernatural
RACE: Demon; Reflection Manipulation.
ABILITIES

Reflection Manipulation: Meiju has the ability to control her own reflection on any surface. With a little bit of concentration, she can manipulate her reflection, to the degree that she can control it as though it was a separate entity. Her image can move from surface to surface, so long as it is in ‘sight’ of whatever her image is currently in. Size does not limit her power and she can just as easily move across the face of a penny, as she can across a giant pane of glass. It is possible for Meiju to move normally around while at the same time controlling her reflection, although this often leads to headaches and dizzy spells as she struggles to deal with the dual set of information her senses are attempting to process. The most striking aspect of times when she does this, is of course, the fact that she has no reflection while it is elsewhere.

Normally, her reflection has neither a voice nor is able to hear people, as is she is a living person physically separated from the rest of the world by the glass. With greater concentration, Meiju is able to all but project herself into her reflection, so she can fully hear and communicate. This has the effect of rendering her unconscious in her physical body, all of her energy and focus gone into the reflection. As with ether however, Meiju has only used her powers in a limited fashion and has neither been trained nor encouraged to use them, so she is unaware of the full scope of her powers, unaware that with focus and experience her power could potentially grow to the point where she can control the reflections of others.

ETHER: Yes; she is the flavor of chrysanthemum wine, slightly spicy and yet sweet at the same time, a refreshing light taste, which wakes up people when they first encounter her. At times it can be almost overpowering, a lashing of warmed wine against sensitive skin, the sudden rise in temperature and a sharp intake of breath. Meiju has had little experience with actually using the ether, being surrounded by human’s her whole life and never trained to use it, more involuntary flashes rather than anything deliberate.
SKILLS: The majority of Meiju’s skills are connected to her duties as a servant. She adapts easily and quickly, doing anything that they might require, able to read their whims without having to be told. She is well versed in cleaning, cooking, tea making, how to serve at parties, to be a graceful figure when needed. Whatever is required of Meiju, she will simply become. Thanks to her powers, she knows how to lip read rather well. One of the rare skills she has which is born out of personal desire is her dancing. Meiju loves to dance and is skilled in many styled, using it to relax wherever possible.
LIMITATIONS: Her loyalty to her master no matter how they treat her is certainly a weakness, a loyalty that could turn into blind devotion so easily, to the point where she would risk her life without thought. Her lack of knowledge with her own powers, with how the supernatural world works in general could easily be her downfall. She would not handle any type of so called freedom well, needing to belong to someone in order to feel whole.
WEAPONRY TRAINING: Almost none existence; she can turn her dancing skills into offensive hand to hand combat, but she has had no formal training in how to defend herself and no idea how to wield any kind of weapon.
GROUP: The Raidan.

history
FAMILY
   FATHER: Unknown.
   MOTHER: Unknown.
   SIBLING(S): None as far as she is aware.

● Meiju never knew her parents. Condemned to death for some crime against more powerful demons, the only mercy they were given was that her mother, already heavily pregnant was allowed to give birth before she was killed.
● The child was Meiju, the labor long and hard, but finally, in a small hut in the middle of nowhere, in Japan, in 1843, she was born.
● Her very existence posed something of a problem, even the demons that had ordered the execution of her parents unwilling to murder a baby less than a week old.
● Eventually, the choice was made to train her as a dutiful servant, Meiju raised in that manner.
● She never thought to challenge it, to fight against what she was becoming, Meiju having never known freedom in any sense.
● She became a model servant, perfectly trained, perfectly loyal, and apparently perfectly content.
● One her 18th birthday she was sold to the Qiang family, magically bound to the male line.
● At first she didn’t understand what that meant, didn’t realize that the Qiang’s were human and would age. Meiju barely understood what she was, beyond a shaky grasp of the ether and her powers to make sure she didn’t use them to embarrass her masters, she was not taught how to use them.
● The years passed, her first master slowly aging, while Meiju remained the same youthful looking woman she had always been. She was very fond of her first master, the man treating her kindly, making sure she was well looked after.
● His death devastated Meiju, numbly going through the motions as her service was passed down to his son.
● Again, she was forced to watch as her master aged, although this time Meiju kept an emotional distance from him, not as close as she had been with his father.
● It didn’t stop it hurting when he finally died, Meiju mourning him honestly.
● She was passed down the line in this manner, loyally serving each master for as long as he lived and mourning their passing.
● Eventually she came into the hands of Qiang Tai. A wise and kindly man, he was soft and gentle to her, took an interest in Meiju outside of her duties and saw to it that she was allowed personal items, that she could practice her dancing.
● He was as kind as her first master and she found herself responding to that, looking to him as more a father than anything else. Somehow he was different and so she became even more devoted to him than normal.
● His wife did not approve of the relationship between the two, unable to believe that it was as innocent as it seemed, convinced that they were having an affair.
● She poisoned the mind of his son against Meiju, to the extent that he believed every word, believed that she was the sole reason his parent’s were not happy together.
● Meiju dreaded the years as they passed, dreaded knowing what they meant, that Tai was getting older and older and so would die sooner or later.
● He always promised her that she would be taken care of, that he had ‘provided’ for her in his will, although she didn’t understand what he meant and didn’t like to ask, hating any conversation about his death.
● It rocked her when he did die, Meiju utterly devastated by the loss of Tai, grief which did nothing to help her protestations of innocence with her relationship to her master.
● At the death of Qiang Tai therefore she passed into the ownership of his son, Kun. Unknown to Meiju, Tai had left instructions in his will that she be freed upon his death.
● Kun however, refused to honor his father’s wishes, determined instead that she should suffer for what he believed she had done to his family.
● For first time in decades her bracelets were activated, magical bindings designed to cause pain and suffering, to punish.
● She was rendered mute by the spells, beaten daily by Kun, and subjected to every manner of torment and humiliation he could think of, from the physical to the mental, even going so far as deprive her clothes at days at a time.
● Despite it all, Meiju took it with a smile, without protest, never once struggling against it. In her mind, to fight, to rebel against his unjust actions would simply bring to light his actions, something which would reflect badly on the memory of Qiang Tai. If nothing else, she wished to protect his memory.
● Months continued in this fashion, Meiju only allowed to speak at parties when she was expected to work and delight those who came.
● In the end though, the mere sight of Meiju was too much for Kun to take, the constant reminders and he set out to sell her, determined that she should never have freedom and that he would make a profit off her.
● To this end he travelled all over the world, using his family’s contacts in both the human and supernatural world.
● Recently he’s received news that Las Vegas has become a hot bed of supernatural activity, Kun travelling there with Meiju in the hope of finding a demon or something similar to sell her too, Meiju having no idea that her time with the Qiang family is drawing to an end.

extra
● Very traditional, still refers to people in the Japanese style as opposed to the Western, with their last name first.
● Has been forced into being mute for the past six weeks since the death of Qiang Tai bar the occasional party his son throws.
● Likes to drink Plum Tea most of all.
● Considers honor to be the most important personality trait of all and is very driven by it, in herself or other people.
● Does not consider herself a ‘Pet’ or any other term, despite being bound in eternal servitude; it’s all she’s ever known and is in a way, contented with that.
● She wears a number of thin, dainty, silver colored bracelets on her wrists, each magically bound to her, to ensure her obedience and to be used as punishment.

soundtrack
♪ Fuel; Falls on Me.
♪ Ellie Goulding; The Writer.

connections

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ooc
PLAY BY: Zhang Ziyi.
PLAYER: Sethoz.

the shock breaks my disease

001. bio