Guide of the undersea world
In the official profile, Lan Po charts safe routes shared by humans and the sea folk, pointing the way for ships and creatures alike.
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Lan Po · Deep Sea Navigator
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At a glance
- Role
- Deep Sea Navigator
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Form
- Humanoid (finned ears)
- Art style
- Japanese-style illustration
- Main colours
- Deep-sea blue, silver, clear
- Home scene
- The deep sea among drifting jellyfish
Appearance
Short navy-black hair swept back, translucent fin-shaped ears and faint lines along the side of the neck, grey-blue eyes and a calm, restrained expression, with a brass compass held up in one hand.
Signature outfit
A fitted navy stand-collar coat and trousers, curved silver pauldrons and silver bracers, a golden chain wound at the waist with a second compass hanging from it, a long translucent cape textured like a jellyfish and full of bubbles, and silver-edged boots.
Where you will find them
The deep sea. Glowing jellyfish and tiny bubbles drift all around, faint light filters down from the surface, a ring of golden star-chart lines glows underfoot, and sunken buildings are dimly visible in the distance.
Personality and what makes them interesting
Almost rigidly cautious
Lan Po knows the deep is both magnificent and merciless, and stays almost rigidly alert to hidden dangers, never taking reckless risks.
A guardian between civilisations
On routes used by both humans and sea folk, Lan Po's records and judgement are the foundation of coexistence.
Characters that pair well
Suggested pairing: a human captain who wants a shortcut
The captain thinks Lan Po's routes are too roundabout and insists on crossing an uncharted stretch of sea.
Suggested pairing: a young sea-folk traveller who has never left home
The youngster is hungry for the wider world, and the first thing Lan Po teaches is to look before swimming.
Story hooks
The vanished stretch of route
A possible opening: Lan Po discovers that one stretch of a hand-drawn route has disappeared overnight from every copy of the chart.
Compasses pointing elsewhere
Both compasses swing toward the same wrong direction, straight at a legendary forbidden zone.
The jellyfish migration
The glowing jellyfish suddenly change their migration path, and Lan Po realises something in the deep is shifting.
Character card FAQ
What kind of story suits Lan Po?
Deep-sea fantasy, stories of coexistence between peoples and adventures centred on exploration and mapping.
Which details matter when drawing Lan Po?
Swept-back navy hair, translucent fin-shaped ears, silver pauldrons and bracers, the golden chain and compass at the waist, and the jellyfish-like translucent cape.
Is Lan Po human or sea folk?
The official summary does not say directly, though the portrait shows fin-shaped ears. This page leaves it open, so creators can decide.
