Recording the forest's seasons
In the official profile, Lu Sheng uses her sheng to record the migrations and rhythms of life in the forest, turning her music into an epic of passing time.
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Character profile
Lu Sheng · Forest Musician
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At a glance
- Role
- Forest Musician
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Gender
- Female
- Form
- Human
- Art style
- Japanese-style illustration
- Main colours
- Dark green, off-white, chestnut
- Home scene
- A mossy boulder deep in the forest
Appearance
Chestnut-brown hair in a thick braid over one shoulder tied with a green bow, green eyes and a gentle face, lips to the instrument as she plays with a quiet expression.
Signature outfit
A long off-white dress embroidered with pale green leaves along the skirt and finished with a ruffled hem, a short dark green hooded cape, a brown leather corset belt with beaded tassels, grey-green socks and brown lace-up ankle boots.
Where you will find them
A moss-covered boulder deep in the forest, surrounded by ferns, red berries and tall trunks. Sunlight dapples through the leaves, and pale green ribbons of light and drifting leaves swirl through the air like notes.
Personality and what makes them interesting
A sprite's name, an ordinary human
The profile makes a point of saying that although her name sounds like a woodland sprite, she is an ordinary human, which makes her bond with nature all the more precious.
In conversation with every creature
Her music seems able to speak with birds, beasts and insects and guide them through the seasons, ideal for quiet, healing fantasy.
Characters that pair well
Suggested pairing: a real woodland sprite
The sprite assumes Lu Sheng is one of their kind, and is only more curious on learning she is human.
Suggested pairing: a surveyor from a logging crew
With a single tune, Lu Sheng shows him which lives are migrating through this forest right now.
Story hooks
The birds that didn't return
A possible opening: Lu Sheng plays the tune that welcomes the migrating birds, but the sky stays silent, so she sets out to find where they went.
An echo she doesn't recognise
Someone deep in the woods answers her with the same melody, one she has never taught anyone.
The hundredth song
The hundredth piece she writes for the forest is about the day she first walked into it.
Character card FAQ
What kind of story suits Lu Sheng?
Nature fantasy, healing slice-of-life and gentle adventures about people living alongside nature.
Which details matter when drawing Lu Sheng?
The thick chestnut braid with a green bow, the off-white leaf-embroidered dress, the short dark green cape, the brown leather belt and the tubular instrument in her hands.
Can Lu Sheng use magic?
The profile stresses that she is an ordinary human whose music only seems to speak with living things. Whether it becomes real magic is up to the creator, and ambiguity works well too.
