Hands that make ruin whole
In the official profile, Su Jin can restore crumbling pages of ancient books so well that the repairs are almost invisible.
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Su Jin · Court Book Restorer
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At a glance
- Role
- Court Book Restorer
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Gender
- Female
- Form
- Human
- Art style
- Japanese-style illustration
- Main colours
- Deep navy, beige, warm wood
- Home scene
- A palace restoration room full of old books
Appearance
Slightly wavy black hair gathered into a low bun with a wooden hairpin, a few loose strands by the ears, eyes curved in a friendly smile as she looks up out of the frame.
Signature outfit
A deep navy cross-collared jacket with white inner cuffs showing, a beige apron tied at the waist, segmented golden finger guards on her fingers and a small wooden pot hanging at her side.
Where you will find them
A restoration room piled with books. Su Jin presses both hands on a wooden frame holding a worn page under repair, with a bowl of paste and a brush beside it; shelves of thread-bound books fill the room behind her, and white blossoms stand by a sunlit window.
Personality and what makes them interesting
Alert to every alteration
She is not just a restorer but a guardian of history, acutely sensitive to any tampering in the records.
Holding true amid power
Books at court are often tangled up with power, and her insistence on restoring the original text is itself a source of conflict.
Characters that pair well
Suggested pairing: a young historian ordered to "revise" the records
He arrives with instructions from above, and Su Jin spots the fresh ink on the page at a glance.
Suggested pairing: a collector who just wants old books to look beautiful
The collector wants beauty and Su Jin wants truth, and they understand restoration in completely different ways.
Story hooks
A line scraped away
A possible opening: while mending a fragment, Su Jin notices that one line was once carefully scraped off and rewritten.
A book delivered at night
Late one night, someone leaves a half-burned book in the restoration room with a single instruction: have it done by dawn.
Beneath the finger guards
Su Jin never takes off her finger guards, and the palace has several rumours about why.
Character card FAQ
What kind of story suits Su Jin?
Palace historical drama, historical mysteries and artisan stories, or an anthology built around one ancient book per chapter.
Which details matter when drawing Su Jin?
Wavy black hair in a low bun with a wooden pin, the navy jacket and beige apron, the golden finger guards, and the page in its frame beside the paste bowl.
Which books does Su Jin restore?
The official profile only mentions court books and histories, without specific titles. Creators can choose freely, though we suggest keeping her watchfulness against tampering.
