Shang Fei, Scion of Shang

## Shang, Alchemists without peer

Tracing their roots back to the great Empire of Lung Wa, the Shang have always been renowned for their alchemical work, and, in more hushed tones, of their willingness to do almost anything to take their research to the next level. Of course, such alchemical work requires funds, and the source for said funds is not too far. the Shang provide parts of Tian Xia and the inner sea with a few, specific goods, that they are particularly adept at obtaining, and not even the rising ECV has been able to take over their niche market.

Of course, a family with such a long history has branched several times over the centuries, with the main house still residing in their ancestral holdings in what is now Lingshen, cadet branches in most of the successor states, and, since a mere century before Lung Wa's fall, a Cadet House in the City of Absalom, serving as their gateway into the Inner Sea Region, and thus, despire their relative youth, a status of relative importance. It is to this cadet branch that 24 years ago, 14 years before Rovagug's short lived breakout, Fei was born.

## Backstory

As a member of such a storied house, there were expectations of Fei from birth. She was the youngest, after all, and as such would be a valuable pawn to marry off and secure one alliance or another. Due to this, she wasn't really immersed in her family's craft, only absorbing some knowledge of alchemy from being around her older brothers and sisters, and instead was to focus more on etiquette and making a good name for herself. Fei, of course, never liked this, and because her parents were often busy with their work, she decided to become strong, remembering how once her parents had spoken about how some Azeriah's bulging muscles were not fit for a noble woman. Honestly, spite was as good a reason as any to become fit.

In her pursuit of improvement, she always sought to push herself farther and farther, to become truly strong. It was during one of these training sessions that she truly got a head start. During one of her sessions of side hops, she noticed small shards of something white flying off whenever she jumped particularly hard. Trying to force this, she saw that they seemed to be coming from the bottom of her feet, yet her boots were intact. Doing it again and again, the further she leaped, the bigger the shards seemed to grow, propelling her further and further. After slowing down, she saw that the shards were made of bones. She was, of course, absolutely terrified when she figured this out, because losing your bones from training was not something she had planned on. Again, she's not the smartest. Nevertheless, after making sure all her bones were in the right place, she went right back to experimenting. By the end of the day, she'd managed to figure out just *how* to jump further, even if the miniature bone explosion was *strange* to say the least. Nevertheless, she had more brawn than sense, and in a few years time, she'd...taken steps in directions she never would have thought of before. In all honesty, when thinking of weapons, most people would not think growing a bone spear from one's leg as very natural, but with corpokinesis, you don't really need to care.

Now, she could do one thing, but what else could she do with this? Well, if her family had taught her one thing, was the value of experimentation, so, in the name of figuring out exactly how far these abilities of hers could go, she would venture out, and draw every last one of them out.

## Appearance

Fei, in all aspects, looks solid. From her above average height, to her toned muscles, to her steady gaze. More specific details, however, may change wildly especially once she finds that her talent with modifying her body does not just extend to bones alone. Nevertheless, for now she looks Tian. Tian-Shu, to be exact, with almond shaped eyes, and dark, straight hair, often pulled up into buns.

## Personality

Eager to make her own way in the world, Fei is generally rather carefree, and, after all the training she's done, Fei's become a bit of a musclehead, always taking time from her day to train, and even making many decisions based on how much they'd cut into her training. She's dedicated, that much's certain. In most other aspects, she's mostly easygoing, and she's eager to meet others who can do things similar to her, not yet really aware that most corpokineticists aren't the nicest. It's not her fault, she's not the most scholarly type, after all, so knowing that her own family has been accused of being unethical experimenters in the past, she wouldn't give much thought to these accusations anyways.