Vanya Mei

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"*Besides, everyone needs someone to take care of themselves from time to time. No shame in that.*"
―Vanya tending to Mingtao's wounds after a spar

## Characteristics

### Likes

* Flowers
* Reading
* Drawing
* Helping others

### Dislikes

* Cold temperatures
* Being lonely
* Being made fun of
* Pointless violence

### Abilities

* Swordsmanship
* Flight
* Agility
* Enhanced sense of smell
* Multilingual

## Relationships

### Family

* Yile Weng (翁苡樂-Wēng yǐ lè)

**Grandparents (Maternal):** * Zimu Hua (华自牧-Huá zì mù)
* Chunxiu Ling (凌春秀-Líng chūn xiù)

**Parents:** * Zhihong Mei (玫智閎-Méi zhì hóng)
* Qianyu Hua (华倩妤-Huá qiàn yú)

### Friends

**Closest Friend**
Esmerelda Rembert
**Friends**
Tovia Weston
Ming Tao

### Enemies

* Jingpeng Bao (包菁蓬-Bāo jīng péng)
* Yanxi Li (黎妍汐-Lí yán xī)
* Mammon Cozbi
* Owen Fogo

### Others

**Acquaintances**
Priya Kolohe
Ophir Fayer
Jacob Addis
Caligo Diruyo
Adira Ekon
Marnina Astraea

## Other

### First appearance

TRP: 10/3/2023--H-Hello?

**Vanya Hua Mei** is a twenty-one year old girl that happened upon Taraxacum during her travels on Earth. She quickly befriended a few of the residents, and now can't imagine life anywhere else. She's a currently a minor character but is slowly becoming more and more prominent within lore.

## Appearance

Vanya has a fair complexion with a soft, oval face. Curly, light blond hair flows down to her back, which provides a nice contrast to her light green eyes. As any normal Kimana, she has two pairs of wings. Though unlike one might suspect, they're rather dull. Varying shades of brown and gray swirl together, forming a unique pattern on each of her four wings. And underneath her thick hair are two antennas. Vanya is ashamed of these butterfly-esque features--especially her dull, mismatched wings. As such, she prefers wearing oversized, neutral-colored clothing, as it allows her to hide her wings from view. Often, she wears flowers either in her hair or pockets, but she'll even simply clutch them in her hand.

## Personality

Vanya initially comes off as a bit shy and reserved, but it doesn't take long for her to open up. Often, she projects a happy and curious personality, which is partially how she befriended so many residents so quickly. Vanya cares deeply about others, whether stranger or friend; however she fears that love never being returned to her. While this may make her sound like an enneagram two, she's actually a four because ultimately this caretaker-personality is one of her ways of trying to figure out where she belongs in the world. She finds it easy to empathize with others, and is always willing to help them in anyway she can.

Always feeling like a bit of an outsider, she tends to keep to herself. She struggles with self-body image, as often she was bullied for her appearance (most notably her wings). Though should the bullying ever become too bad, she wasn't afraid to stand and fight. This would often get her in trouble with her parents, who had high expectations for her. Thus, she has a perfectionistic side to her, though she tends to only hold these high standards to herself.

## Biography

Vanya lived in the small town of Xiaoyan (曉妍-Xiǎoyán) with her parents and both sets of grandparents. Initially, she thought nothing much of her wings. Though once she started school, she noticed the way people stared at them, they way people left not-so-quiet snide remarks. As someone who wanted to make friends, she found this task now nearly impossible. Thus, from a young age she felt isolated from her peers.

As the years went by, the remarks didn't stop. If anything, they became more aggressive. When she was eleven, a group of bullies began poking at her wings, which are a very sensitive area. Vanya lashed out at the group and landed them all a trip to the principal's office. She argued her case, and ultimately everyone was given detention for the week. But this did little to discourage future bullies. Eventually, some were able to convince the adults that Vanya was in the wrong, and she began taking the brute of the consequences. Or worse, simply nothing would be done and she'd be brushed off with "Children will be children." Her parents (especially her father) scolded her for causing such disturbances and said she couldn't be so sensitive to such mean remarks. Vanya learned to stop bringing it up, and often hid away in her room after school with a good book. She wrote and listened to music, savoring her quiet time. But at the same time, she couldn't help but feel lonely and isolated from the rest of the world.

When she was twenty, she moved out of her parents home and set off for a new land to start anew. She decided to go to Earth as it seemed relatively peaceful, and she knew the goddess that ruled there wasn't terribly strict or meddlesome. She spent some time traveling around, but she soon found herself at not only a language barrier, but also a cultural one. Some were too impatient to try to understand what she was saying, while others simply ignored her.

At one village in particular, she had been caught in a bad storm. Once it'd passed, she went into the surrounding forests to dry her wings. Little did she know that was where the lumberjacks went to gather wood. The residents were startled at her wings and drove her out because of fear. Since then, she's been very cautious about keeping her wings out. She heavily considered cutting them off entirely, but ultimately decided against it.

Shortly after, she stumbled upon the small village of Taraxacum where she was warmly welcomed. She currently resides there and hopes to for a long time.

## Abilities

* **Swordsmanship** - Vanya has been learning how to use a katana since she was extremely young, leading to her being extremely skilled with it.
* **Flight** - Using a pair of butterfly wings on her back, she's able to cross long distances fairly quickly.
* **Agility** - Vanya's reaction time is extremely quick, she is also able to move much swifter than a normal human.
* **Enhanced Sense of Smell**
* **Multilingual** - Vanya is fluent in Chinese and proficient in English, which she has been learning for 2 years

## Triva

### Personality (Extra)

* **DND Alignment:** Neutral Good
* **Enneagram:** 4w3
* **MBTI**: INFJ-T

### Fun Facts

* Height: 5'3"
* Almost always carries a flower with her, the favorite being white roses. She does this because the smell of flowers calms her.
* Has difficulty pronouncing English words with the sounds "r," "v," and "th."
* Gained the English name "Vanya" by accident when introducing herself as "Fanya," as whom she was addressing misunderstood her. She adopted the name Vanya shortly after that as she thought it'd help her seem less foreign.

### Other

* Playlist
* Pinterest Board
* Minecraft skin (coming soon)