Long Miao Mu Clan

The **Long Miao Mu Clan** (龍廟畝氏, *Lóng Miào Mǔ Shì*) is a cultivation clan based in the Dragon Lands of Long Miao, a residence on a remote mountain far outside the reaches of the confines and territories of many of the cultivation lands. The current leader is Mu Yihan.

## Uniform

The clan uniform is not constrained to one singular uniform, rather what a disciple may wear all depends on the level of cultivation that they possess or they may chose to wear a uniform that makes their tie to the clan clear. It is well known that many disciples chose to forge the conformity of the sect's uniform and adorn light dark blue armor, a lion head belt, wrist guards and clothing trimmed in sparkling silver, to repersent and pay homage to the Azure Dragon God (**Blue Dragon God**) that is worshipped by the clan's members. Notably, most disciples chose to utilize these clothing choices and as such, are dressed quite similarily to the guest disciples, associates and non-blood related disciples.

Those related directly to the ruling bloodline of the clan utilize light sea-blue armor, a dragon head belt, wrist guards and clothing trimmed in sparkling warm golden yellow, resembling a golden-reddish sun in terms of color. As they are from the main bloodline, they are permitted to wear hair crowns with the Long Miao Mu Clan's official dragon motif engraved into the enchanted metal.

Guest disciples, associates and non-blood related disciples wear light dark blue armor, a lion head belt, wrist guards and clothing trimmed in sparkling silver with the symbol of their actual respective clans woven into the wrist guard armor.

## History

The Long Miao Mu Clan was founded by Mu Yanli, the eldest daughter of the Jade Emperor of the Imperial Jade Court and his human consort Miao Qiutong as their only child and future heiress apparent. Not wanting such a destiny, Yanli abdicated the throne and descended to the mortal realm in a human-like form and founded the Long Miao Mu Clan after marrying rogue cultivator Jiang Xi, distant cousin of another rogue cultivator **Jiang Chi** (江迟, *Jiāng Chí*) who founded the Yunmeng Jiang Clan sometimes after the marriage of Mu Yanli and Jiang Xi. It's disciples are known for their coldness, serene temperments, and superhuman tempermature tolerance.

### Lead-up and Sunshot Campaign

The Long Miao Mu Clan is so removed from much of the inter-fighting and chaos (due to the isolated location of their abode) that precedes the events leading up to the Sunshot Campaign; thus they are left unaware of the upcoming war until they are brutally attacked by the Qishan Wen Clan, leading to a massive loss of lives and the murders of Mu Yihan's parents as well as the ascension of Mu Yihan as the current leader. Responding to the cry of help from one of their allies, the Shi, Ye, Song, and Mo Clans storm the Dragon Lands of Long Miao in a planned siege, murdering the Wen soldiers and retaking back the abode of the Long Miao Mu Clan. With the fufillment of this siege, the Long Miao Mu Clan is restored to their rightful position and the ascension ceremony of Mu Yihan takes place.

### First Siege of the Burial Mounds

In support of the ties between their founders, the Long Miao Mu and the Yunmeng Jiang unite for the siege against Wei Wuxian, while Mu Yihan is hesitant to agree to the siege (mostly due to her belief in Wei Wuxian's innocence) though eventually agrees in order to save face amongst her clan's elders. This ends in the death of Wei Wuxian with Mu Yihan immediately retreating into seclusion afterwards and forcing her clan's elders to rule the clan in her place.

## Practices

* The unique sword style taught in the Long Miao Mu, combines many traditional dancing and acrobatic techniques, forming an style described as "elegant, flowing"; as a result of this sword style, the members of the Long Miao Mu are uniquely and stratigically utilized to swiftly manuver over tough or dangerous terrain with ease.
* Like the Gusu Lan, their food is medicinal in taste and purpose as the medicinal qualities embedded into the food allow the harnessing of raw qi from the world around them.
* The sword charms are sacred objects to members of the Long Miao Mu, serving a ceremonial, personal, and community importance to it's user. They also follow the idea of a "fated person" (命定之人, *mìngdìng zhīrén*), as it is believed that tying a sword charm from your sword onto somebody else's sword invites the overseer of the Demon God Bael into your life to torment you for a set amount of time. Afterwards, Bael will reap your soul and dissolve your physical body into nothingness.