[Daoyi] Reference

Its always folks who've only seen light who don't know how to survive otherwise. Too much time in the sun, not enough on your own two feet.

-- Daoyi

An enigmatic figure that styles herself as a reclusive, impassive vagabond. Though deficient in all these aspects, Daoyi's slow demeanor hides both her penchant for explosive movement and earthly hedonism - both terrible qualities of a supposed 'hermit'. She's been a spectator and instigator of trouble in equal measure, reaping the benefits of her transient state while shirking the responsibilities of her religious duty.

Her family hopes for her ascension - To leave behind this world and live immortal as their bloodline's personal god. On the surface, it's a pleasure to serve, but outside and in she's torn between this world and the next. Mortal or otherwise, duty is the one thing she can't walk away from, and time waits for nobody.

Backstory

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Personality

Daoyi is an impulse-driven person, knowing extensively of her world but very little of the people in it. Daoyi is well-versed in the ways people act in her world; Though she has a lot of stories to tell, she usually doesn't lend herself to situations where she can do so. She feels an absence of identity due to the stagnation of her duty, as well as having to stay in her homeland because of this obligation. She usually considers herself a 'force of nature' and treats herself somewhat as such, taking an apathetic if not cynical approach to the affairs of others and herself. Around other people, Daoyi tends to be awkward, though she's positive wherever she can be; Whatever humor she derives either comes out dry or as a product of her own stupidity.

Without stimulus, her responsibilities as a future god tend to dictate her actions. As a result, she sees helping people and keeping a tidy and peaceful world as moreso part of the 'job'. Regardless, she has some empathy for the disenfranchised, though she's more likely to ignore a problem and just walk past if she can. Exceptions include especially egregious cases, or if by her own ineptitude she finds herself involved in said situations. Daoyi is aware how her indulgence in earthly delights and moral bankruptcy give off a corrupt image, and is reserved and embarrassed somewhat because of this.

Under the influence of 'the Wine' Daoyi is far more open and expressive. She becomes willing to confide in people, as well as louder and aware of her surroundings. She frequently doesn't remember some of her more 'fantastic' stunts in this state, but usually feels bad about the aftermath. Daoyi doesn't see her wine as a vice, but moreso an extension of her body, fighting off anyone that gets near it (even by accident) and in most cases, treating it better than she treats her own body. Her justification for this is that when she becomes her family's god, her body will go while the gourd will remain for whoever else is capable of taking the journey. Whatever contempt she has towards herself is usually short-lived when she becomes sober again.