Protagonists
Wei Ying
(named Mo XuanYu after transmigration)
Common name: WuXian (fourth on the list of young masters)
Title: YiLing Patriarch
Name meanings: Wei—contains the character for "ghost"; Ying— "infant"; WuXian— "no envies"; YiLing—the place Yiling, where Luanzang Hill is
Height: 186 cm (180 cm after transmigration)
Sword: Suibian (the Chinese characters "Sui Bian", meaning "whatever", are engraved on the sword)
Tools: Stygian Tiger Seal (of which half was destroyed prior to the siege at Luanzang Hill), Compass of Evil, spirit-attraction flag
Lan Zhan
Common name: WangJi (second on the list of young masters)
Title: HanGuang-Jun ("Two Jades of Lan" with his brother Lan XiChen)
Name meanings: Lan— "blue"; Zhan—an adjective often used to describe an azure shade of blue; WangJi—a Daoist phrase, meaning "to not seek fame or wealth, forget about worldly matters, and be at peace with the world"; HanGuang— "to hold light"
Height: 188 cm
Sword: Bichen (meaning "to avoid dust/worldly matters")
Guqin: Wangji
YunmengJiang Sect
Motto: to attempt the impossible
Residence: Lotus Pier, Yunmeng
Motif: the nine-petal lotus
Jiang Cheng
Common name: WanYin (fifth on the list of young masters)
Name meanings: Jiang— "river"; Cheng— "clear", "transparent"; WanYin— Wan means "night", while Yin means "to chant"
Height: 185 cm
Sword: Sandu (a Buddhist phrase that refers to the root of all turmoil—greed, anger, and ignorance)
Ring: Zidian ("purple lightning"); it can turn into a whip that emits purple lightning, able to separate the soul and body of a person who had seized someone else's body
Jiang FengMian
(Jiang Cheng's father and past sect leader; he was old friends with Wei WuXian's parents)
Name meanings: FengMian—Feng means "maple", while Mian means "to sleep"
Yu ZiYuan
(Jiang Cheng's mother)
Name meanings: Yu—"to worry"; ZiYuan—"purple kite-bird"
Jiang YanLi
(Jiang Cheng's older sister, Wei WuXian's shijie)
Name meanings: YanLi—"to dislike separation"
GusuLan Sect
Motto: be righteous
Founder: Lan An (born in a temple; became a musician afterward)
Residence: The Cloud Recesses, Gusu
Motif: flowing clouds
Lan Huan
Common name: XiChen (first on the list of young masters)
Title: ZeWu-Jun
Name meanings: Huan—"to dissipate"; XiChen—"A chancellor of the morning sun"
Height: 188 cm
Sword: Shuoyue ("new moon")
Xiao: Liebing ("fractured ice")
Lan SiZhui
(mature disciple with polite manners)
Name meanings: SiZhui—"to recollect and long for"
Height: 172 cm
Lan JingYi
(less mature disciple with less polite manners)
Name meanings: JingYi—Jing means "scenery", while Yi can mean either "appearance", "etiquette", or "gift"
Height: 168 cm
Lan QiRen
(the pedantic, stubborn, strict teacher who brings up excellent students)
Name meanings: QiRen—Qi means "to open, to start", while Ren means "kindness"
LanlingJin Sect
Residence: Koi Tower, Lanling
Motif: the white peony Sparks Amidst Snow
(Disciples of the Jin Clan have vermilion marks on their forehead)
Jin GuangYao
(Leader of the LanlingJin Sect)
Title: LianFang-Zun
Name meanings: Jin—"golden"; GuangYao—Guang means "light", while Yao means "a radiant piece of jade"; LianFang—"to hide fragrance"
Height: 170 cm
Jin Ling
(son of Jin ZiXuan and Jiang YanLi)
Name meanings: Ling—"to rise above"
Height: 172 cm
Jin ZiXuan
(Ranked third on the list of young masters)
Name meanings: Zi—a common character found in many names; Xuan—"a tall pavilion"
Height: 185 cm
Jin GuangShan
(past sect leader, rumored to have died "in bed")
Name meanings: GuangShan—Guang means "light", while Shan means "kindness"
Mo XuanYu
(illegitimate son of Jin GuangShan, sacrificed his body to Wei WuXian)
Name meanings: XuanYu—Xuan means "mysterious", while Yu means "feathers"
Qin Su
(Wife of Jin GuangYao)
Name meanings: Su—"sincerity"
QishanWen Sect
Founder: Wen Mao (the first to focus on expanding the clan instead of the sect)
Wen Ning
Alternative name: Ghost General
Name meanings: Wen—"lukewarm"; Ning—"peace"
Height: 183 cm
Wen RuoHan
(Past leader of the Wen Sect)
Name meanings: RuoHan—Ruo means "as though", while Han means "coldness"
QingheNie Sect
Motif: the head of a beast
Nie MingJue
Title: ChiFeng-Zun (eldest one of the sworn brothers)
Name meanings: MingJue—"a bright, penannular jade"; ChiFeng—"a crimson blade"
Saber: Baxia ("to be under forceful power")
Height: 191 cm
Nie HuaiSang
(the cowardly second young master)
Name meanings: HuaiSang—Huai means "to hold", while Sang refers to "mulberry leaves"
Height: 172 cm
Yicheng Arc
Xue Yang
Height: 180 cm
Sword: Jiangzai ("to bring down disasters")
Xiao XingChen
Name meanings: Xiao—"dawn"; XingChen—"star-dust"
Height: 185 cm
Sword: Shuanghua ("floral frost" or "the brilliance of frost")
Song Lan
Common name: ZiChen
Name meanings: Lan—"mist"; ZiChen—Zi a common character found in many names, while Chen means "a precious stone"
Sword: Fuxue ("to brush away snow")
A-Qing
Name meanings: Qing—"bamboo"