Impermanence Heron 
Bell-Borne Geochelone 
Lampylumen Myriad 
Story & Voice
Lore beats, character story moments, and voice lines to learn more about Sanhua.
Character Story
1 The Magistrate's Bodyguard
Sanhua is always seen standing silently behind Jinhsi, maintaining an adequate distance. She stands tall and poised, hidden in the periphery of others' gazes, like a sharp blade ready to be unsheathed at any moment.
Although the majority of voices opposing Jinhsi have already subsided, there are still a handful of individuals who would attempt to challenge her authority. Because Jinhsi still held the title of
Regardless of how impossible the ill-intended demands sounded, Sanhua can always flawlessly execute them to the utmost perfection.
With her impeccable time management, sharp intellect, cool under-pressure demeanor, and savvy negotiation skills... even the harshest critics were left stunned.
As the Magistrate's bodyguard, Sanhua handles both unruly daytime guests, and those uninvited guests who lurk in the shadows.
Being Jinzhou's Magistrate, Jinhsi is a prime target with a high price on her head. Unwelcome guests sought more than just a cup of tea, but they would soon learn their mistake: instead of hot tea, they were met with the razor-sharp blade of her bodyguard. The crimson-eyed bodyguard seemed to possess an uncanny ability to detect lies. Within seconds, she transformed into a fearsome Asura ready to strike.
One quick slash revealed shivering limbs as severed trouser legs fell in the cold air. This alone was enough to scare off most of the unwanted guests. Naturally, once the blade returned to its sheath, all shadows and shady dealings would be erased. Jinhsi's radiance would remain untainted, free from contamination.
But sometimes, even Sanhua meets surprises in life...
"Hello. You must be Madam Magistrate's bodyguard?"
So asked the strange resonator standing before her, who bears the same beautiful human-shaped frequency as Jinhsi.
Her world was suddenly filled with new ripples.
2 Sudden Snowfall
Her birthplace was destroyed by a
Within moments, all forms of life were crushed by the anomalous blizzard, only to be reshaped into a colossal TD standing atop the snowy mountain-turned-
The
The infant was still breathing faintly.
No one could imagine how she could have survived such a cataclysm, nor did anyone have the time to ponder such thoughts. The Rangers wiped the bloodstains from their hands and carefully lifted her from the rubble. They shouted, "We found a baby! A survivor! She's alive!"
Their excited cries echoed far beyond the frontlines, instilling courage in every soldier and spreading their love for life across the battlefield, a comforting balm for their worn-out spirits. People believed this to be "a miracle of divine favor".
Several days later, the girl rescued from the depths of hell opened her captivating odd-colored eyes for the first time. Tacet Discords did not take her life, but instead corroded her right eye. The lingering frequencies miraculously reconfigured themselves into a new eye, allowing her, who was born blind, to directly see the frequencies of all things in the world.
— Unbeknownst to everyone back then, it was also a "Curse of the
The curse distorted everything in her eyes into grotesque, eerie, and cacophonous apparitions, disturbing her senses and shattering her perception of existence in the world. She saw no lies, but neither did she ever see light.
She relived that snowy night endlessly, struggling to escape hell only to fall back into it again, until she became an Asura herself. In a way, she was never truly rescued from that battlefield. Her world was a painting of purgatory, and she was doomed to be haunted by the Tacet Discords for the rest of her life, unable to break free.
3 Lingering Coldness
Since a young age, Sanhua had been silent and reserved, and not particularly good at social interactions. A chilling aura always enveloped her, cutting her off from others. Passersby were wary of the inexplicable frostbite it caused.
She was vigilant, dangerous, and unreadable. It might be hard for others to imagine that someone like Sanhua would have recurring nightmares about snow.
In her dreams, she was always lost in endless darkness, searching for a field of snow, or a glimmer of light. But in the next instant, she would be lying on the snowy ground, surrounded by twisted monsters. They gnawed at her as she lay among hundreds of shattered corpses. As they gouged out her eyes, darkness descended and only their flickering shadows remained. And then she woke up with a start.
As she grew older, her Forte became increasingly powerful. The restless demon lurked within her, urging her to follow
At times, Sanhua thought she had escaped the nightmare, only to realize she was still trapped within and had been transformed into a monster. Was it her lack of compassion or the harshness of the snow that caused this? Or maybe, she was simply a part of the snow all along.
Confronting an inevitable fate entwined with demons, Sanhua embarked on a journey of self-imposed exile.
Recently, Sanhua still dreamt of the snow.
Sanhua never needed lights in her room; she could see perfectly in the darkness. So when she was jostled awake from another nightmare and noticed the presence of light, she immediately realized that it must be Jinhsi still working on her documents.
"Forgive me, my lady..." Sanhua apologized for not fulfilling her duty.
A young woman was writing vigorously at the lamp. Noticing movement, she raised her head, "I believe I asked you to rest up, Sanhua. I couldn't finish half by tomorrow morning without your help. You stayed up all night sorting them out."
"My lady, you must rest. Please let me handle these."
"Please, Sanhua. Would I really let you handle those boring papers alone? Not a chance." Jinhsi pondered for a moment, then offered a mischievous smile, "If you want to help, just stay and chat with me for a while. I'll be finishing up soon."
"Of course. What would you like to talk about? Shall I recite the Heart Sutra for you?"
"Oh, then tell me what you dreamt of? I believe I heard you mumbling in your sleep."
"Perhaps I was reciting the Heart Sutra in my dream, then."
"...Do we have to keep going back to that? Truth be told, working on these documents does begin to tire me..."
"Hmm... I dreamt of you, my lady. You were standing in the snow... You looked beautiful."
Sanhua responded with a warm smile. Her journey ahead was no longer alone.
4 Falling Petals
Sanhua traversed various places during her exile. She journeyed to remote mountains and plains, gazing over a desolate, uncharted expanse from a cliff.
She witnessed star-shaped fissures spread across the land — The Tacet Marks, from which
Sanhua tried to slay the monsters but found no solace. The never-ending chaos of noise tormented her, day and night. Her only motivation was survival, pushing her forward despite the constant assault on her senses.
She was like a kite floating atop the wilderness, guided only by a thin thread that would seem to break at any moment. She let the snow pummel her, lost and directionless. Wherever she roamed, blizzards would ravage everything in their path. She became a calamity.
As word of Sanhua's notoriety spread, people came after her. She didn't know who they were, or why they were trying to kill her. She somehow realized she must contain the devil within, but panic always prevailed and she would always fight before fleeing in distress.
Until one day, she was cornered and trapped in the mountains. It was then that she finally "saw" the snow – a golden shower of radiant snowflakes, like petals falling from the sky.
The sight was mesmerizing. She forgot her dilemma and pain, drawn by a deep, magical voice that calmed her mind. As the blizzard cleared, she found herself surrounded by golden snow. A man appeared and revealed himself to be the abbot. She soon realized it was all an illusion meant to enlighten her.
"All conditioned phenomena are like a dream, an illusion, a bubble, a shadow; like dew or a flash of lightning. Thus one should contemplate them in this way. What you perceive as suffering, yet you do not know that suffering leads to salvation... Only with one's karma, may one's cause and outcome arise."
Sanhua barely understood the meaning of those words, yet she did not attempt to escape. The abbot accepted her... or rather, she was captured and taken into the temple, like a stray cat. No one could have predicted that she would be tamed not by force, but by the silent falling flowers and a piece of advice.
In the temple, she was bestowed the dharma name "Sanhua". She practiced swordsmanship and recited the Heart Sutra daily with the other monks.
Sanhua wondered: If karma helps hatching every cause into its fated outcome, then to what outcome will her own karma lead her?
5 Thawing Frost
Her eyes were starting to strain from the overwhelming
Hundreds of corpses piled together to form a massive Asura before her, but upon closer inspection, she recognized the faces of those she called companions...
She was trapped in an illusion, watching helplessly as the demon within her consumed her with vicious force. Her abilities, once a source of power, now controlled and devoured her. The curse that gave her strength seemed futile against the overwhelming force of the
"...In the end, nothing ever changed."
Sanhua collapsed from exhaustion, overwhelmed by monsters and hallucinations. She muttered quietly to herself as she hit the ground.
She lost count of how many injuries she had sustained, only feeling warmth slipping away from her. She was back in the nightmare of her childhood, lying once again on that snow field. Coldness consumed her body as she melted into the icy ground.
As the world descended into a state of complete silence and darkness, a fleck of white entered her blurry vision.
"...Snow..."
Sanhua reached out, longing to touch that coldness, but her fingertips were greeted by warmth instead.
...No, it was not a snowflake.
Sanhua struggled to blink as the clear sight of a young woman gradually emerged in her vision. It was a frequency she had never seen before.
The young woman stood before Sanhua, shielding her from harm. Lightning seemed to flow at her fingertips. The chaotic blizzard that swirled around Sanhua was drawn towards her, and she guided those frequencies, gradually bringing them to stability. The seasons changed around them, distant thunder and winds signaling its arrival. Like a divine child responding to prayers, she eradicated all the Tacet Discords with her dazzling lightning.
Following the melting of ice, the piercing cries in Sanhua's ears gradually subsided. She no longer heard the painful screams of the battlefield, but the sounds of blowing wind, chirping birds, and the rejuvenating earth. It was at that moment when she finally broke free from that snowy night, and the once-frozen time started flowing again in her life.
That was when Sanhua finally understood what karma had in store for her.
"Only with one's karma, may one's cause and outcome arise." Jinhsi has shown Sanhua the power of rebirth in destruction. Jinhsi... She may be the guiding light for all people during this devastating time.
The future Jinhsi has demonstrated is precisely where her fate lies. The light she has been pursuing in the darkness all this time.
Sanhua took up her blade again. This time, she has transformed her demons into the power for protection.
Voice Lines
Thoughts: I
...Ah, apologies, I got sidetracked. My eyes... They see the original frequencies of all living beings. To me, every life appears blurry and chaotic, in the shape of their souls... I knew you were special the moment I laid eyes on you. Other than my lady Jinhsi, you are the only person who looks so clear and true. I just... I haven't gotten used to the sight of you.
Thoughts: II
We are all caught in an invisible wheel of karma. We live, we die, and we live again. As time passes, some are bound to leave us behind, having reached their journey's end. All we can do is keep them in our memories and continue forward, until our end comes... What is driving you forward on your journey, Rover?
Thoughts: III
What will I do if I can no longer stay with my lady? Should the day come, either I will have perished, or she will have accomplished her goals, and my service is no longer required. When the hour truly arrives, perhaps I will choose to live like you—as a roving traveler. It should be nice to join you on your journey.
Thoughts: IV
Hmm? What am I thinking about, you ask? I'm wondering what is on your mind at the moment, Rover… I cannot tell your thoughts by observing your frequencies, because you look the way you are to me. Surprisingly... it feels good to not know what you're thinking.
Thoughts: V
There is karma in everything we do. The karma you plant at this moment will surely blossom and bear fruit sometime in the future… And for me? I am of course no exception. I believe it is no coincidence that we find ourselves here, together at this very moment.
Sanhua's Hobby
Reciting the Heart Sutra brings calmness and enlightenment. Occasionally I would recite it for my lady Jinhsi, but she always started to grow sleepy after a while... You want to hear me recite the Sutra, too? But... you're not going to fall asleep as well, are you?
Sanhua's Trouble
You're feeling cold? It's not that easy to keep my power in check—especially when I'm unable to suppress my emotions. Though it doesn't bring much harm, the coldness sometimes inevitably causes trouble for others. Do you not mind? Or... would you prefer to have me share the coldness with you?
Favorite Food
There is a beverage in <te href=850091>Jinzhou</te>, brewed with the petals of a special kind of flower from the Central Plains. I find its mellow sweetness refreshing. People should consume it moderately, though, as dizziness is a common side effect. Me? Oh, I'm immune to that, of course.
Disliked Food
If I must say, I'm not used to spicy foods... Hmm? You were planning to invite me to dine at Panhua Restaurant? Then to Panhua Restaurant, it is. I may not be fond of it, but I can still overcome mere spices.
Ideals
This vision... is both a miracle and a curse. If I could ever get rid of it… No, there is no such possibility. If I must endure it for life, then I will turn it into a weapon for my use.
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Chat: I
The delusion one feeds comes back to them in kind... This is what the abbot told me when he gave me these prayer beads. It was a warning for me, but moreso a reminder that everyone has their own demons to fight. Between good and evil lies a thin veil; it takes just one thought to pierce it. I should not be swayed by what others think of me, and instead focus on my spiritual growth to find liberation.
Chat: II
They once called me the "Demon of Calamity"... Now, I wield this demonic power to protect those dear to me. Rover... do you perceive me as an demon, too? I suppose it doesn't matter either way. No matter what you think of me, I am always ready to cut down any obstacles in your way, as my duty dictates.
About Jinhsi
Lately, my lady prefers to wake up earlier, so I've been waking her up on time every day… Huh? She sometimes prefer to stay in bed a bit longer?! Is that what she told you? What else did she say? Please, do tell me in detail.
About Jianxin
Jianxin... her soul has a beautiful golden hue, and she is a person of respectable character.
About Lingyang
That young liondancer? His soul appears in a unique shape, similar to that of an animal... I'm a little ashamed to admit that I once mistook him for a beast from the wild... Ahem. Don't worry, I have since made a formal apology to him, and we've cleared up the misunderstanding.
About Baizhi
Baizhi is a brilliant scholar. I once worked with her on a collaborative project, assigned by Madam <te href=850084>Magistrate</te>. She will no doubt become a prominent scholar at the <te href=850092>Huaxu Academy</te>, and eventually a significant contributor to the study of Remnant Ecoacoustics in <te href=850093>Huanglong</te>.
Birthday Wishes
Is this your real date of birth? The anniversary of your birth is very much worth celebrating, indeed. From that moment, your life started to unfold; countless karmic events have eventually led you here, standing right before me. This, perhaps, can be called a miracle—Happy Birthday, Rover.
Idle: I
Beautiful beings are beautiful... precisely because of their transiency.
Idle: II
What do I think of you? Your smile... It looks warm.
Idle: III
I should try to smile more, you say? ...Like this? No? ...Maybe like this? Hmm... I may have overdone it. Forget about it.
Self-Introduction
I am Sanhua, the bodyguard of <te href=850084>Magistrate</te> Jinhsi. If you plan to visit dangerous areas, please be sure to bring me along. I will ensure your safety.
Greeting
Greetings, Rover. I will escort you for the time being.
Join Team: I
Please don't stay too far away from me.
Join Team: II
You can trust me to keep you safe.
Join Team: III
I will cut down any threat in your way.
Ascension: I
The souls... They look clearer to me.
Ascension: II
Enlightenment lies in tireless pursuit.
Ascension: III
Liberation comes from accepting change and transience.
Ascension: IV
Now, I am confident to not let you get harmed in the slightest.
Ascension: V
Rover. I joined your side because of my lady's orders, and I will continue to stay with you for the days to come... It has nothing to do with my duties now. I make this vow of my own volition, just for you.
Heavy Attack: Detonate
Extinguish!
Resonance Skill: I
Frost Bloom!
Resonance Skill: II
Engrave.
Resonance Skill: III
Cycle of corruption!
Resonance Liberation: I
Shackles begone!
Resonance Liberation: II
Like frigid depths!
Resonance Liberation: III
Lotus pervade!
Dodge
Be alert.
Hit: I
*Effort Sound*
Hit: II
You stay back.
Hit: III
My oversight.
Injured: I
Not worth mentioning.
Injured: II
I can keep going.
Injured: III
I won't... back down.
Fallen: I
Suffering... transcends.
Fallen: II
Karma has caught up to me...
Fallen: III
I have failed you...
Echo Summon
*Effort Sound*
Echo Transform
A change of perception.
Intro Skill
Stay behind me.
Enemies Near
Caution is advised.
Glider
A good vantage point.
Grapple
*Effort Sound*
Sensor
Unexpected discovery?
Dash
*Effort Sound*
Wall Dash
*Effort Sound*
Supply Chest: I
A worthwhile expedition.
Supply Chest: II
My luck seems better with you around.
Supply Chest: III
Found something you like? Keep them as you will.