A few words before you draw your sword.

Wuxia stories have their own vocabulary for belonging, reputation and obligation. Start with the world, then find a name for the person you want to play.

What is wuxia?

Martial heroes, the meaning of jianghu, and the choices behind the sword fights.

Wuxia and xianxia

How the genres use training, power and immortality, with a note on murim.

Build a wuxia character name

Family names, given names, courtesy names and the title a stranger might know you by.

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