Bafin Xiaomei

Summary

Born into a martial sect, Xiaomei's inadequacies in her family arts saw her regulated to the bottom of the social ladder. Her pride yet remained, but all of society bore down on her, and a destitute life was all that awaited. It would be Velandra's‌ uprising that saw her given another chance. Departing, she made for Velandra's then-gathering loyalists, and brought many of the secrets of her Bafin family. Such was enough to earn an audience with the sovereign, and Xiaomei's anger of being rendered useless quite impressed everyone there. She was given another family's martial arts, which almost immediately proved highly useful to her.   It would be through hardwork and dedication that Xiaomei rose through the ranks in Velandra's faction. Lacking in natural talent, her raw perseverance often let her eclipse her fellows when it came to their usefulness. In this she hit a proverbial glass ceiling, far more capable than most people, but unable to truly surpass exceptional prodigies that filled the upper echelon. Xiaomei opted for a different path, seeing a niche no one else quite willingly filled--domestic affairs. Much of Velandra's fledgling organization was ran by whoever lived where, and so it suffered terribly from lack of adequate management. Thus she made it her mission to centralize it all and bring a semblance of useful order.   Many took note of her efforts, coming together on the opportunity she revealed. It would be her exceptional usefulness in coordination that caught Velandra's eye for her personally. Judged and found ideal, she was elevated to a position of First Maid of the new Heavenly Palace. It fell to her to organize all the mundane affairs of the palace, and ensure smooth coordination of the many officials of the even newer Xaishan Accord. Such marks her humble work and unspoken for accomplishments, unremarkable in the eyes of history, but inviolably important to support Velandra and her larger-than-life ambitions.