Wuchang: Fallen Feathers - Characters
The central figures of Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, led by the plagued warrior Bai Wuchang and the divine and corrupted forces arrayed around the plague that consumes late Ming China. The roster covers the protagonist's quest, her surviving family and the named questline characters she meets across the...
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| Name | Description | Role | Faction | Abilities | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wuchang | The playable heroine of the game and the source of its title. | Protagonist | Lineage of the Fallen | Hybrid melee and firearm combat Stance-switching mid-combo Plague-borne resilience | Playable protagonist for the campaign |
| The Fallen | The divine catastrophe at the heart of the story. | Antagonist / Divine Force | The fallen heavenly being | Source of the supernatural plague Pervasive corruption of the living | Central narrative antagonist of the campaign |
| The Plague-Cursed | The masses of soldiers, farmers, and civilians twisted by the plague into demonic, inhuman creatures. | Antagonist Faction | Corrupted horde | Supernatural corruption and transformation Dense horde combat encounters | Primary enemy faction encountered across the world |
| The Heavenly Church | A powerful religious institution that has risen amid the chaos of the plague-struck Ming province. | Antagonist Faction | Corrupt religious institution | Disciplined clerical warriors and hunters Institutional persecution of the plague-marked Claims and control over the afflicted towns | Recurring antagonist faction across the campaign |
| The Ming Authorities | The officials, garrison commanders, and provincial forces of the late Ming in the plague-devastated region. | Antagonist Faction | Fragmented secular command | Garrisoned fortress defenses Purge-the-plague rhetoric and patrols Secular opposition to the plagued outsider | Secondary antagonist and atmospheric faction across the world |
| The Survivors' Resistance | The ragged civilians, healers, and outcast warriors who have weathered the plague and oppose both the corrupted horde and the cruelty of the institutions around them. | Supporting Faction | Scattered survivors and guides | Hidden safe havens and rest points Healing and aid for the protagonist Lore and guidance on the Fallen | Supporting faction met through hidden hubs across the campaign |
| Bai Yu | Bai Wuchang's sister. The two fled the Bai Mansion together and made their way to the Southern Archipelago, a journey that took Wuchang into piracy and eventually into the story's opening predicament. | Supporting Character / Family | Bai household | Family tie driving the protagonist's motivation Survivor of the flight from the Bai Mansion | Story character in the protagonist's backstory |
| He Youzai | An NPC first located in the Reverent Temple Outskirts. | Supporting Character / Questline NPC | Southern Archipelago contacts | Questline NPC with a multi-step side story | NPC questline, first found in Reverent Temple Outskirts |
| Fang Yao | An NPC first located in Cloudspire City, one of the game's major hubs. | Supporting Character / Questline NPC | Cloudspire City | Questline NPC based in Cloudspire City | NPC questline, first found in Cloudspire City |
| Shen Jing'an | An NPC first located in Cloudspire City. | Supporting Character / Questline NPC | Cloudspire City | Questline NPC based in Cloudspire City | NPC questline, first found in Cloudspire City |
| Li Wansan | One of the named questline characters of Wuchang: Fallen Feathers. | Supporting Character / Questline NPC | Provincial survivors | Questline NPC with chapter-gated steps | NPC questline character |
| Li Dingo | A questline NPC whose story is documented in the game's NPC questline guides. | Supporting Character / Questline NPC | Provincial survivors | Questline NPC with chapter-gated steps | NPC questline character |
| Huang Jian'e | A questline NPC of the plague-era provinces. | Supporting Character / Questline NPC | Provincial survivors | Questline NPC with chapter-gated steps | NPC questline character |
| Glut | One of the named NPCs with a personal questline. | Supporting Character / Questline NPC | Provincial survivors | Questline NPC with chapter-gated steps | NPC questline character |
| Hillswatch | A named NPC with a questline of their own. | Supporting Character / Questline NPC | Provincial survivors | Questline NPC with a linked companion questline | NPC questline character |
| Hillswatch's Female Servant | A questline NPC attached to Hillswatch's story. | Supporting Character / Questline NPC | Hillswatch household | Questline NPC tied to Hillswatch's story | NPC questline character |
| The Boatman | One of the named questline characters of the campaign. | Supporting Character / Questline NPC | Rivers and waterways | Questline NPC with chapter-gated steps | NPC questline character |
| Buglio | A named NPC in the game's questline index together with the Boatman and the Child in the Jar. | Supporting Character / Questline NPC | Provincial survivors | Questline NPC with chapter-gated steps | NPC questline character |
| Child in the Jar | One of the stranger named questline characters of the provinces, listed alongside the Boatman and Buglio. | Supporting Character / Questline NPC | Unknown | Questline NPC connected to the plague lore | NPC questline character |
| Xuanyangzi | The Taoist who nursed Bai Wuchang back to health and then became the campaign's final antagonist, consumed by his obsession with the Feathering and the power it promises. | Antagonist / Final Boss | Taoist practitioners | Taoist sorcery and empowered strikes Wields the Jade Chisel in the final battle Feathery Ambition, the campaign's final boss encounter | Final main boss of the campaign |
| Zhu Youjian (The Reborn Dragon Emperor) | Presented as the Reborn Dragon Emperor, Zhu Youjian is one of the game's main bosses and the most explicitly historical figure in the roster, drawing on the last Ming emperor. | Antagonist / Main Boss | Fallen imperial power | Imperial martial arts and heavy poise Weak to Blight, Burn, Paralysis and Poise damage | Main boss of the campaign |
| Commander Honglan (Vermilion Feathers) | A main boss titled Vermilion Feathers, Commander Honglan is one of the campaign's set-piece duels and a commander of armed forces rather than a monster. | Antagonist / Main Boss | Military command | Bladed command combat Weak to Blight and Burn | Main boss of the campaign |
| Zhang Xianzhong | A main boss drawn from the historical rebel leader of the late Ming collapse. | Antagonist / Main Boss | Rebel forces | Heavy martial combat as a main boss encounter | Main boss of the campaign |
| Liu Cheng'en | One of the main bosses of the campaign, listed in the game's main boss roster alongside Huang Yan, Zhang Xianzhong and Zhu Youjian. | Antagonist / Main Boss | Provincial forces | Main boss encounter with weapon-based offence | Main boss of the campaign |
| Huang Yan | A main boss of the campaign and one of the named opponents on the critical path. | Antagonist / Main Boss | Provincial forces | Main boss encounter with weapon-based offence | Main boss of the campaign |
| Bai Kru | A hunched, ghoulish optional boss encountered off the critical path. | Boss (Optional) | Feathering-corrupted | Optional boss encounter | Optional boss found off the main path |
| Bo Magus | An optional boss of the campaign, vulnerable to frost and paralysis, which makes it a target players specifically prepare elemental and status builds for. | Boss (Optional) | Feathering-corrupted | Optional boss encounter Weak to Frost and Paralysis | Optional boss found off the main path |
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