Exalted: Mei Fang's Lunar Circle

Mei Fang
Growing up in a cattle-farming village in Delzahn, far East across the bay bordering the Inland Sea, Mei Fang and Meng may have come from the same place but were very much from two different worlds. The daughter of the Village Chief, a man who cared more for the future trading alliance he could secure by marrying her off someday than as a daughter, Mei's only friend growing up was an orphan boy who lived on the outskirts of the village - a boy who would one day be known as "Dirty Bull" Meng. Every chance they could get, the two would find ways to spend time together; Meng would bring her things he'd found out in the wilderness, or he'd sneak her out of the Chief's compound to explore the woods together.

But as Mei came of age and the prospect of her being married off to a local realm Patrician loomed ever closer Meng, by now a talented thief, resolved to prove to Mei that he could provide for her in hope that she would run away with him. Sneaking into the Patrician's manor, Meng almost escaped before the Patrician and his guards surrounded him. What happened next is uncertain, but when the dust settled the Manor and its occupants had been destroyed utterly and a newly-Exalted Meng stood in the ruins. Terrified that Mei would reject him as an Anathema Meng left the treasure in her tent and fled, never to return.

Mei claims that she wept for three straight days when she found out what had happened, and it was in that grief that Luna came to her, revealing that not only was she weeping for the life she and Meng had lived together, but the many past lives they had lived together as Solar and Lunar mates. Her Exaltation revealed to her too late to have stopped Meng from leaving, Mei took her new fortune and hunted him across the bay past Chiaroscuro and The Lap, during which she formed her Circle from other Lunars she encountered along the way, seeking the truth of why Meng left and, if possible, convincing him to stop running at last.

Mei's Circlemates

 * Horizon's Teeth - A Hyena-woman from the Diamond Road, formerly a member of Yataqua's Cavalry. She cares deeply about Mei Fang, and travels with her to keep her safe and to finally meet the man that Mei would travel the world to reunite with.
 * Gharial-who-lies-in-wait – A Tengese shapeshifter who wears his hybrid form as often and as long as he is able, is loyal to Mei Fang after she saved his life. Is not a fan of the waterways of Marrull Vaar.

Other Allies

 * City-Swimmer (Cassowary) - A Zhao man, escorting Mei Fang and her circle from An Teng with his husband Moa. A disguise artist who spied on Tokumei during the events of The Hollow City.
 * Dream-Eater (Moa) - From the Great Sand Sea, escorting Mei Fang and her circle from An Teng with his husband Cassowary. Used his dream-manipulation powers to spy on The Circle during the events of The Hollow City.