Yulon Xueshan

"If anything goes wrong, I'll be very sad... Why? Because I planned all of it!"

- Yulon to Bel, about a business meeting



YuLong XueShan (玉龙雪山, modernized to Yulon Xueshan) is the eldest daughter of the owners of the Jade Distribution Corporation (described in backstory) and has applied to Beacon to become a Huntress after receiving several years' worth of tutoring in self-defense. She is the second member of Team SYRA, and is a strategist that fights with metal fans and daggers.

Appearance
Overall, Yulon has a rather weak appearance due to her pale skin,slim figure, and graceful poise. She wears her back-long black hair in a bun except for when she sleeps or attends a formal event (for which having her hair down would compliment her chosen dress). Her glasses, which are designed to not need thick, visible hinges and temples, are also worn with the same frequency. (She is somewhat nearsighted without them.)

As a manager of a business, Yulon typically wears formal attire and dresses. Even her white, Victorian-patterned “battle skirt” is designed to be one of those types of clothes, all she would have to do is remove the gradient-based jacket, and she would be ready for a corporate meeting. Still, the green garment, which has long sleeves and a coattail, all with handmade knot designs on the ends, is designed to be lightweight and somewhat fashionable. The coat can be joined at the waist with a coil, which has several large white-to-blue feathers attached to it. The back holds a silver pouch that can hold additional daggers for the fans as well as pockets for the fans. Her company symbol and emblem is also printed in the back in a darker jade color.

Yulon’s silver boots are specially designed with both aesthetics and fall-damage in mind; for the latter, the large heels prove useful in close combat. The rim on each is decorated with smaller feathers and a jade pendant.

It is noticeable that Yulon wears more jewelry than the average Huntress. Her medium-sized earrings contain turquoise and silver, while the two tear-shaped bead bracelets is comprised of jade and ivory. The pins used to hold her hair together is ordinary metal with green plates at the ends.

It has also been noted that Yulon always has a fan on hand, whether it's her weapons or a decorative wood fan; she doesn't claim to have an affinity for them, so perhaps they are just to advertise her family's business, which has an emblem that appears like a fan.

Yulon's voice is soft and has a distinct accent, yet her speech is clear, despite her lack of exaggeration in words and tone.

Personality
As the most privileged of the members of Team SYRA, Yulon is expected to carry a calm and mannered composure wherever she goes. She is rather confident of her business skills, having both the dedication and precision in her self-assigned role in her family’s company. Others would describe her as far more like a businesswoman than a princess, simply because Yulon holds her ethics of modesty at a high bar, even for a teenager. Even so, her perfectionist side may be deemed as bossy and stubborn, which is a worry amongst the employees.

Without much of a care of partnerships any deeper than a business transaction, Yulon has never truly trusted others and has remained living as independently as she could, perhaps to please her father, an ardent supporter of self-sufficiency. In her own world, she has become sheltered and seemingly cold to those outside her sphere of life. Her strictness and self-reliance aids in her pursuit of academics, but has made her paranoid and cynical as a person. Yulon, unbeknownst to her, has a tendency to judge people before properly knowing them, especially those who aren’t in her field of work.

Despite her callous nature towards these outsiders, she is rather sensitive; it has been theorized that her criticism of others is only out of worry for their well-being. Close friends who are considered as precious as Yulon’s younger sister, may find evidence of this uptight character being, deep-down, a worrywart.

In terms of being a Huntress, Yulon is against being in more places than she has to be; the only reason she feels that she needs to enroll is to better serve her company, especially with the rising threats. She is disdain towards the idea that her parents want her to make friends-- she would rather believe that attending combat school is for her protection. In battle, she is particularly ruthless and would not hesitate to put down any enemy. Even in social terms, once you cross her, you’re a goner.

Although she can cope with setbacks, Yulon is known to be a perfectionist and will not compromise for results that are not below standards. That, and being a workaholic, are her most obvious characteristics.

Weapon
The weapon Yulon designed is named “Jade Empresses,” which are categorized as ADVT (Avulsing Dual Vane Tessens), used to describe the fans role in her mobility. The semi-circle fans include 9 daggers each, with the center blade much larger than the others. Yulon prefers to include a paralyzing poison on the blades, which is specialized to maim Grimm.

The fans can be held three different ways: first being the traditional way to hold a fan, which allows quick swiping motions as well as propelling motions while in the air. The second is simply holding closed fans, at which Yulon can pocket the weapons or stab with them.

The third, and most unique, is by holding the handle of the main blade in the fan: usually when the other 8 blades of a fan are dispensed, Yulon may choose to release the large dagger, which has a metallic string that connects to the handle of the fan. Of course the main blade may be slung around, but if she holds the knife itself, she can then sling the fan, which has sharp ends as well. The only backside to this form is that the fans may close if thrown in certain ways-- with that, she would be flinging around a whip of sorts. The large dagger can be returned into the fan manually rather easily, but the metal string will stay exposed for the rest of the battle, which is why this is a last resort Yulon will remain using til the end of the battle.

The metal fans may also act as shields for projectiles, they can form a complete circle if oriented properly, or Yulon can simply use one fan to deflect an attack while striking with the other fan. If at any point her fans are absent (from either a boomerang throw or actually losing them) then she may rely on her martial arts to get by.

Yulon sometimes misplaces her fans, especially when a battle occurs overseas, and thus has a connection to a weapon manufacturer who can reproduce both the fans and replacement daggers. She also has not yet incorprated dust into her weapon--whether it's an issue of showing bias to a certain dust company or simply her stubbornesss, remains uncertain.

Abilities and Stats
Yulon has no direct attack with her semblance of anti-gravity, which she calls “Aviation.” The semblance allows her light-weightedness in general. This combined with her weapon allows Yulon to maneuver/glide in midair with more control, without the need of constantly jumping off surfaces, which she will do occasionally in order to gain momentum and speed.

Also, with higher jumps and longer fall distances, she is capable of dealing damage from above. Her ease with flips and spins makes for increased speed while in the sky. She often glides with a steady descending pace; if she tries otherwise, her strength will be used up faster-- staying airborne without downward movement is extremely draining.



 All in all, Yulon has a flexible fighting style, however her attacks in general are weak. She must rely on avoiding and deflecting enemy attacks in order to be victorious-- sustaining too many strong attacks in succession would tire her. Being dragged down and kept from high places will also bring her disadvantages.

Backstory
The Xueshans own the Jade Distribution Corporation, which is specialized in delivery and packaging as well as transportation vehicles...but overall with heavy emphasis on air-shipping. Their company isn’t as well-known as the Schnee, however they work on a similar global scale as well as in partnership with dust refiners and weapons manufacturers (including the Schnee, which has worked closely enough to gain branding rights to the vehicles). Their business statement is the following: “All businesses are the body, and we, the Jade Distribution Corporation, are the vessels that transport the necessities, if not the lifeblood, of civilizations throughout the world. With this responsibility, we maintain our motto, 'To fly with wings of today towards a perfect tomorrow.'"

Like other globally-spread companies, the JDC has been suspected of having illegal labor systems and helping other corrupted businesses (though Yulon at present believes these rumors as false; she will admit to having Faunus employees, but will deny allegations of abuse). Currently as a partner of the Schnee and other companies with history of prejudice against the Faunus race, the JDC is facing attacks by the White Fang.

Yulon was first first of two girls for the owners; although the company headquarters is said to be in Vacuo, the elder daughter was born on an airship headed to the City of Vale. Yulon grew up almost living and breathing her family’s business, accompanying her father as she much as she could. Meanwhile her younger sister, Hisui, had a constitution too poor to travel constantly, which is what employees and managers of the company are expected to do. The mother has also been undergoing constant medication for a terminal illness, making the older daughter the only female representative of the family in the company’s administration. For the short while that Hisui and the mother were able to travel with her, Yulon has grown to believe that her family's actual livelihood depended on the health of the company, and that their constant vulnerability was somehow related to flaws of the system.

She started managing the air-delivery of goods to the Vytal area as young as 15; since her father cannot directly supervise her, he has left his daughter in the hands of a pilot and caretaker named Beluga, which Yulon simply refers to as “Bel.” At that point she had Bel teach her how to pilot aircrafts as well, but even now her navigation skills are still pre-professional. It was not long before the daughter noticed that her father, with her protection in mind, assigned her lesser roles in executive meetings, relying on other corporates to represent the company at formal events. The increased reliance on non-family members worries the eldest daughter, who finds suspicion in them due to her increasing paranoia. Nevertheless, she remains dedicated to her limited administrative role and is known to have a tight fist on her employees.

Besides her work, she receives private tutoring (like any other child of a wealthy business owner) in both academics and in self-protection. Yulon also took the time to tutor Hisui when she was with her. For practice in combat, Yulon “promoted” herself to one of the security officials in her sect, and has gained the unofficial role as inspector. At one point she was able to catch several White Fang terrorists disguised as employees (Yulon's Trailer), which only made the threats toward the Xueshans and their beneficiaries escalate. Due to her isolation from real cities and towns, Yulon has no other companion of her age other than her own sister, who rarely visits, along with a few added acquaintances that are the children of other company heads.

By the time she reached 17, she suspected that her efforts were not enough, as both Grimm and White Fang were able to bypass security and infringe on company projects even under her watch. To improve herself, she prepared a resume for Beacon Academy, the closest institution to her workplace. Her acceptance was perhaps controversial, in that she never attended previous schools and relied on her family’s title, however she proved to have adequate skills. She personally would prefer staying behind, but has promised Bel, who was left to protect the company’s Vytal base, that she would consider making some new friends.

Relationships

 * Teammates
 * Yulon is aware of the Nilshikha’s weapon services, and has considered enhancing her fans with dust variations to face competition at the academy. Upon meeting Sapphyre, she expected a more formal relationship but has come to the fact that at the school, business talk is uncalled for. Her respect for the Nilshikha business allowed her to tolerate Saf’s childish mannerisms. She envies Saf’s “freedom” to switch between family and school life, and looks down at her eagerness to not work. Overall, Yulon feels that she is free to open up to her, and is reminded of her relationships with her sister when she does.
 * Ragla has a fine quality to her that Yulon admires. The two finds themselves easily able to cooperate in battle as well as in holding a conversation. Despite the fact that Ragla has no similarities to her background, Yulon believes that they are rather compatible with each other. At the same time, her perfectionist tendencies to be mocked by Ragla; overall they work harmoniously as teammates and friends. At casual times, the two often team up to tease Sapphyre.
 * Amy is perhaps the cause of half of Yulon’s worries at Beacon. Their first meeting before initiation left Yulon a poor impression of the wild teenager; on the flipside, Amy adores Yulon’s conservative attitude, and would constantly jest at her for it. Despite her inability to tolerate the “Royal Noisemaker,” the heiress found that they fight surprisingly well together, with the exception of Amy’s ideas often clashing with hers. For the young manager, their relationship is perhaps no deeper than teammates, although for Amy they are best pals. Perhaps with some time they will better understand one another.


 * Classmates
 * Yulon is aware that the Schnee heiress is also attending Beacon, and although she has met Weiss before at conventions and such, she has yet to truly know her.
 * Relatives
 * Beluga is Yulon's personal caretaker as well as pilot. Bel is constantly concerned with Yulon's lack of attention towards a real childhood (which includes having friends), yet tolerates the heiress's attitude towards her. It is hard to tell, but she does treat Bel like family.
 * Hisui, Yulon's younger sister, has mature mannerisms for her age and is highly concerned with the many responsibilities of her elder sister. She wants to do more to help, but is still too young. Yulon leaves her in the care of their mother, despite being constantly worried for the health of both of them.

Trivia

 * Her name is pronounced "You-lan Shue-shan," and despite being a Chinese name (玉龙雪山), the last two characters remain her surname.Crystalization.png
 * By character, the name means "Jade Dragon Snow Mountain."
 * The original/acuratee pronunciation of the first part is "You-Longh."
 * Ironically, her emblem, which is symbolizing Crystalization, is a process that is far from perfect. However, the symbol is a trademark for her company, having themes of swiftness and water, fitting for a distribution-based company.
 * The emblem is supposed to be stretched horizontally so that it resembles her fan more.
 * It also looks like a flower, with the original intention being a chrysanthemum.
 * The mountain she is based off is Yulong Mountain, which is in China. Yulon's name is the exact same name as the mountain, though spelled differently.
 * This character was based on one of the four friends of BloodyRosalia. This real-life person received the Weiss slap-band that Bloody won from Rooster Teeth's Movie Poster Contest.
 * She has been alluded to the only female emperor of China, Wu Zetian (also known as Wu Chao):
 * There is some similarity of the two's first names (Wu and Yu).
 * Yulon's weapons are called the "Jade Empresses;" the daggers often times have poison, which was a famous quirk that appeared in stories about Empress Wu.
 * The self-proclaimed "Zhou Dynasty" by Wu may ring a bell to the person this OC was based on.
 * The younger sister's name, "Hisui," means "jade" in Japanese.
 * Beluga, Yulon's caretaker, has a name that is based off of the Beluga whale, a distinctly white-colored mammal that swims in the Arctic.

Fanfiction and Other Links

 * Trailer Fiction
 * Team SYRA Fanfiction
 * Original Page on DeviantArt