Xing Yi Concept

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The character Xing Yi is one of the central characters of the first timeline, and supporting character in the 2nd timeline.  She came about when I was trying to flesh out the empress more and decided to try and create some other family members.  I needed someone who could give context to Li Hua's rule, someone that the Empress would always be compared to no matter what she did.  So I came up with Xing Yi Qiao, Li Hua's grandmother and the most honored empress of the modern age.  

The sketch above is actually her as a princess still, which is what the game I'm working on will feature.  The lead up to her becoming Empress which will serve as some what of a parallel to what happened to Li Hua and how they two are almost variations of the same person/idea. Not really too much to say beyond that of the idea behind her, except that with her as a character I wanted something to bring a greater sense of power than Li Hua does.  By the time Li Hua's reign comes around Xing Yi as a person fully represents the might of Zhu tradition and as such is the greatest obstacle to overcome in actually bringing about a new era.