Wei Wuxian

Wèi Wúxiàn (魏无羡) is an immortal who was born five centuries before The Scarlet Throne takes place. He is the emperor of the eight realms and is beloved by everyone.

History
When he was a child, he used to travel around with his parents until they died when he was still very young and he had to live on the streets and learn to take care of himself early. He started travelling on his own, trying to help everyone like his parents did. People used to ridicule him because he was just a child but as he aged, he earned a reputation for himself as a selfless and brave boy who could be found wherever the chaos was. The people were the ones who gave him his courtesy name, to have no envy.

The boy taught himself to cultivate both yin and yang energy and while people were skeptical at first, they quickly realized that the boy would only ever use his abilities for good and just things. Since he is equal parts yin and yang, he is seen as an androgynous beauty and symbol for both genders, so he was never judged for openly being interested in men.

After many years of traveling, helping others, and cultivating, he ascended to immortality at a very young age. The people admired him and saw him as their idol, their protector and they promptly decided to make him their emperor. He thought himself to be unworthy of his new role and decided to cultivate in seclusion for five centuries.

Until his return, an event dubbed "The Rise of the Phoenix", he decided to use other means to protect his new empire. He first parted it into eight realms and then gave each realm an element to help them cultivate: Fire, Water, Air, Earth, Light, Shadow, Ice and Energy. While their emperor cultivated in seclusion to be able to protect them better, the eight realms did their best to outshine all of the others and started paying more attention to the breeding of their children. Because after the emperor would return, he would surely look for people to join his harem. So the children of the generation where the emperor would return were all groomed properly and given a representing gem as a title.

Personality
Wei Wuxian possesses an energetic and mischievous personality and doesn't care much for proper etiquette and politeness but he does expect a certain amount of respect when people speak to him, since he always makes sure to be respectful as well.

Beneath his carefree attitude, however, Wei Wuxian cares deeply for those he loves and can be very self-sacrificial and protective. This was one of the main traits that helped him earn a reputation for himself back when he was still a mortal.

He is also very intelligent and inventive, that paired with his curious and inquisitive tendencies makes him an excellent inventor and scholar.