Name: Sovann Phirun (សុវណ្ណ ភិរុន) Chinese Name: Jin Peiyu (金沛雨) Age: 19 Region: Angkor District, Annam Territory Role: Student of Classical Performance and State Ritual Class: Conservatory of Rites and Harmony School: Imperial South Mountain University Religious Beliefs: Theravāda Buddhist with syncretic ancestral cult practices -Poised – Always composed, moves with dancer’s grace -Subtle – Master of implication over declaration -Devout – Starts every day with a silent prayer -Diplomatic – Can de-escalate tension with a smile or proverb Born in a high-status courtly family responsible for ancestral shrines and state-sponsored apsara performances, Sovann was trained from childhood in the ritual arts. His grandmother was a royal dancer in the Annamese Palace Shrine, and his father serves as a curator of Pāli and Sanskrit inscriptions across the former Angkor complex. Selected as part of a Ritual Envoy Cohort, Sovann Phirun was sent to South Mountain University to promote ritual unification between Annamese and Imperial forms. On campus, he is regarded with curiosity: draped in layered silks, never rushed, and possessing a formal eloquence rarely matched. He walks like the wind and speaks like rain — gentle, but not without power. Trivia: -Wears perfume made from lotus, sandalwood, and kaffir lime — a blend formulated by monks at his family’s pagoda. -Never raises his voice, even in arguments — he believes poise is more powerful than volume. -Folds every letter he receives into intricate origami flowers, then stores them in scented lacquer boxes. -Knows how to carve ritual candles and paint guardian murals, skills learned during summer retreats to ancestral temples. -Though known for elegance, he secretly practices Muay Khmer-style kickboxing every dawn to stay balanced and precise.