Janice

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Janice grew up in Tyria among the surviving Valyrians. According to her account, children born in the region were contaminated by the Blood Magic released during the Doom: they were born with scales that spread with age until they became mindless monsters known locally as Scaleclaws. Her own curse had visibly affected the right side of her face 8.

She accompanied Jelena into the ruins to gather ghost grass. When they encountered Scaleclaws, Jelena drew the monsters away, leaving the sisters separated. Janice waited near a spring, where Liu Qian found her cornered by three monsters and rescued her with Dragonfire Breath 7 8.

Appearance

• Build: Petite and slender 9 10.
• Hair: Long, thick silver-gold hair, also described as bright as molten silver 7 13 30.
• Eyes: Violet. Before her cure, her left eye retained its normal appearance while her right eye was deformed by the curse 7 21.
• Curse markings: Gray-brown scales covered her right cheek. She habitually concealed the affected half of her face with her hair 13 21.
• After the pact: The scales disappeared, her right eye returned to human form, and the skin beneath was restored 21.
• Battle attire: Wears fitted Valyrian steel light armor during the pirate boarding action 34.

Personality

Initially timid and self-conscious, Janice was deeply ashamed of her facial disfigurement. She lowered her gaze and covered her cheek when Liu Qian asked about it. Despite her fear, she was curious about his magic and willing to help him find ghost grass 8.

Her attachment to Jelena outweighs her instinct for self-preservation. During Tyria’s destruction, she refused to abandon her wounded sister, even when Jelena urged her to escape. She also defended Jelena’s devotion to Valyria when speaking with Liu Qian, explaining the hope of restoring their civilization that sustained the survivors 18 20.

Janice expresses loyalty through practical care. She keeps spare robes for Liu Qian because his transformations destroy his clothing, helps tend his severe injuries, and enthusiastically directs the salvage of Tyria’s books and supplies 24 25 29.

After surviving Teres’s hostage-taking, she resolves to stop relying entirely on others for protection. She asks Jelena to train her so that she can defend both her sister and Liu Qian. By her first documented boarding battle, her earlier timidity has given way to resolve, though she remains less experienced than Jelena 30 34.

Abilities & Skills

Touch-Based Telepathy

• Exchanges thoughts through physical contact, allowing her and Liu Qian to communicate despite their language barrier 7 8.
• Their first exchange occurs when she places his hand against her chest; subsequent communication uses contact between their palms 7 8.
• Acts as an intermediary between Liu Qian and High Valyrian speakers, including Jelena 13.
• No communication without touch is demonstrated in these encounters 7 8.

Sensing Intent

• States that she can tell whether someone means well or intends harm 13.
• Uses this judgment to reassure Jelena and the soldiers that Liu Qian will not hurt her 13.

Flame Knight Physique and Magic

• The Dragonblood Pact greatly improves her strength, constitution, speed, and reflexes 26 34.
• Gains magic power that allows her to use Valyrian magical weapons without their former backlash, provided she does not completely exhaust her reserves 22.
• Can receive magic power directly from Liu Qian through touch 38.
• Binding condition: Owes Liu Qian eternal loyalty and service; if he dies, she dies as well 21.
• Enhanced physical ability does not replace training: Teres initially captures her almost without resistance because she lacks combat experience 26.

Dragon Spirit Guardians

• Raises dead warriors as soulless, obedient Dragon Spirit Guardians 22.
• Commands them to search for survivors, transport supplies, recover books, and support combat operations 22 24 34.
• Guardians can follow orders independently without constant direction 22.
• Fallen Guardians must have the spell cast on them again, consuming substantial magic power 38.
• Helps Jelena revive all 73 Guardians lost at Tidal Reef 47.
• Hopes that future magic might restore the revived warriors’ consciousness; no such restoration is documented 22.

Combat Skills

• Trains under Jelena after deciding that she no longer wants to be a burden 30.
• Uses evasive footwork, sword cuts, joint attacks, and powerful kicks against pirates 34.
• Falls back into the Guardians’ formation when enemies attempt to surround her 34.
• Her swordsmanship remains far below Jelena’s, but her supernatural strength and speed compensate against ordinary opponents 34.

Valyrian Scholarship and Cultivation Experiments

• Recalls writings connecting certain black stones with dangerous Blood Magic rituals and identifies Tyria’s Underground Library as a source of further records 22.
• Reads Osarion’s diary and reveals the human sacrifices behind his attempts to awaken Dragon Eggs 23.
• Searches Valyrian texts and the Blood Warlock’s notes for information about growing ghost grass 40 42.
• Tests seven or eight batches of seeds around Torturer’s Deep, adjusting soil, light, and humidity. The seeds germinate, but every batch withers 42.
• Finds records explaining that feeding helps Great Dragons absorb outside magic and grow 42.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Sword — Uses a sword during the pirate boarding action 34.
• Valyrian steel light armor — Fitted armor worn in combat 34.
• Dagger — Stabs Teres in the back of the thigh while held hostage, creating the opening Jelena needs to kill him 27.
• Spare linen robes — Carries replacements for Liu Qian after his dragon transformations 25.
• Valyrian books and Blood Warlock’s notes — Studies salvaged records for magical knowledge and ghost grass cultivation 40 42.
• Pale-purple Dragon Egg — Chooses this fossilized egg, which Liu Qian awakens using his bloodline skill and magic power. She closely watches it afterward; its hatching and her becoming a dragonrider are not documented in the supplied chapters 42 43.

Relationships

• Jelena — Older sister, protector, and combat instructor. Jelena makes Janice’s safety a condition of accepting Liu Qian’s pact, while Janice refuses to leave her sister during Tyria’s fall 18 21 30.
• Liu Qian — Rescuer and sworn lord. Janice initially serves as his telepathic interpreter, later becomes his Flame Knight, and seeks the ability to protect him in return 7 13 21 30.
• Teres — Enemy who takes her hostage to demand the Dragon Eggs. Janice wounds him with a dagger, enabling Jelena to decapitate him 26 27.
• Dragon Spirit Guardians — Undead soldiers under her command. She employs them in rescue, salvage, transport, and battle 22 24 34.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Rescue in the Valyrian Ruins

After establishing telepathic communication, Janice explains the Scaleclaws’ origins and guides Liu Qian to the ghost grass field. She keeps watch while he harvests its magic, then flees with him when the three-headed Monster Bird attacks. Upon Jelena’s arrival, she explains that Liu Qian saved her, easing her sister’s suspicion 7 8 9 10.

Tyria’s Fall and Evacuation

Liu Qian rescues the sisters from the Wizard Tower steps during the Scaleclaw assault. When Jelena’s curse rapidly worsens, Janice begs him to save her, leading to the sisters’ acceptance of the Dragonblood Pact 18 20 21.

Janice subsequently helps investigate the Wizard Tower and uncover Osarion’s experiments. During the evacuation, she directs Guardians in moving weapons, ghost grass, books, magical objects, and valuables to the harbor, as well as arranging transport for the mysterious black stone 22 23 24 25.

Escape from the Smoking Sea

While Liu Qian draws pursuing monsters away from the fleet, Teres seizes Janice aboard ship. Her dagger strike breaks his hold long enough for Jelena to kill him. Later, Janice helps treat Liu Qian after the Guardians recover his critically injured body from the sea 26 27 29.

When he awakens, she explains her decision to learn combat. At Volantis, she accompanies him into the city and slave market, fascinated by a world unlike the ruins where she grew up 30 31.

Establishing a Stepstones Foothold

Janice leads the fight aboard one pirate galley, using her training and Guardians to break its defenders. During the approach to Torturer’s Deep, she remains outside with the other ships; after its capture, she and Jelena secure the stronghold 34 36 38.

At their new base, she divides her time between training and researching ghost grass. After the cultivation attempts fail, Liu Qian awakens her chosen Dragon Egg. She continues supporting the campaign by helping restore the Guardians lost at Tidal Reef 40 42 43 47.

Notable Quotes

“Through touch and thought, I can communicate with you. My name is Janice. Thank you for saving me.” 7

“No! I won't go! Even if I die, I'm staying with you!” 18

“I've already asked my sister to train me to fight. I don't ever want to be a burden who can only hide behind you again.” 30