jiao is as bad-tempered as he is small. he's very standoffish to others and he gets angry Very easily. he's impatient and anything can set him off.

jiao is an adventurer set on reversing the curse put on his family's bloodline. for centuries his family has been well-respected with a reputation for being extremely powerful fighters. they had a good relationship with spirits/deities/whatever and were able to harness power from them to aid in their fighting. however, at some point they angered these spirits and were cursed to go mad and/or die the more they used their powers. many fighters would take on this curse for the sake of benefitting the family with their fighting skills, but many others try to avoid it and become powerful through other means.

jiao's parents didn't want him to be a fighter at all. he's the son of the head of the family, and they would rather have an heir who let other people fight for him than have their son feel pressured to use their family's powers and die young from it. he grew up fairly pampered and is a bit entitled and prissy from it. he loved his cushy life but upon learning more about their family's situation, he decided that He would be the one to fix it, much to his parent's dismay. since then he worked nonstop, learning to use his family's powers to become stronger, and set off on his quest.

those inflicted by the curse tend to be very short-tempered and emotionally volatile. jiao has always been a kind of... not nice (and tsundere) person, but it's gotten worse as he's used his powers more often.

he's not very street-smart because of his very sheltered upbringing.

he wears a dress because it makes movement easier-- he prefers to have a wide range of movement when he’s fighting and exploring. it draws a lot of extra attention that he does Not appreciate.

he fights with a huge, heavy, ornate sword.