Lǐn Xuě Yā

Lǐn Xuě Yā (凜雪鴉, Rin Setsu A, "Austere Snow Crow") is a recurring deuteragonist in Thunderbolt Fantasy and a supporting character in Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Sword of Life and Death. A master thief and skilled illusionist, he often goes by his alias, Guǐ Niǎo (鬼鳥, Kichō, "Phantom Bird").

Personality
"Subterfuge is not always about lurking in the darkness. Some shadows remain hidden in the light. A hair's breadth separates truth from lies. And none will gaze beyond the illusion to see my true face."

Abilities

 * Illusions
 * Meteor Walking
 * Swordsmanship: Lǐn Xuě Yā prefers to operate under the guise of going about his day-to-day unarmed. He is, however, a skilled and accomplished swordsman, and his sword, Yān Yuè (煙月, Engetsu, "Misty Moon"), is "sheathed" in his signature pipe.
 * White Heavens: Lunar Crater Vapor Technique
 * Medicine: When Shāng Bù Huàn is poisoned by Xiē Yīng Luò, Lǐn not only has the resources on-hand to narrow down the source of the poison but the know-how for creating the antidote.
 * Item Enchantment and Forgery

Art Name
The English translation of his art name as "Enigmatic Gale" is an artistic simplification of a name that has been literally translated as "Thief of the Wind Dust." 掠 means "to rob or capture," 風 refers to the wind, and 竊 means "to steal," but, like 掠, it can be used to mean "thief." The last character, 塵, can refer to dust and dirt or things that have been made dirty. It is also associated with the mundane, as in the phrase hóngchén (紅塵), which refers to mortals and the mundane world in Buddhism and Taoism. As it relates to Lǐn Xuě Yā, 塵 could be interpreted as the "ethos of a champion" that he seeks to steal from his targets. Put another way, his art name could be translated along the lines of "The Thieving Wind That Steals Ego."