Gender: Female
Weapon: Polearm
Vision: Pyro
Titles: Fragrance in Thaw, 77th-Generation Director of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, Director Hu
Constellation: Papilio Charontis
Region: Liyue
Hu Tao runs the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor as its 77th Director—basically the person keeping Liyue's funerary traditions alive and the whole yin-yang balance intact. She takes her job seriously, conducting ceremonies with real dignity even though her public persona suggests otherwise. Beyond managing the parlor, she's also known for her poetry; her verses have become pretty popular around Liyue through word of mouth, though people tend to describe them as her "masterpieces" with a grain of salt.
Her eccentricity and antics are kind of her trademark. There's this disconnect between the goofy, mischievous side people see and the meticulous, solemn Director she actually is—but both parts are genuinely her.
Style-wise, Hu Tao has a pretty distinctive look. She wears her hair in high twintails with a zig-zag part and side-swept bangs that frame her face, with longer locks left loose in front of her ears. Her black porkpie hat is her signature piece—decorated with a wooden talisman and a red plum blossom branch, complete with an indigo tassel.
Her outfit fits the funeral director aesthetic: a traditional red shirt with mandarin collar, brown coat with darker trim, and black shorts with gold accents. Her Pyro Vision sits on the back of her coat next to long rectangular coattails, and golden brooches dangle from her collar and waist. She pairs it all with mid-calf white socks wrapped with red plum-blossom straps, and black low-heeled dress shoes. Black nail polish and several rings complete the look—one on her left ring finger, both index and middle fingers, and her right thumb. There's a loose red bracelet on her right wrist, though her long sleeves usually hide it.
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