Thread-Binding killers wearing a Big-Head Doll Headpiece. The smile on the headpiece looks all the more sinister and terrifying against the backdrop of the great blade they wield.
They are superstitious about the techniques of the Central Plains, believing that these headpieces can prolong life, ward off evil, and suppress the backlash of Transcension. They also firmly believe that performing arts and acrobatics can channel divine power into the body, so they incorporated their movements into their martial arts, developing a wild, chaotic style of swordsmanship with blades flashing like claws and fangs.
Whether these unorthodox practices truly possess such supernatural power is unknown. All that is certain is that their bodies have gradually shriveled, until now they are scarcely larger than children.