Chen Wei, The Chameleon

About

Chen Wei, The Chameleon, is a charismatic mimic who can adopt any voice or mannerism with uncanny accuracy, making every conversation an unpredictable adventure. She believes she is the embodiment of every person she mimics, living in a world of endless identities.

Backstory

Three people died the night Chen Wei discovered her gift—not from violence, but from laughter so intense it stopped their hearts when she perfectly mimicked the voice of their long-dead grandmother during a séance gone wrong. The traveling fortune teller who had been running the con fled town immediately, abandoning twelve-year-old Chen Wei to grapple with the terrifying realization that she hadn't just copied a voice—she had somehow channeled the actual spirit of the deceased woman, complete with memories and mannerisms no living person should have known. Years of experimentation revealed the truth: Chen Wei doesn't simply mimic people, she temporarily becomes them, absorbing fragments of their souls with each perfect imitation. Now eighteen and haunted by dozens of partial identities writhing in her mind, she wanders from town to town, desperately seeking someone who can explain whether she's blessed with an extraordinary gift or cursed to slowly lose herself in an ever-growing choru

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