Nagsi Jiya

Nagsi Jiya (纳古斯•吉雅, Nàgsī Jíyǎ) is the princess of the Tuba tribe, the youngest daughter of Nagsi Erihe. She is called the "bright pearl of the grass plains".

Nagsi Erihe had offered Nagsi Jiya to the Chengli Tribe as a potential wife for Qiyan Agula, and the failure of the proposal drove the Tuba Tribe to support the destruction of the grass plains by the southern Wei Kingdom. Years after the grass plains' subsequent conquest, Jiya would arrive in the Wei Kingdom's Imperial Court to give herself as a consort to the Emperor, hoping to gain power and leverage for her people.

Appearance
As a child, Jiya is described as having "big, watery eyes" and long, fluttering eyelashes. Later, she is described as having delicate skin and Jing-characteristic amber eyes, and a face that was beautiful enough to overthrow kingdoms for.

Personality
Nagsi Jiya is a clever, headstrong, and prideful young woman. She simultaneously indulges and abhors being sexualized, and actively puts herself in the spotlight and uncomfortable situations for her personal goals and feelings. Jiya is bold, not being afraid to begin relationships with multiple members of the royal family at once, though she appears to regret her actions multiple times later, if not too deeply. She is ambitious, as seen in her original plans to join the royal family and later plans to take the Governor title from Nagsi Anujin. She is noted as being extremely free-spirited and wild, enough so that it can be seen in her expression and body language no matter her company; this behavior is sometimes thought of as her crude manners from being a tribeswoman of the grass plains.

Trivia

 * She is the first character to encourage and engage in a full-fledged homosexual relationship in the novel (where both parties know that they are both women, as Nangong Jingnu is under the impression that she is in a heterosexual relationship).
 * In her reprising entrance in Chapter 73, the outfit she wears is reminiscent of a post-classical Mongolian noblewoman's court dress.