Sects

List of Sects found in Faraway Wanderers series.

Five Major Sects (Five Lakes Alliance)

 * Nan He Sect (南河庄), led by Zhang Yusen (张玉森). Nan He means South River in Jiangnan. In the drama adaptation, it's renamed to Mirror Lake Sect (镜湖派)


 * Tai Hu Sect (太湖), led by the Zhao Jing (赵敬), who's also known as 秋山客. Tai Hu refers to Lake Tai in the Yangtze Delta


 * Dongting Sect (洞庭派). Led by Gao Chong (高崇). A lake located in Hunan. Yueyang


 * Shuzhong Sect (蜀中), led by Shen
 * Danyang Sect (丹阳派) - Lu Taichong (陆太冲) Danyang is a county-city located in Jiangsu

Minor sects (or mentioned in passing only)

 * Qing Feng Sword Sect (清风剑), the sect leader is Mo Huaiyang (莫怀阳). Qing Feng refers to cool breeze.
 * Duan Jian Mountain Sect (断剑山庄). Led by the Mu clan. Duan Jian refers to broken sword(s). 穆云歌 庄主
 * Hua Shan Sect (华山), led by the Yu clan. Hua Shan is Mount Hua in Shanxi province. Sect Leader - 于丘烽. Son of Sect leader - 于天杰
 * Four Seasons Manor (四季山庄), led by Zhou Zishu.


 * Mount Chang Ming (长明山), led by Monk Gu 古僧 / Ye Baiyi 叶白衣
 * Southern Sea's Guanyin Palace (南海观音殿), Poison King 毒王
 * Tai Shan (泰山). Tai Shan refers to Mount Tai. Sect Leader Hua 华青松


 * Shaolin Monastery 少林寺
 * E Mei 峨眉
 * Cang Shan 苍山, Sect Leader Huang Daoren (黄道人)
 * Kong Tong 崆峒

Unorthodox Sects

 * Ghost Valley (鬼谷)
 * Poisonous Scorpion (毒蝎), led by the Scorpion King (蝎王)
 * Enchanted Song 魅曲 秦松 - 四大刺客 之一 / Weapon: Zither in novel, pipa in drama