Jade Empire begins with character creation, and you choose from 7 different character types, all of which have different levels of Body, Mind, and Spirit. Depending on what kind of way you want to play through Jade Empire, you’ll choose your corresponding character. Wu The Lotus Blossom, for example, is a more balanced character, and her attributes are divided fairly evenly. Scholar Ling is a more magical character, who is stronger in Chi. You can actually modify your character progression whenever you want, so you can learn magical styles, or faster styles even if your character doesn’t start off strong in certain areas. You can also assign ability scores as you gain levels to whatever abilities you want to strengthen – thus allowing the player to really be able to modify their characters.