Jia Baoyu is of average height and build, with a pale complexion and raven black hair. His hair is very long, and tied into a high ponytail with a cyan hair tie. Notably, he has heterochromia: his right eye is black, and his left eye is a bright cyan he typically donned a white hanfu with light blue and gold decorations, beneath a white beizi. When seen during his adulthood in Daguanyuan, Jia Baoyu sported a similar look, consisting of a cream-colored hanfu with teal decorations, and a matching beizi. Jia Baoyu is an exceptionally curious person with a rather ditzy demeanor and friendly attitude. He exhibits a potent, almost childlike indiscriminate curiosity and wonder, to the point of baffling the people around him. Jia Baoyu speaks casually of attempted murder and abuse against him in a similar way to how he approaches the hardships of the City, almost as if it has nothing to do with him. He has a tendency to give off the impression that he doesn't have particularly strong feelings about anything, regardless of the severity of the topic. While sometimes jarring, this trait primarily serves to make Jia Baoyucome off as amusingly easygoing and absentminded. Hong Lu also appears to lack inherent social tact, leading to excessively oblivious statements and questions when something inevitably catches his eye. While this does earn him some disapproval, he does not grow angry or depressed when others give him a difficult time. Jia Baoyu will either playfully disregard words of scorn, or is altogether too oblivious to be hurt by them, at least outwardly. Although some matters may lead to him growing more obedient or solemn, Jia Baoyu will consistently let anything and everything slide right off of his back without complaint or meaningful retort. This lends to the impression that Jia Baoyu is denying himself the chance to experience his true feelings, which is later shown to be the case. Despite this, Jia Baoyuis neither loud nor particularly talkative. Rather, he comes off of as reservedly observant.

Jia Xichun is a young woman of short stature, with long black hair and bright pink eyes. She wears a black cheongsam with gold detailing and long red sleeves, and a slit across the left side. The cheongsam is decorated with a belt of red rope tied with a ribbon. Her hair is worn in an ox horn hairstyle, and tied in four twintails that reach down to her knees. Her bangs are combed over her forehead, with two strands, dyed white, framing her face. Xichun also sports bright red nail polish. Jia Xichun is a resolute and ambitious woman, although typically underestimated by her siblings due to her young age and inexperience. She often appears harsh, manifesting a no-nonsense attitude and a short temper, especially towards her older brother, Hong Lu. Xichun was incredibly close to Baoyu, who often remarks on her warm and kind heart compared to the rest of their family. Xichun cared deeply for her brother, and suffered greatly upon his decision to detach himself from her.

Jia Mu is an older woman of short stature, with pale skin and golden eyes. She has long white hair tied up with a golden ornament which reaches down nearly to her ankles. She wears a white and gold hanfu with golden decorations of plants and clouds. The hanfu is tied with a black and gold sash. She wears a pair of qiào tóu lǚ, colored dark gold with a three-leaved plant decoration. In the Tiekan Temple, she reveals the Xianhuang Anamnaworm embedded in the back of her neck, a small creature with the face of the ancient hierarch of Hongyuan. In her many years of living, Jia Mu has accrued a wealth of knowledge, displaying it in her wise and venerated way of living. Jia Mu manifests a great cruelty.

Lin Daiyu is a pale woman with an agile build and large blue eyes. She has long dark blue hair, tied in a high ponytail with a golden ribbon. She wears a black hanfu with dark blue detailing, tied with a belt of golden rope. Notably, she has a small mole on the left side of her neck. In combat, she wields a spear. In her youth, Lin Daiyu was a cheery and energetic child. As a member of a small family, Daiyu always knew her fate would be to serve one of the greater houses, and she feared being left alone in the vast expanses of Daguanyuan. Instead, Daiyu enjoyed the simpler things in life: she treasured the time spent playing together with Baoyu and Jia Huan, she enjoyed composing poetry and held a love for transient things like flower petals, as they reminded one of the passage of time and the importance of living every moment.

Xiren is a woman with brown hair, with bangs parted down the center and hair tied into two small buns on the back of her head. She wears a gray hanfu with white sleeves, and dark red accents along the hems and center, beneath a similarly red sash. While her left arm is typical, her right arm has a green, plant-like, appearance, and her feet have been reshaped into hooves. Baoyu's trusted maidservant and caretaker through his childhood, Xiren always had a calm and collected personality, being always mindful of her young master's feelings. Xiren cared deeply for Baoyu, and always attempted to shield him as best as she could from the cruel realities of Daguanyuan.