Tao Ran

Tao Ran (道蘭, Dào Ran) is the biological heir of the Tao Family from her father Tao Ching and unknown mother presumed to be dead. She is the wife of Tao Yúan and the mother of Tao Jun and Tao Ren. She is a daoshi and her primary spirits are two handsome Jiang Shi named Shu and Kyo. Her birthday is April 12, 1960.

Appearance
Ran is a very striking woman, being quite beautiful. She wears a traditional Chinese nobility dress and carries a Chinese fan with her at all times.

Personality
She is a loving and humoristic woman who will put tradition above everything else. Despite her devotion to tradition, she still loves and cares for her family, stopping her husband before he could get himself killed and happily greeting her son's new friends with a feast.

Abilities and Powers
She is by far the best daoshi in the entire Tao Family and is the one who taught Tao Jun her skills.

Spirit

 * See More: Shu & Kyo

Her personal Jiang Shi are a pair of handsome zombies who have served the Tao Family for many years, back to the time of the dynasties.

Past
Being the main heir to Tao Family, Tao Ran was forced to find herself a husband. However only the strongest shamans deserved to bear the name Tao, thus making it difficult to find a suitable husband for Ran. To determine who was worthy, her suitors would go through a formal marriage interview and would then fight against her and win. Those who lost would be turned into zombies, and even if someone did win, if she didn't like them they would be forced to go back home.

Eventually she would come to face Tao Yúan a member of the Tao Branch Family. He challenged her and won with one hit. She fell in love instantly.

Invading the Plants
When the Shaman Fights was moved to the "Continent of Mu" the Asakura Family, the Tao Family and the Usui Family had a barbecue party at the beach, awaiting the results of the fight and hoping that their children would make it.

Anime/Manga Difference
While in the manga and japanese anime she is said to be Tao Yúan's wife, in the english anime she's his sister-in-law and the name of her anime husband is never revealed.