Read these if you like Asian-inspired Worldbuilding; A Character Who Is A Living Icon With A Legacy Transcending Lifetimes, Like In Avatar: The Last Airbender
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In the far future on a cold and snowy planet, an aging woman seeks a successor to her role as Kunchen: a bearer of memory for her people across generations, a role in which one must live a long and lonely life punctuated by decade-long cryosleeps.