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Lore of Taifu
2 years ago
Our story is set in a world similar to ours, populated by the High Beasts, highly intelligent anthropomorphic animals of varying species, shapes and sizes (human kind does not exist) gifted with incredible strength and powers, living in communities, countries and nationalities that more or less mirrors our own.
This particular story takes place in the Land of Taifu (equivalent of China), which is home to incredible cultural values, stunning locals and a vast amount of different ecosystems and environments that our citizens call home.
It is also widely known as the Land of Myths, where many gods and legends originated from and actually still live to this day.
In fact, one of the most important folkloric history of Taifu is “The 4 Auspicious Beasts”.
It tells the tale of a very weak Taifu, still in its infancy, struggling to keep itself from surviving among the sea of conquerors and from its very own leaders, and when it all seemed like Taifu was meant to fall, a group of four legendary Beast Warriors stood their ground and fought using their godlike strength and powers to protect their Motherland; they were a Black Tortoise, a White Tiger, a Vermilion Bird and an Azure Dragon.
They each vowed to protect one of the cardinal points of Taifu, dividing the land into 4 :
-The Black Tortoise blessed the North with raging rivers to drown invaders and brought thunderstorms using its Snake tail to scare them away, reshaping the land into massive mountain ranges, the white moon of midnight bestowing upon it a cold soothing Winter.
-The White Tiger graced the West with its white claws and completely decimated the invaders with one single punch, dividing the land as if metal itself struck the earth to separate it from the outside, creating a perpetual autumn cloaked in Dusk.
-The Vermilion Bird bestowed upon the South pillars of fire and burned the invaders to nothingness, with its last embers sprouting beautiful flowers that engulfed the valley in red, bringing about the bright and hot midday sun of Summer.
-The Azure Dragon granted the East its dominating presence, intimidating the invaders coming from the sea, growing tree roots from the very earth he bit down on and providing the people of Taifu the birth of life, witnessing the wonderful Dawn of Spring.
After molding the shape of Taifu, the great mythical heroes continued to spread their blessings, all the way until they drew their last breath. Before doing so however, they each planted the seeds of their strength and will into the people who worshiped them, in the hopes that even after they’re gone, their descendants shall take back up the torch and protect Taifu, that even their own descendants after that will do the same, for the prosperity of our Motherland, for all of eternity.
To this day, every few centuries, a new set of 4 High Beasts are chosen by the heavens for their deeds and completing the tasks and rituals that have been passed down from generation to generation, to take on the mantle of these Auspicious Beasts, inheriting their ancestors’ godlike powers and form, to protect Taifu once more, for the centuries to come. They are named the Four “Symbol Bearers”.