XIFANG “STANLEY” BAIHU
GREATER SPIRIT / ELEMENTAL
“With your slitted eyes you shall oversee the very animals under your paw, be soft and gentle but if any mean your paw harm do not hesitate.”
– Huanglong the Golden Dragon of the Center
(One of the Four Auspicious Beasts)
Setup: After the first breakthrough the girls had with the madness, it was time for Jack to understand more about who he was working with and why.
OPERATIONAL INDEX
CHARACTER DOSSIER
Race: Greater Spirit / Elemental of the Court of the Jade Emperor
Plane(s): The Elemental Plane, The Umbra,
Court of the Jade Emperor (Heavenly Realm)
Age: Ancient
Gender: Male
Titles: The Tiger of the West, the Protector of Autumn
Offspring: None known
POWERS: Power over the elements of metal, strength, resilience and divination.
ACCEPTED COMMON MYTHOLOGY
The White Tiger is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It is sometimes called the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ), and is known as Baihu in Chinese, Byakko in Japanese, Baekho in Korean and Bạch Hổ in Vietnamese. It represents the west and the autumn season.
Baihu is a guardian that was summoned as one of the four Auspicious Beasts (Four Symbols, Four Gods) by the primordial entity the Jade Emperor. He was titled the Tiger of the West, and controlled the elemental metal powers assigned by the Jade Emperor. He is known as a protector against evil spirits and demons, and is especially known to be associated with divination through astrology and other “means”. He is also known to bring good luck.
Baihu’s association with protection means you can see examples of tigers on buildings put there much like western gargoyles to protect the building. He is especially associated with the protection of women in need. Especially in ancient eastern traditions, women held no power or position, and as a fierce protector of women, he would come to the rescue of damsels in distress, and would fight off any assailants in his territory that means to harm women.
WHAT WE BELIEVE IS THE REALITY
We don’t want to reveal Stanley”s secrets, he can do that. We can say that he will protect the world with his last breath. He is the last survivor of the Auspicous Beasts since the end of that war, and he is dedicated to protecting the innocent no matter the cost to him. Also, he made decisions he regrets now, don’t judge him for when he was younger.
OPERATIONAL IMAGE GALLERY
PEOPLE
CARD FRONT
CARD BACK
LAST OF THE FOUR SHIJIN
He is the last of his Shijin brethern, pledged to defending humans and especially women. He can no longer touch his elemental realm directly, and his position as the last season of the Shijin is coming to pass.
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