Spirits of Talent and Virtue

In acting, heroes change Creation and impact the lives of the people in it. The 36 Heavenly Spirits are those who've flocked loyally to our heroes' banner, while the 72 Earthly Fiends are those the Circle has encountered on more neutral, less conclusive terms.

The 36 Heavenly Spirits

• Alabaster Sunset [age ?]: A Lunar who has brought her tribe under the Circle's banner. Full Moon

• Cathak Nekuto [age 37]: A dynast general convinced to train and lead the Circle's armies. Fire Aspect
  • The Zhuque Brotherhood: Special operations soldiers who take on missions no one else can.

• Chokhan Fifteenth Son Shatters the River [age 44 at death]: Nameless Ravine's father; a stern and upright ghost whose legacy remains in thousands of masterful works of calligraphy. Honored Ghost

• Cynis Lachid and Layochi [age 22]: Immaculate-trained twins defeated in battle by Leaf Shakes the Wind and Song of the Silver Wind, quickly recruited to their cause. Water Aspect
  • The Baihu Society: Spies sent to ferret information from mortal courts.

• The Jokun: The four personal guards and servitors of Rivers Between Us. Earth Elementals

• Serrakeen [age ?]: An ifrit and tribal chieftain serving under the Circle's banner. Fire Elemental
  • The Xuan Wu Academy: Sorcerer-engineers who aid Rivers Between Us in his artificing.

• Seven Thousand Wonders Unfolding [First Age]: Clerk of The Infinite City; mentor and broach for Rivers Between Us. Also keeper of The Divisions Least God

• Sweet Voice of Brass and Glory [age 211]: Former Eastern Captain of the Trumpets of War, now support for the Circle's armies. Close ally to Storm of Amber. Lesser Goddess
  • The Qinglong Alliance: An elite group of relays and heralds, Sweet Brass' clergy.

• Vaults the Moon [age 6]: Storm of Amber's friend and spirit-tied pet; one of the Marukani Finest. Familiar

• Wave of Smoke [age 3]: A Marukani Finest rescued from traders in Nexus who aids Leaf Shakes the Wind in his scouting missions. Familiar

The 72 Earthly Fiends

• Allat [First Age]: Lunar wife of Lun Kuai. Changing Moon

• Amilar Amaki [age 46]: Taizei (captain) of the First Wing, First Dragon of Lookshy's First Field Force. Stationed with the Marukan Redoubt Garrison. Air Aspect

• August Autumn Gale [age ?]: A zephyr that once agreed to serve Rivers. Air Elemental

• The Dryads [age 20]: Two sisters living in the giant oaks on either side of the Plum Blossom Retreat's great hall. Lesser Goddesses

• Fear's Umbra [age 58]: Child of Five Days Darkness, aided Rivers Between Us in constructing The Promise. God Blood

• Grassfoot [age 7 months]: Road spirit who wanders the highways within the Marukan hills. Lesser God

• Hiparkes [First Age]: Stallion-Lord of the Plains. Patron of The Marukan Alliance, governor of horses and riders, ruler of the unity between man and steed. Greater God

• Kena [age 17]: Shonai of the Third Ranger Fang, Second Reconnaissance Talon, First Wing, First Dragon of the Marukan Redoubt Garrison. Mortal

• Oak and Thorn [age 457]: King of the Wood ruler of the oak forest to the south of the circle's domain and not far from Harborhead. Wood Elemental

• Othoclase [age ?]: Gemlord whose caves lie 40 miles east of the Plum Blossom Retreat. Earth Elemental

• The Ravages of Time [age ?]: God of remorseless destruction leading to rebirth, he aided Rivers Between Us in constructing the The Promise. God
  • Spring's Inevitable Betrayal [age ?]: God of rebirth through remorseless destruction, he aided Rivers Between Us in constructing the The Promise. God

• Ten Thunders Shatter the Mountain [age ?]: Thunderbird twice summoned for healing by Rivers Between Us. Air Elemental

• Younger Tempest [age ?]: A zephyr once bound in resentful servitude to Rivers. Air Elemental

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