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* [[Cathak Nekuto]] [age 37]:  A dynast general convinced to train and lead [[An Oathsworn Circle|the Circle's]] armies.  '''Fire Aspect'''
 
* [[Cathak Nekuto]] [age 37]:  A dynast general convinced to train and lead [[An Oathsworn Circle|the Circle's]] armies.  '''Fire Aspect'''
** [[The Zhuque Brotherhood]]: Special operations soldiers who take on missions no one else can.
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** [[The Zhuque Brotherhood]]: Special operations soldiers who take on impossible missions. '''Amalgams'''
  
 
* [[Chokhan Fifteenth Son Shatters the River]] [age 44 at death]: [[Nameless Ravine|Nameless Ravine's]] father; a stern and upright ghost whose legacy remains in thousands of masterful works of calligraphy.  '''Honored Ghost'''
 
* [[Chokhan Fifteenth Son Shatters the River]] [age 44 at death]: [[Nameless Ravine|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'''
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* [[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 Aspects'''
** [[The Baihu Society]]: Spies sent to ferret information from mortal courts.
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** [[The Baihu Society]]: Spies sent to ferret information from mortal courts. '''Amalgams'''
  
 
* [[The Jokun]]: The four personal guards and servitors of [[Rivers Between Us]].  '''Earth Elementals'''
 
* [[The Jokun]]: The four personal guards and servitors of [[Rivers Between Us]].  '''Earth Elementals'''
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* [[Serrakeen]] [age ?]: An ifrit and tribal chieftain serving under the [[An Oathsworn Circle|Circle's]] banner.  '''Fire Elemental'''
 
* [[Serrakeen]] [age ?]: An ifrit and tribal chieftain serving under the [[An Oathsworn Circle|Circle's]] banner.  '''Fire Elemental'''
** [[The Xuan Wu Academy]]: Sorcerer-engineers who aid [[Rivers Between Us]] in his artificing.
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** [[The Xuan Wu Academy]]: Sorcerer-engineers who aid [[Rivers Between Us]] in his artificing. '''Amalgams'''
  
 
* [[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'''
 
* [[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 [[An Oathsworn Circle|the Circle's]] armies.  Close ally to [[Storm of Amber]].  '''Lesser Goddess'''
 
* [[Sweet Voice of Brass and Glory]] [age 211]: Former Eastern Captain of the Trumpets of War, now support for [[An Oathsworn Circle|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.
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** [[Perfected Vigilance of Stone]] [age 836]: Philosophical lion dog guardian of the [[Pagoda of Infinite Strategy]]; thought retired after the Shogunate fell.  '''Lesser God'''
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** [[The Qinglong Alliance]]: An elite group of relays and heralds, Sweet Brass' clergy. '''Amalgams'''
  
 
* [[Vaults the Moon]] [age 6]:  [[Storm of Amber]]'s friend and spirit-tied pet; one of the [[The Marukan Alliance|Marukani]] Finest.  '''Familiar'''
 
* [[Vaults the Moon]] [age 6]:  [[Storm of Amber]]'s friend and spirit-tied pet; one of the [[The Marukan Alliance|Marukani]] Finest.  '''Familiar'''
  
 
* [[Wave of Smoke]] [age 3]:  A [[The Marukan Alliance|Marukani]] Finest rescued from traders in [[Nexus]] who aids [[Leaf Shakes the Wind]] in his scouting missions.  '''Familiar'''
 
* [[Wave of Smoke]] [age 3]:  A [[The Marukan Alliance|Marukani]] Finest rescued from traders in [[Nexus]] who aids [[Leaf Shakes the Wind]] in his scouting missions.  '''Familiar'''
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==The 72 Earthly Fiends==
 
==The 72 Earthly Fiends==
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* [[The Dryads]] [age 20]: Two sisters living in the giant oaks on either side of the [[Plum Blossom Retreat|Plum Blossom Retreat's]] great hall.  '''Lesser Goddesses'''
 
* [[The Dryads]] [age 20]: Two sisters living in the giant oaks on either side of the [[Plum Blossom Retreat|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'''
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* [[Fear's Umbra]] [age 58]: Child of Five Days Darkness, aided [[Rivers Between Us]] in constructing [[The Promise]]; now mentor to Rivers' brother.  '''God Blood'''
  
* [[Grassfoot]] [age 7 months]: Road spirit who wanders the highways within the [[The Marukan Alliance|Marukan]] hills.  '''Lesser God'''
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* [[Grassfoot]] [age 10 months]: Road spirit who wanders the highways within the [[The Marukan Alliance|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'''
 
* [[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'''
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* [[Kena]] [age 16]: Shonai of the Third Ranger Fang, Second Reconnaissance Talon, First Wing, First Dragon of the Marukan Redoubt Garrison. '''Mortal'''
 
* [[Kena]] [age 16]: 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 [[An Oathsworn Circle|the circle's]] domain and not far from [[Harborhead]].  '''Wood Elemental'''
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* [[Oak and Thorn]] [age 457]: King of the Wood ruler of the oak forest to the south of [[An Oathsworn Circle|the circle's]] domain and not far from [[Harborhead]].  '''Wood Elemental'''  ''DECEASED''
  
 
* [[Othoclase]] [age ?]: Gemlord whose caves lie 40 miles east of the [[Plum Blossom Retreat]].  '''Earth Elemental'''
 
* [[Othoclase]] [age ?]: Gemlord whose caves lie 40 miles east of the [[Plum Blossom Retreat]].  '''Earth Elemental'''
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* [[The Ravages of Time]] [age ?]:  God of remorseless destruction leading to rebirth, he aided [[Rivers Between Us]] in constructing the [[The Promise]].  '''God'''
 
* [[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'''
 
** [[Spring's Inevitable Betrayal]] [age ?]:  God of rebirth through remorseless destruction, he aided [[Rivers Between Us]] in constructing the [[The Promise]].  '''God'''
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* [[Red the Sage's Roots]] [age 1 week]: Maple Queen of the Wood who rules both major forests in [[The Marukan Alliance|Marukan]]; born from the fallen Essence of [[Oak and Thorn]] and [[Unfallen Verdant Blades]].  '''Wood Elemental'''
  
 
* [[Ten Thunders Shatter the Mountain]] [age ?]: Thunderbird twice summoned for healing by [[Rivers Between Us]].  '''Air Elemental'''
 
* [[Ten Thunders Shatter the Mountain]] [age ?]: Thunderbird twice summoned for healing by [[Rivers Between Us]].  '''Air Elemental'''

Revision as of 14:14, 22 October 2006

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

  • Lyssa: Liaison to the infinite city. Amalgam
  • Pai and Pei: The twin batteries that assist Rivers in his works. Amalgams


The 72 Earthly Fiends

  • Chehbraterazim [age ?]: A sobeksis of the grey river, freguently summoned to serve Rivers. Water Elemental
  • Grassfoot [age 10 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 16]: Shonai of the Third Ranger Fang, Second Reconnaissance Talon, First Wing, First Dragon of the Marukan Redoubt Garrison. Mortal



Heaven's Mandate