Database and Lore

Qing (NSFW)

The Coalition of Deities consists of many wondrous creatures and characters that fill their ranks. Among one of them is that who calls herself Qing, but who is she? What does she contribute to a world filled with mythical characters? The Qilin are one of the more well-known creatures in China. Sometimes they are known as the Chinese Unicorn, a creature of myth and fantasy. Their descriptions abound. Sometimes they are known to be horse-like and have horns. Others see them as scaly horses with antlers. Some even see them having a dragon’s head with a horse like body. They are described as having magical powers and can sometimes actually guard, heal, or help people in times of need. The Qilin are generally regarded as one of the more innocent creatures, but there is always speculation of what they represent. In Japan, the Qilin are called the Kirin, and sometimes they are described as having one horn, but they are sometimes depicted as having two. Anytime a person who ended up seeing a Qilin would see a great sage or ruler be born or die. In most respects, the Qilin is considered to be a luck of fortune if one ever sees them. It is believed that the inspirations of the Qilin go as far back as the great Chinese explorer Zheng He that during his voyages would bring back an animal that no one in the Ming Dynasty had ever seen. What he brought was a giraffe. Since then, statues began to appear of the creature, and it would eventually evolve into the Qilins that we see in modern-day art. In Tales of Heroes, the Qilin very much exist but in different forms. Not all Qilin are precisely alike. Some have scales, and some don’t. Some have two antlers, while others have one. In 1927 a Chinese soldier by the name of Peizhi would serve in Chiang Kai-Shek’s growing anti-communist movement. The time periods were not easy for the Chinese. Communists or anti-communist, lines were drawn, and fellow Chinese would fight Chinese. Brutal tactics were used on one another. 1927 would mark the Great White Purge, where Peizhi would be forced to participate in a massacre of Chinese that were supposed, Communists. Disheartened, he would leave the area and try to live as far from the conflict as possible. Fortune would smile on Peizhi when he would meet a woman that would call herself Qing. She is kind and considerate to him. They spend time together and get to know one another. Eventually, they would date and date more often. The day arrives. Qing has a gift for him, but she tells him to meet her in the forest. It is here that she reveals herself to be a Qilin in human disguise. A magical healer and bringer of luck, Peizhi would have to accept that the woman that she loves is one of the mythical creatures of lore. Of course, it is no issue for him. They fall in love and get married later on. Peizhi has found his peace away from the conflict and war.