Pixiu
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Basic Info
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Name
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Pixiu/Pi Yao .. 辟邪
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Age
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???
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Birthplace
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Beijing, China (Yonghegong)
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Gender
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???
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+Traits
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Generous, Kindly, Protective, Powerful
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-Traits
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Stubborn, Passive aggressive, Haughty
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Likes
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Gold and silver, playing in fields, exploring temples
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Dislikes
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People who treat him like a kid, darkness
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dont call him a shota or i will personally come into your home and scream
Profile
Pixiu or Pi Yao (Chinese: 貔貅; pinyin: píxiū, Wade-Giles: P'i-hsiu), originally known as Bixie (Chinese: 辟邪; pinyin: bìxié; "to ward off evil spirits"), is a Chinese mythical hybrid creature considered to be a very powerful protector to practitioners of Feng Shui.[1] It resembles a winged lion. Pixiu is an earth and sea variation, particularly an influential and auspicious creature for wealth. It is said to have a voracious appetite towards only gold and silver.
There are two different types of Pixiu. The difference is with their horns. The one with two horns is known as Pi Ya(possibly a corruption from pi xie (辟邪)) and the one with one horn is called Tian Lu (天祿) (Pi Chen).
- Pi Ya - wards off evil. It is also believed that Pi Ya has the ability of assisting anyone who is suffering from bad Feng Shui that is due to having offended the Grand Duke Jupiter (also called as Tai Sui (太岁)).
Fierce looking and covered with whitish-grey fur, Pixiu has the head of a Chinese dragon, but is commonly depicted with only one antler as time passes.
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Punished by the Jade Emperor after violating secretive rules, Pixiu is only able to consume gold and other precious metals. He used to be a humble white lion, but was turned into a smaller fairy like entity. He longs to eat the same things other deities and humans do, so he roams in search of someone that can help him. Deep in his heart, he knows it will never happen, as Emperor's will is irreversible.
Pixiu, before being transformed into an auspicious and wealth-bringing being, was a self-obsessed general in the Emperor's army. He was proud of his fighting prowess and his status as a general, which brought him many bouts of bad luck attributed to baseless boasting. Now that he resides in such a small and magic imbued body, he is learning the ways of sorcery. His fangs and spells allow him to drain essence from evil spirits and convert them to rare metals for him to eat. Due to his constant diet of gold and silver, he is entirely unsusceptible to earthly diseases.
“Luck has a way of evaporating when you lean on it.”
― Brandon Mull, Keys to the Demon Prison
