Post by AKFrost on Dec 15, 2010 13:48:16 GMT -5
(Notation: CHN = Chinese Mythology, SXY = Sword of Xuan Yuan Mythology)
Races:
(CHN-阿修羅)Shura:
An interpretation of the Asura from the six realms of samsara of buddhism.
"The state of an Asura reflects the mental state of a human being obsessed with force and violence, always looking for an excuse to get into a fight, angry with everyone and unable to maintain calm or solve problems peacefully." - Wikipedia: Asura(Buddhism)
(CHN-天人)Sylph:
A conglomeration of the Devas of the six realms of Samsara, and an interpretation of the immortals that graced many Chinese literature. Together with asura and humans, these are the three good domains to be reincarnated into for positive karma.
Jobs:
(CHN-劍客)Fencer:
The swordsman of the wuxia universe. These braves are unarmored gallants armed with nothing but swords. Their specialty is the acrobatic sword styles and the emphasis on style rather than raw power.
(CHN-陰陽師)Shaman:
In Chinese, these are called the Master of Yin Yang. It is one of the schools of thought in the end of Spring and Autumn period of China, and attempts to explain the world's phenomenons through the interactions of the five Chinese elements and Ying/Yang. It is a cognate of the Japanese concept of Onmyouji, which evolved from the Chinese School of Yin-Yang and adopted elements of Taoism, Buddhism and Shintoism.
(CHN-道士)Wizard:
These are Taoists, while real Taoists adheres to the belief of Tao and the lack of action, mythical Taoists have been given enormous power. They have the ability to summon heavenly soldiers to do their bidding, and use scrolls and command plaques to cast spells. Unlike the DOMO wizard, they're usually armed with either wooden or jeweled swords.
(CHN-苗疆蠱師)Witch Doctor:
These are a mystics of the southeastern China region. Their specialty is the usage of special creatures called Gu. Gu is created by locking a hundred different poisonous creatures together in a jar until one remains. These immensely poisonous creatures have extreme poisoning abilities as well as voodoo-like powers. What makes these people especially terrifying is their ability to torture by planting bugs that eat you from the inside out, but leaves you alive. They're also known to be able to kill without leaving a trace. It's these horrific powers that makes Witch Doctors feared.
Places:
(CHN-青龍朱雀白虎玄武塔)4 Placid Towers:
Corresponding to the Four Symbols: Blue Dragon, Red Sparrow, White Tiger and Black Tortoise. This has been done to death by Japanese anime/RPG.
(CHN-烏巢禪寺)Birds Eye Shrine:
A location within the world of Journey to the West, it is the place where Master Wu Chao lived, and gave directions as well as the Heart Sutra to Xuanzang.
(CHN-防風氏之墓)Farrell Family Crypt:
FangFengShi, the Chinese owner of the crypt, was a giant of Chinese mythos, that was said to have helped Yu the Great control the great flood. He was also have said to been executed by Yu for flaunting the Son of Heaven's authority by being late to a council of Nobles.
(CHN-浮屠山)Mt. Babel:
A location within the world of Journey to the West, this is where Bird's Eye Shrine is supposed to be located. It is right next to Mt. Fuling, where Pig of Journey to the West was recruited to the group. Futu is another word for "Buddist Tower"
(CHN-萬壽山五莊觀)Quintuple Manor:
Another location within the world of Journey to the West, this is the place where Master Zhenyuan lived with his mythical Ginseng Berry Tree (you can see the tree if you go far enough to the back). In the story, the group was trapped in the manor after the three disciples stole some ginseng berries to eat.
(CHN-蚩尤旗)Savage King's Flag (Blakatoa Peak):
Savage King is the localization of Chiyou, one of the Chieftains of China that was defeated by the Yellow Emperor.
(CHN-崑崙山)Sneaky Peak (Kunlun Mountain):
This is considered a Taoist Paradise, where the Queen Mother of the West lived.
(CHN-雷澤塔)Thunderbog Tower:
Thunderbog is the legendary place where the mother of Fu Xi, said to be the first Emperor of China, supposedly stepped on a Giant Footprint and became pregnant with Fu Xi. It is also where the God of Thunder is said to inhabit.
(CHN-城隍廟)Town-God Temple:
In every town, there is a Town-God Temple worshiping the town god who's a subordinate of the Kings of the Underworld.
(CHN-大梁)Bigbeam City (Daliang):
This is the capital of the Wei State during China's Warring States Era. At the beginning, Wei was the strongest state, and the city was a great metropolis.
(CHN-太室山)Mt. Peacock (Mt. Taishi):
This is one of the peaks in Mt. Song, the center cardinal mountain of China, next to it is Mt. Shaoshi, where Shaolin Temple is Located.
(CHN-鬼谷)Spooky Bottom (Gui Valley):
This is where Gui Gu Zi, one of the finest educators on par with Confucius, lived. He was said to have educated Pang Juan and Sun Bin, who were the brightest military strategists during the Early Warring States. He was also the teacher of Su Qin and Zhang Yi and started the Horizontal and Vertical School of Thought. Su Qin held the Vertical View, which all the other Warring States should ally against Qin (a vertical alliance on the map). Su Qin eventually was able to form the alliance temporarily and became chancellor of all six States. Zhang Yi, on the other hand, favored the Horizontal View, which each state should ally with Qin (a horizontal alliance on the map) and use Qin's power to get what they want from the other states. Zhang Yi eventually became Chancellor of Qin and manipulated all six states into submitting and tributing to Qin with just his diplomatic skills. Gui Gu Zi himself was said to be immortal, living for hundreds and hundreds of years before finally ascending and leaving the mortals behind.
Things:
(CHN-指南車)Compass Cart:
One of the first inventions to be mentioned in Chinese historic texts, it is one of the devices the Yellow Emperor used to defeat Chiyou.
(CHN-鳴蛇)Noisy Snakes:
These are actually snakes, not dragons.
"Another 300 Li to the West, there is Mt. Xian. There's a lot of metals and jade there, but no grass or trees. The Xian River starts here, and flows north into the Yi River. There is a lot of Noisy Snakes there. It looks like a snake with four wings. Its voice is beautiful like an instrument. If you see it, it means your city is about to experience a drought."
-The Classic of Mountains and Seas: The Middle Mountains (Shan Hai Jing - Zhong Shan Jing)
(SXY)The Ten Grand Artifacts of Sword of Xuan Yuan:
(東皇鐘)East Emperor's Bell (Gateway to Heaven):
The most powerful artifact, it is gifted with the ability to create and destroy worlds at will.
(軒轅劍)Emperor Sword (Strongest Force):
The Sword used by the Yellow Emperor to defeat Chiyou, this is considered the strongest weapon in any SXY game. Of course, here in DOMO, we have to compete every other week for it >.<
(盤古斧)Pangu's Axe (Dimensional Warp):
Pangu is the giant who was credited with creating Heaven and Earth by using an axe to split the egg-like Chaos. This axe is granted the ability to split open warp rifts to any world/dimension.
(煉妖壺)Pandora's Box (Smelts Everything):
Infinite space exists within Pandora's Box. Any monster can be sucked in, and be smelted and combined into different monsters to do the player's bidding (kinda like Fusion from YGO, but this series is older so...)
(昊天塔)Jade Emperor's Tower (Shift Stars and the Moon):
The tower is said to be able to subdue any being, immortal or not.
(伏羲琴)Fu Xi's Zither (Mind Control):
The Zither can be used to control and/or purify any soul.
(神農鼎)Shennong's Vessel (Creates Mythical Medicine):
Shennong, or Yan Emperor, was an Emperor of China who created Herbal Medicine by tasting every herb on earth. It can create mythical medicine, or augment normal ones.
(倥侗印)Kongtong's Seal (Source of Immortality):
Mt. Kongtong is a frequently referenced mountain in Chinese literature. This seal from Kongtong, having the five emperors inscribed on it, is said to be able to grant immortality.
(崑崙鏡)Kunlun Mirror (Time Travel):
The Kunlun Mirror is situated in the Kunlun Heaven, on top of the real world's Kunlun Mountain, where the immortals lived. Its purpose is to record everything in the world by projecting a copy into the mirror world. There is no time within the mirror world, only memories of everything. The Mirror World is watched over by the 12 Mirror Kings, named after the 12 Earth Branches.
(女媧石)Nuuwa's Rock (Resurrection):
When Nvwa was tasked to repair Heaven after Gonggong, the Water God, crashed into Mt. Buzhou (close to Mt. Kunlun), a pillar of heaven, after he was defeated by Zhurong, the Fire God, she smelted 36,501 square rocks for repairing. However, she only managed to use 36,500 rocks, leaving one behind. This one rock, after absorbing the essence of Heaven and Earth, became blessed with untold power. This rock was also reborn as Baoyu in the chinese novel A Dream of Red Chamber.
Other Artifacts:
(SXY-黑火)Black Fire (Woken Wyvern Ability):
the creation of a noble from the ancient Shu Kingdom, more than 10,000 years ago, it is said to possess an unimaginable amount of power. Black fire is divided into nine parts. If two parts are fused together, the power climbs to 4 times as much as one, the 3rd part fusing will square that to 16, then 256, etc. When the noble fused 7 parts together, he lost control, and the entire Shu Kingdom was annihilated in a nuclear-like blast instantly.
(CHN-火尖槍)Red-Hot Poker (60 Spear):
An artifact from Journey to the West. The Red-Hot Poker is a weapon carried by the Bull Prince.
(CHN-火雲杖)Fiery Cloud Wand (40 Wand):
Fiery Cloud Cave is where the Bull Prince lived in Journey to the West.
Spells
(CHN-三昧真火)Ruby's Flame:
The Samadhi True Fire, as it's called in Chinese, is the Bull Prince's special skill. It cannot be extinguished by mortal water. He uses the skill by standing on his elemental carts and giving himself a nosebleed.
People:
(SXY-何然，楊尚坤，古月聖，江如紅，火鳳凰)Horace, Conan the Brave, White Fox, Garnet Godwin, Phoenix:
These are the main characters of Sword of Xuan Yuan 2, where the original troupe of the four was on a quest to liberate Garnet of control by the Phoenix.
The Phoenix is named "Fire Phoenix" in Chinese because the Chinese Phoenix is not necessarily a fire-type beast.
(SXY-十二鏡王)The Twelve Mirror Kings:
Named after the Record of the Grand Historian (史紀) names of the twelve earthly branches(地支).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthly_Branches
Races:
(CHN-阿修羅)Shura:
An interpretation of the Asura from the six realms of samsara of buddhism.
"The state of an Asura reflects the mental state of a human being obsessed with force and violence, always looking for an excuse to get into a fight, angry with everyone and unable to maintain calm or solve problems peacefully." - Wikipedia: Asura(Buddhism)
(CHN-天人)Sylph:
A conglomeration of the Devas of the six realms of Samsara, and an interpretation of the immortals that graced many Chinese literature. Together with asura and humans, these are the three good domains to be reincarnated into for positive karma.
Jobs:
(CHN-劍客)Fencer:
The swordsman of the wuxia universe. These braves are unarmored gallants armed with nothing but swords. Their specialty is the acrobatic sword styles and the emphasis on style rather than raw power.
(CHN-陰陽師)Shaman:
In Chinese, these are called the Master of Yin Yang. It is one of the schools of thought in the end of Spring and Autumn period of China, and attempts to explain the world's phenomenons through the interactions of the five Chinese elements and Ying/Yang. It is a cognate of the Japanese concept of Onmyouji, which evolved from the Chinese School of Yin-Yang and adopted elements of Taoism, Buddhism and Shintoism.
(CHN-道士)Wizard:
These are Taoists, while real Taoists adheres to the belief of Tao and the lack of action, mythical Taoists have been given enormous power. They have the ability to summon heavenly soldiers to do their bidding, and use scrolls and command plaques to cast spells. Unlike the DOMO wizard, they're usually armed with either wooden or jeweled swords.
(CHN-苗疆蠱師)Witch Doctor:
These are a mystics of the southeastern China region. Their specialty is the usage of special creatures called Gu. Gu is created by locking a hundred different poisonous creatures together in a jar until one remains. These immensely poisonous creatures have extreme poisoning abilities as well as voodoo-like powers. What makes these people especially terrifying is their ability to torture by planting bugs that eat you from the inside out, but leaves you alive. They're also known to be able to kill without leaving a trace. It's these horrific powers that makes Witch Doctors feared.
Places:
(CHN-青龍朱雀白虎玄武塔)4 Placid Towers:
Corresponding to the Four Symbols: Blue Dragon, Red Sparrow, White Tiger and Black Tortoise. This has been done to death by Japanese anime/RPG.
(CHN-烏巢禪寺)Birds Eye Shrine:
A location within the world of Journey to the West, it is the place where Master Wu Chao lived, and gave directions as well as the Heart Sutra to Xuanzang.
(CHN-防風氏之墓)Farrell Family Crypt:
FangFengShi, the Chinese owner of the crypt, was a giant of Chinese mythos, that was said to have helped Yu the Great control the great flood. He was also have said to been executed by Yu for flaunting the Son of Heaven's authority by being late to a council of Nobles.
(CHN-浮屠山)Mt. Babel:
A location within the world of Journey to the West, this is where Bird's Eye Shrine is supposed to be located. It is right next to Mt. Fuling, where Pig of Journey to the West was recruited to the group. Futu is another word for "Buddist Tower"
(CHN-萬壽山五莊觀)Quintuple Manor:
Another location within the world of Journey to the West, this is the place where Master Zhenyuan lived with his mythical Ginseng Berry Tree (you can see the tree if you go far enough to the back). In the story, the group was trapped in the manor after the three disciples stole some ginseng berries to eat.
(CHN-蚩尤旗)Savage King's Flag (Blakatoa Peak):
Savage King is the localization of Chiyou, one of the Chieftains of China that was defeated by the Yellow Emperor.
(CHN-崑崙山)Sneaky Peak (Kunlun Mountain):
This is considered a Taoist Paradise, where the Queen Mother of the West lived.
(CHN-雷澤塔)Thunderbog Tower:
Thunderbog is the legendary place where the mother of Fu Xi, said to be the first Emperor of China, supposedly stepped on a Giant Footprint and became pregnant with Fu Xi. It is also where the God of Thunder is said to inhabit.
(CHN-城隍廟)Town-God Temple:
In every town, there is a Town-God Temple worshiping the town god who's a subordinate of the Kings of the Underworld.
(CHN-大梁)Bigbeam City (Daliang):
This is the capital of the Wei State during China's Warring States Era. At the beginning, Wei was the strongest state, and the city was a great metropolis.
(CHN-太室山)Mt. Peacock (Mt. Taishi):
This is one of the peaks in Mt. Song, the center cardinal mountain of China, next to it is Mt. Shaoshi, where Shaolin Temple is Located.
(CHN-鬼谷)Spooky Bottom (Gui Valley):
This is where Gui Gu Zi, one of the finest educators on par with Confucius, lived. He was said to have educated Pang Juan and Sun Bin, who were the brightest military strategists during the Early Warring States. He was also the teacher of Su Qin and Zhang Yi and started the Horizontal and Vertical School of Thought. Su Qin held the Vertical View, which all the other Warring States should ally against Qin (a vertical alliance on the map). Su Qin eventually was able to form the alliance temporarily and became chancellor of all six States. Zhang Yi, on the other hand, favored the Horizontal View, which each state should ally with Qin (a horizontal alliance on the map) and use Qin's power to get what they want from the other states. Zhang Yi eventually became Chancellor of Qin and manipulated all six states into submitting and tributing to Qin with just his diplomatic skills. Gui Gu Zi himself was said to be immortal, living for hundreds and hundreds of years before finally ascending and leaving the mortals behind.
Things:
(CHN-指南車)Compass Cart:
One of the first inventions to be mentioned in Chinese historic texts, it is one of the devices the Yellow Emperor used to defeat Chiyou.
(CHN-鳴蛇)Noisy Snakes:
These are actually snakes, not dragons.
"Another 300 Li to the West, there is Mt. Xian. There's a lot of metals and jade there, but no grass or trees. The Xian River starts here, and flows north into the Yi River. There is a lot of Noisy Snakes there. It looks like a snake with four wings. Its voice is beautiful like an instrument. If you see it, it means your city is about to experience a drought."
-The Classic of Mountains and Seas: The Middle Mountains (Shan Hai Jing - Zhong Shan Jing)
(SXY)The Ten Grand Artifacts of Sword of Xuan Yuan:
(東皇鐘)East Emperor's Bell (Gateway to Heaven):
The most powerful artifact, it is gifted with the ability to create and destroy worlds at will.
(軒轅劍)Emperor Sword (Strongest Force):
The Sword used by the Yellow Emperor to defeat Chiyou, this is considered the strongest weapon in any SXY game. Of course, here in DOMO, we have to compete every other week for it >.<
(盤古斧)Pangu's Axe (Dimensional Warp):
Pangu is the giant who was credited with creating Heaven and Earth by using an axe to split the egg-like Chaos. This axe is granted the ability to split open warp rifts to any world/dimension.
(煉妖壺)Pandora's Box (Smelts Everything):
Infinite space exists within Pandora's Box. Any monster can be sucked in, and be smelted and combined into different monsters to do the player's bidding (kinda like Fusion from YGO, but this series is older so...)
(昊天塔)Jade Emperor's Tower (Shift Stars and the Moon):
The tower is said to be able to subdue any being, immortal or not.
(伏羲琴)Fu Xi's Zither (Mind Control):
The Zither can be used to control and/or purify any soul.
(神農鼎)Shennong's Vessel (Creates Mythical Medicine):
Shennong, or Yan Emperor, was an Emperor of China who created Herbal Medicine by tasting every herb on earth. It can create mythical medicine, or augment normal ones.
(倥侗印)Kongtong's Seal (Source of Immortality):
Mt. Kongtong is a frequently referenced mountain in Chinese literature. This seal from Kongtong, having the five emperors inscribed on it, is said to be able to grant immortality.
(崑崙鏡)Kunlun Mirror (Time Travel):
The Kunlun Mirror is situated in the Kunlun Heaven, on top of the real world's Kunlun Mountain, where the immortals lived. Its purpose is to record everything in the world by projecting a copy into the mirror world. There is no time within the mirror world, only memories of everything. The Mirror World is watched over by the 12 Mirror Kings, named after the 12 Earth Branches.
(女媧石)Nuuwa's Rock (Resurrection):
When Nvwa was tasked to repair Heaven after Gonggong, the Water God, crashed into Mt. Buzhou (close to Mt. Kunlun), a pillar of heaven, after he was defeated by Zhurong, the Fire God, she smelted 36,501 square rocks for repairing. However, she only managed to use 36,500 rocks, leaving one behind. This one rock, after absorbing the essence of Heaven and Earth, became blessed with untold power. This rock was also reborn as Baoyu in the chinese novel A Dream of Red Chamber.
Other Artifacts:
(SXY-黑火)Black Fire (Woken Wyvern Ability):
the creation of a noble from the ancient Shu Kingdom, more than 10,000 years ago, it is said to possess an unimaginable amount of power. Black fire is divided into nine parts. If two parts are fused together, the power climbs to 4 times as much as one, the 3rd part fusing will square that to 16, then 256, etc. When the noble fused 7 parts together, he lost control, and the entire Shu Kingdom was annihilated in a nuclear-like blast instantly.
(CHN-火尖槍)Red-Hot Poker (60 Spear):
An artifact from Journey to the West. The Red-Hot Poker is a weapon carried by the Bull Prince.
(CHN-火雲杖)Fiery Cloud Wand (40 Wand):
Fiery Cloud Cave is where the Bull Prince lived in Journey to the West.
Spells
(CHN-三昧真火)Ruby's Flame:
The Samadhi True Fire, as it's called in Chinese, is the Bull Prince's special skill. It cannot be extinguished by mortal water. He uses the skill by standing on his elemental carts and giving himself a nosebleed.
People:
(SXY-何然，楊尚坤，古月聖，江如紅，火鳳凰)Horace, Conan the Brave, White Fox, Garnet Godwin, Phoenix:
These are the main characters of Sword of Xuan Yuan 2, where the original troupe of the four was on a quest to liberate Garnet of control by the Phoenix.
The Phoenix is named "Fire Phoenix" in Chinese because the Chinese Phoenix is not necessarily a fire-type beast.
(SXY-十二鏡王)The Twelve Mirror Kings:
Named after the Record of the Grand Historian (史紀) names of the twelve earthly branches(地支).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthly_Branches