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Ga-Git
The Ga-Git is a demonic creature from the Haida Native Americans. They are formed when a man survives a canoe wreck and then swims back to shore. They then go off into the woods and live off berries, moss, and roots. They remove their clothes and gain super strength and the ability to fly, after which they fully transform. They have a human body with black fur, and taloned hands and feet. They continuously make a rumbling growl, attack anyone they see while hunting at night, and constantly smell like rotting meat. They can breathe on a person’s face to make them quickly undertake the same transformation. They can shape…
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Azure Dragon/Green Dragon/Qinglong/Seiryu/Seryu/Shōryū/Meng Chang
The Azure Dragon is a creature that was initially a Chinese symbol and was later adapted into Japanese myth. It is one of the Shijin along with the Vermillion Bird, White Tiger, and the Black Tortoise. It is connected to the East, the colors blue and green (because there wasn’t always a clear distinction between the two), wood and spring. It was thought to represent new life and was connected to the Kamo-Gawa River. It was depicted as a long serpentine dragon with no wings, that was blue, green, or turquoise color, occasionally with a red or black mane. It has the associated mansions (these being associated with the phases…
