I'm a religious studies minor, so folklore is something that fascinates me. Jagex has proven time and time again that they have similar interests! From some of the smaller lore to the very religious faction wars.
I vaguely remember reading a Taoist myth as a part of a Eastern Folklore class. I had to google it as soon as I saw that there was going to be a boss called Seiryu. You see, in a few Eastern cultures there's folklore surrounding 4 mythical beasts. A black turtle in the north,
qilin
a white tiger in the west, a phoenix-type beast in the south, and... an azure dragon in the East. And a Qilin/Unicorn/Chimera in the Center.
We have a hint at which the next Elite Dungeon boss could be. He talks about a similarly corrupted being in the Wilderness. North. If we're going by the same language as Aminishi (Japanese), our best guess would be that we might be meeting a giant black turtle named Genbu . Perhaps the same race as Valluta.
West
Center. The qilin's Japanese name is Kirin. Does that sound familiar? It should! The premiere club pet Kirin matches the qilin description. That leads me to believe the real Kirin's gone, for whatever reason. Or maybe... dun dun dun... is Xau-Tak!
It is very possible that we've met the Phoenix in the South before. Some myths describe it as being phoenix-like, rather than literally a phoenix. My first thought went to Sunfreet. But that would require them to retcon him into that lore. We also know there is the desert phoenix we pluck feathers from for quests and Antifire(3)s. The Japanese name is really familiar to anyone who plays Pokemon, Ho-oh. So likely something else. Maybe the Arabic name for Phoenix, because of the Kharidian influence?
**Thankyou to RoninOctopus for the correction about Kirin/Byakko . TFW You can't decide between support Zamorak or Zaros.
I vaguely remember reading a Taoist myth as a part of a Eastern Folklore class. I had to google it as soon as I saw that there was going to be a boss called Seiryu. You see, in a few Eastern cultures there's folklore surrounding 4 mythical beasts. A black turtle in the north,
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We have a hint at which the next Elite Dungeon boss could be. He talks about a similarly corrupted being in the Wilderness. North. If we're going by the same language as Aminishi (Japanese), our best guess would be that we might be meeting a giant black turtle named Genbu . Perhaps the same race as Valluta.
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Qilin in the
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A white tiger in the west. Would be named Byakko if keeping with Japanese linguistics.
It is very possible that we've met the Phoenix in the South before. Some myths describe it as being phoenix-like, rather than literally a phoenix. My first thought went to Sunfreet. But that would require them to retcon him into that lore. We also know there is the desert phoenix we pluck feathers from for quests and Antifire(3)s. The Japanese name is really familiar to anyone who plays Pokemon, Ho-oh. So likely something else. Maybe the Arabic name for Phoenix, because of the Kharidian influence?
**Thankyou to RoninOctopus for the correction about Kirin/Byakko . TFW You can't decide between support Zamorak or Zaros.
26-Jun-2018 23:14:25 - Last edited on 27-Jun-2018 17:39:04 by NachtWeaver
