The Xian are a humanoid race of extradimensional beings that hail from Ta-Lo, a small pocket-dimension adjacent to Earth. Interdimensional nexuses between Ta-Lo and Earth are located at each of China's Five Great Mountains: Tai Shan [泰山] in the East, Hua Shan [华山] in the West, Bei Heng Shan [恒山] in the North, Nan Heng Shan [衡山] in the South, and Song Shan [嵩山] in the Center. They are also known as the Taoist Gods who have been worshiped by China's inhabitants from 2000 BC into modern times.[1]
History
Origin[]
The true origins of the Xian are unknown. According to legend, the Primeval Lord of Heaven Yuanshi Tianzun emerged from the primordial nothingness known as "wuji" due to the merging of the pure breaths of Yin and Yang. By maintaining the balance between Yin and Yang, Yuanshi Tianzun reigned as the supreme administrator of Ta-Lo. Yuanshi Tianzun began apotheosizing worthy mortals by bestowing upon them the Peaches of Immortality. These newly deified Xian assisted Yuanshi Tianzun in ruling the heavens and Earth. Eventually, Yuanshi Tianzun personally selected Yu Huang to serve,[1] as his immortal assistant [3] then successor.[1]
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The Xian vs. the Wyrm of Desolation
Prehistory and distant past[]
Long ago, prior to recorded history in the Earth realm, the entity known as the Wyrm of Desolation ventured to Ta-Lo to absorb the Xian into itself. The Wyrm of Desolation killed the weaving goddess Zhinu and would have consumed the remaining Xian if not for the timely intervention of Nezha, who was able to trap the Wyrm of Desolation within his Universe Ring.[4]
Modern Age[]
Korean War[]
During the Korean War, Chinese officials used an effigy of a Xian god known as Shang-Ti to maintain the obedience of their troops. Angry that his image was being used for these ends, Shang-Ti came to Earth and decimated the Chinese officials involved in this plot before the startled eyes of American soldiers Battle Brady and Socko Swenski.[5]Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Magical Energy Manipulation:The Xian all have some potential to practice magic, mostly but not limited to, changing their appearances, transforming matter and wielding cosmic, elemental and paranormal energies. Many Xian also possess additional superhuman powers derived from properly balancing the positive and negative "chi" energy within their physical forms.[2]
- Immortality: Thought many Xian began existence as mortals, they became true immortals upon eating the Peaches of Immortality ("P'an-t'ao"). The Xian are immune to all terrestrial diseases and are resistant to conventional injury.[2]
- Regenerative Healing Factor: If a Xian is wounded, his or her godly life force will enable him or her to recover at a superhuman rate. It would take an injury of such magnitude that it incinerates a Xian or disperses a major portion of his or her bodily molecules to cause him or her to die. Even then, it may be possible for a god of greater or equal power, or several gods acting together, to revive the deceased god before the god's life essence is beyond resurrection.[1]
- Superhuman Durability: The skin, bone and muscle tissues of the gods are much tougher and more resistant to physical injury than the bodies of humans. The average Xian god and goddess is capable of withstanding falls from great heights, exposure to temperature extremes, great impacts without sustaining injury.
- Superhumanly Dense Flesh: Xian flesh and bone are about two times as dense as similar human tissue, contributing to the gods' superhuman strength and weight.
- Superhuman Strength: An average male god can lift about 20 tons; an average goddess can lift about 10 tons.
- Superhuman Reflexes: The reflexes of a Chinese god are also enhanced to superhuman levels. The reflexes of the Chinsese gods are proportionally superior to those of most other god pantheons as a means of balancing out their typically inferior levels of physical strength.[2]
- Superhuman Stamina: The musculature of the Japanese gods is much more efficient than that of a human being. Their muscles produce considerably less fatigue toxins during physical activities than those of humans. The average god and goddess can exert themselves at peak capacity for roughly 24 hours before the build up of fatigue toxins in their blood begins to impair them.[2]
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Habitat
Habitat
Gravity
Atmosphere
Miscellaneous
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Representatives
Notes
- Although the Xian and the 36 Taoist heavens share many characteristics with the extradimensional K'un-Lun, the other Seven Capital Cities of Heaven, and their inhabitants, any connection between the Xian and the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven is unknown. It has been theorized that the inhabitants of K'un-Lun and the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven have posed as the Xian at various points throughout history.[1]
See Also
- 21 appearance(s) of Xian (Race)
- 3 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Xian (Race)
- 7 minor appearance(s) of Xian (Race)
- 13 mention(s) of Xian (Race)
- 3 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Xian (Race)
- 2 image(s) of Xian (Race)
- 33 representative(s) of Xian (Race)