Ri Ji
Physical Description:
A normal cow
Special Properties:
Its meat (up to 2-3 Chinese pounds in weight) will grow back fully the day after being cut off with a knife.
Lore:
A species supposedly local to the area now known as the province of Gan Su
Dan Prawn
Physical Description:
A giant prawn as long as ten zhang (equivalent to 32m) and whose whiskers are as long as eight Chinese feet (equivalent to 2.56m). It is a pair of wings and its nose is like a saw.
Lore:
Ma Dan (someone’s name but I have no idea who this person is) had broken off one of its whiskers to use as a walking stick. When he abandoned the stick for flying, the whisker tuned into a round pill.
Translation Quirk:
The Dan character here can refer to a round pill that is often associated with magical/supernatural/divine properties or origins. Sometimes, it also a synonym for the colour red.
Bo Yi
Physical Description:
A goat with nine tails and four ears and whose eyes grow on its back.
Lore:
It is reputedly that wearing its hide or wool would make one courageous.
Guan Guan
Physical Description:
A dove-like bird.
Special Properties:
Its call sounds like humans yelling at each other. Wearing its feathers helps you tell right from wrong.
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