text; un: ᴊᴜᴇʏᴜɴ ᴄʜɪʟɪ (open to all clans)

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My family say that birthdays are big days for Tianheng Thaumaturges and that we should never take them lightly.

I had planned to go up the mountain to perform prayer rituals with the elders of my clan this year ... that no longer is possible. Still, I'm left thinking about how it would have been, as well as what I would have listed for my wishes. I know that I would have prayed for my cherished friends, and those that I've met. Since I can't climb Mt. Tianheng for the ritual now, I'll say it this way.

I wish you all pleasant journeys, safety, and peace.

Aside from that ... one great wish I have this birthday is to learn more about the spirits and supernatural of other worlds.

Since we have all come from different places, I was hoping — will you tell me of your experiences with the otherworldly, when you were back home? I'd like to hear true stories, but I do also really enjoy a good hair-raising story or legend if you know of any.

( spooky stories for september! ♥ feel free to threadjack as you please. )

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[ He knew it! This elderly and wise Gohan truly is a wealth of knowledge. Chongyun can't help but wonder if he's met the man by chance in the city before ... but from his imagination, this man is a white-haired old hermit with a beard to his knees that doesn't like to go out into public much. ]

So where you are from and this city must have much in common. I did get the sense that many of the creatures here were more rooted in another culture rather than my own. It's been fascinating learning about the different aspects of the creatures and spirits here.

I hope you don't mind if I record your stories in my journal. When I return home, I hope to add them to my family's collection of tomes for future generations. One never knows when they might come in handy to someone.

Did you ever own such a tool?

[harimaya]

Do whatever you want. I don't care.

(It's not like he can really stop anyone. As for the last question...)

Yeah.

(He sure does... own himself.)

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Fascinating. So there's really merit to these old tales.

[harimaya]

Most of them are supposed to teach lessons and stuff so it makes sense.

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Did you tell these tales to your children to teach them lessons?

[harimaya]

Don't got kids.
Don't got family like that either.

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Oh. A chaste monk? That's a very noble way to live.

[harimaya]

Ain't a monk.
Ain't human either before you get more ideas.