Ershu

  • Mythical Number: #1040
  • Culture:  Chinese and Japanese Chinese and Japanese
  • Attribute:  Mountain Dweller Mountain Dweller
  • Attribute:  Sorcery and Medicinal Sorcery and Medicinal
  • Attribute:  Forest Dweller Forest Dweller
  • Behaviour:  Neutral Neutral

A mythical creature that features in the ancient bestiaries of China whose name means ‘Ear Rat’. It lived in the forests of Cinnabar Smoke Mountain. It had the body of a Mi-Der with the head of a rabbit. It growls like a dog and possessed the magical ability to fly by moving its tail. The Ershu could protect one from poison. Eating an Ershu would reduce the swelling of the abdomen.

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