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Inai calls his scattered kin together, but none has yet taken a seat.

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Ember Spirit
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Ember Spirit

Celestial

Xin the Ember Spirit, a warrior-poet who taught the Bonds of the Guardian Flame at the Fortress of Flares in the Wailing Mountains, until rivals bested and slew him.

“Balance in all things.”

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CanonOrigin

The Rekindling of Xin

Xin taught his acolytes the Bonds of the Guardian Flame at the for three generations, earned a warrior's rivals by teaching a warrior's way, and in his autumn was bested and slain. His followers scattered to the wind while his teachings survived as whisper and deed. Centuries later the , the inquisitive aspect of fire, was touched by the teachings that had outlived him, cast himself to the abandoned fortress, and reignited the pyre ash in its sealed temple.

From the glowing embers rose an image of Xin wreathed in flame, prepared to train, to teach, and to spread the fires of knowledge.

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The hero's story

Xin the Ember Spirit, a warrior-poet who taught the Bonds of the Guardian Flame at the in the , until rivals bested and slew him. Generations later the reignited his funeral ashes and Xin returned wreathed in fire. He shares celestial ancestry with the other spirits, and in a former life he trained with Yurnero the Juggernaut.

Connections
  • Earth SpiritCanonFamily

    Kin of the celestial line who feud openly whenever they meet.

  • Void SpiritCanonFamily

    Xin is the brother who listens. 'Long have we waited, brother,' he tells Inai, and of his preparations he has no doubt. Inai allows that they are not always in agreement, but can at least work in alignment.

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    With blazing speed does a spirit fly!

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Lost within the Wailing Mountains, the Fortress of Flares lay abandoned, its training halls empty, its courtyard covered in leaves and dust. Upon a dais in its sealed temple rests a topaz cauldron filled with ancient ash, remnants of a pyre for the warrior-poet Xin. For three generations, Xin taught his acolytes the Bonds of the Guardian Flame, a series of mantras to train the mind and body for the harsh realities beyond the fortress walls.

However, in teaching a warrior's way he earned a warrior's rivals, and in his autumn Xin was bested and slain. His followers spread to the wind. Yet as years turned to centuries and followers to descendants, his teachings endured by subtle whisper and deed. Touched by the teacher's lasting legacy, the Burning Celestial, inquisitive aspect of fire, cast himself to the Fortress of Flares and reignited the pyre ash. From these glowing embers emerged an image of Xin, wreathed in flame, his thoughtful countenance prepared to train and to teach, and to spread the fires of knowledge to all who seek guidance.

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