SEAL OF EVIL

Mei, appearing to the Baiyun leaders disguised in glamours designed
to make her seem kindly and wise, convinced them their defeat at the
hands of the Central Plains tribes was because they had forsaken Chi
You so many years ago. In truth, she told them, Chi You had been a
just and kind god who was no longer able to abide the corruption of
Heaven and thus his apparent rebellion. The Baiyun, feeling deeply
ashamed of their ancestors’ “betrayal”, once again took to worshipping
Chi You as their God of War. Meanwhile, the Beastman tribes, a race
that had the appearance of being half man and half beast, moved north
toward Mount Kunlun to get away from the rampant persecution of
their kind in the Central Plains.
In the centuries since, many a kingdom has risen and fallen. The five
Empyrean Stones passed through hands too numerous to count. No one
ever succeeded in reuniting all of the stones, and after the war with the
Central Plains, no one really tried again.
That is until now.
With the new Qin threat to East Baiyue, the young chieftain Lan Wei
has finally decided to seek out the Empyrean Stones and bring them
together once again. By tapping into their power she hopes to resurrect
her father, the only one, she believes, capable of leading the Baiyun to
victory against their hated enemies.
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