Cursed Chime Kois
{ The Legend
Hundreds of years ago, in the woods of China, a shrine to a river spirit was destroyed by ruffians. The spirit, no longer being held in by the solid rock, leaked out. It took up a solid form once it hit the river that ran about 100 feet from the shrine. The form it took up had a very thin and lanky canine like body since the first ground it hit was forest earth, scales and whiskers like a fish, a tail like a flowing river, prayer beads that had been hanging on the shrine, and bells that a ruffian dropped that caught onto it when it was not yet in solid form. The creature ran from its shrine, into the deepest parts of the forest which were swamp-like, yet still solid and beautiful. The creature discovered an island in the middle of the area, an island surrounded by clear water. On the island was a clear stone. The creature gave some of its life to the stone, therefore creating another of its kind. This is said to be where they can be found today.
The creatures, though, fell under a curse. The spirit was not meant to escape its shrine and, by doing so, disturbed fate. They say one of the gods of fate took action against the irritating water spirits and made them destined to hold a scroll that signified what they had done. Also, the god made their bodies thicker and their tail heavier so that they may not be able to swim well. The breed was cursed in such a way, and remains the same today.
{ What are Cursed Chime Kois?
Cursed Chime Kois are an odd mix. One cannot describe them as “derived from canines”, because many of their features are not canines. To simplify matters, though, their legs and paws are canine, their head is a mix, the torso is an elongated canine body, the neck is a mix, and the ears are a large, round sort. The skull is short and more feline than canine. The neck, head, and back of legs are the only furry areas. Everything else is smooth and not heavily furred.
Since these creatures are spirits their lifespan can be quite long. The oldest CCK, the very first one around, lived to be 4,000 years old. He is the oldest by far, though. Most Cursed Chime Kois live to be in their late hundreds to early thousand. Rarely, some will live to be 2000 or so. Never has one besides the first gotten to be over 2,300 years old.
Cursed Chime Kois cannot get sick. They are still spirits, and for some reasons this boosts their immune system so much that no virus can get through. They will die of old age only. When a CCK dies it turns into flowers and soil to help the nature around it grow.
Cursed Chime Kois are an odd mix. One cannot describe them as “derived from canines”, because many of their features are not canines. To simplify matters, though, their legs and paws are canine, their head is a mix, the torso is an elongated canine body, the neck is a mix, and the ears are a large, round sort. The skull is short and more feline than canine. The neck, head, and back of legs are the only furry areas. Everything else is smooth and not heavily furred.
Since these creatures are spirits their lifespan can be quite long. The oldest CCK, the very first one around, lived to be 4,000 years old. He is the oldest by far, though. Most Cursed Chime Kois live to be in their late hundreds to early thousand. Rarely, some will live to be 2000 or so. Never has one besides the first gotten to be over 2,300 years old.
Cursed Chime Kois cannot get sick. They are still spirits, and for some reasons this boosts their immune system so much that no virus can get through. They will die of old age only. When a CCK dies it turns into flowers and soil to help the nature around it grow.
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