Lore
"No one is quite sure how Petal Pandas came to be, but we do have folklore behind it. It's said that once, thousands of years ago, There was a red panda name Vira. Vira was just an ordinary red panda, but she prided herself on one thing. Her lotus garden. She loved her lotuses and made sure they always stood out. The goddess, Hano, loved this, for with each lotus that bloomed, her power grew.
"However, Hano's brother, Lei, soon became jealous. He sent his henchmen to 'take care' of Vira. After all, no Vira, no garden, right? The henchmen succeeded and as Vira lay by her lotuses, breathing her final breath, Hano took pity on her. She transformed Vira, healing her in the process, into the first Petal Panda. Fused with the power of her garden, it is said that Vira still lives to this day, though none have seen her in centuries."