BestiarypediaThe bestiary of every mythology
Curated catalog of supernatural beings in 10 languages. Mythology, demonology, cryptozoology and folklore documented with relationships, taxonomies and sources.
Emperor Jiangshi
The highest grade of the Chinese reanimated corpse
A jiangshi of imperial rank: it keeps its will, drags lesser corpses along and resists common seals.
Hopping Jiangshi
The classic form of the jiangshi, the hopping corpse
Chinese corpse that advances in hops, drains qi through the breath and is frozen by a Taoist talisman.
Courtesan Huli Jing
The vixen who became an imperial concubine
She passes as the daughter of a dead official, enters the palace and drains the emperor.
Celestial Huli Jing
Celestial fox of the Taoist pantheon
After centuries of discipline, the fox stops preying and rises among the immortals.
Nascent Jiangshi
First phase of the jiangshi, the corpse still inert
A freshly dead Chinese corpse, stiff and bluish, that folklore sees on the verge of rising.
Hanba
Hanba, drought demon and superior form of the jiangshi
Corpse that retains yang and prevents rain in the region where it lies.
Mountain Huli Jing
The alchemist vixen of the caves
She withdraws to the mountain to refine cinnabar and elixirs, and sometimes the mercury kills her.
Showing 1โ7 of 7
Explore the Atlas
Travel the beingsโ world of origin and the cosmos of their dimensions.