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Mythos:
Longma means Dragon-Horse. They are steeds of incredible strength and speed, untameable by humans, but found in the stables of the gods. No terrain is impassible to the Longma, they can run over the tops of rivers, dance upon the branches of trees, leap over towering mountains and even pass through dimensions to reach the realms of heaven and hell. They are also quite intelligent, far beyond the capacity of any mundane animal. Longma are employed as messengers for heaven, delivering important letters or packages across the spheres without the need for a rider. Longma often deliver a symbol of the Mandate of Heaven to new emperors. Like other eastern dragons, Longma often live near or underneath bodies of water, but they will not be seen unless they want to be seen.
Longma means Dragon-Horse. They are steeds of incredible strength and speed, untameable by humans, but found in the stables of the gods. No terrain is impassible to the Longma, they can run over the tops of rivers, dance upon the branches of trees, leap over towering mountains and even pass through dimensions to reach the realms of heaven and hell. They are also quite intelligent, far beyond the capacity of any mundane animal. Longma are employed as messengers for heaven, delivering important letters or packages across the spheres without the need for a rider. Longma often deliver a symbol of the Mandate of Heaven to new emperors. Like other eastern dragons, Longma often live near or underneath bodies of water, but they will not be seen unless they want to be seen.
Insight:
One of my favorite lesser known mythical creatures is the Longma, the Dragon Horse. Sadly, there's not a whole lot of information about them, at least not in English, so the mythos blurb is mostly speculation. Apparently, in Chinese, the term "Dragon Horse" is an idiogram, used to describe someone or something successful. Sometimes the Dragon-Horse is considered to be the same creature as the Qilin, the Chinese version of Japan's Kirin, but the Kirin and Qilin are deer, and not horses, so though similar, I don't think they were supposed to be the same.
One of my favorite lesser known mythical creatures is the Longma, the Dragon Horse. Sadly, there's not a whole lot of information about them, at least not in English, so the mythos blurb is mostly speculation. Apparently, in Chinese, the term "Dragon Horse" is an idiogram, used to describe someone or something successful. Sometimes the Dragon-Horse is considered to be the same creature as the Qilin, the Chinese version of Japan's Kirin, but the Kirin and Qilin are deer, and not horses, so though similar, I don't think they were supposed to be the same.