The Great Blue Dragon of the East, Áo Guāng has been done with the Shén and their nonsense for a long time. Though technically still welcome in Tian, he hasn’t set claw there in decades. He undoubtedly has an aspect or two that wants to be a good little Shén and help keep Heaven in order, but, as a whole, Áo Guāng can’t stand them. They are a pack of murderers and thieves, Prince Nezha and Wu Kong especially. He’d rather see Heaven plunge in flames to the World than live there.
As the oldest Dragon King, Áo Guāng has control over the sea creatures and dragons of the East China Sea, as well as the sea itself. Any storms in the western Pacific are there with his consent. But his control doesn’t extend just to his realm; it also encompasses his very being. Like most eastern dragons Áo Guāng is an accomplished shapeshifter, sometimes dwarfing mountains and other times appearing as a small garden snake.
Having sworn off the Shén and Heaven, Áo Guāng has set his sights a little lower. The World is an exciting realm, full of possibilities. There, he’s been able to influence international trade, exploiting his mastery of the sea and China’s manufacturing capabilities to turn the shipping companies in his pocket into powerhouses. In the arena of capitalism, being a literal monster is an advantage, a fact that his Scions well understand.
Callings: Destroyer, Monster, Tyrant
Purviews: Beasts (Aquatic Animals, Dragons), Sky (Storms), Water