The Jihui Hideout
"I could hardly see ten feet in front of me, let alone the state of the moon in the sky. Afraid I would wander off a cliff, or into something much worse, I paced out an open enough area to stake my tent and wait out the night. It was there, in the earliest hours and the bitter cold, that I heard them. Great, lumbering beasts, snarling and baying their triumph over a kill. I buried myself in blankets in hopes it would muffle my racing heart. It must have done the trick, for in time their dark deed was finished, and they prowled either back to their dens, or in search of more unfortunate prey. To this day I thank my Lady Ira for granting me the foresight not to wander directly into their foul maw."
-- Archivist Peng Xiaobo, of the Expeditioner's Guild
Ira's Mirror is a landmark within the Fangs of the Earth. Atop one of its mountains is a shaved-off peak, rumored by some to have been razed by the goddess Ira herself. There, on windless days, the shallow waters rest so still it acts as a perfect mirror.
Though many long to visit this holy site, they are deterred by the presence of the Jihui Sect who are known to have taken up residence about the Mirror.
The Jihui Sect
Within proximity to the Mirror is the Jihui Sect proper: a foreboding shadow of a shikar sect. There, the Jihui train new practitioners and hone their own skills of Blood Hunting. Though pariah to the majority of Asuvia, the Jihui still receives visitors seeking their expertise in the darker edges of magic. Curses, pacts, and taboo are their specialties, and many who find themselves with nowhere else to turn make their journey up the mountain.
There are a number of significant locations within the sect proper:
The Jihui Village
Hidden nearby is the Jihui village. Here families lead mundane lives in spite of the esoteric magic that surrounds them. Not all who live there are bloodhunters, and provide other services to the community such as farming, cooking, and cleaning. While the sect proper can be found by a skilled enough searcher, the village is carefully hidden from both knowledge and view. The precise path there is obscured to visitors for the protection of those who call it home.