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Shrine of the Ki-Rin

The shrine was located on a remote mountaintop in westernmost Phoenix lands, roughly a half-day’s travel from Shiro Gisu in the mountainous Asako provinces, with the Dragon Heart Plains unfurling due west. It boasted a massive torii arch, clearly visible above the surrounding lands. There was no main road; the path was subtly marked at regular intervals by stone lanterns. The path passed under a torii and led up to the massive arch that dominated the rounded peak. Beyond the second peak was a plateau, where several housing living quarters and a one-room administrative office sat . The shrine consisted of a single statue, a marble ki-rin entwined with sculpted flames facing the Great Wall of the North Mountains. Its eyes are set with jade, and a thick shimenawa rope encircled its neck. Across the stone pedestal it was carved: “Look to the horizon, for the visions there are footsteps of the future.”