[Luxun]

Wow, this really brightened my day (especially after chemistry, geometry, and trigonometry - ugh)

It seems as if the 4 gods (Byakko, Suzaku, Genbu, and Seiryu) each stand for a Chinese element.

Suzaku - Fire
Genbu - Water
Byakko - Metal
Seiryu - Wood

Now where's the one for Earth...hmm...

EDIT: China also has two other elements imported from India/Buddhism, aether and air, just incase any you are wondering why there's no wind element in the more popular set of Chinese Elements, heh ;

EDIT 2: Just found this on a website, http://www.friesian.com/elements.htm, that each of the elements has an animal symbol (Fire - Phoenix, Water - Turtle, Wood - Dragon, Metal - Tiger). The symbol for earth is a "caldron." I don't know what that is referring too, but it shows a picture of a man.

[Spartan]

Kirin is earth-element in-game.

I vote to sticky this.

[Darkimera]

Neenja :

Darkimera :
And now that the gods know all this, the ones that are supposed to die won't show up <.<

They can't stop themselves from showing up. In Norse mythology, if the Three Norns predict something, it happens no matter what. You could run to the farthest ends of the universe, and your fate would catch you.

Haha, I know, I'm all into mythology. I just always thought it was kind of dumb how they knew something bad would happen but they had no way to stop it.

EDIT: Oh, and please for the love of God, sticky this.

[Akuji]

some info on weapons

Ridil was a sword that was in Fafnir's Treasure pile thing, I beleive it was the sword that sleign him, I dont remember Ill have to go back and re-read o.O

Joyeuse was Charlamagne's sword the part at the hilt is said to be made from the tip spear that stabed jesus

Bump~ more people should read this, Sticky~ (|Yes, please|)

[Tristram]

Well done. Stickied it and moving it to FFXI Information for viewing purposes.

[Dr. Ifto]

At least it got stickied, now people just have to find it... :dozingoff

[AnnisarrTheNMHunter]

There should be Amikiri its some legendary fish i think?

[Ronia]

More Norse:

Midgardsormr (as in the server)
I wyrm so huge and long that it could stretch around the world and bite it's own tail, brother of Fenrir.

Lot more info on it, but I'm ****ing sleepy. Look it up yerself. @_@


EDIT:

Oh yeah. And Gjallarhorn (BRD Relic):
Horn that will be sounded when the Ragnarok closes on and the Jotuns invade Aasgard. So loud it can be heard over the whole world.

[Leeor]

Ah, lol. No wonder why the word, Behemochna, means big animal in hebrew. -.-

[Uiruru Ryuujin]

Who says you don't learn anything on KI

[Demon Swordsman]

what about Leaping Lizzy?

[Althea]

Lol he's not an Avatar

[Dr. Ifto]

But he is an NM, read the thread topic...

[Misakichi]

well that was great, even though its 5:20 am I read it all =^.^=

[Razak]

car·bun·cle

1. A painful localized bacterial infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue that usually has several openings through which pus is discharged.
2. A deep-red garnet, unfaceted and convex.
Obsolete. A red precious stone.

forgot to add the first part bold part and for some info ON carbuncles

http://cureresearch.com/c/carbuncle/intro.htm

also, i wont post any links to pictures of them cause its kinda nasty but if you go to google.com and search for carbuncle under images... im sure youll get quite a nice little picture... im warning you though, its not pretty... UNLIKE the cute lil blue cabbit we all know ==

[Tigerhawk]

I'm diggin this forum or whatever you call it:dozingoff lol

[Kaitai]

Some NMs i found interesting...

Guivre- heres a link with some facts on them ~Guivre facts~
one fact to point out(kinda funny) "The sight of a naked man left them witless" so... next time you see Guivre roaming around in Kuftal Tunnel, get naked... he'll be scared shitless of you

Bune- In demonology Bune is a Great Duke of Hell, mighty and strong, who has thirty legions of demons under his command. He changes the place of the dead and makes them demons that are under his power to gather together upon those sepulchres. Bune makes men eloquent and wise, and gives true answers to their demands and also richness. He speaks with a comely high voice.

Bune is depicted as a three-headed dragon, being his heads like those of a dog, a griffin, and a man (although according to some grimoires he has two heads like a dragon and the third like a man).

Amemet-Egyptian-Depicted with the rear of a hippopotamus, the fore of a lion and the head of a crocodile, Amemet "devoured" the hearts of those judged guilty when their hearts were weighed in the afterworld.

Boroka- A cannibalistic witch on the Philippines. She has the head of a women, four feet like a horse, and the wings of an eagle. She is fond of eating children.

Vouivre-The Vouivre is an enormous female beast with shining green scales which gives off a low and strange musical sound as she flies. She wears a crown of pearls and a gold circlet on her tail which also ring. But most strange of all is her dragon's head with its one great and glowing ruby eye. This luminouse orb she removes when she bathes, making herself blind for just those minutes.

The Vouivre dwells in a cave and can breathe fire. It guards the treasure and devours people who come to stealth the treasure.

Yowie- Yowie... long read... heres a link Pretty much a Yowie is an Australian Big Foot.


and a weapon i found interesting...

Balmung- A magical sword, Balmung, was made by Wayland the Smith. Odin stabbed the Branstock tree, an oak tree in the Volsung palace, with Balmung. Odin then said that he who could pull the sword from the tree is destined to win in battle. Nine of the Volsung princes tried to take the sword, but only the youngest ever got it out. His name was Sigmund. Odin destroyed Balmung in battle but it was reassembled and Siegfried used it against Fafnir.

[SickazzSpanky]

Very interesting read. I knew some of it, but most of it is all new info for me. Thanks for posting this.

[Tartaros]

Paidurlum :
Kirin is also in Chinese Mythology too if I'm not mistaken ^ ^

Korea, Japan, and China are all descendants of ancient Mongolia, and share the same mythlogoies and beliefs. So one in all, theyre pretty much same. They share similar cultures, same holidays, and same goofball folklore and tales and myths. Often times, same words from each others languages.

[xRedwolfx]

You guys probly notice, and i noticed since FF first came out. Almost all they been using to make these games is mostly all mythical knowledge and Ancient Storys to make monsters,weapons,characters,names and then just add a Storyline. Basicly always been like this through almost all FF games. Not surprised that they did it again in FFXI