An ancient creature born from the wishes of the Sandpura, this giant bird deity took a physical form to serve as their guardian. When he first appeared in th... [Read more]
An ancient creature born from the wishes of the Sandpura, this giant bird deity took a physical form to serve as their guardian.
When he first appeared in the mortal realm, he granted people whatever they desired, heaping wealth and power on them. While his intent was to help them overcome the calamities facing them, in the end these blessings only bred greed and bloodshed. Realizing the complexity of human nature and drained from handing out countless blessings, the great bird exiled himself, vanishing into the clouds. Even though he still heard the people's prayers, visions of the bloody battles his blessings had enabled were fresh in his mind. Determined not to let his blessings breed disaster yet again, he used his long period of isolation to reflect on the cycles of cause and effect in the human world, until he was able to understand and embrace the nuances of humanity.
Centuries later, a greedy lord plotted to awaken the great bird once more, intending to use its blessings to carry out his wicked scheme. However, a papyrus letter drifted to Garuda Khageswara on the wind, bearing a cry for help from Sandpura Island once again. Garuda Khageswara had come to see that, aside from bestowing blessings, he also possessed the power to uphold justice. Golden-feathered arrows rained from the sky, striking down the greedy lord. In his dazzling radiance, treasures dissolved into golden light, streaking across the sky and into the horizon. From that moment on, the great bird became the "Wings of Judgment."
Those who have too much will eventually lose their peace of mind. Those who have too little need but a few good seeds to start a new life. From then on, whenever people had more than they needed, they returned it to the great bird, balancing the scales.
The great bird now presides over Azuria, upholding his philosophy of balance through judgment and preserving peace in the sea in the south.
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