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The Spirit of the Sword
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My power got knocked out twice while working on this (first was my breaker during the heatwave, then a storm came in and knocked out my power completely which luckily lasted a few minutes, but was super annoying that they set me back a bit).
But never mind that, here's my prompt entry from the Soul Calibur group, in which case asked to feature either Elysium or Inferno manipulating their hosts via illusions of their loved ones.
Since I was working with her already for another drawing I'm working on, I thought I do one with Xianghua, one of the canonical wielders of Soul Calibur alongside Siegfried and Patroklos.
Of course, we don't actually see her get possessed or get manipulated by Elysium, the obvious being that Soul Calibur was hiding out as Krita-Yuga, but also probably because she fought Nightmare and Inferno alongside Kilik who held the Dvapara-Yuga with him, and Elysium started playing a more active role in Soul Calibur 4 and 5.
But what if Xianghua did?
I figured the loved one Elysium would take the form of would be Xiangfei, Xianghua's mother, drawn as the ethereal crystal lady floating behind her as a stylistic choice.
Other than the power outages, I had a lot of fun drawing this.
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I just want to share a realization I had while going through the Legend of Soulcalibur artbook. This occurred to me while going through the pages on Xianghua’s backstory.
Below is an excerpt from page 29. Roughly, it translates to “Xianghua’s connection with the three treasures, including the sword Krita-Yuga*, traces back to the maidenhood of her mother Xiangfei.”
Near the lower left corner is the furigana (small katakana) indicating the pronunciation of her mother’s name. The character used for her family name Chai is 柴; it turns out in Japanese, it’s pronounced “shiba”.
And I’ve only seen Xiba’s name in katakana: シバ.
That kid’s name was a pun all along!
(Footnote under the cut.)
*I used the localized name here because it would be unrecognizable otherwise. The sword’s name in Japanese is Gouhouken (護法剣), which can be literally translated as something like “demon-dispelling sword” or “sword in defense of Buddhist doctrine”. The other two treasures, Dvapara-Yuga mirror and Kali-Yuga rod, are called the Mappoukyou (末法鏡) and the Meppoukon (滅法棍) respectively. While the English localization opted for names from the Hindu cycle of ages, in Japanese only the mirror is named after one of the three Buddhist ages: the Latter Day of the Dharma (Mappou). I’m just gonna end this tangent here. I’m just a geek with a rudimentary understanding (at best) of either religion.
#soul calibur#soul calibur v#xianghua#xiba#legend of soulcalibur#it came from my drafts#call it a spring cleaning#i know three treasures is a buddhist concept but i can't help but think of therion lyrics#months back i thought i was going to make some goofy post about a thing i noticed; well look how long that footnote is
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Administrative geography of Western Han (34,115)
According to Ban Gu's Book of Han.
Places names on the map:
You 幽州
Bohai勃海郡
Yangxin陽信
Dongguang東光
Fucheng阜城
Qiantong千童
Zhonghe重合
Ding定
Gaole高樂
Linle臨樂
Zhongping重平
Tiaoshi脩市
Zhangxiang章鄉
Puling蒲領
Ji冀州
Guangping廣平國
Quzhou曲周
Nanqu南曲
Xindu信都國
Xindu信都
Li歷
Fuliu扶柳
Biyang辟陽
Nangong南宮
Xiabo下博
Wuyi武邑
Guanjin觀津
Gaodi高隄
Guangchuan廣川
Lexiang樂鄉
Pingdi平隄
Tao桃
Xiliang西梁
Changcheng昌成
Dongchang東昌
Xiu脩
Hejian 河間國
Gonggao弓高
Wei魏郡
Guantao館陶
Qingyuan清淵
Wei魏
Yuancheng元城
Yin'an陰安
Ping'en平恩
Julu鉅鹿郡
Nanluan南䜌
Linping臨平
Shi貰
Qiao郻
Xinshi新巿
Tangyang堂陽
Lixiang歷鄉
Lexin樂信
Qinghe清河郡
Qingyang清陽
Dongwucheng東武城
Yimu繹幕
Ling靈
Cuo厝
Shu鄃
Beiqiu貝丘
Xincheng信成
Souti𢘿題
Dongyang東陽
Xinxiang信鄉
Liao繚
Zaoqiang棗彊
Fuyang復陽
Yan 兗州
Dong東郡
Liaocheng聊城
Dunqiu頓丘
Fagan發干
Fan范
Chiping茬平
Dongwuyang東武陽
Boping博平
Li黎
Qing清
Dong'e東阿
Lihu離狐
Linyi臨邑
Xuchang須昌
Shouliang壽良
Lechang樂昌
Yangping陽平
Linqiu廩丘
Chenliu陳留郡
Cheng'an成安
Ningling寧陵
Xiangyi襄邑
Yan傿
Shanyang山陽郡
Changyi昌邑
Nanpingyang南平陽
Chengwu成武
Huling湖陵
Dongmin東緍
Fangyu方與
Tuo橐
Juye鉅野
Shanfu單父
Bo薄
Duguan都關
Chengdu城都
Huang黃
Yuanqi爰戚
Gaocheng郜成
Pingle平樂
Xiaqiu瑕丘
Xiyang西陽
Jiyin濟陰郡
Dingtao定陶
Yuanqu冤句
Lüdu呂都
Jiami葭密
Chengyang成陽
Juancheng鄄城
Gouyang句陽
Du秺
Chengshi乘氏
Chengyang 城陽國
Ju莒
Yangdu陽都
Dong'an東安
Lü慮
Huaiyang淮陽國
Zhe柘
Dongping東平國
Wuyan無鹽
Rencheng任城
Dongpinglu東平陸
Fucheng富城
Zhang章
Kangfu亢父
Fan樊
Taishan泰山郡
Fenggao奉高
Bo博
Chi茬
Lu盧
Feicheng肥成
Yiqiu蛇丘
Gang剛
Chai柴
Gai蓋
Liangfu梁父
Dongpingyang東平陽
Nanwuyang南武陽
Laiwu萊蕪
Juping鉅平
Ying嬴
Mou牟
Mengyin蒙陰
Hua華
Ningyang寧陽
Shengqiu乘丘
Fuyang富陽
Taoshan桃山
Taoxiang桃鄉
Qing青州
Zichuan甾川國
Ju劇
Dong'anping東安平
Louxiang樓鄉
Jiaodong 膠東國
Jimo即墨
Xiami下密
Zhuangwu壯武
Yuzhi郁秩
Ting挺
Guanyang觀陽
Zoulu鄒盧
Gaomi高密國
Gaomi高密
Chang'an昌安
Shiquan石泉
Yi'an夷安
Chengxiang成鄉
Pingyuan平原郡
Pingyuan平原
Ge鬲
Gaotang高唐
Zhongqiu重丘
Pingchang平昌
Yu羽
Ban般
Leling樂陵
Zhu'e祝阿
Yuan瑗
Eyang阿陽
Tayin漯陰
Li朸
Fuping富平
Ande安悳
Louxu樓虛
Long'e龍頟
An安
Qiancheng千乘郡
Qiancheng千乘
Dongzou東鄒
Shiwo溼沃
Ping'an平安
Bochang博昌
Liaocheng蓼城
Jianxin建信
Di狄
Langhuai琅槐
Le'an樂安
Beiyang被陽
Gaochang高昌
Gaowan高宛
Yanxiang延鄉
Ji'nan濟南郡
Dongpingling東平陵
Zouping鄒平
Tai臺
Liangzou梁鄒
Tugu土鼓
Yuling於陵
Yangqiu陽丘
Panyang般陽
Jian菅
Zhaoyang朝陽
Licheng歷城
You猇
Zhu著
Yicheng宜成
Qi齊郡
Linzi臨淄
Changguo昌國
Li利
Xi'an西安
Juding鉅定
Guang廣
Guangrao廣饒
Linqu臨朐
Taixiang臺鄉
Beihai北海郡
Yingling營陵
Jukui劇魁
Anqiu安丘
Chunyu淳于
Yi益
Pingshou平壽
Ju劇
Duchang都昌
Pingwang平望
Liuquan柳泉
Shouguang壽光
Lewang樂望
Rao饒
Zhen斟
Sangdu桑犢
Pingcheng平城
Mixiang密鄉
Chengxiang成鄉
Jiaoyang膠陽
Donglai東萊郡
Ye掖
Chui腄
Pingdu平度
Huang黃
Linqu臨朐
Qucheng曲成
Mouping牟平
Dongmou東牟
Jian㡉
Yuli育犁
Changyang昌陽
Buye不夜
Dangli當利
Luxiang盧鄉
Yangle陽樂
Yangshi陽石
Xuxiang徐鄉
Yu豫州
Liang梁國
Dang碭
Zi甾
Shuqiu杼秋
Meng蒙
Yishi已氏
Yu虞
Xiayi下邑
Suiyang睢陽
Lu魯國
Lu魯
Bian卞
Wenyang汶陽
Pi蕃
Zou騶
Xue薛
Pei沛郡
Xiao蕭
Guangqi廣戚
Feng豐
Gongqiu公丘
Jingqiu敬丘
Pei沛
Jianping建平
Li栗
Fuyang扶陽
Qixiang祈鄉
Xu 徐州
Chu楚國
Pengcheng彭城
Liu留
Wu梧
Fuyang傅陽
Lü呂
Wuyuan武原
Langye琅邪郡
Dongwu東武
Buji不其
Haiqu海曲
Ganyu贛榆
Zhuxu朱虛
Zhu諸
Wucheng梧成
Lingmen靈門
Gumu姑幕
Linyuan臨原
Langye琅邪
Fei祓
Ju柜
Ping缾
Fu邞
Qianzou黔陬
Jijin計斤
Dao稻
Gaoyu皋虞
Pingchang平昌
Changguang長廣
Heng橫
Dongguan東莞
Weiqi魏其
Chang昌
Zixiang茲鄉
Ji箕
Bi椑
Gaoguang高廣
Gaoxiang高鄉
Li麗
Xinshan新山
Gaoyang高陽
Kunshan昆山
Zhequan折泉
Fangshan房山
Anqiu安丘
Donghai東海郡
Tan郯
Lanling蘭陵
Xiangfei襄賁
Xiapi下邳
Liangcheng良成
Pingqu平曲
Qi戚
Qu朐
Kaiyang開陽
Bi費
Licheng利成
Haiqu海曲
Zeng繒
Nancheng南成
Jiqiu即丘
Zhuqi祝其
Linyi臨沂
Houqiu厚丘
Rongqiu容丘
Dong'an東安
Hexiang合鄉
Zheng承
Jianyang建陽
Quyang曲陽
Siwu司吾
Duyang都陽
Yinping陰平
Wuxiang郚鄉
Xinyang新陽
Jianling建陵
Changlu昌慮
Not located
Dong東郡
Panguan畔觀
Limiao利苗
Shanyang山陽郡
Zhongxiang中鄉
Zheng鄭
Zixiang甾鄉
Lixiang栗鄉
Quxiang曲鄉
Jiaodong 膠東國
Changwu昌武
Pingyuan平原郡
Heyang合陽
Qiancheng千乘郡
Fan'an繁安
Taishan泰山郡
Shi式
Qi齊郡
Zhaonan昭南
Beixiang北鄉
Pingguang平廣
Beihai北海郡
Zhi瓡
Pingdi平的
Yangshi羊石
Ledu樂都
Shixiang石鄉
Shangxiang上鄉
Xincheng新成
Langye琅邪郡
Xushui虛水
Yujia雩假
Yun雲
Rou柔
Jilai即來
Wuxiang武鄉
Yixiang伊鄉
Canfeng參封
Boshi博石
Shenxiang慎鄉
Siwang駟望
Gaoling高陵
Lin'an臨安
Shishan石山
Donghai東海郡
Lanqi蘭祺
Shanxiang山鄉
Jianxiang建鄉
Yuxiang于鄉
Pingqu平曲
Wuyang武陽
Duping都平
County locations and ancient rivers, lakes, and shorelines from The Historical Atlas of China.
I have intentionally stuck to the Hanshu where it differs from the Historical Atlas.
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AI development trends in healthcare – A conversation with Xiangfei Chai, CEO and founder, Huiyihuiying https://ift.tt/2QgSl3b
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AI development trends in healthcare – A conversation with Xiangfei Chai, CEO and founder, Huiyihuiying
http://dlvr.it/Qt1sZN
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