Kyaldzàkáxi (concept)
The Kyaldzàkáxi, or Four Heavenly Beasts, are the highest order of creatures in the Kyaali faith and are believed to hold the greatest amount of divinity inside. The creatures are among the most powerful and dangerous seen in Aeras, and a person successfully assuming the skin of one is regarded as part-divinity themselves by the Kyaali. Many of the Kyaali's greatest champions and heroes wear the skin of the Kyaldzàkáxi, which they believe also grants the wearer power based on the creature worn.
The Bàqtsàkhá, or Roaring Lizard, is the greatest of the Kyaldzàkáxi, befitting of its epithet as the "King of Cyrat". The rare persons who are able to wear their skins are often marked in history as the greatest leaders of the Kyaali. The Kísôxdzi, or Twin-Serpents, are often worn by great diplomats, while the wearers of the Thukâ, or Nagual, are swift and powerful warriors. The Ekâtsu, or Adze, has been worn least of all by the Kyaali, and is said to grant the wearer invisibility and knowledge of how the body's blood flows, making them skilled healers and agents.
It is said that this group was once the Kyaldzàkwàxná, or Five Heavenly Beasts, but whichever creature was once the fifth, and the reason for its removal from worship, is now lost to time.
Aliases: Four Heavenly Beasts