Genbu, The Shellless
Genbu is an immortal monk of the Genbari tribe as well as the physical embodiment of the Northern Guardian, one of the 4 spirits of a forgotten natural order descended from the stars that represented the cardinal directions of Kudao. It is said over a thousand years ago, Genbu was once a deity of much more overwhelming strength back when the north grew cold and the howls of the wind drew from him from the very top of the tallest mountain. But during his peak, he was brutally slain— severing his divine form in two, his spirit, and his body, both with a mind of its own. Genbu's spirit quickly fled across southern mountainsides, bringing the godlike essence of the north along with him. Genbu's body, however, was almost destroyed. The transcendent power within him had abandoned him, leaving him to die.
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