Five Immortals

The Five Immortals () are a quintet of skilled kung fu warriors trained by Wei Xiang who would later become skilled assassins. They would later disband after Wei Xiang was found killed and Xin Miao disappeared.
==Members==
Name 	Title
Zhu Miao () 	Wolf Immortal ()
Jin Yan () 	Fox Immortal ()
Sen Qiao () 	Python Immortal ()
Yan Xin () 	Hedgehog Immortal ()
Xing Lei ()	Weasel Immortal ()
==History==
Initially, the Five Immortals were formed to assist Wei Xiang in promoting kung fu throughout Xiangling City, and were very successful at it. They were also very close, not only with themselves, but with Wei Xiang as well. This changed, however, during Wei Xiang's paranoia, when he forced the five of them to become his personal assassins. Initially, the five refused, but reluctantly joined after Wei Xiang coerced them by using their insecurities against them. The five quickly became feared assassins, and acquired a high kill count throughout the city, but they're operations ceased when the remaining four members found Wei Xiang and Zhu Miao missing, as well as later finding Wei Xiang's corpse buried on the shore of the Sky-Reflecting Mirror. The remaining four decided then that the mayhem had reached its peak, and so, went to Feng Lin not only to turn themselves in, but to do so by offering their knowledge and information in exchange for a lesser sentence, and Feng Lin agreed, which led to Zhu Miao becoming known as Xiangling City's most wanted criminal. All members have since been released, and their status remains unknown within Xiangling City, with Zhu Miao being the sole exception.
==Trivia== 
*The Five Immortals are based on the Wǔdàxiān, five zoomorphic deities, known as xian, who are important to northeastern Chinese religion. They are also based on the Furious Five, and can be considered their parallels.
**Zhu Miao is based on Hēixiān, the immortal associated with winter and water. While Hēixiān is typically depicted as a crow or rat, his role can also be taken by Lángshén, the wolf god.
**Jin Yan is based on Húxiān, the fox immortal who is associated with fire and summer. Húxiān is also associated with the Queen Mother of the West, and is often represented as a couple.
**Sen Qiao is based on Shéxiān, also known as Mǎngxiān, is a serpentine immortal who is associated with wood and spring. They are also considered an incarnate of the Dragon King, and are associated with both Fuxi and Nüwa.
**Yan Xin is based on Báixiān, a hedgehog immortal with metal and autumn. Although male, Báixiān also has a female form known as Báilǎo Tàitài.
**Xing Lei is based on Huángxiān, a weasel immortal associated with earth and the year. They are considered an incarnate of both the Yellow Emperor and Wong Tai Sin.
*Each of names of the Five Immortals reference the element with which they are associated in their meaning, with the exception of Yan Xin's name.
**Zhu Miao's name contains the character of 淼, which means "a vast expanse of water."
**Jin Yan's name contains the character of 焱, which means "flame."
**Sen Qiao's name contains the character of 森, which means "a vast forest."
**Xing Lei's name contains the character of 磊, which means "the appearance of a pile of rocks."
***Furthermore, each character is a triplication of the radical corresponding to the element the Five Immortals are associated with. This was done due to three being considered lucky in Chinese culture, and was inspired by Zhu Miao's original name.
****淼 is a triplication of 水, meaning "water."
****焱 is a triplication of 火, meaning "fire."
****森 is a triplication of 木, meaning "wood."
****鑫 is a triplication of 金, meaning "metal."
****磊 is a triplication of 石, meaning "stone."
*Zhu Miao and Sen Qiao's names are the only ones that are written the same in both traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese.
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