Wu-Chien Lao

Wu-Chien Lao has the body of a turtle, its shell composed of thick green scales with silver flecks. Its body is covered in small, lighter green scales with golden flecks. Its head is lizard-like, with large eyes, long, golden whiskers, and a small neck. Its hind legs are stumpy flippers, but its long front flippers are powerful for both swimming and land movement.
Wu-Chien Lao is seen as the spirit of weather of the Shou Empire. Pilgrims come from all over the empire to give it offerings in exchange for the perceived influence it supposedly has upon the weather that the Shou Empire has. It is said that its temple descended from the Spiritlands, sent by the Celestial Emperor, Okami, and that it appeared where it did because the weather the Shou Empire has is mostly due to the Sea of Stars.