Jiangshi

— Guo An referencing herself as Jiang-Shi, Which is a Chinese folk-lore of dumb Zombie that kills people with its long stretching nails and coincidentally the name of the Village is also Jiangshi.

Jiangshi is a mining village in the southern part of the Celestial Empire.

The closest city is Ten Huo, A regional Capital of sorts and where Jiangshi's tithes goes.

## General Information

— Men, Young Mistress of the Marble Cloud Sect

Jiangshi is, To put it mildly, a very backward place, To the point that any Cultivator who heard that a Hidden Master resides there had first thought him as a Charlatan,

The rural people of Jiangshi have a tight-knit community which helped them go through tough times such as drought or disease.

## Political History

It was under Black Scale Sect but after the Instinctive beast attacks ravaged the countryside, It was given to Marble Cloud Sect due to reshuffling by Magistrate Huang of Ten Huo. Unbeknownst to this news, It was taken over by a Hidden Master called Jack Johansen. This Illegal takeover was later legalized after it was exposed that the Marble Cloud Sect had Instinctive Cultivators in their midst.

### Hierarchy

* Overseer of Jiangshi
	+ Mayor Xin

## Story Summary

### Book 1

After the breach of the Northern Gates, Animals started to go rabid with Instinctive ki, Some turning into Spirit Beasts. One of such beasts, A Wolf had caused disappearance of Jiangshi's hunter. Guo An who was traveling North like many other Cultivators, On the request of Mayor Xin decided to face off against the wolf. But it proved to be powerful and a week later the same Wolf led a horde of animals, both predator and prey against Jiangshi. Guo An was ready to fight to death to save the village, Fortunately the arrival of Jack turned the tide and saved Jiangshi that day.

But still, for the people of Jiangshi, A Cultivator like Guo An who instead of fleeing for her life, stood against the overwhelming odds for lowly mortals had gained their respect and continued to retell her story many times over.

Jack after his arrival took over the Mineshaft and made it his Base. Jiangshi people were upset at the loss of their livelihood but it soon changed when they had other works to distract them and Jake started paying them. By the time Guo An returned, Jiangshi men had built the New Walls with the help of Se Ment provided by the Hidden Master.

Guo An brought the crippled Guards that Jack asked for along with a thousand refugees. The Refugees who intended to go to Ten Huo followed her in hope of safety in numbers and became part of Jiangshi. The Apart Ment and new walls were built and the new Militia was taking form under the healed ex-Guards.

Ren's arrival didn't cause much disturbance but Men's arrival did and some militia men died before and after the First Battle of the Northern Gates. Even the later arrival of Marble Cloud Sect's forces with 3,000 strong mortals under their wing didn't cause much damage, most died before even reaching the walls but the two Instinctive Cultivators did cause significant number of casualties.

A Cemetary was built to remember this loss.

The mortal survivors of Marble Cloud Sect was absorbed under the order of the Hidden Master, swelling their numbers even higher.

## Locations

* Village(Main)
* Apart Ment
* Mine/Mystic Sanctum/Man Cave/Base

## Population

Assumed 4,000 since the thousand numbered Refugees that Guo An brought was mentioned as "quarter of the Jiagshi's population", Thus such conclusion was made.

## Known Inhabitants

* Xin Bei – half ox Mayor
* Zhen – Foreman of mining
* Gren – Blacksmith, Mentioned fat
* Hanying – Miner incharge of minebots

## Trivia

* The name Jiangshi is very similar to Jiang-Shi.
* Jiangshi residents mostly traded in barter but occasionally they do use Imperial coin.
* Their annual tithes had always been pure ore before arrival of Jack.