Difference between revisions of "Transcendent Pig"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
newimport>DianeDuane m |
newimport>DianeDuane m |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
The first references to him on [[Earth]] occur in a rare few Chinese documents of the early X dynasty, where he is referred to as 卓越的豬 (the word "transcendent" can also be rendered as "remarkable"). | The first references to him on [[Earth]] occur in a rare few Chinese documents of the early X dynasty, where he is referred to as 卓越的豬 (the word "transcendent" can also be rendered as "remarkable"). | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | ...As might be expected of any being with such a peculiar, extensive, and clouded history, the Pig goes by many names and bears a host of epithets. He has been called "the Insoluble Enigma", ... | ||
{{stub}} | {{stub}} | ||
Revision as of 15:04, 14 January 2006
File:LargeTranscendentPigForConcordance.jpg
The Transcendent Pig, a.k.a "Chao." Artwork copyright Ursula Vernon, 2005. Click the image for a larger version
This most unusual creature -- if he is a creature -- is, in both nature and provenance, one of the most enigmatic in the entire field of errantry.
The first references to him on Earth occur in a rare few Chinese documents of the early X dynasty, where he is referred to as 卓越的豬 (the word "transcendent" can also be rendered as "remarkable").
...As might be expected of any being with such a peculiar, extensive, and clouded history, the Pig goes by many names and bears a host of epithets. He has been called "the Insoluble Enigma", ...