Zodiac Notes *Character Guide*

Let's face it: Strings of Fate is crammed chock full of cool characters. Not only are they all extremely drool-inducing, they also have very distinctive personalities. However, they can get confusing, especially with the Chinese names. Below is a quick run-down: name, animal, one-line background info. This page is mostly spoiler-free

Clicking on the picture or "more" would, well, give you more information -- Chinese characters, markings, animal form, personality descriptions, current role in SoF... all the yummy spoiler stuff.

Pronounciation: There are four tones in Chinese, and I have sought to represent them using punctuation.
"-" > The first tone is an even high note, like singing "la-"
"?" > The second tone is a sharp rise, like asking a question, or "huh?"
"..=.." > The third tone is a dip and a rise, like agreeing to someone with a "mm-hmm"
"!" > The fourth tone is a sharp drop, like "hey! You!"

Four Gods
in order of appearance

Kuang Hu

pron: "kwon-who!" Animal: Tiger.
Home: nomad?
Also one of the zodiac.
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Long

pron: "lone?" Animal: Dragon.
Home: Heavenly Court
Leader of the good guys
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Feng

pron: "phone!" Animal: Pheonix.
Home: With Long?
Helps Long. Has wings
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Ao

pron: "ow?" Animal: Giant Sea Turtle
Home: North Sea
Ruler of the North Sea
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Zodiac
in order of appearance

Zhong Go

pron: "zone- go=o" Animal: Dog.
Zodiac # 11
Temple guardian
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Ji

pron: gee- Animal: Hen
Zodiac # 10
Didn't make the cut
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Kuang Hu

pron: "kwon? who=o" Animal: Tiger.
Zodiac # 3
Also one of the 4 Gods.
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Hou

pron: "hoe?" Animal: Monkey.
Zodiac # 9
made it past the cut.
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YiMa

pron: "Yi!ma=a" Animal: Horse
Zodiac # 7
Didn't make the cut.
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Sher

pron: "shuh?" Animal: Snake.
Zodiac # 6
Goth artist?
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Zhu

pron: "zhu-" Animal: Pig.
Zodiac # 12
Owns "ShenJu"
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Long

pron: "lone?" Animal: Dragon.
Zodiac #5
Also one of Four Gods
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Meishuu

pron: "may!shu=u" Animal: Rat
Zodiac # 1
Tony of previous life.
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Others
in order of appearance

May

Age: 7-8?
Occupation: student
Tony's cousin, Jeff's sister
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Tony

Age: 24
Occupation: Reporter
Present incarnation of Meishuu?
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Jeff

Age: 30's?
Occupation: Writer
Patronizing cousin. Helpful in later chapters
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Mao

pron: "mao-" Cat demi-goddess.
main character with mysterious past
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Li

pron: "li!" Fox demi-goddess
mysterious leader of the Rebels
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Old Mao

pron: "mao-" The previous Mao
Gande (godfather) of Kuang Hu and Mao.
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