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Míng Shé
鸣蛇
Míng Shé – Bird
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A snake with four wings and a ringing voice, whose appearance foretells drought.
An editorial reading of the card’s subject. Legendary properties belong to the story.
Classical text
Mountains & Seas · Central Mountains
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A further 300 li west stands Mount Xiān [鮮], rich in metals and jade, but without plants or trees. The Xiān [鮮] River rises here and flows north into the Yī [伊]. In it are many Míng Shé [鳴蛇], like Shé with four wings, whose voices resemble musical stones. Where they appear, the settlement suffers great drought.From the English edition of Mountains & Seas. Open the reader for the Chinese editions and translator’s notes. Linked names follow the card catalogue; hover to see the original wording.
Passage printed on the card
其中多鸣蛇，其状如蛇而四翼，其音如磬，见则其邑大旱。Game card text
Flight, Desecrate, Toxic, Distract
Attacks > 2⬤: Cast Drought.
The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.