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Huà Shé
化蛇
Huà Shé – Unknown
Background
A snake-moving creature with a human face, jackal-like body and bird wings. Its appearance foretells flooding.
An editorial reading of the card’s subject. Legendary properties belong to the story.
Classical text
Passage printed on the card
其中多化蛇，其状如人面而豺身，鸟翼而蛇行，其音如叱呼，见其邑大水。Game card text
Cunning, Swim, Pack, Venom (1)
Counts as a Snake, Wolf, Bird and Human.
Attacks > 3⬤: Cast Flood.
Once a turn, may gain Flight and lose Swim, until end of turn.
The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.