Mountain & Sea Deities / 023
God of the 2nd Northern Mt. Range
北二山神
Background
These snake-bodied, human-faced gods receive animal and jade offerings.
An editorial reading of the card’s subject. Legendary properties belong to the story.
Classical text
Mountains & Seas · Northern Mountains
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The second northern range, from Mount Guǎncén [管涔] to Mount Dūntí [敦題], comprises seventeen mountains and extends 5,690 li. Its gods all have snake bodies and human faces. Their rites require the burial of a cock and a pig; a Bì [璧] disk and a Guī [珪] tablet are cast as offerings, without sacrificial grain.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
其神皆蛇身人面。其祠；毛用一雄鸡彘瘗；用一璧一珪，投而不糈。Game card text
Giant, Cunning, Venom (1)
Counts as a Snake and a Human.
Offering: 1❂ + 2 Creatures.
When you Sacrifice a Character, gain +X/+0, where X is the attack of the Sacrificed Character, until end of turn.
The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.