The Couatl of the Red Seal

The Couatl of the Red Seal
also known as Scuto's Master
Kind	Couatl
Status	Deceased — killed when the Red Seal broke
GM canon
first cited: [heralds-a#3]

The Couatl of the Red Seal, known to Scuto only as his master, was an ancient and unusually powerful Couatl — more than an ordinary member of its kind — who guarded the Temple of the Red Seal, the prison of the Rakshasa Breath Reaper. ^{[heralds-b#245]}

Overview

It could not speak, bound by a vow. ^{[heralds-a#3 · heralds-b#378]} It was serpentine, with radiant rainbow feathers touched by gold, though its aura had been dimmed by centuries of war; its eyes were said to hold both compassion and sorrow. ^{[heralds-b#246]} Rather than kill Breath Reaper, it judged that the Rakshasa's death would wound the world itself, since his breath was bound to the world's own flow of chi — so it sealed him instead of slaying him. ^{[heralds-b#393]}

For reasons not fully recorded, it kept itself hidden rather than confronting Scuto openly.

Players, stop here. What is hidden behind this point is game-master material. The full detail is on GM:The Couatl of the Red Seal.

History

Scuto was once its pupil, before turning to the path of death and chi-stealing power under the Rakshasa's influence. ^{[heralds-b#378 · heralds-b#246]} The Couatl came to see Scuto as fallen beyond redemption. ^{[heralds-b#245]} When the Red Seal later broke, the temple was destroyed and the Couatl died; the Rakshasa went free and returned to its own realm. ^{[heralds-a#5]}

Related pages

• Temple of the Red Seal — the dungeon it guarded, and died defending
• Breath Reaper — the Rakshasa it chose to seal rather than kill
• Scuto — its former pupil, whom it came to see as beyond redemption
• Couatl — the species it belonged to