Jin State is mountainous. Its northern Skybreak Mountain range is reputed to be the most expansive in the entire East, with occasional reports of demonic beasts emerging. However, these demonic beasts are, at best, comparable to the Pi Beasts raised by the Yan State's imperial family—often even inferior—making them mere curiosities. Consequently, when Jin State merchants travel, their most marketable goods are various strange and unusual demonic beasts.
Years ago, Yao Zizhan, a great literary figure from Qian State, traveled to Jin State in his youth. He had intended to draw poetic inspiration from the majestic and rugged Skybreak Mountain range. Instead, he was inadvertently captured by a settlement of wild people within the mountains. If not for a Jin State military detachment that chanced to be nearby, clearing out wild people, and rescued him, this great literary figure from Qian State might have met his end before his brilliance could fully shine.
