#magic staff

[spookypumpkinua]

#magic #spooky #spooky season #halloween #witches #witch aesthetic #witchcraft #magic staff #magic ideas #dark magic #purple #purple aesthetic

[dc9spot]

Some weapon design for my OC's

#original character #dagger #magic staff #weapon design

[ciccerone]

all alone by Airi

#Airi #airipan #pix_bun #pixiescout #dungeon meshi #Marcille Donato #dungeon meshi fanart #dungeon meshi marcille #marcille fanart #magic staff #🦶 #🧙‍♀️ #🧝‍♀️ #fantasy art #マルシル・ドナトー #elf girl #fanart #2d art

[maomiya]

#cute #cute things #kawaiicore #cute stuff #kawaii #lovely #luv u #cute aesthetic #pink #magic staff #magic stick #magic #magical girl

[oldschoolfrp]

Someone rolled well on the tables for gold pieces, gems and jewelry, magic weapons and armor, miscellaneous magic items, and wands, staves, and rods. (Erin McKee, Pegasus 12, Judges Guild, 1983)

#D&D #Dungeons & Dragons #Erin McKee #dnd #treasure #Pegasus magazine #Judges Guild #treasure hoard #magic item #magic items #1980s #harp #crown #sword #gp #magic staff #Dungeons and Dragons

[blogfanreborn777]

Defender by ValeryNeith

#fantasy art #fantasy #concept art #digital art #art #elemental #two headed #mage #wizard #knight #battle #combat #warrior #armor #construct #magic staff #glowing eyes #earth elemental #valery neith

[journeytothewestresearch]

Yu the Great and Sun Wukong's Staff

This is my answer to the following reddit question:

Did the Ruyi Jingu Bang, as a tool used by Da Yu, exist before the novel?

Monkey's golden-hoop iron staff can be traced to the khakkhara and iron rod respectively used by his precursor in the 13th-century JTTW. The story doesn't mention anything about Yu the Great. The demi-god's connection to the staff is, as far as I know, unique to the standard 1592 edition of JTTW.

This association probably came about in a couple of ways. For example, there is a Chinese graphic similarity (and possible totemic connection) between Yu and a specific kind of monkey:

The generic Chinese primate names have identical pronunciations or spellings to those of the earliest Chinese emperors. For instance, the character 猱 (Nao) is considered as the ancestral name of the royal family of Shang dynasty (商朝 ca. 1600–1050 BCE) (Cao, 1997; Wang, 2001). This word is used to denote a primate species that is good at climbing. Similarly, the character 禺 (Yu) represents a long-tailed monkey. This word is the same as the character 禹 (Yu), a legendary emperor well known for his brilliance in regulating floodwater (Huang, 2011). This association between primates and the earliest emperors indicates a possible totemic status for primates (Niu, Ang, Xiao, et al., 2002, p. 91).

(The aforementioned Yu (禺) monkey was apparently well-known, for it is referenced several times in the Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhai jing, 山海經, c. 4th-century to 1st-century BCE), a popular Chinese bestiary, in order to indicate the shape and size of certain primate-like animals (Strassberg, 2002, pp. 83, 84, 91, 99, 104, 122, 123).)

Also, Yu is known for imprisoning Wuzhiqi (無支奇 / 巫支祇), a monkey flood demon, beneath a mountain in Tang and Song-era folklore. This likely influenced Sun Wukong's punishment under Five Elements Mountain.

Therefore, all of this probably led to the author-compiler of the 1592 JTTW associating Monkey's staff with Yu the Great and his efforts to end the world flood.

Sources:

Niu, K., Ang, A., Xiao, Z. et al. (2002). Is Yuan in China’s Three Gorges a Gibbon or a Langur? International Journal of Primatology, 43, 822–866. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-022-00302-1

Strassberg, R. (2002). A Chinese Bestiary: Strange Creatures from the Guideways Through Mountains and Seas. University of California Press.

#Da Yu #Yu the Great #Sun Wukong #Monkey King #Journey to the West #JTTW #Wuzhiqi #flood demon #monkey #Shanhaijing #Classic of Mountains and Seas #Magic Staff #Ruyi jingu bang #Gold-banded staff #Lego Monkie Kid #LMK

[fairycloth]

⚘ 🌿 ⚘

#wizard #witch #witchcore #mage #original art #illustration #digital art #original character #magic #fantasy #action #magic staff #plant magic #nature magic #oc #green #vines #grass #my art #my ocs

[bubbydarkstar]

ESPER SERIES: violet

#bubby draw #art #digital art #freak #daily drawing #wizard #wizards #magic #magic staff #beard #psychic #esper #fantasy #fantasy art

[dazuresky]

Stratosphere Echoes

#OC #wolf #kybu #kemono #art #cute #anthro #illustration #digital #digital art #anthro art #kawaii #furry #furry art #kemono furry #moon #stars #star magic #magic staff #painting #character design #fantasy

[gavamont]

A wizard that uses a lead pipe as their wizard staff. They just need to know when you can get the 50,000 gold pieces to Don Wizardetti, and also they don’t want any funny business. Cause that’s when the spells start happening.

#wizard #wizardposting #wizard shit #magic #wizardblogging #sorcerer #wizardblr #magic staff #dnd #D&D #d&d 5e #dungeons and dragons

[spookypumpkinua]

pick your favorite ✨️

#harry potter #harry potter aesthetic #hogwarts #hogwarts aesthetic #hogwarts legacy #hogwarts houses #dark academia #dark academia aesthetic #dark aesthetic #magic staff

[metalwright]

#my ai #sorceress #magic staff #savannah #storm

[ciccerone]

#Andaerz #original character #oc girl #witch #wizard girl #magic staff #beholder #🧙‍♀️ #🌟 #2d art #digital art #fantasy art #wizard hat #glowing eyes #fantasy girl

[maomiya]

#cute #cute things #kawaiicore #cute stuff #kawaii #lovely #luv u #pink #cute aesthetic #cute pics #precure #magic staff #magic stick #magic

[oldschoolfrp]

Magic-users start out very weak but may eventually advance to become some of the most powerful characters in the party -- if they can survive (Cover art by Buz for The Judges Guild Journal #15, aka letter "X," aka JG product #97, June-July 1979)

#D&D #Dungeons & Dragons #Buz #wizard #mage #gnome #magic user #Judges Guild #Judges Guild Journal #The Judges Guild Journal #unicorn #pixie #pixies #magic staff