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The Dragon Carp
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Region: Korea
Time Period: Unknown
References in Literature: None found
Sources: Tysha Dragon, Pantheon/articles.html, XDrac

Notes:
  • One source claims that the Dragon Carp could speak.
Tale:

A poor fisherman once caught a gigantic carp, but he set it free when it begged for mercy. Later, it turned out to be the son of the Dragon-King, the ruler of the ocean, who rewarded the fisherman well.

The dragon carp lived for a thousand years.

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