An old map of the sky, divided into four watchers — chosen not to assign your companion a role, but to name the direction their nature already leans toward.

The Four Guardians are not myths of good versus evil, nor ranks of strength. They are four temperaments drawn from the four directions and four seasons: the Azure Dragon's forward motion, the Vermilion Bird's steady warmth, the White Tiger's quiet alertness, and the Black Tortoise's patient endurance — each one a different way of meeting the world.