
When he saw what they had done, he mourned the tiger and shed bitter tears. Only a hunter's son was aware of the cruel injustice. Bashka fell into one of their traps, and the hunters butchered the defenseless creature. The hunters set malicious traps because they were too cowardly to face a direct combat with the tiger. The rest of them fled to Port Hope, but already after a short time, they returned – reinforced by the cruelest of their kind to take revenge on the jade tiger. When Bashka saw the senseless slaughter, he was seized with raging anger and killed nearly all poachers. They intruded the deeper jungle and massacred animals for their amusement and fun. With the humans also the hunters arrived. They invaded the western part of Tiquanda and shortly afterwards, they began to destroy the jungle. The ape people of Banuta worshipped him as a deity, and the wisest of them, a blind Merlkin, became his prophet. He banished behemoths and hydras to the forbidden land and build a big wall to imprison them. His strength, agility and intelligence made him a dangerous and deadly foe.īut above all, the jade tiger was wise and fair and no injustice took place under his reign. His name was Bashka and he was the spiritual guardian of Tiquanda. It was no normal animal, rather it was a magical creature with a body of pure jade. In ancient times, a tiger roamed Tiquanda. Stories foretold by generations of Tibians. The Jade Amulet - a mysterious enchanted amulet covered in gold, made out of the finest jade.
