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Beyond the Abyssal Dragon, Dinghai: The Ocean Pillar draws several figures from the mythology of the Classic of Mountains and Seas into its story. Only their roles within the game are described below.

Figure	Name in Chinese	Role in the Game
Yi	益	Godson of the flood-taming hero Yu, charged by Emperor Shun with assisting him against the floods. A plot costs Yi his life at Mount Buzhou, and in the moments before death the surviving soul of the Abyssal Dragon seizes his body, giving the fallen general a new vessel in the mortal world. The wish he never fulfilled is one of the threads the story follows.
Emperor Yan	炎帝	The liege the Abyssal Dragon once served as his strongest commander, before he was stripped of his name and banished after the Battle of Banquan. His court frames the Abyssal Dragon's fall from grace.
Yu	禹	The flood-taming hero and Yi's godfather, who has vanished without a trace. Uncovering what became of Yu is described as part of the Abyssal Dragon's journey.
Emperor Shun	帝舜	The ruler who orders Yi to accompany Yu and assist with the flood-taming effort, setting in motion the journey on which Yi is killed.
Laojun	老君	Credited with forging the sea-stabilizing divine iron the game is named for, and with the prophecy that it would pass through three masters.

Adversaries

Beyond these named figures, the Abyssal Dragon fights through gods, demons, and monsters drawn from ancient Eastern mythology over the course of each run. Four beings of the setting are named in official descriptions of the world, though none has been tied to a specific encounter. They are collected on The Mythic World.

These figures originate in classical mythology. Only the details confirmed for this game are treated as part of its story.

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Adversaries