A large multicoloured butterfly with beautifully patterned wings.

"On the other hand, Confucius is made to say to his disciples, 'I know how birds can fly, how fishes can swim, and how animals can run.  But the runner may be snared, the swimmer may be hooked, and the flyer may be shot by the arrow.  But there is the dragon.  I cannot tell how he mounts on the wind through the clouds, and rises to heaven.  Today I have seen Lao-tsze, and can only compare him to the dragon.'"
     -Life of Confucius

A demon in the form of a tiger who comes to the material world in search of power and knowledge. Rakshasas are experts in the art of illusion, and are simultaneously intelligent and cruel.

A type of demon who comes to the material world in search of power and knowledge. Rakshasas are experts in the art of illusion, among other things.

"He is brilliant, yet utterly corrupt.  Like rotten mackerel by moonlight,
he both shines and stinks."
     -John Randolph