- This is the article on the prototype elixir of immortality. For other uses, see Elixir of Life (disambiguation).
Tan (たん) is the prototype Elixir of Life created by Lord Tensen.
Overview[]
The Tan pit where the elixir is cultivated.
By harvesting the Tao of humans from a pit located in Kotaku, Lord Tensen is able to create an elixir that grants them additional lifespans, giving them larger Tao reserves and immortality. Although its magical properties are beneficial, Tan can only be consumed by the Tensens as it will have other consumers undergo Arborification and die.
History[]
Past[]
After they managed to lure in humans to Kotaku and discovered how grand the species Tao was, Lord Tensen extracted their Tao and created Tan that would be a steppingstone to their completion of true immortality. For ages, Tan, which was believed to be the Elixir of Life, had been sought out by humans who traveled to Kotaku but fail as they all met their fates encountering the monsters on the island or by Lord Tensen who turned them into Tan.
Despite their success in creating such an elixir, Rien, the leader of Lord Tensen, continued on her research to enhance the quality of Tan by using the Banko in order to create a perfected Elixir of Life.
Edo Period[]
After realizing the Elixir of Life exists on an island, the shogun sent out five expedition teams to acquire it for himself but was met with failure after the five teams met their fates by Lord Tensen. The shogun then decides to send out a group of death row criminals and executioners in hoping success would be made. The humans that arrived became the first known travelers to have ever made it far in Kotaku and caught the concern of Lord Tensen. Despite the trouble they caused to the group, Rien encountered one human in particular named Aza Chōbei who escaped from the Tan pit and gained regenerative abilities after having his Tao fused with Flower Tao. Rien saw that Chōbei's Tao would be the key to completing her research and persuaded him to join Lord Tensen and perform experimentations. In doing so, Rien managed to create the ideal Elixir of Life, which she presented to Jofuku.
Trivia[]
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- In Hōko's depiction, Tan is shown as being medicine stored in a small bottle.
- As stated by Mu Dan, Tan is connected to the names of other mythical remedies than it being the Elixir of Life:
- The Tokijiku no Kagu no mi (
非時香実 ) is a magical fruit that was sought out by Tajimamori as requested by Emperor Suinin. - The Ochimizu (
変 若 水 , Literally meaning: Waters of Rejuvenation) is a magical liquid that is said to restore one's strength, vitality, and youth to whoever drinks it, which is believed to be in the possession of the moon god Tsukuyomi.
- The Tokijiku no Kagu no mi (
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