Editing Salubri (section)

===What WAS Saulot Doing in China?===

As he sought to pacify his Beast, Saulot wandered ever to the East, where he first conferred with Indian gurus and learned meditative techniques. His journeys eventually landed him in China, and it is his stay in the Middle Kingdom where (among the [[Kindred of the East|Wan Kuei]] at least) he has earned lasting infamy.

At this time, the Middle Kingdom was in spiritual upheaval. Its [[Exalted|chosen guardians, the Wan Xian]], had grown corrupt, and as a result the August Personage in Jade had cursed them with unlife.  Those who survived either consolidated in what would become the Ancestor Courts, or wandered the countryside, pondering the gravity of their new existence.  It was one of these wandering Wan Xian, '''Xue''', who would become Saulot's new traveling companion, and together they would try to figure what it meant to be unliving in a world of Mortals.

As history would soon show, the philosophical and introspective Xue would become the first [[Arhat]], and his teachings would become the cornerstones of the Fivefold Path, the Dharmas that show the the Road Back to Heaven.  Saulot would become his first student, but as he was ''not'' Wan Xian, his situation didn't quite match up with his teacher's.  In particular, his P'o was out of control, which [[Not As Planned|led to interesting results as far as some of the lessons were concerned]].

(Hilariously, the Kindred of the East books imply that peaceful and thoughtful Saulot... was more of a [[Howl of the Devil Tiger|Devil Tiger]]. You know, the evil bastards who want to become PERFECT evil bastards that [[Rip and Tear]] evil? Given how much he supposedly flaked out while in China, this paints what followed AFTER he returns from the Middle Kingdom in a new light.)   
    
Saulot was disappointed at his lack of spiritual progress, and parted ways with Xue, but as he learned of the Wheel of Ages and the coming Sixth Age, he hit upon another plan.  He Embraced two individuals -- '''Zao-Zei''', [[Rogue|a thief]] who could uncover the secrets of the Thousand Hells, and '''Zao-Xue''', a scholar who could decipher those secrets.  [[Murderhobo|The trio would adventure through the Middle Kingdom, raiding ''akuma'' nests]], and likely causing Xue and his fellow student '''Ki''' to shake their heads and facepalm.

With this plundered knowledge, Saulot left the Middle Kingdom, and left behind his two Childer to continue this hunt for (and preservation of) knowledge. They would become the first of the '''Wu Zao''', the Watchers, and there they remain (much to the consternation of the Wan Kuei), still following their sire's will.