Komoku was one of the Guardians of the Four Winds, the Fortune of the West Wind, enigmatic and stand-offish, was generally regarded as the mildest of the four winds. The western wind was considered the herald of prosperity and early spring, and as such was well-regarded by the superstitious lower classes. The Mantis favored the west wind, that propelled their ships home from the mainland to the Islands of Silk and Spice.