The Wŭdàxiān ("Five Great Immortals"), five zoomorphic deities primarily revered in Northeastern China.
From left to right:
Báixiān ("White Immortal") / Cìweixiān (at least that's what I think Hedgehog Immortal would mean in Chinese)
Huángxiān ("Yellow/Weasel Immortal") [the Chinese word for weasel is "huángshŭláng", which literally means "yellow rat wolf"]
Chìxiān ("Red Immortal") / Húxiān (Fox Immortal)
Qīngxiān ("Bluegreen Immortal") / Shéxiān (Snake Immortal)
Hēixiān ("Black Immortal") / Wūyāxiān (Crow Immortal) [sometimes the Black Immortal is a rat or wolf, but I chose to go with the crow, because that seems to be the most common and I also like crows]
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Will I ever learn how to draw traditional Chinese clothes and hair crowns? Maybe. But that day is not coming anytime soon. ^^;
I wanted to draw Wūyāxiān with wings, but I ran out of paper space, so I drew him with very long sleeves instead.
Húxiān is a non-binary icon.
Shéxiān is a woman, I just didn't draw her with breasts, because she's a reptile and boobs are a primate (mammal) thing. (She also may or may not be a daughter of Nüwa, I haven't decided yet)