He is a dragon.

A woman in ornate, traditional attire with a beaded headpiece and layered necklaces looks off to the side with a solemn expression, then the scene cuts to a man in a white robe standing with arms outstretched on a boat in a snowy, overcast landscape, viewed from behind as he faces a distant village, followed by an overhead shot of him on the boat with one arm raised, and finally a bird flying through the air with large, dark wings visible in the background.