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NAME: Amaterasu O Mi Kami
DESCRIPTION
The deity of the Japanese myth cycle and also a major deity of
the Shinto religion. Amaterasu is seen as the Kami of the sun and the universe.
The name Amaterasu is derived from Amateru and means “shining in heaven”.
The meaning of her whole name, Amaterasu-o mi kami, is “the great august
kami who shines in the heaven”. Amaterasu was born when Izanagi washed out
his left eye, Tsukuyomi was born from the washing of the right eye, and Susano
-o from the washing of the nose. Izanagi set Amaterasu up as the ruler of the
High Plains of Heaven, Tsukuyomi as the ruler of the night and Susano-o as the
ruler of the seas. Originally, Amaterasu shared the sky with Tsukuyomi, her
husband and brother until, out of disgust, he killed the Kami of food, Uke Mo-
chi, when she pulled “food from her rectum, nose, and mouth”. This killing
upset Amaterasu causing her to label Tsukuyomi an evil Kami and split away
from him; separating night from day. The texts also tell of a long-standing
rivalry between Amaterasu and her other brother, Susano-o. When Izanagi
ordered him to leave Heaven, he went to bid his sister goodbye. Amaterasu was
suspicious, but when Susano-o proposed a challenge to prove his sincerity, she
accepted. Each of them took an object belonging to the other and from it,
birthed deities. Amaterasu birthed three women from Susano-o's sword while he
birthed five men from her necklace. Claiming the Kami were hers because they
were born of her necklace, and the Kami were his, she decided that she had won
the challenge, as his item produced women. The two were content for a time,
but her brother became restless and went on a rampage, destroying Amaterasu's
rice fields, hurling a flayed pony at her loom, and killing one of her attendants Points
in a fit of rage. Amaterasu, who was in fury and grief, hid inside the “Heavenly
Rock Cave”, thus effectively hiding the sun for a long period of time. Eventual- Ki Energy: 170
ly, she was persuaded to leave the cave and Susano-o was punished by being
banished from heaven. Both later amended their conflict when Susano-o gave Exp. Points: 566
her the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi sword as a reconciliation gift.
BEHAVIOR
ATTRIBUTES Bonus /Hindrance
Vs. Human
HEALTH POINTS: 2,160 +_____/-_____
Amaterasu will appear before humans as a dragon,
CARRY POINTS: 54 +_____/-_____
snake or a bright shining light in the sky where a sil-
PHYSICAL BEAUTY POINTS: 8 +_____/-_____ houette of her human form may be seen. She usually
MOVEMENT POINTS: 54 +_____/-_____ assigns quests to the most honorable men (characters
with +500,000 Fame Points of Renown) asking them
AWARENESS POINTS: 72 +_____/-_____
to correct great indiscretions against society or hu-
DEFENSIVE POINTS: 54 +_____/-_____ manity.
STRENGTH POINTS: 54 +_____/-_____ Vs. Yokai
STAMINA POINTS: 54 +_____/-_____ All yokai fear for their lives when Amaterasu mani-
STEALTH POINTS: 72 +_____/-_____ fests, and will instantly flee.
Vs. Kami
Ki ENERGY: Unlimited Bonus:+N/A Amaterasu is the daughter of Izanagi and sister to
both Susano-o and her brother/adversary, Tsukuyomi
Throwing Range: 126 Bonus:+ N/A
Temple Sanctification C
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MYISTC ARTS Offering: clothing, food a p
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“Hiyake”- Amatersu sheaths her blade, then with a quick Blessing: Players may declare one vision that at e
draw, throws flames at a target or targets. some point in time can sensibly be used to alter or r
Effect: STRx2; Status Effect: Burn damage x4 change a point in a scenario, quest or campaign.
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