Everything is that much better if it’s possible that his
current idiocy could be seen by millions of people.
Susano-o’s Scions tend to seek thrills in similar fashion.
They behave badly in public, commit atrocities in battle,
make fools of themselves in restaurants and manage to get
back in people’s good graces by doing amazingly stupid
things that succeed beyond anyone’s wildest expectations.
They always have a wonderful time, unless there’s no one
around to see their exploits after the fact. There’s no point
in achieving amazing results if there’s no one to confirm
them afterward. Nobody likes a braggart, after all.
Associated Powers: Epic Strength, Epic Wits, Chaos,
Psychopomp, Sky, Tsukumo-Gami, Water
Abilities: Awareness, Brawl, Craft, Fortitude, Melee,
Presence
Rivals: Amaterasu; Athena, Hel, Legba, Odin,
Quetzalcoátl, Thoth
TSUKI-YOMI
AKA: TSUKIYOMI NO MIKOTO
Description: Tsuki-yomi, the God of the moon, is the
brother of Amaterasu, though the two of them are forever
separated. Tsuki-yomi went to a feast as Amaterasu’s
representative but killed the hostess—the Goddess of
food, Uke Mochi—because she created food by looking
at the land or sea from which a particular kind of food
came and then vomiting up the food. Tsuki-yomi was
so revolted that he simply could not help himself, but
drew his sword and slew her. Appalled by his conduct,
Amaterasu sent him to the other side of the sky and will
not look at him directly ever again. As a result, Tsuki-
yomi sits and sulks much of the time. Eager of any excuse
to be out of his disdainful sister’s presence, Tsuki-yomi
spends the rest of his time acting as a messenger between
the worlds above and the worlds below.
Such coming and going suits Tsuki-yomi well. As a
diplomat, a courtier, an airline pilot, a jet-setter, a quality
inspector and a management guru, the moon God’s
traveled all over the World, interacting with people and
changing lives. Fortunately, he has learned better table
manners than when his sister became so furious, but he
still watches over offenses committed by hosts on guests, J
and in those cases, his judgment is swift and terrible. To A
improve his own manners and impeccable credentials, P
he has run a whole series of restaurants, and in the
process, he’s discovered that he really does like to cook.
A
Tsuki-yomi’s Scions are motivated to be movers and
N
shakers in the World. While they rarely produce art E
themselves, they might run galleries and promote the S
paintings of others; start publishing companies to produce E
books; edit and distribute magazines of photographs and
important news; or sponsor literary nights or poetry
readings to further the cause of the arts. Because of the
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pull of their father, however, their involvement in projects
tends to follow a tidal cycle, swinging toward mania during D
one part of the day and into depression during others— S
circling from brightness to darkness over the course of
every month. Always very good at helping others reach for
their dreams, they rarely achieve their own.
Associated Powers: Epic Charisma, Darkness, Moon,
Psychopomp, Tsukumo-Gami
Abilities: Academics, Awareness, Empathy, Investigation,
Marksmanship, Politics
Rivals: Amaterasu; Artemis, Freyr, Ogoun, Sobek,
Tezcatlipoca
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