Path Skills: Culture, Persuasion
Virtues: Sincerity and Right Action
Scent of the Divine: Cherry blossoms, with a roaring wave
Kami Motif
The kami are all things, and can be bidden to work wonders.
Every physical object, animal, and even human soul is one of the kami. Even natural phenomena, abstract concepts, and ideas are kami. This Purview holds sway over the proverbial “Eight Million Gods,” allowing them to be spoken with and propitiated in order that they might perform miracles at the Scion’s request.
Kami Signature Purview: Yaoyoruzu-no-Kamigami
Eight Million Kami: All things are Kami and can be bidden to work wonders. Everything that exists is a Kami. The pebbles in a stream are all Kami, the river they are in is a Kami, the bay it flows into is a Kami, and the dream of a man about the Kami Godzilla sleeping in that bay are all Kami.
If one knows the proper way to appease a Kami, then it will help you in whatever way it can. A great river Kami might know about all the places it goes and that people have stepped nto the stream that feeds into it, but it won’t know the type of shoe worn by the man who stepped into the stream the previous night. But the stone that the man stepped on can probably describe to you the design on the bottom of the boot the man wore, but only if you know how to appease it with the proper prayers and treat it with respect.
Yaoyoruzu-no-Kamigami Innate Power
You can speak with the kami of objects and animals, allowing you to communicate and attempt to influence them. They have Attitude 2 towards you by default. The kami of objects have a limited degree of agency, primarily taking unrolled actions to do things the object might have done anyway. Sweet talking the kami of a car could convince it to start without keys, but not to drive around by itself.‘
VIRTUES
Sincerity vs. Right Action
All things have a place under Heaven, and all things must be done with a full and sincere heart. However, sometimes the right thing is at odds with one’s wishes, and sincerity is difficult to achieve.
Kami, of Japan
AMATERASU-MIKAMI
Aliases: Ōhirume-no-muchi-no-kami, Ōmikami, Tenshō Daijin
Callings: Leader, Judge, Sage, Shephard
Purviews: Epic Strength, Fertility, Order, Prosperity, Sun
TSUKIYOMI, AMATSUKAMI OF THE MOON
Aliases: Tsukiyomi-no-Mikoto
Callings: Liminal, Judge, Healer, Outsider, Psychopomp
Purviews: Artistry, Darkness, Moon, Order
SUSANO-O, AMATSUKAMI OF STORMS
Aliases: Susanoo-no-Mikoto
Callings: Creator, Trickster, Warrior, Shepherd
Purviews: Artistry (Poetry), Chaos, Death, Epic Strength, Forge, Sky, Water
HACHIMAN,AMATSUKAMI OF ARCHERY AND WAR
Aliases: Daibosatsu, Emperor Ojin, and Yahata-no-kami
Callings: Leader, Sage, Warrior, Shepherd
Purviews: Artistry, Beasts (Dove), Order, Prosperity, War
INARI, KUNITSUKAMI OF RICE
Aliases: Inari Ōkami, Oinari, Inari Daimyojin, Dakiniten
Callings: Creator, Healer, Liminal
Purviews: Beasts (Fox), Fertility, Fortune, Journeys, Prosperity, Health
AMA-NO-UZUME, AMATSUKAMI OF DAWN
Aliases: Otafuku or Okame
Callings: Lover, Liminal, Trickster
Purviews: Artistry (Dance, Singing), Deception, Passion (Mirth, Lust)
SARUTAHIKO -DAIMYOJIN
Aliases: Dosōjin, Kōjin
Callings: Liminal, Lover, Sage
Purviews: Beasts (Monkey), Earth, Journeys
TAKEMIKAZUCHI, AMATSUKAMI OF THUNDER
Aliases: Takefutsu, Toyofutsu, Ikazuchi-no-kam
Callings: Guardian, Leader, Warrior, Shepherd
Purviews: Beasts (Deer), Epic Dexterity, Epic Stamina, Epic Strength, Sky, War
EBISU, FORTUNE OF LUCK AND FISHING
Aliases: Yebisu, Hiroku, Kotoshiro-nushi-no-kami
Callings: Hunter, Liminal, Trickster
Purviews: Beasts (Fish, Sharks, and Whales), Epic Stamina, Fortune, Prosperity, Wild
ŌKUNINUSHI, FORTUNE OF HEROES
Aliases: Onamuji, Daikoku, Daikokuten,Daikokutennyo
Callings: Creator, Leader, Liminal, Shepherd
Purviews: Beasts (all), Darkness, Earth, Fortune, Prosperity
BISHAMON, FORTUNE OF WAR
Aliases: Bishamonten, Tamonten, Vaisravna
Callings: Guardian, Sage, Warrior
Purviews: Epic Dexterity, Fortune, Prosperity, War
BENZAITEN, FORTUNE OF TALENT AND ELOQUENCE
Aliases: Bentensama, Benzaitennyo, Ichikishima- hime-no-mikoto, Ugajin
Callings: Creator, Lover, Sage
Purviews: Beast (Snake), Artistry, Beauty, Fortune, Fertility, Stars
FUKUROKUJU, FORTUNE OF LONGEVITY AND WISDOM
Aliases: Old Man of the South Pole
Callings: Healer, Lover, Sage
Purviews: Beasts (Deer, Turtle, Crane), Epic Stamina, Fortune, Health, Magic
KISSH TEN, FORTUNE OF BEAUTY AND MERCY
Aliases: Kichijoten, Kudokuten, Lakshmi, Mahasri
Callings: Guardian, Healer, Lover
Purviews: Beauty, Fortune, Health
HOTEI, FORTUNE OF JOY
Aliases: Laughing Buddha, Fat Buddha, Budai, Miroku
Callings: Guardian, Liminal, Sage
Purviews: Chaos, Fortune, Journeys, Passion (Joy
OMOIKANE, AMATSUKAMI OF WISDOM AND INTELLIGENCE
Aliases: Tokoyo-no-omoikane-no-kami, Yagokoro-omoikane-no-mikoto
Callings: Judge, Sage, Trickster
Purviews: Artistry (Rhetoric), Deception, Order, Prosperity, Sky
TITANS
FUJIN
Aliases: Futen, Kaze-no-Kami, Shinatsu Hiko
Callings: Destroyer, Fortune, Primeval
Purviews: Epic Strength, Passion (Anger), Passion (Familial Ties), Sky
Virtues: Fecundity, Dominance
GOKI
Aliases: Kōkō
Callings: Guardian, Liminal, Monster
Purviews: Health, Journeys, Order, Prosperity
PRINCESS KIYO
Aliases: Kiyohime
Callings: Adversary, Destroyer, Lover
Purviews: Epic Dexterity, Fire, Passion (Love)
NAMAZU
Aliases: Ōnamazu
Callings: Creator, Destroyer, Monster
Purviews: Beasts (Aquatic Animals), Earth (Quakes),
Epic Stamina, Epic Strength, Water
Virtues: Fecundity, Submission
RAIJIN
Aliases: Raiden, Ikazuchi, Kaminari-Sama, Narukami, Raikō
Callings: Destroyer, Primeval, Tyrant
Purviews: Passion (Familial Ties), Sky, War
Virtues: Rapacity, Dominance