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mothersunrise) wrote2014-01-01 03:52 am
mothersunrise) wrote2014-01-01 03:52 am
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Character Name: Amaterasu | Ammy | Mother of All
Canon: Okami
Canon Point: Post Ninetails defeat
Is your character Dead, Undead or Alive: Alive
History: Here
Personality:
Anyone who knows the name Amaterasu probably knows that she’s the goddess of the sun in Japanese legend but she could also be considered to be the goddess of the universe. In the game all of the other brush gods know this and refer to her as “mother to us all”. That’s exactly how Ammy sees the world – like it’s her child as is everything that lives on it. Over the course of her adventure she has not only revitalized the cursed land but feeds the animals and looks after the humans. Sometimes some of her children need a little tough love to get them going in the right direction and Ammy isn’t afraid to do that. Generally she tries not to hurt them too badly but she isn’t opposed to head butting them to get their attention.
As a mother she is obviously very kind to her children, all of them. Even if she hasn’t met them before, it doesn’t stop her from being nice to them. A mother’s love is unconditional after all and it’s very true in Ammy’s case, she does love all of her children. As before tough love is sometimes needed but only demons really have to face her wrath. Her love makes her protective towards most creatures, it’s the entire reason she took on the task of restoring the land of Nippon despite the fact that she had been weakened after her hundred year sleep.
Mostly because Ammy sees them as her children it makes her quick to trust them completely. She often helps them with mundane tasks such as fishing or even giving them items with the money she manages to collect. Never before has Ammy wanted anything but praise and love in return for the deeds she’s done, though it doesn’t help if it helps her with her own goals of defeating evil and restoring peace. There are times when her envoy, Issun, doesn’t want to take on the more dangerous missions when she readily accepts it. Nothing will stop her from taking care of her children while she’s among them. However, that trust is sometimes misplaced such in the case of Rao. The human Rao had actually died some time ago and was replaced by a ninetails kitsune before Ammy ever met her. Yet when she finds the fox rods that “Rao” searches for it’s Issun who hesitates to give away the powerful and dangerous instrument. Because of her trusting nature, Ammy hands them over without a fight and with the instrument back someone died.
Despite the appearance of being a dog to most people they find her quite intelligent and that would be because she is. Just because she can’t speak doesn’t mean she doesn’t understand other people. In fact, there are times when Ammy already knows something before her envoy does. Some of it is pure instinct like when danger is near or disguised like how she knew that it was not Rao who had killed the queen. Of course, she is not infallible and mistakes are made on occasion. Being an intelligent ‘dog’ means that she has her opinions too. She doesn’t like to be insulted or finds an old man’s breathe to be too powerful with the smell of liquor. Another thing she can’t stand is when people are disrespectful and Ammy will teach them a lesson in one way or another. Mostly what she makes known is her anger or dislike, usually in the form of growling. Those are the times when she really doesn’t need an envoy to talk for her.
Yet another opinion she can show without Issun is her boredom which happens quite a bit. When someone is talking about things she already knows, Ammy won’t hesitate to yawn or go to sleep – especially when they’re being long-winded about it. If it’s about a situation she doesn’t know all of the details of she will give it her attention though. Ammy is capable of being the most attentive animal anyone has ever seen if the need calls for it. That is generally when people can see the intelligence in her.
For a goddess in the form of a wolf, Ammy is also surprisingly gentle. With smaller animals she might pick them up and carry them around for a while but they aren’t hurt by her fangs. She also has a tendency to carry people around too on her back, sometimes because they’re helping her out but also because she’s helping them. Ammy is also a curious being, sticking her nose it anywhere it can go including houses where she clearly doesn’t belong or even need to go. It helps that she has a lot of energy to help her with this because she rarely seems to get actually tired.
Sure she loves to sleep but that’s different from being tired. The one time Ammy showed she was struggling it was because not just was water involved but so was carrying a person on her back. Funny enough, Ammy doesn’t actually like water at all despite the fact that a couple of her brushstrokes involve water. She would much rather be on dry land with dirt underneath her paws. Like most dogs, Ammy loves to get petting and is very food motivated. Sometimes she’s even competitive when it comes to things such as digging more holes than another dog or running faster than the fastest human alive. Taking up challenges like beating all of the more powerful demons is just something she likes to do, though Ammy likes fighting in general even though it’s usually limited to demons.
A big part of Ammy is that she’s very goal-oriented. It’s part of the reason why she left the Celestial Plain in the first. There was a demon terrorizing her children and she set out to defeat him. Everything she does is working towards that final goal and if Ammy has the chance to help her children along the way then all the better. She is aware that her time in Nippon and on the Earth is not permanent so everything she can do in the time she is there is good for her. Of course this mindset has led Issun to make their motto ‘leap before you look’ because that’s exactly what she does. There is none of this prancing around a situation to really look at it or worry what’s at the bottom of that there deep dark hole.
As a mother she is obviously very kind to her children, all of them. Even if she hasn’t met them before, it doesn’t stop her from being nice to them. A mother’s love is unconditional after all and it’s very true in Ammy’s case, she does love all of her children. As before tough love is sometimes needed but only demons really have to face her wrath. Her love makes her protective towards most creatures, it’s the entire reason she took on the task of restoring the land of Nippon despite the fact that she had been weakened after her hundred year sleep.
Mostly because Ammy sees them as her children it makes her quick to trust them completely. She often helps them with mundane tasks such as fishing or even giving them items with the money she manages to collect. Never before has Ammy wanted anything but praise and love in return for the deeds she’s done, though it doesn’t help if it helps her with her own goals of defeating evil and restoring peace. There are times when her envoy, Issun, doesn’t want to take on the more dangerous missions when she readily accepts it. Nothing will stop her from taking care of her children while she’s among them. However, that trust is sometimes misplaced such in the case of Rao. The human Rao had actually died some time ago and was replaced by a ninetails kitsune before Ammy ever met her. Yet when she finds the fox rods that “Rao” searches for it’s Issun who hesitates to give away the powerful and dangerous instrument. Because of her trusting nature, Ammy hands them over without a fight and with the instrument back someone died.
Despite the appearance of being a dog to most people they find her quite intelligent and that would be because she is. Just because she can’t speak doesn’t mean she doesn’t understand other people. In fact, there are times when Ammy already knows something before her envoy does. Some of it is pure instinct like when danger is near or disguised like how she knew that it was not Rao who had killed the queen. Of course, she is not infallible and mistakes are made on occasion. Being an intelligent ‘dog’ means that she has her opinions too. She doesn’t like to be insulted or finds an old man’s breathe to be too powerful with the smell of liquor. Another thing she can’t stand is when people are disrespectful and Ammy will teach them a lesson in one way or another. Mostly what she makes known is her anger or dislike, usually in the form of growling. Those are the times when she really doesn’t need an envoy to talk for her.
Yet another opinion she can show without Issun is her boredom which happens quite a bit. When someone is talking about things she already knows, Ammy won’t hesitate to yawn or go to sleep – especially when they’re being long-winded about it. If it’s about a situation she doesn’t know all of the details of she will give it her attention though. Ammy is capable of being the most attentive animal anyone has ever seen if the need calls for it. That is generally when people can see the intelligence in her.
For a goddess in the form of a wolf, Ammy is also surprisingly gentle. With smaller animals she might pick them up and carry them around for a while but they aren’t hurt by her fangs. She also has a tendency to carry people around too on her back, sometimes because they’re helping her out but also because she’s helping them. Ammy is also a curious being, sticking her nose it anywhere it can go including houses where she clearly doesn’t belong or even need to go. It helps that she has a lot of energy to help her with this because she rarely seems to get actually tired.
Sure she loves to sleep but that’s different from being tired. The one time Ammy showed she was struggling it was because not just was water involved but so was carrying a person on her back. Funny enough, Ammy doesn’t actually like water at all despite the fact that a couple of her brushstrokes involve water. She would much rather be on dry land with dirt underneath her paws. Like most dogs, Ammy loves to get petting and is very food motivated. Sometimes she’s even competitive when it comes to things such as digging more holes than another dog or running faster than the fastest human alive. Taking up challenges like beating all of the more powerful demons is just something she likes to do, though Ammy likes fighting in general even though it’s usually limited to demons.
A big part of Ammy is that she’s very goal-oriented. It’s part of the reason why she left the Celestial Plain in the first. There was a demon terrorizing her children and she set out to defeat him. Everything she does is working towards that final goal and if Ammy has the chance to help her children along the way then all the better. She is aware that her time in Nippon and on the Earth is not permanent so everything she can do in the time she is there is good for her. Of course this mindset has led Issun to make their motto ‘leap before you look’ because that’s exactly what she does. There is none of this prancing around a situation to really look at it or worry what’s at the bottom of that there deep dark hole.
Items on your character at canon point:
x2 weapons: Divine Retribution, Devout Beads
x1 Astral Pouch
x10 Ink Pots
Ungodly amount of Yen
x20 Feedbags (x5 seeds, x5 herbs, x5 meat, x5 fish)
x5 Holy Bone M
x5 Exorcism Slips M
x1 Fire Tablet
x1 Water Tablet
x1 Astral Pouch
x10 Ink Pots
Ungodly amount of Yen
x20 Feedbags (x5 seeds, x5 herbs, x5 meat, x5 fish)
x5 Holy Bone M
x5 Exorcism Slips M
x1 Fire Tablet
x1 Water Tablet
Abilities, Strengths and Weaknesses:
Abilities:Amaterasu is a Celestial Brush God which means she can use the various the Celestial Brush techniques. Though at this point she has yet to collect all of them. This means that she can take ink, use it to draw on the world (her canvas) with her tail and create things or make things happen. Her ink pots do refill generally over time automatically though Ammy can also find ink to use. To most people these "events" seem mysterious and even startling as they can never seem to figure out that a dog is capable of such things. There are a few who realize.
Just because she's a god does not mean she cannot be hurt or even die, but after she's been hurt she does automatically heal (or use an item to make it happen faster). Amaterasu is also not immortal, though there is an immortal aspect to her life. If her Astral Pouch is full of food she can and will instantly revive. When she runs plants and flowers will spring up in her wake though they tend to disappear. Just like when she swims small lily-pads appear briefly. Due to who she is normal humans see her generally as a white dog (or occasionally a wolf if they know the difference). Only those with spiritual abilities, supernatural creatures or other deities will be able to see her as she truly is. Those with a strong belief in gods may also see her true form.
CELESTIAL BRUSH TECHNIQUES:Sunrise: Her natural ability that creates the sun or can even prolong a day.
-Note: A technique she won't be able to use without mod permission.
Rejuvenation: The ability to fill in where something was broken or damaged or missing.
Power Slash: A drawn line has the ability to slash both enemies and objects. It has been upgraded to cut through even iron rocks.
Greensprout: Randomly drawing or drawing a single spot allows plants and flowers to bloom, though only temporarily.Bloom: She can restore cursed plants or make them bloom.
Water Lily: Creates a large lily pad upon the water that can be stood on or ridden. These tend to disappear after several seconds.
Vine: A vine is created that attaches to a hook and a target - both Amaterasu herself or an enemy.
Cherry Bomb: One or two large bombs are created with the capability of blowing up weakened walls/floors. Also effective against enemies
Waterspout: Shifts water from an existing source to another point. Also can be used to make geysers spring up that can be "ridden" up.
Crescent: Much like the Sunrise brushstroke this creates the moon or prolongs the night.
-Note: Same as Sunrise.
Galestorm: Creates a large gust of wind that lasts a few seconds.Whirlwind: Creates a small tornado around Ammy and damages enemies.
Inferno: Much like with Waterspout this allows fire to jump from a source to an intended target.Fireburst: Summons a ball of fire.
Veil of Mist: This technique slows time for exactly four seconds. Ammy moves at what appears to be normal speed against slowed enemies but to everyone else she's moving quite fast.
Catwalk: By drawing on a wall with a Kabegami statue it allows Ammy to stick to it.
-Note: Without any statues this ability will be useless.
Thunderstorm: Using a source of electricity, it causes electricity/lightning to jump to an intended target.
PHYSICAL ABILITIES:Weapons: For a wolf she has very good accuracy with three different kinds of weapons: mirrors, rosaries and swords.
Enhanced Speed: Ammy is fast, faster than the average wolf actually.
Enhanced Strength: She can carry a full-grown man on her back and fights off demons.
Semi-Immortality: Ammy will never age or get sick or any of that. She can also fall/jump from great heights and not be injured.
Walljump: Just what it says, she can use the wall to jump even higher than normal.
Fleetfoot: The ability to dodge incoming attacks gracefully.
Golden Fury: Allows her to pee on enemies and retrieve Demon Fangs.
Holy Eagle: Adds a second jump to leap higher.
Digging Champ: Allows her to dig in impossible terrain such as through hardened earth and solid rock.
Hardhead: Gives her the ability to headbutt hard objects and break them.
Strengths:Swimming: Like most canines Amaterasu has the natural ability to doggy-paddle.
Digging: Again, another trait she shares with normal canines. Though unlike other animals, Amaterasu can dig a hole through all sorts of terrain like rock.
Jumping: Ammy is an excellent jumper. Not only can she leap up to extremely high places but she can use the wall to jump up even higher.
Increased Strength & Endurance: Because she's no ordinary wolf Ammy is stronger than them. Strong enough to fight incredible demons. She can also take hits better than normal wolves.
Smell, Hearing & Vision: Like a normal wolf she has excellent senses that are far better than any humans.
Enhanced Speed: Like a lot of things that move around on four legs Ammy is fast, but she's incredibly fast for even an animal. Of course she doesn't match such beings such as the Flash or a cheetah.
Quick Reflexes: Not only does she have a quick reaction time in battle but also outside of it. She can turn or stop at superanimal speeds.
Fire Protection: One of her items gives her the ability to not take as much damage from fire attacks and even allows her to swim in lava. Of course it's not foolproof but it's better than being instantly incinerated.
Water Walking: Another items allows her to walk on water like she's Jesus which means she doesn't have to swim or make lily pads all of the time.
Weaknesses:Water: While she can swim that doesn't necessarily mean she likes to. In fact, it's downright painful. Water in general is something Amaterasu tends to avoid unless it's a special sort of healing spring.
Long Stories/Waiting: Not even joking. Ammy gets bored rather easily so when someone starts in on telling a long story she may zone out or even take a short nap.
Ink Pots: Yes they give her their abilities but they're not unlimited. The more techniques she uses - the more ink gets used up. Eventually she will run out and when that happens Ammy will not only lose the ability to do brush strokes but also the ability to use her divine weapons. This leaves her with only her fangs and claws for defense. She will have to find more.
Speech: Ammy doesn't ever talk - not even to the other Celestial Brush gods. This means that her thoughts and feelings are left to be interpreted by others. Usually this was left to Issun (her Ponce envoy). Though there are some things she can get across clearly, such as her dislike or anger.
Trusting: Not normally a weakness but sometimes is it is Ammy's case. Especially because she trusts instantly and completely, even if it is someone who would trick and use her.
Samples
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Prose Log Sample:It had been a week since the white wolf had turned up inside the enclosure. There was a huge burn scar that covered more than half of the place, mostly the greenery. Some of the human’s buildings had survived but the greenery was nothing more than ash. Amaterasu couldn’t have that. That’s why she ran at full speed through the remains of the plant life turning her white fur dark from the soot. Her paintbrush was ready to make new life spring up in the wake of devastation. It had taken her seven days just to replenish her ink pots since nothing grew here.
Finding a high point, Ammy stopped short and looked around. Darkness all around her, it was time to put paintbrush to canvas - which meant putting her tail on the world to make new life spring up. The brushstrokes didn’t form any design, instead it was just some abstract scribbling – add in a bunch of dots for trees. When she was finished plants suddenly grew at an inhuman rapid rate, trees grew instantly to the size of two story buildings and a gentle breeze made the ash drift away. In comparison to the damage that had been done it was just a small area but with time it would be as it once was.
With the knowledge that she could make the burned areas grow again the sun goddess leaves the area. It would be odd to see a small area of greenery and trees amidst the darkness but perhaps it would give the humans and other creatures some hope. Instead of wasting all of her ink on the ground, Ammy streaks through the enclosure to find the trees that had been damaged but were still firmly rooted in the earth to make the bloom. From north to south, east to west there are blooming trees left in the wolf’s wake, the praise from the plants giving her strength.
By the time the sun was sinking below the horizon she’s all out of ink. Tomorrow will start the search all over again. It would be so much easier if Sakuya was here with her guardian saplings. Then Ammy could make one plant bloom and revive most of the land in one go. Without them revitalizing the earth would take time and hard work. At least this meant she had something to do during her days. She would have liked to have seen the area when it was it best and if she’s to see it, Ammy will just have to do it herself. Then she can sit back and be proud of her work.
As she approached the human house where Amaterasu spent most of her nights she veered off to the side. If she went inside then the humans might make her take a bath and Ammy hate baths. It didn't matter that there was no longer an inch of her that was white. Sooner or later it would rain and she would be clean again. That was only of the only acceptable forms of water, unless they were giving her a boost up. So in order to not be caught and given the most dreadful of baths Ammy avoided the door where she usually asked to be let in. Instead she flopped down under one of the side windows, resting her head on her paws.