Portrayed By: |
Kikukawa Rei |
Status: |
Alive and Kicking! |
Age: |
Ageless |
Calling: |
Amatsukami of Nature |
Pantheon: |
Amatsukami |
Divine Parent: |
Amaterasu |
Significant Other(s): |
Haldor Englund |
Background
Onmyodo is a traditional Japanese cosmology, a neat little cocktail of natural science and occultism. It is based on the Chinese philosophies of Wu Xing and Yin and yang, introduced into Japan at the turn of the 6th century, and accepted as a practical system of divination. For years, this ritualistic magic that the people of Japan performed was limited and controlled by the government, but eventually it would become under the control of the Tsuchimikado family until the 19th century, when it became a form of mysticism. With Amaterasu gone from the onmyodo, she still looked after its caretakers and would eventually couple with a few men who took her fancy.
Tsuchimikado Mikuru was a concert pianist and a handsome member of the family. He had still secretly trained in the onmyodo arts, and thus when he met "Ami" after one of his concerts, he instantly fell in love. The couple were happy, and eventually gave birth to Maia, or "Mai Hime" as her father liked to call her. Her early childhood was relatively uneventful. She was spoiled by her father, mother and other members of the Amatsukami who would often come and check up on the little girl.
Considering she was the latest in the new generation of Tsuchimikado, Izanami herself wanted to make sure that she was trained in the onmyodo arts, often appearing to her as her elderly grandmother on her mother's side. She was trained in the arts and kept unaware of her true nature as a Scion of Amaterasu. She was a happy, bubbly child, and taught all the traditions of her family and her people. The gods were held dear to her heart as she was a shrine maiden of Ise during her training.
Of course, all this training in onmyodo was in preparation for what would soon happen. The Titanspawn of Mikaboshi attacked the Isle of Ise, and the head priestess spirited the young girl off. The head priestess was another guise of her mother and she soon revealed to her gifts, gifting her with two powerful relics, the ofuda of the Amatsukami, designed by Izanami herself which had a strong connection to the underworld and spirits and a ruby magatama on ring. She told her daughter to fight off the Titanspawn, and newly armed with these gifts she was able to fight it off.
Eventually time would pass and college began. Much like her father, she enjoyed classical music and with her newfound talents as a Scion, she easily gained acceptance to New York City's prestigious Julliard. There she enrolled as a violin performance major and now hopes to bring honor both to her land, her people and her mother. For now, she takes the guise of a regular college co-ed, doing what she can to fight off the Titanspawn. It's all part n parcel of the gig, right?
Personality
Maia is definitely green. This is her first time away from home. Her father made her spend most of her time as a Shrine Maiden of the Great Isle of Ise, tending the largest shrine to her mother. As such, she's dutybound, quite serious, and very disciplined. She likes to keep the rest of her bandmates grounded. However, the more she spends time in America, the more the cultureshock wears off, and she's starting to find herself surrounded by a variety of American girls. They bring out her naturally gregarious disposition, and now that she's away from her parents (at least her father), it's time to try new things, experiment and find lots of cute boys.
With everything that has happened, Maia has changed, for the better or for the worse, who knows? As she received her second visitation, she's become a bit more calm, a bit more patient and a bit more accepting of other people's faults. She knows her place within her band as support for the others and she relishes in her goal, trying to help her bandmates as much as she can. She's still slightly boy crazy, often having quick crushes here and there, but she's in a fully committed relationship which has given her a bit of purpose and maturity. When David and Haldor arent around, she serves as a sort of leader for the others often doing strategic planning. She tries not to be despotic about it and will often ask for the inputof others, trying to see all sides of things. Perhaps that's her downfall right now, but it's how she is.
Relationships
Name |
Relation |
Notes |
David Kong Bao |
Son Goku |
He's much better now. They still like to argue though, but that's their thing. |
Rupert Patel |
Spike |
Hella famous rocker. Saw his doppelganger having sex. Hairy Indian Sex. Eww. |
Haldor Englund |
Captain Aesir |
Boyfriend. Only exception to the Hot = Evil! rule. |
Jolie Watkins |
Snarky Bandmate |
Dark Magic Girl. Her zombies are named after the Jacksons. Awesome. |
Gene Horkos |
Paparazzi |
He will shoot you. He also is a lech. Still, nice enough! Huzzah. |
Scott Cornwall |
Blue Ranger |
Finally, a fellow geek. She appreciates his trivia like knowledge. Could probably help with her homework too. |
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Relation |
Notes |
Eric Donner |
Haldor's Half brother |
Wants to sleep with her. Dreamy as well. Her age. Hot but Not Evil! Hopefully. |
Jason Xanthis |
Hot ala James Bond |
Demigod son of Aphrodite. Now currently traveling with the band to find parents! |
Preston Masterson |
Ex Boyfriend |
Dated in college prior to Haldor until she found him in bed.. with five other people! Still friends, recently revealed to be a Son of Baldur. Now things make sense! Apparently safe from the Haldoom! |
Mordred Aberdeen |
Evil and Hot |
Another really hot guy who kissed her. Servant of the Titans |
Jayson Echoson |
Hot With a Monkey |
He's hot. He must be evil. Has a monkey. |
Mitsurigi Kamui |
Dark Onmyouji |
Her 'dark mirror' according to his claims. He tried to kill her. Not cool, especially since she thought he was nice due to having a family. |
Preethi Banerjee |
Crazy |
Poor Scott..she wants to fuck him. Still it might do him good to get laid. |
Alexandros Abdel-Halim |
Scary |
Haldor and Maia Tag Team was quite effective against him. Must get him frozen again. |
Sylvester Guiler |
Haldor's relative? |
Haldor punched him in the face for Eric. Was amusing. |
Andre Thibbedeaux |
Jolie's Half Brother |
Adorably funny. Nice guy! |
Raymond Moon |
Cousin |
Son of Tsuki-Yomi, older, stubbly and very green. She'd never think she'd say that, but he's pleasant enough. Hopefully he'll survive New York for her to hang out with him again. |
Name |
Relation |
Notes |
Amaterasu |
Mother |
Head goddess of the Amatsukami. Dotes on her daughter. Gives her gifts. What more can a girl ask for? Oh, and approves of Haldor! Yay! |
Tschimikado Mikuru |
Father |
Heroic mortal, former Titanspawn slayer, Onmyouji..but that was long ago. Now he's just a concert pianist keeping a leery eye on Haldor. |
Drake |
Cute Puppy! |
Adorable Shiba Inu puppy with tracking ability and cuteness that can slay Titanspawn, or at least melt even Haldor into gushing over the pup. Maia's the mommy, but alas, Drake likes Haldor better. |
Izanami |
Grandmother |
First woman in Japanese mythology. Gifted her with the ofuda. Pretty sweet really. |
Taoka Kane |
Half-brother |
He sold them out to the corrupted Scions. So not cool. |
Character Sheet
Appearance: 6 |
Charisma: 6 |
Dexterity: 9 |
Epic Appearance: 6 |
Epic Charisma: 5 |
Epic Dexterity: 9 |
Intelligence: 8 |
Manipulation: 3 |
Perception: 4 |
Epic Intelligence: 7 |
Epic Manipulation: 0 |
Epic Perception: 0 |
Stamina: 5 |
Strength: 4 |
Wits: 5 |
Epic Stamina: 5 |
Epic Strength: 4 |
Epic Wits: 2 |
Academics 2 |
Art - Violin 5 |
Athletics 3 |
Awareness 3 |
Craft - Origami 2 |
Empathy 4 |
Medicine 3 |
Occult 3 |
Presence 5 |
Survival 4 |
Thrown 3 |
Marksmanship 3 |
Integrity 4 |
Science 2 |
Craft - Water 5 |
Brawl 3 |
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Yasakani No Magatama |
Purviews: Sun, Fertility, Water, Health |
Note: A ruby, sapphire, emerald, and diamond magatama in the form of a quadruple tomoe. |
4-Dot Relic |
History: Given to Maia by her mother, Amaterasu it allows her to focus the purviews with which her mother is known for. Originally just a 1-dot relic with Sun, it was upgraded when she and the rest of the Power Rangers stopped the Dark Hour from consuming the world. Upon her official promotion to demigod, the ring added. These are the real magatama of the Yasakani no Magama necklace, although in ring form. One of the Imperial Treasures of Japan. |
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Yata no Kagami |
Purviews: None |
Note: A beautiful jeweled mirror. |
4-Dot Relic |
History: Given to Maia and the rest of the band as a means to find new Scions. No other powers and is often shared with people who need to find other Scions. Their image appears on the mirror itself when near. One of the Imperial Treasures of Japan. |
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Prayer Strips (Ofuda) |
Purviews: Death, Guardian |
Speed: 5 |
5-Dot Relic |
Item Enhancement: Special strips of white paper that can be formed into a shield or thrown weapons with the shuriken template. Even without the Mother's Touch ability, it can strike immaterial enemies such as ghosts, spectres, etc. |
History: Gifted to Maia by Izanami, goddess of Yomi as part of her onmyoudo training. These prayer strips were empowered prior to her visitation by the goddess of death herself and thus have been passed down in the Tsuchimikado Family, the guardians of the onmyoudo arts. They were recently upgraded to also channel the Guardian purview upon her apotheosis |
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Tengu Mask |
Purviews: None |
Note: +1 Brawl/Melee, costs 1 Legend to wear/activate for a scene. |
1-Dot Relic |
History: One of five tengu masks recovered after killing a flock of tengu and a Corrupted Zeke in the Times Square Terra Incognita. Maia painted hers pink. |
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Luminous Bow |
Purviews: None |
Note: Agg damage to anything that does not have luminous template. +1A, +2A, Range 30 |
4-Dot Relic |
History: Won after a long battle against a Rasap Warrior under the control of Preethi in Takamagahara, Maia uses this as her primary weapon, a golden bow with a string of light that can pierce and cause the worst damage of creatures shunned by the light. It's brother is the luminous spear… |
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Sojobo King of the Tengu |
Purviews: Sky |
He can teach martial arts, brawl, and other combat techniques for half XP. |
4-Dot Guide |
History: King of the Tengu on the side of the Amatsukami, he has been asked by her mother to give Maia spiritual training and physical training as well in preparation for what is to come. He can also make relics and is badass. |
Avatar Form |
Current forms: College co-ed Maia |
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4-Dot Avatar |
History: Upon her apotheosis, Maia has learned how to craft her ichor in a rather efficient manner so she can be on Earth without worrying about being fatebound. As such, she can shed up to 8 dots of legend in her mortal form to wander about in a more human form instead of worrying about being so planty |
Sanctum |
East of Eden |
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3-Dot Sanctum |
History: After visiting Asgard and a meeting with the other fertility goddesses, she has learned how to craft the unshaped space between the overworlds into her own private sanctum. She named it East of Eden since she's from Japan and as such, it's several square miles of utter paradise.The plants are green and is surrounded by various maneating/titanspawn eating plants that she crafted with her new powers. The middle has a spectacular thirty room mansion with kami who attend to her and her needs. |
Death |
Death Senses |
Exorcism |
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Fertility |
Green Thumb |
Cleanse |
Paper Panopoly/Toxic Thorn |
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Natural Camouflage |
Twist Plants |
Accelerate Growth |
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Verdant Creation |
Eternal Bloom |
Impossible Hybrid |
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Guardian |
Vigil Brand |
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Unseen Shield |
Come Running |
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Health |
Assess Health |
Bolster |
Heal/Infect |
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Cradlesong |
Control Aging |
Restore/Wither |
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Holy Font/Epidemic |
Human Clay |
Human Hybrid |
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Sun |
Penetrating Glare |
Divine Radiance |
Heavenly Flare |
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Life Giving Rays |
Flare Missile |
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Tsukumo-Gami |
The Wakeful Spirit |
The Watchful Spirit |
The Helpful Spirit |
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The Impressed Spirit |
The Summoned Spirit |
The Blinded Spirit |
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The Abducted Spirit |
The Industrious Spirit |
The Dancing Spirit |
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Water |
Water Breathing |
Create Water |
Water Mastery |
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Liquid Form |
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Ricochet Symphony |
Untouchable Opponent |
Inspirational Figure |
Benefit of the Doubt |
Center of Attention |
Game Face |
Girls Just Want To Have Fun |
Cat's Grace |
Fight With Your Head |
Tactical Planning |
Blockade of Reason |
Self Healing |
Telepathy |
Roll With It |
Fast Learner |
Star Pupil |
Multitasking |
Trick Shooter |
Shot to the Heart |
Charmer |
Body Armor |
Regeneration |
Solipsistic Well-Being |
Instant Assessment |
Talent Mirror |
Perfect Partner |
Doin' Fine |
My Eyes Are Up Here |
Serpent's Gaze |
Crowd Control |
Hurl to the Horizon |
Mighty Heave |
Hurl to the Moon |
Detail Variation |
Tailor Made |
Holy Bound |
Divine Balance |
Holy Fortitude |
Lightning Sprinter |
Know It All |
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Intellect: 5 |
Duty: 3 |
Valor: 3 |
Endurance: 4 |
Legend: 10 |
Legend Points: 100 |
Willpower: 7/7 |
Wounds: -0 -0 -0 |
Base Soak: 16B/13L/5A |
Health: -0 -0 -0 -0 -0 -0 -0 -0 -0 -0 -0 -1 -1 -2 -2 -4 I D |
DDV: 48 (85) |
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PDV: 48 (85) |
Events Thus Far
Things have been busy in New York City, with school and saving the world, things are oh so very busy. She has found herself in a band with six other people, whom..her level of relationships are quite different. She's found a BFF in the nerdling Scott, while she's found a BF in the Viking Haldor. She's managed to face her Dark Mirror, Lust in the Dark Hour trials, and now she's off to Japan with Haldor to find Sojobo to become the Power Rangers' trainer of sorts.
In addition, it seems her mother approves of Haldor as her boyfriend to the point of gifting him with an icy blue sapphire magatama ring, allowing him access to the Frost purview. Maia approves of this cool new power (pardon the pun), and now she's mommy to his daddy to an adorable little puppy that they named Drake.
It's been a while, but Maia and her friends all heard their parents' collective screams in their heads. Why? Because it seems that the rival Corrupted Scion band that had crucified the fates in Times Square was making a move against them with the aid of some mystical mumbo jumbo from the Atlanteans.