Susanoo (LL)

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==Susanoo (intermediate god)==
Susanoo is the god of storms. He was born when Izanagi washed his nose after returning from the Land of Darkness. Susanoo immediately began causing trouble, pestering his father for permission to go to the Land of Darkness and visit his mother. Eventually, Izanagi grew tired of these petitions and sent his son away. So Susanoo went to see his sister Amaterasu in the heavens, playing such a cruel trick on her that she rushed into a cave and hid, depriving the world of light. In punishment for his terrible acts, the other gods shaved Susanoo's beard, pulled out his fingernails, and ejected him from the heavens. Susanoo has the power to deprive any being of flight for up to one week. He can also send a 10d10 point lightning bolt to strike any being on earth. In his true form, Susanoo is a beardless man with a fierce aspect and no fingernails.
Role-playing Notes: Susanoo is a very unpredictable god. Sometimes, when he creates storms, the result is not so terrible, but on other occasions, he savages the land from one end to the other, ripping up trees, destroying homes, and flooding crops. He sometimes sends his lightning bolts to strike down those who have offended him. Sometimes, in fact, he sends his lightning bolts to strike someone down for no reason at all.
Statistics: AL en; WAL any chaotic; AoC storms; SY lightning bolt.
==Susanoo's Avatar (priest 16, fighter 14)==
Susanoo's Avatar takes the form of a giant, ill-kept warrior. He can draw upon the elemental, sun, and weather spheres for his spells.
: Str 18/00
: Int 16
: MV 20
: AC 0
: #AT 2	
: Dex 19
: Wis 12
: SZ 8'
: HD 16
: THAC0 3	
: Con 19
: Cha 17
: MR 20%
: HP 128
: Dmg 1d8 (sword) +6
Special Att/Def: Any being struck by Susanoo's blue sword suffers 2d10 lightning damage (save for half).
==Duties off the Priesthood==
Priests of Susanoo must always weather fierce storms outside of shelter. They tend to be moody, unpredictable, and unreliable. Despite these handicaps, they often find temporary work with farmers, using their weather controlling abilities to safeguard crops—usually for a good price.
Requirements: AB standard; AL any chaotic; WP spear, polearm, bow and arrow; AR e; SP all, combat, creation, divination , elemental, sun, weather; PW10) quiet storm (reduce winds by 10 mph/level, and the amount of rain by 1" / level); TU turn.
==Sage Advice (Dragon Issue #204)==
These are unofficial suggestions for using the optional spheres of priest spells from the Tome of Magic with the deities of the Japanese pantheon from Legends & Lore:
* Susanoo: Major: Chaos; Minor: None.