Ho Masubi (LL)

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==Ho Masubi (intermediate god)==
Ho Masubi is the god of fire. When he was bom, he caused the death of his mother, Izanami. His father, Izanagi, was so distraught that he chopped the child in two, creating two kinds of fire: kiri-bi, fire made by the friction of wood, and uchi-bi, fire made by striking sparks from steel and stone. Despite being so energetically disjointed, the fire god made his way to a mountain called Atago in the Kyoto province, where he established his home. He is one of the most feared gods in Japan, for he is a swift destroyer of houses made from wood and paper.
Ho Masubi has the power to control a fire anywhere and to kindle flames from even the tiniest spark. In his true form, he is a yellow and orange man with red hair. Around his waist, there is a terrible scar where his father cut him in half. Masubi's sacred animal is the boar, which, like him, is swift and destructive.
Role-playing Notes: Although destructive by his very nature, the fire god is not evil and does what he can for mankind, providing them with light, warmth, a means of cooking, and the heat for forging weapons and tools. If a village affronts him by neglecting his worship, however, he has been known to burn it to the ground.
Statistics: AL en; WAL any; AoC fire; SY boar.
==Ho Masubi's Avatar (warrior 16)==
Ho Masubi's avatar is a large man with red hair and yellow and orange skin. He is often found riding a huge boar (AC 4; HD 9; SZ 9'; THACO 11; HP 72; MV 20; #AT 1; Dmg 3d8; ML 16; XP 1,400).
: Str 19
: Int 18
: MV 18
: AC -2
: #AT 2	
: Dex 18
: Wis 19
: SZ 7'
: HD 16
: THAC0 3	
: Con 18
: Cha 18
: MR 20%
: HP 128
: Dmg 1d10 + 10 (sword)
Special Att/Def: The avatar's sword is made of fire and does 10 extra points of fire damage when it hits (but gets no Strength bonus). When someone is hit, their armor must save versus magical fire or be destroyed. Any being touching the avatar with bare hands suffers 2dl0 fire damage.
==Duties of the Priesthood==
Priests of Ho Masubi must serve their god by always keeping the four methods of controlling his innate destructiveness at hand: water, the gourd, river weed, and clay. They are also expected to keep a pure fire (a kiri-bi fire made from hinoki wood) burning in their homes at all times.
Requirements: AB standard; AL any; WP fire, bow and arrow, axe; AR a; SP all, combat, creation, healing, plant, sun; PW 2) affect fires (functions as affect normal fires spell, but applies to magical fire too); 5) create fire (1' area); 12) shoot flames from hands, range 25', damage 2d10; 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:
* Ho Masubi: Major: Time; Minor: None.