Tsukuyomi no Mikoto

**Tsukuyomi no Mikoto** is one of the most famous members of the Mikoto Clan as one of the Three Great Kami, alongside Susano'o no Mikoto and Amaterasu no Mikoto. A no-nonsense kind of god, he was banished to the moon after killing the goddess of food Uke Mochi for serving him a dish that she pulled from her nose.

## Personality

Tsukuyomi is very much a match for his wife Amaterasu. Beautiful and serene, he believes in order and etiquette and enforces them whenever he can. His enforcement of such ideals extends to the point that he is willing to kill to maintain order, despite killing itself being a breach of etiquette in the heavenly court. Thus, there is irony in Tsukuyomi’s strict adherence to etiquette: to enforce it, he is willing to break it. Though the moon is often regarded as beautiful and worthy of viewing, Tsukuyomi himself is seen as a negative figure in Shinto and Japanese folklore. This does not prevent him from having shrines, however, such as one at Matsunoo-taisha in Kyoto. Do not get on his bad side. Any misstep in etiquette, any action that can be seen as disrespectful is not only a direct attack on him, but order itself. Tread lightly or end up dead.

## Appearance

Tsukuyomi wears an ichimegasa on top of his head, this type of hat is usually worn by noble women of the imperial court but symbolizes his gender fluidity. For his upper body, he is dressed in a thick, one-piece breastplate based on a foreign design, lacquered in the Japanese style with the same moon motif as his realm of divinity. The left shoulder features a relief that complements the chest design. The moon ornamentation symbolizes the divine protection of the Bodhisattva Marici. His gloves are asymmetrically designed. The left hand is armored in thick iron plates, while the right is lighter and thinner, leaving the fingers exposed to ease the handling of bows and other weapons. Like his upper body armor, his waistguard is constructed from thick plates based on foreign armor designs, covered with more plating connected and covered by cording. His leg protection covers the shins with overlapping iron plates that are articulated with cording on the back rather than the front side to improve durability.

## Abilities

**Greater Lord Physiology**: As deities that are widely worshipped by humans or other beings, greater lords are a higher tier of the deity classification. They generally rule over one or more concepts to a more significant level than their lesser counterparts. They are able to achieve things that other people simply cannot: creating realms, weapons or objects of divine or demonic power out of nothing but their own essence as if it were child's play. While not as powerful as a Demiurge, they still have a great deal of influence and control over a certain aspect of something, be it a particular mythology or the world that they live in. Their speed, strength, coordination and other physical capabilities are otherworldly, allowing them to easily compete with the greatest angels, spirits, demons or anything otherwise. Like angels, their blood consists of aureum, a substance that is harmful to beings that either harbor or were created from negative energy. They are a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield and only grow stronger through the worship that they receive.