Shijian: Guardian of Time

Shijian, Guardian of Time, is the keeper and tender of the flow of time to ensure that the timeline continues as it should and if there are any impurities within it that they are corrected, though this mostly entails the observation of his giant orb called Konido or Everywhere; it is believed by many that his orb is where his power originates and that Shijian was not created by any one of the primaries but rather found and attuned to Konido which gave him his powers to see the future and see both the future and past of everything and everywhere.

## General Information

### Portfolio

Time, space, fate, destiny, manipulation of time, preservation of time, magic, arcana, the weave

### Common Symbol

An hourglass with sand lining the bottom and top flowing both upward and downward

## Worship

### Worshippers

Scholars, Time sorcerers/clerics/priests, archivists

## Avatar's

Shijian takes the form of a large barn-owl, his face and under coat are a rich and dark blue with his top feathers being black dappled with white spots which glow like stars a number of constellations flicker in and out of existence, constellations which belong to the clans now and clans in the past ones that perhaps even only exist in the future. His eyes are a dark lavender dappled with similar glowing white dots like those on his coat and in his chest is a golden stopwatch, cracked during the Shengzhan wars which his vestige, Hangeul is modeled after.

## Personality

Shijian is abrasive and antisocial. He has a certain disdain for talking and prefers to only communicate with individuals through his telepathy as it is easier for him to convey emotions and imagery through this rather than trying to explain in detailed words; it is also often much faster as he can express in mere seconds what could have taken minutes or even hours to explain fully.

He doesn't entirely side with the creator kami, in fact it was extremely difficult for the twelve to even convince him to join them rather than the starforged alliance though he sees the way that time is supposed to flow and it is his duty to ensure it does not veer to far off course and result in the hypothetical end of the world.

## Possessions

Though Shijian is a spellcaster, and a supposedly weak one at that, he wields a greataxe as both his weapon of choice and his arcane focus. Despite it being said that he is weak and unfit for battle, he has proved many times over to those actually in the midst of the various battles in which he has had to fight within that he is in fact a very capable warrior and battle mage, switching between spellcasting and defending against oncoming melee foes with the ease and grace associated with his race.

The greataxe which doubles as an arcane focus that Shijian prefers in battle is called Shuyun (meaning arcane fate). Shuyun is a simple weapon crafted from steel and iron and given its enchanted properties by Shijian himself. There are a number of abilities associated with Shijian's Shuyun such as: the blade being engulfed in frost, a magical barrier attached at the front, and the ability to shoot ice spikes to name a few.

## Worship

Shijian has little need for worship unlike many of the other kami, he will remain as the guardian of time no matter the number of worshippers that follow him though it certainly leans in his favor to have more as with every follower his power grows. So long as one respects the flow of time and does not intentionally alter the course of the timeline they are worthy in Shijian's eyes.