Djehuty

Djehuty, the ibis-headed God, God of all things known by the Netjer. Djehuty holds all the knowledge — magical, mystical, or otherwise — in the known World, and is responsible for language, writing, mathematics, and ritual. He is also the God of the moon, spending his time in the night sky watching over the people as they tell their stories, passing on knowledge as Re watches over them in the daytime, or weighing hearts with Anpu. Djehuty is married to the Primordial Ma’at, the balance to Ma’at’s justice. He cares about keeping the Netjer in balance, leading him to get involved in more than one spat in which one of the Gods gained an unfair advantage over another. He isn’t without his own sense of justice though, and balancing two sides of a dispute sometimes involves taking one side down a peg or two. Many of the Gods respect Djehuty and seek him out for aid, but he isn’t necessarily the most well-liked.

In modern times, Djehuty spends a great deal of time keeping up with scientific and technological advances. He sometimes appears as a professor or student at a university, a computer guru within a bleeding-edge company, or a Las Vegas magician’s technical director. Short, with dusky brown skin and close-cropped, silky black hair, Djehuty always wears glasses — not because he needs them, but because he is convinced that they make him look more intelligent. He is an expert in nearly every field, and if asked may spend an inordinate amount of time chatting about his newest interest. Those who seek his advice must exercise patience, as he is likely to impart more information than they can process.

Scions of Djehuty are subtle, tending to have a single special interest or topic that they obsess over. Other Scions would describe them as nerdy, though they exhibit the same knack for gathering and processing information as their father. They’re also as concerned with balance as their father, seeking to find a way to mete out justice through complex plans.