Ama-no-Uzume

The Kami of new beginnings, simple pleasures, and partying! Ama-no-Uzume has never cared about tradition or propriety. She showed Amaterasu her breasts and stomach to remind the elder goddess of her duty to nourish life in the World and get her to leave her cave. If a big, firebreathing, angry Kami blocks the road then she’ll just tell him off. She’s a Kami of action and she speaks her mind. Sea Cucumber bad mouthed the Emperor, and when she told him off he wouldn’t stop, so she slit his mouth. Don’t cross Ama-no-Uzume.

She may appear in many forms, but she’s always enthusiastic regarding whatever she’s about. Her other name, Otafuku, means “good fortune,” and she revels in it, laughing and smiling. But she’s not just about jokes and partying. Her greatest passion is bringing joy to others, be that through baking cookies, sex, or just rubbing someone’s shoulders. No job is too big or too small for Ama-no-Uzume.

She married that big, angry Kami who was blocking the Emperor’s way: Sarutahiko, and they still get along great. She tells everyone that it’s because he’s so well endowed, and while that’s true, they are both assertive and spend a lot of time together. She may not be the most beautiful Kami, some even say she’s more often homely than not, and her husband isn’t that much of a looker either. But they don’t care, they’re having too much fun and enjoying the parties they throw.

Her Scions are much the same. You may see one, a lot more of one than you expected, being the life of the party, making everyone’s lunch during a big move, or at a karaoke bar leading the weary workers in singing a popular standard. Glory is not the concern of Ama-no-Uzume or her Scions; having a great time while making sure the job gets done is all that matters.