The Tempest-Bringers
17 figures A family: figures with traits in common
The umibōzu rising against the hull and the inkanyamba coiling under the falls agree on the essential point, that weather is something an angry body does. Storm and tsunami are expressions of temperament here. Every calm crossing is a kept promise.
sea storm and tsunami raisers (umibōzu, iku turso, inkanyamba, lightning bird)
What binds them
- Causes storms or tsunamis · 51 of them
- Weather manipulation · 37 of them
- Storm summoning · 30 of them
- Ship capsizing · 6 of them
- Senses moral intent of intruders · 3 of them
- Treasure guardian · 3 of them
- Blessing bestowal · 3 of them
- Controls wind rain and thunder · 1 of them
Drawn from 8 groups of traditions: East asian 6 · North american indigenous 3 · African 2 · European 2 · Oceanian 1 · Slavic 1 · Middle eastern 1 · Celtic 1
Members
- Adaro
- Amemasu
- Blue Men of the Minch
- Gagana
- Haietlik
- Iku-Turso
- Ikuchi
- Impundulu (Lightning Bird)
- Inkanyamba
- Labbu
- Lambton Worm
- Long Ma
- Pamola
- Ryujin
- Shachihoko
- Umibōzu
- Underwater Panther (Mishipeshu/Mishibizhiw)
Resemblance is not descent; descent is drawn only as the gold lines on the constellation. All families.