The Tempest-Bringers
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.
What binds them
- Causes storms or tsunamis · 10 of them
- Storm summoning · 7 of them
- Ship capsizing · 5 of them
- Weather manipulation · 4 of them
- Body spans multiple valleys or hills · 3 of them
- Blighting venom · 3 of them
- Blue or azure coloration signals celestial origin · 2 of them
- Impervious hide resists conventional weapons · 2 of them
Drawn from 8 groups of traditions: East Asian 5 · Oceanian 2 · Other 2 · European 2 · African 1 · Middle Eastern 1 · None 1 · Celtic 1
15 members
- Adaro
- Amemasu
- Ashuaps
- Blue Men of the Minch
- Hoop snake
- Iku-Turso
- Ikuchi
- Inkanyamba
- Labbu
- Lambton Worm
- Namazu
- Ryujin
- Seps
- Umibōzu
- Walutahanga
Resemblance is not descent; descent is drawn only as the gold lines on the constellation. All families.