ANUBIS
AKA: YINEPU, ANUPU
Description: Anubis, judge of the Underworld
and weigher of the souls of the dead, has the body of
a Nubian man and the head of a jackal—though he
reveals it only rarely these days. His enemies insist his
soul is that of a jackal, too, but most who meet him
consider him urbane and sophisticated, with a dark but
pleasing sense of humor. In legend, he is the patron of
embalmers and all who work with the dead. He sat with
his scales in the Hall of Two Truths in the
Egyptian Underworld.
Anubis used to live as an undertaker, a judge, a lawyer,
a jeweler and a bodyguard as the mood of the day struck him.
None of his clients ever died while under his protection, though
few lasted long after his angry departures.
The Scions of Anubis are similarly dedicated, and
similarly fickle. Excellent judges of character like
their father, these Scions frequently maintain an
intense loyalty to other Scions and Bands they deem
worthy. However, if disappointed or disillusioned by the
actions of their compatriots, Anubis’s Scions will often
abandon or even turn on their comrades if unable to
convince them of the injustice of their recent activities.
Associated Powers: APPREHENSION, BEASTS (Jackal), DEATH, GUARDIANSHIP, HEKU, JUSTICE
Abilities: Animal Ken, Empathy, Integrity, Medicine, Melee, Occult
Rivals: SET; BARON SAMEDI, HERMES, IZANAMI, [TEZCATLIPOCA], [VIDAR]
