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: Epic Perception, Animal (Jackal), Death, Guardian, Heku, Justice
Abilities: Animal Ken, Empathy, Integrity, Medicine, Melee, Occult
Rivals: Set; Baron Samedi, Hermes, Izanami, Tezcatlipoca, Vidar
