Wun Ja

From “Compass of Celestial Direction Vol 3 – Yu Shan,” pg. 154

Wun Ja is god of the Shining Metropolis and Director of the Bureau of Humanity. She was once one of the most powerful gods of Yu-Shan in the First Age, but the destruction of the greatest cities of that era was a massive blow to both her spiritual and political power, and in the chaos following the Usurpation many of the gods of the Bureau were co-opted by the Bureau of Heaven. Despite her slide into the Fourth Rank of gods, she is still one of the most powerful gods in Heaven due to tithing by her subordinates, but she is incapable of appreciating that fact and sees it merely as a stopgap measure that has slowed her descent, not stopped it. As such, she is desperate to increase the power of her domain and the bureau’s influence and will break any of the laws of Heaven to do so.

Wun Ja has made overtures to both the Gold Faction and the city fathers and mothers of Creation. She is the lead proponent of the Bureau of Humanity providing aid to the Gold Faction and works tirelessly for its success. She funnels resources to the Gold Faction in exchange for promises that the cities of the Threshold will not be destroyed as the Solar Exalted regain their power, while working closely with the Sidereals of that alliance to cut the Realm off from the Threshold.

At the same time she pushes the gods of various cities to seize control of them. This is not just to boost her political power but her own personal resources, for the gods of the various cities all tithe prayers to her, and so growth in their worship means an attendant increase in her own.  Motivation: Wun Ja is desperately afraid that her Bureau will be diminished, and she will be politically destroyed.  To avoid this fate, she will do nearly anything.  Description: Wun Ja appears as a tall, slender woman made entirely of glass and metal, but she can take more humanoid shapes when the occasion requires it, especially when she walks Creation. She is a god of the Fourth Rank, although she believes she teeters on the edge of the third.  Other Notes: Wun Ja has made a concrete alliance with the Gold Faction and may call on its Sidereals and the Solars who study under them when the need requires it, although she would be surreptitious about seeking such help, as the Bronze Faction still dominates heavenly affairs.

Virtues: Compassion 2, Conviction 2, Temperance 3, Valor 4

Essence: 7