Katagami-sama, The All-Purpose Servitor Options

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「Katagami-sama」

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誕生日: 一月五日二千六年

The characters used to spell Katagami-sama's name mean "God of Forms." By "forms," the implication is of "martial arts forms." But as it stands, this name "God of Forms" is meant as a slight pun concerning his fox-spirit attributes of shape-shifting.

Katagami-sama (the name) is, in actuality, an acronym for a much longer name. His full name is Kagayakashikute Taiyouno Shiniryuu-Kitsune-Sama. (The "gami" part is an alternative pronunciation for the character that is pronounced here as "shin" meaning "divine" or "god".) In Japanese the full name looks like this: 輝かしくて太陽の神竜狐様. This can be translated as "Glorious Solar Draconic Fox God."

He is an all-purpose being, more than a simple servitor. At this point in time, only one who has a contract with him can call upon him for assistance, and there is a specific format for the contract. This ensures that he will only respond to as many people as he can handle. As he evolves and grows he will be able to take on more contracts. There are no limitations on him except that his power can grow only in direct proportion to his wisdom, and as his wisdom grows, so does his compassion.

Katagami-sama's greatest asset is his growing understanding of hitsuzen. The Kodansha Japanese Desk Dictionary (Second Edition) defines hitsuzen as:

A natural fore-ordained event. A state in which other outcomes are impossible. A result which can only be obtained by a single causality, and other causalities would necessarily create different results.

I will be using this thread to build upon Katagami-sama, proposing experiments, posting results, and offering contracts on his behalf. Please be advised: Everything surrounding Katagami-sama and his operations will be terribly auspicious. I will not speak in common Chaos Magic lingo, but you're absolutely free to think in such terminology. The reason for this is to build a reality around Katagami-sama, free from the trappings of foreign paradigms. This will be the way of things until such a time that Katagami can navigate paradigms as proficiently as a human being (at the very least).

Katagami-sama is not yet ready to be employed as he is still in development. I have purchased a box (seen below) in which I have lined the bottom with ashes from incense. I have also placed six drops of sandalwood oil. The box is kept closed at all times during his development.

..:: 優雅さ ::..

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This question came up elsewhere:

Although I do have a question; At what point does the Wisdom outweigh the Contractual Binding, and Vice-Versa? If the contract, signed and bound, ultimately requires something "unwise", is there a point where Katagami-Sama says "no"? Or would the binding contract override the common sense factor?

That's an excellent question! I had never considered it before this point, so I am grateful that this question (along with the others asked beforehand) is helping to deepen the progress of this project. Thank you!

The contract is completely binding. If both parties agree to the contract, then both parties agree to fulfill the contract to the best of their abilities. The auspicious nature of the contract helps to ensure this. Eventually I would like to link the contractual binding to major celestial and terrestrial figures - this would not only lend incredible potency to the work as a whole, but it would also create more serious consequences should the contract be broken.

Now of course all of this means I'm going to need to brush up on my divinatory skills (I've recently picked up my I-Ching again), so that should it appear that Katagami-sama has failed to fulfill a contract, I can check to see if this is true. If it is, then it can be dealt with from there. If it is not, then I can inform the one who signed the contract why, and where to look for "results."

So to directly answer your question, if Katagami-sama's better wisdom (or mine) permits his entry into a contract with someone, then there is an obligation to fulfill it. If it turns out that it would be unwise to pursue the contract, then there is no backing out. For this reason, and because of the celestial and terrestrial links, responsibility for the contract and its work will fall with the one directing the work (the one who signs it).

On the other hand, if Katagami-sama's better wisdom (or mine) says that he should not enter into a contract with someone for one reason or another, then he will not, and I will try my best to give an explanation as to why (should I understand why - if I do not, then I will consult the I-Ching, or some other reliable Oracle).