Hé-no

A thunder spirit known by the Iroquois and the Seneca peoples. He is known under the names Heno, Hino, Hinu or Hinun as well. According to legends he lived in the cloud of the far west but today he has a cabin somewhere in the High Peaks Wilderness Area. He used to live with his wife O’ha:ot, but she left him for a more exciting life in New York City.

Pets

He has two pet eagles, Keneu and Oshadagea. Both birds live and hunt in in the High Peaks Wilderness. Both are golden eagles and have birthed many young. Additionally, Oshadagea can make it rain when fire spirits or lighting cause wildfires in the region.

Skills

Hé-no is a skilled archer and still regularly goes to the range to train. But his main weapons are thunderbolts which he carries around in a pouch. Although in modern times he usually leaves them at home in his weapons safe. He used to fight evil spirits and witches, but since the hunters came to the new world he left the fight up to them for the most part. On request by someone he who knows of him or prompted by a dream vision in his sleep he continues to pick up his weapons and go fight off evil. He is protected by an enchanted feather which wards of all evil.

Legends

Two legends from his life are still told today. The first story is about Gunnodoyak, a young hero who was the servant of Hé-no and empowered with the spirit of thunder. He was supposed to kill the Great Water Snake of the Great Lakes, the enemy of mankind. Gunnodoyak was swallowed by the serpent during the fight. Hé-no then killed the serpent at Lake Ontario with his flaming arrows. He cut open its belly and resurrected Gunnodoyak. The pieces of the snake's body formed the islands of the Great Lakes. The snake's spirit still haunts the lakes and sometimes causes massive waves or storms. In the second legend, Hé-no killed the stone giants of the west.

Species (Ancestry)

Human (Spirit)

Ethnic Groups

Iroquois, Seneca

Domains

Thunder, Lightning, Clouds

Current Residence

Cabin in the High Peaks Wilderness Area