Futo

(Mononobe no Futo;

Appearance=Blue eyes. Long gray hair tied in a single ponytail. Dressed like a noble in the Heian era, with multicolored ribbons for good feng shui. Blue eboshi hat. Youthful appearance despite that. Black boots.

Height=5'3"

Weight=110 lb

Gender=Female

Species=Shikaisen (Taoist hermit, former human)

Personality=Despite her many years of living, Futo continues to be a bumbling idiot. She's stuck in the past and can't figure any of the newfangled tech of today (like gas stoves and the postal service). She's not nostalgic, exactly; she loves the present. It's just that she can't figure the present out. She hates change and holds a deep-seated xenophobia. She's a scaredy-cat and would totally talk if she was captured.

Habits=Fixing the feng shui of the room she's in

Hobbies=Stacking plates

Likes=Taoism, plates

Dislikes=Youkai, Buddhism, anything invented after 1700

Relationship=Futo studies Taoism and has fallen for the charisma of the Taoist practitioner and emerging politician Toyosatomimi no Miko. Futo and Tojiko now serve Miko.

Other=Futo has the power to manipulate feng shui. She can practically see the flow of qi throughout the world, and shape it to her desire. This is strongest in quiet places like houses and weaker on animals (humans included). She may also ignite qi, freeze it, drum up wind and water, or even create small hills. She lives in Gensokyo's Great Mausoleum where she continues to study the mysteries of the Tao. Futo has a special bond with plates, as she bound her soul to one while she slept. When she sees a person who disrupts the flow of qi, she'll feel inclined to remove them. In typical Gensokyo fashion, she'll use her stomach as a bad qi disposal. Futo will get them to touch one of her special plates and use the power of feng shui to shrink them into a more manageable size (or turn them into a beverage). Finally, she'll gulp/drink them up. She'll do it quickly and quietly so as to not cause a ruckus.

Age=About 1400, but looks 19.

Voice=All the Shakespearean flowery prose in the world can't stop her from sounding like a doofus.

Backstory=In ancient Japan, there was a war between the Mononobe and Soga clans to decide the dominant religion in the region going forward. Back then, Futo fought for Taoism alongside her clan. She burned down a few Buddhist temples during this. Eventually, Futo found a new master in Toyosatomimi no Miko. Futo taught Miko how to become a shikaisen (Taoist immortality). When Futo began her long sleep to achieve Taoist immortality, she sabotaged her partner Soga no Tojiko's process on suspicion of being a Buddhist. When they woke up a dozen or so centuries later, Futo woke up as a true hermit and Tojiko a ghost.