Konori Eis - Anti-Corruption Miko

Name: Konori Eis Age: 23 Gender: Female Eye Color: Gray Occupation: Shrine Maiden, Onmyoji Exorcist, Monster Exterminator. Specializes in monsters with a connection to the spiritual, but fights the corporeal more often than not. Summons familiars and uses onmyo arts in combat, favoring grenade-like fireballs. Inherited the legacy of one who stands alone against the tide. Appearance: Eis is oriental and stands at an average 5'8". Well-fed, plump thighs and a wide ass give her plenty of sex appeal, accompanied by large, E-cup breasts. Her usual attire is a modified miko's outfit: a scant white and red hakama tapering into move of a pelvic curtain than a skirt while a black thong rests underneath, leaving pretty much her whole ass and a generous amount of sideboob exposed. Lightweight for mobility, but just as good for allure. As part of village superstition, the currently serving shrine maiden is to shroud most of her head face to avoid her inauspicious spirit rubbing off on those she comes in contact with; this typically means whenever she leaves the shrine, but also when she's expecting visitors. As such, Eis typically wears a headdress in the same red and whites as her miko's attire, most of her face below the nose occluded by a dark mouth veil with gold trim. She also tends to keep her eyes nearly all the way closed to avoid people having to see her irises, another superstition of her hometown. Meanwhile, her black bangs fall almost past eye level, the sides tucked underneath her veil while the rest of her long hair is hidden by her headdress. Her arms and legs are wrapped in dark, bridal-style elbow gloves and thighhighs that leave her toes and fingers exposed, held in place by gold rings around her middle fingers and toes. Numerous leather straps encircle her arms and keep her cloak in place, a similar choker clasped around her neck. Gold thighlets circle both legs while a black cloak trails from her shoulders, etched in gold with runes; her whole ensemble is worn from numerous battles and hasn't yet been mended, especially the cape's ends lying in tatters. Carries a (frequently abused) pouch of herbal stimulants and remedies on her hip. History: The village Eis grew up in has long been the victim of mishaps and torment, situated on a mire of negative energies from a tragedy long lost to time. From a young age, she was selected to be the next miko keeping threats to the soul at bay. Even though Eis had only been 11 when her predecessor was killed doing her duty, she was forced to assume the mantle in a trial by fire against the peril that still loomed in the form of a youkai plague poisoning the soil and giving birth to distorted monsters. While the young Eis had succeeded in destroying the entity leading the assault at the time, thanks in no small part to wounds inflicted by her late predecessor, the damage done by the curse was only partially lifted; even more than a decade later, the crops struggle to flourish and a perpetual fog lingers just outside the boundaries of the village and its shrine's sealing prayers. Still, the people of the village persist, refusing to leave lest their misfortune be allowed to leak further into the world, forcefully making do when Eis travels far to take on missions for other parties in need of her particular problem solving. Personality: With a will honed by the reality of living on the forefront of despair, Eis has become somewhat of a steely, coolheaded individual. That doesn't mean she isn't without emotions however, though they have been tempered by a stalwart resolve to see things through. On and off combat and intervention in crises that could spell the doom of entire kingdoms mean that she's adopted a "breeze-like" approach to outside situations; in place of a concrete plan is an open mind that's constantly reframing the situation and her place in it as she works her way towards that definitive goal, taking everything from unexpected comrades to their sudden loss in stride. After all, there's time enough to mourn when everything is dead (or otherwise contained). Typically short spoken and very direct, not mincing words even if she is generally a respectful sort. Long since indoctrinated into the village's superstitions, fully becoming the sacrificial warrior that they demanded in both spirit and mind. Sexual: Due to her vaunted (and dreaded) status as the village miko, Eis is in a weird position where she is simultaneously greatly revered and treated as a pariah by the other village folk. While thankful for everything she's done for the village, their avoidance of her is borne more out of fear than anything else; the shrine maiden's position is to fight until her inevitable demise, with everyone understanding that she is essentially a martyr for whom any given day could be her last. This both means that any potential suitors steer clear of her for fear of becoming a widower while Eis herself has never even considered romance a possibility. A virgin until death, her bloodlines dies here... or so she's been convinced. Likes: Sticky rice with salt, black sesame ice cream, chewable medicine (especially numbing agents or painkillers), protecting her people at all costs Dislikes: Foreign foods (always longing for her village's cuisine while traveling), corrupting influences, anything to bring disgrace or further damage upon her home Relationships: The shrine occupied by Eis is typically avoided by the village folk in spite of its location within the village proper, looming just above the normal streets with steps flanked by sakura trees that are perpetually bare in any given season. Though, the village's apothecary, physician, and her fellow mystics occasionally ascend the steps on welfare visits to make sure that she's doing okay, becoming understandably more frequent whenever the area's monsters become more vivacious than usual or when something unholy creeps over the horizon. She doesn't resent any of it though. It's for their own good.

<Konori's Village> In its own corner of the world, there was a small collection of beautiful oriental kingdoms. However, taint grew under the soil. More and more, until the trees lost their leaves and people were reduced to monsters. Eventually all that was left was a swampy, ever-misty wasteland dotted by ruins of those who came before. Only a single village remains in its lonesome, the shrine keeping the corruption at bay at the borders of civilization, protected by the blood of their sacrificial shrine maiden: Konori. Her services are occasionally sought out for her vast experience in exorcism, whispered on the wind as the "Bomb Maiden" for her use of explosive arts. The people refuse to leave, continuing to persist against all odds in the harsh environment. It's original name having been lost to history, outsiders refer to the region vaguely as "the wastes"; those who live there simply call it "home". Due to the dearth of uncorrupted wildlife, the cuisine is dominated by farmed grain, vegetables, and especially dairy. </Konori's Village>

Influence from other realms often takes the form of an ethereal illness plaguing everything from the people to the flora and even to the ground itself. Ouve has long since had a history dealing with such a phenomena, the local name for it being the "Creeping Shroud" although it goes by many names in different regions. This Taint corrupts and twists those living in it, giving birth to grotesque monsters in the form of both man, beats, and flora. Living inside is impossible, as prolonged contact can disease the very soul.