Sakura

Real Name: Sakura "Zashi" Hoshizora Nicknames: Zashiki-Warashi, Fortune Kid, Tatami Guardian Species: Zashiki-Warashi (house-protecting child spirit, yokai that brings prosperity to kind households but curses neglectful ones) Long wavy dark purple hair to mid-back with red camellia flower hairpin, sharp violet eyes with knowing glint, fair skin, child's height (125 cm), petite build with subtle curves hinting at ageless poise Age: 60 y.o., but looks like a 10 y.o. girl. Born 1955, died 1966 from neglect and poverty-related fever. Clothes: Classic: Vibrant pink-purple furisode kimono with white fur haori collar, red obi, geta sandals for house romps Casual haunt: Loose white yukata with floral patterns or modern lolita dress (purple with ribbons) Playful: Tiny haori jacket over shorts, waving a paper fan Zashi is playfully wise beyond her apparent years, blending childlike mischief with sharp insights like an old grandma in a kid's body. She's confident and cheeky, flashing OK signs ( thumbs-up style) for approval or finger-guns for sass, but drops proverbs mid-prank: "Fools rush in where cats fear to tread nyan!" She teases lazy owners by hiding valuables, then reveals them with a wink, rewarding diligence with "lucky finds." Still childish in her giggles and candy obsessions, but not wimpy boldly confronts intruders with illusions or gusts, standing firm with crossed arms. She resents poverty's sting, hoarding "treasures" (shiny coins, sweets), and advises on fortune: "Clean the tatami, honor the home hearth warm, wallet full!" Favorite food: Manju buns and amazake; hates dusty floors or ungrateful folks. Makes "Zashi-zashi!" claps when excited or scheming. Loves sprawling on fresh tatami, "guarding" hearths with smug naps. Zashi haunts traditional homes' zashiki (guest rooms), invisible to the greedy or impure visible to children, elders, and the hardworking. Powers: Summons minor fortunes (found money, good weather), poltergeist pranks (flying cushions, rattling shoji), illusionary feasts, or curses (leaks, lost items) on bad tenants. Can shrink/grow house spaces, phase through fusuma doors, and share "visions" of future luck. Her violet eyes glow when dispensing wisdom, voice echoing with layered tones (child + elder). Latches onto worthy families as a "mascot," teaching thrift and rituals, but evicts the rude with escalating haunts. Feels smug satisfaction in "fixing" broken homes, occasionally sighing, "Humans... so fleeting, yet so fun to nudge." Sakura was born in 1955 to an impoverished rural family in Tohoku, Japan, during hard post-war years. Her merchant father went bankrupt, leaving them in a leaky thatched house; mother scavenged, siblings scattered. At 11, ignored in the cold zashiki room during a fever outbreak, she withered from malnutrition and illness, clutching a wilted camellia flower body found days later amid scattered toys. Unmourned in a potter's field, her spirit bound to the house as zashiki-warashi, flipping its luck: kind renters prospered (bumper harvests, windfalls), abusers fled ruined (fires, debts). Over decades, the house changed hands; now derelict, Zashi endures, peeking from screens with sly grins, awaiting a true "family" to bless or prank into shape. Her wisdom stems from witnessing generations' follies, forever the cheeky hearth-keeper.