<h1>Main Characters</h1>
<h2>Akari Mamori</h2>
Species: Human
Gender: Female
Age: 20
Name note: Akari means ‘Light’ and Mamori means ‘Protection’ (the same root word as the omamori</a> talismans sold at Shinto shrines).
Personality: Friendly, eager, curious, excited by unusual things, obsessed with Shintoism
Appearance: Cute and a little chubby with wide hips and thighs, purple eyes, shoulder-blade length dark purple hair, and a perpetually bright smile. B-cup. 5’2’’
Fashion Style: Plain t-shirts and skirts, or miko shrine maiden outfits that she made herself.
Abilities: Can see and hear Spirits, and since becoming Inara’s Chosen One she can glimpse the future by ‘remembering forward’.
Sexuality: Homosexual, Biromantic
Relationships: Head over heels in love with Inara, close friends with Inu, Seshi, and Hebi, trying to get closer to Usagi
Goals: Secure her future, earn Inara’s love.
Personal Mantra: “Don’t fear the unknown. Learn from it.”
Character Inspirations: Eru Chitanda from “Hyouka”, Tohru Honda from "Fruits Basket"
<h2>Inara</h2>
Species: Fox Goddess
Gender: Female
Age: >1,000
Nicknames: Mistress, The Boss, Miss Inara, Goddess
Appearance: Inhumanly beautiful, with deep gold eyes, long flowing red hair, and black-tipped fox-like ears and tails. E-cup. 5’7’’
Fashion Style: Loose kimono or sheer dressing gowns, usually in red or purple.
Personality: Elegant, persuasive, confident, welcoming, doesn’t share info about her past
Abilities: Shapeshifting, emotion-influencing aura, mood reading, memory alteration, barrier creation, foresight, conjured clothes, etc, etc.
Nine Moods/Personal Ideals, with corresponding number of tails:
<ol>
<li>Curious</li>
<li>Dominant</li>
<li>Submissive</li>
<li>Fertile</li>
<li>Caring</li>
<li>Wild</li>
<li>Passionate</li>
<li>Innocent</li>
<li>Powerful. Very dangerous. Occurs if her desires aren’t kept in balance.</li>
</ol>
Sexuality: Homosexual, Polyamorous
Relationships: Socially dominant to Usagi, bondage Sub to Hebi, needs-based partner with Inu, caring lover to Akari, unknown relationship with Seshi.
Past Identity: Inari-okami the God of Fertility, Agriculture, Sake, Prosperity, etc.
Current Domains: Love, Wilderness, Self-Improvement, and Foresight.
Goals: Improve herself, keep her power under control, live up to her nine personal ideals.
Personal Mantra: “Live and love to the fullest.”
Character Inspirations: Miko from “No Game No Life”, Holo from “Spice and Wolf”, Yozora from “The Helpful Fox Senko-san”, etc, etc.
<h2>Usagi</h2>
Species: Major Spirit (Rabbit)
Gender: Female
Age: ~220
Appearance: Short and busty, with light brown eyes, long golden-brown hair usually in a braid, big white bunny ears, and a short fluffy tail. F-cup. 4’11’’
Fashion Style: Comfy sweaters and tight leggings.
Personality: Helpful, self-sacrificing, clumsy, shy, jealous, strict vegetarian
Abilities: Animal form, human form within blessed areas, excellent cook
Sexuality: Homosexual, Submissive
Relationships: In love with and socially submissive to Inara, bondage Sub to Hebi.
Goals: Serve Inara, take care of her housemates.
Personal Mantra: “Love is worth any sacrifice.”
Character Inspirations: Rinko Yamato from “My Love Story”, Kagura Sohma from "Fruits Basket"
<h2>Hebi</h2>
Species: Major Spirit (Snake)
Gender: Female
Age: >700
Appearance: Slim and tall, with narrow eyes, human ears, very long grey hair in a ponytail or bun, and a four-foot-long grey prehensile tail. A-Cup. 5’8’’
Fashion Style: Either in formal office dress or completely nude. Rarely bothers with bras.
Personality: Curious, scheming, sly, food motivated, nicer than she seems, gets wild when drunk.
Abilities: Animal form, human form within blessed areas, flawless liar, contract magic (channeling Inara’s power)
Sexuality: Pansexual, Dominant
Relationships: Dom to Inara, Dom to Usagi
Goals: Keep the shrine running, learn and stay ahead of the curve.
Personal Mantra: “There is always a way to victory, if you’re willing to do what it takes.”
Character Inspirations: Mitsune Konno from “Love Hina”, Hanako Koyanagi from “Wotakoi”, Kuon from "Utawarerumono", Kraft Lawrence from "Spice and Wolf"
<h2>Inu</h2>
Species: Major Spirit (Dog)
Gender: Female
Age: 30
Appearance: Fit and strong, with wide orange eyes, short platinum-blonde hair, and fluffy tail and ears. C-cup. 5’6’’
Fashion Style: Athletic clothes like sweats, gym shorts, and sports bras.
Personality: Energetic, protective, loyal, hostile to strangers, fitness nut
Abilities: Animal form, human form within blessed areas, enhanced endurance
Sexuality: Demisexual (only attracted to Inara, and only when in heat)
Relationships: Friends with Akari, devoted protector of Inara and the Mori-jinsha Shrine
Past Identity: Michi, a beloved family pet
Goals: Defend the shrine, become a Superior Spirit (to be a better protector).
Personal Mantra: “I need to be stronger. For her.”
Did you know this story is from Royal Road? Read the official version for free and support the author.Character Inspirations: Mai Kawakami from “Myriad Colors Phantom World”, Polt from “Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls”
<h2>Seshi</h2>
Species: Named Major Spirit (Nekomata)
Gender: Female
Age: ~200
Appearance: Gorgeous and sexy, with an hourglass figure, vibrant green eyes, long glossy black hair, ears, and two tails (forked at the base). D-cup. 5’2’’
Fashion Style: Punk/rocker clothes: band t-shirts, short skirts, torn jeans. Will conjure other fashion to fit in and seduce people.
Personality: Promiscuous, flirty, cryptic, immature, lazy
Abilities: Animal form, human form, illusion, seduction, conjured clothes
Sexuality: Bisexual, Aromantic
Relationships: Friends with Akari, grudging respect for Inara, warden and friend of Nezumi and Shika
Past Identity: Neko, unnamed Major Spirit
Goals: Become a Superior Spirit (for unknown reasons), always have fun
Personal Mantra: “Just do whatever feels good.”
Character Inspirations: Kiri from “Heart-Pounding Excitement at Mononoke Girls'' Academy”, Kuroka Toujou from “High School DxD”, various succubi characters
<h2>Nezumi</h2>
Species: Major Spirit (Mouse)
Gender: Female
Age: >40
Appearance: Very short, with round blue eyes, short blue-white hair in an A-line cut, huge round ears with white fur, and a long thin pink tail. B-cup. 4’6’’
Fashion Style: Puffy jackets and skirts in public, boy short panties and midriff baring tank tops indoors.
Personality: Blunt, antisocial, easily loses track of time, unbothered by showing/seeing skin, ruthless when needed
Abilities: Animal form, human form with help from charms, intuitive understanding of technology
Sexuality: Homosexual
Relationships: In a committed relationship with Shika for the last 40 years, friends with Seshi
Goals: Provide for Shika and herself, get more human technology to take apart and learn about
Personal Mantra: “I’ll figure something out, okay?”
Character Inspirations: Entrapta from “She-ra and the Princesses of Power”, Yuki Nagato from “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya”
<h2>Shika</h2>
Species: Major Spirit (Deer)
Gender: Female
Age: >40
Appearance: Leggy and thin, with short cinnamon-brown hair, big brown eyes, long pointed furry ears from the side of her head, and short white tail she keeps beneath her clothes. C-cup. 5’5’’
Fashion Style: A huge variety of fashionable dresses, heels, and classy makeup.
Personality: Ditzy, outgoing, skittish, obsessed with human fashion, falls in love easily, emotionally perceptive
Abilities: Animal form, human form with help from charms, enhanced sense of smell and hearing
Sexuality: Pansexual, Polyamorous
Goals: Live peacefully and treat everyone fairly
Relationships: In a committed but open relationship with Nezumi for the last 40 years, friends with Seshi
Personal Mantra: “There are lots of kinds of love, and they’re all wonderful.”
Character Inspirations: Haruka Ozora from “Harukana Receive”, Chizuru Ichinose from “Rent-A-Girlfriend”
<h1>Minor Characters</h1>
<h2>Hanako Sugihara</h2>
Species: Human
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Appearance: A little curvy, with shoulder length black hair pinned back with cute pins, and brown eyes. C-Cup. 5’3’’
Fashion Style: Jeans and t-shirts, sometimes anime related.
Personality: Geeky, excitable, shy, not used to offline socializing, easily discouraged
Abilities: N/A
Sexuality: Homosexual
Relationships: Akari’s former underclassman, full-time shrine maiden under Jin
Goals: Get a girlfriend, work hard at her shrine maiden job
Character Inspirations: Hanako Ikezawa from "Katawa Shoujo", Ruka Urushibara from "Steins;Gate"
<h2>Habuku Watanabe</h2>
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Appearance: Tall and lean, with short black hair gelled back, a chiseled jaw, and dark eyes. 5’9’’
Fashion Style: Button-up shirts and slacks. Tries to look classy and serious.
Personality: Self-centered, confident, outgoing, lone wolf, easy to anger, doesn’t take no for an answer
Abilities: N/A
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Relationships: Akari’s ex-boyfriend
Goals: Pick up chicks, get a good reliable career
Character Inspirations: Various overbearing men, Rintaro Okabe from "Steins;Gate" (appearance only)
<h2>Jin Kammuri</h2>
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Appearance: Average build, with short black hair and kind eyes. 5’7’’
Fashion Style: Priest robes
Personality: Kind, helpful, concerned about others, adaptive
Abilities: N/A
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Relationships: Akari’s previous boss, father of Mika, divorced but on good terms with MIka’s mother
Goals: Be a good father for Mika, maintain the Nakahara Shrine
Character Inspirations: Eisuke Urushibara from "Steins;Gate"
<h2>Mika Kammuri</h2>
Species: Human
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Appearance: Short and thin, with wavy brown hair and wide blue eyes. 5’0’’
Fashion Style: School uniform, miko outfits, and casual skirts and t-shirts
Personality: Kind, energetic, enthusiastic in whatever she does
Abilities: N/A
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Relationships: Daughter of Jin, part-time shrine maiden under Jin
Goals: Stay close to both her parents, get good grades in school
Character Inspirations: Kanata Higa from "Harukana Receive"