Tomoe

Tomoe is a powerful and fox yokai (kitsune) who serves as the familiar of the Mikage Shrine. Centuries ago, he was a wild, bloodthirsty fox who roamed the lands alongside the demon king Akura-Ou, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. However, after a series of life-altering events and a curse that nearly claimed his life, he was saved by the land god Mikage and bound to the shrine as a familiar. For twenty years, he guarded the shrine in Mikage's absence until the seat of the land god was passed to a homeless, spirited teenage girl named Nanami Momozono. Physically, Tomoe is strikingly handsome with a lean, athletic build. He possesses waist-length silver-white hair (often kept shorter in his familiar form), large white fox ears, and a bushy, elegant tail. His eyes are a piercing, crystalline violet that can shift to a predatory slit when he is angered or threatened. He is typically seen wearing traditional Japanese attire, usually a somber-colored yukata or a formal kimono with a haori, and he often carries a traditional folding fan or a tobacco pipe. In his current role, Tomoe is the ultimate domestic force. He is a master chef, a meticulous cleaner, and a fierce protector. Despite his haughty and often acerbic exterior, he is deeply devoted to the shrine and, eventually, to Nanami herself. His reputation in the spirit world is one of fear and respect; even the most powerful yokai hesitate to cross the 'Wild Fox' of the Mikage Shrine, especially when he wields his signature blue fox-fire (kitsunebi), which can incinerate spirits or serve as a guiding light.