New OC: Hana Hashino
Name: Hana Hashino
Age: 24
Species: Human
Powers: None that she's aware of.
Faceclaim: Louisa May Alcott
Occupation: Human Ambassador and Broker of Trade between the Human village and surrounding, sentient youkai populations.
Backstory:
Trade between the Human Village and the local youkai populations within Gensoukyou has been a necessary evil for quite some time. The humans make up the bulk of Gensoukyou's surface population, and as such are primary source for a lot of the goods that get traded between the various sentient species. Ergo, it's nearly impossible for even the most well established and isolated youkai to go without having at least some of the things necessary for daily comforts to not pass through human hands.
That being said, one can imagine that tensions between Humans and Youkai within Gensoukyou leads to such trade being... difficult. Humans, for the most part, are terrified of Youkai, and would rather not risk their skin for the profit of the youkai. However, doing so not only provides some manner of comfort in good relations with some of the more organized youkai ( such as the Tengu ), but also can ensure that the humans profit as well with some goods outside of their reach ( kappa technology, outside world goods sourced from the SDM, hunted goods that would otherwise be dangerous to acquire, to name a few ).
That is where the Hashino family plays their role.
While not quite a noble family, the Hashino family has served as the mediator overseeing trade between the Human Village and the other various factions throughout Gensoukyou. While it started as a form of psuedo sacrifice to quell the youkai raiding their farms or otherwise, and though many still belief it as a similar ritual, the truth has shifted to being a full-blown brokering of sorts. The village produces goods in excess of what they can use, and that excess is used to trade with outsiders that might want or need them. In exchange, the Humans have some peace of mind that their goods won't be stolen, as well as benefit from some goods that would otherwise be inaccessible.
Hana is the latest Generation of her family, having fully taken over after her father. She's also perhaps the most... aware of the sheer danger she faces as the sole mediator between species whom she had grown up listening to terrifying stories about. She has no notable powers nor fighting capabilities; no-one to guard her or see her safely through youkai territory; nothing really to keep her from being a meal besides sheer good faith of knowing that she's more useful alive than dead.
What fun.
As such, she lives a very high-stress life that sees a lot of running around, despite having only very recently taken over the trade from her retired father. She travels between the village and the variable reaches of Gensoukyou accompanied by only her loyal Ox whom pulls her wagon, littered with various seals and charms to ward off more... evil youkai ( though perhaps ineffectually ).
Hopefully she can do well to keep her family's trade alive.
... and herself.
