13, 16.
DEEP CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT QUESTIONS.
13: What are your muse's religious views? How seriously do they take them? Do they differ from most?
Everything that the Buddhism says, is what Hakue follows. He’s not the most strict follower of Buddhism, though -- after all, he’s not even human, and he can’t die, meaning Hakue would never achieve the Nirvana. But every Tengu in Mt. Kurama respects and follows Buddhism practices more often than not. It’s like they’re children of Buddhism, and the Buddhist monks, at least those of Mt. Kurama, are those who support and believe in the true kindness of the Tengus the most. Not only that, but Tengus are also the youkais that follow, guide, protect and watch over the Yamabushi, ascetic hermits that follow the Shugendo, which is the path of enlightenment. They’re strongly connected to that one particular religion ( more than they are to Shinto ), so all of them tend to take Buddhism very seriously.
A good thing that a lot of Japanese are Buddhist, too. Even by the time Shinto was starting to grow in Japan, there were still several who followed the Buddhism practices.
16: What actions has your muse taken that they regret or question? Do they have any justification for them, and if so, what?
Hakue is a very well behaved youkai, so there isn’t much he questions and/or regrets... If anything, he’s just often scared of going to the library at night, so he tries not to do that much. It’s scary to think that he might come across another intimidating youkai, and they should not, NEVER, fight another youkai where humans can see them. He might not be saved again either, so it’s something Hakue is often unsure if he wants to keep doing or not.
In the end, he still goes to the library. He really does like to read books, after all. Or have them read themselves to him.
