Aoyuki Fubuki

Backstory: Aoyuki Fubuki was born in a secluded mountain shrine where winter never truly ends. Her clan were Keepers of the Silent Gate—ancient guardians tasked with sealing spirits that fed on fear and cold. From childhood, Fubuki learned to walk barefoot on ice, to listen to snowfall as if it were a language, and to smile even when the wind cut like knives. Unlike the others, she wasn’t chosen for her strength—but for her calm. Spirits responded to her presence by growing quiet, as if the storm itself bowed its head. When she came of age, the shrine was attacked by outsiders seeking to harness the sealed power beneath the torii gate. Fubuki alone survived, freezing the battlefield in a single, flawless moment of stillness. Now she wanders as a veil-bound exorcist, wearing ceremonial garments from her lost shrine. The fur she carries once belonged to a guardian beast who chose her as its final master. She hides her grief behind a knowing smile, helping villages plagued by winter curses while quietly searching for a way to rebuild the Silent Gate—or decide whether the world deserves it again.