Gensoukyou:Minamitsu Murasa

Background
A long, long time ago, Minamitsu Murasa died in a shipwreck. Up until that point, her life had been mostly un-notable - perhaps she had once been a mere commoner, perhaps a royal, maybe even a pirate. She doesn't remember. It's been over a thousand years.

What the ghostly captain does remember is waking up in the ruins of the wrecked vessel with one hell of a grudge towards the living. Over the next few hundred...or even thousand years, Minamitsu lived without purpose. Without real aim. Simply wrecking the ships of the living. Her envy and grudge burned bright for years, her reputation growing among the living, who spoke of the vengeful 'Captain Murasa' in hushed tones, and with fearful gazes towards the sea. They spoke of a frightful captain of the damned, who sunk ship after ship with her mighty anchors, dragging the living down to the sea merely for supper.

Gradually, Murasa was given purpose. Evolving from a mere run-of-the-mill Funayurei to a full blown Youkai, complete with identity and purpose, Captain Murasa began to capsize more and more ships, embracing her reputation - and, in turn, becoming a threat that could not be ignored.

Finally, a Buddhist monk was called upon to vanquish Murasa. A well known one, at that. "If I kill her, perhaps those foolish humans will learn their place...and maybe I can even free myself from this cursed ocean, and attack the humans who walk upon the land." So bright did the flames of envy and hatred burn in her heart, that the phantom eagerly counted down the days, till which she could finally make that monk her victim, and show the living how foolish they truly were.

Oddly, when that day came, Murasa found the task of sinking the ship to be...oddly easy. A single swing of her anchor, and the entire thing crumbled to bits, the monk seemingly obliterated by her blow, the crew of the ship incredibly easy prey. Discouraged, the phantom turned her gaze away from the depths of the sea, and towards the shore...

...Only to find a shining ship, looking just like the day it had been built. A majestic vessel, the likes of which Murasa had never seen before. Breathtaken, it was all Murasa could do but just watch.

"The ship that brought us here was sunk in a shipwreck. I've used my powers to make a new ship, but this is a very special ship, so there's no one that can captain it." Then, extending her hand to Murasa, the monk said:

"But you can captain this ship."

At long last, Muarasa had a reason to live. Her savior was that monk she hated so much - Byakuren Hijiri, the woman who, at last, gave her a reason to live. Though, as a Funayūrei, she still had to sink ships and drown individuals to survive, from that day forward, not only did she pledge herself entirely to Byakuren's service, the captain even began to choose her victims more carefully, even taking the time to have one last chat before consuming her fill. The sole condition was that she was made captain of the palanquin.

A few decades passed, and then the unthinkable happened - Byakuren was sealed away, by the very same humans she had tried so hard to get to coexist with Youkai. Though filled with a terrible rage, Murasa could not act, as she herself had also been sealed away, both the ghost and her ship locked deep within the ground. Decades passed, but one day at last, as fate would have it, a geyster caused by the rampage of a certain Hell raven sent her ship flying free from its seal.

Lost in a strange land, Murasa spent some time inquiring to the locals, soon devising a plan. At last, the opportunity to free her savior presented itself, a chance to save the monk, just as so many years ago the monk had saved the captain. From there, Murasa gathered Byakuren's other followers, resulting in one of the more benign 'incidents' in Gensoukyou's history, resulting in Byakuren being freed, and the Palanquin being converted to Myouren Temple.

In the present day, Murasa mostly helps out around the temple or the human village, occasionally venturing to the outside world for her needs as a Funayūrei. Working every day, to strive hard, and help make peace between youkai and human.

Power/Combat
Utilizing massive waves, her own abilities as a phantom, and enormous anchors, Murasa is a force to be reckoned with.

Causing Shipwrecks

Her signature ability, the name is rather misleading. Though she can indeed sink literally any ship known to man or Youkai, her ability is more so the ability to drown anything. While she can conjure waves upon the surface with aid of her ladle, this ability is only particularly pronounced near bodies of water, such as large rivers, lakes, gulfs, oceans, and even hot springs. As a result, fighting her near or in bodies of water waist-deep or bigger is ill-advised.

Ladle

While not a power in the strictest sense, Murasa possesses a bottomless, enchanted ladle, which can conjure up a seemingly endless supply of water. Given time, the waves it summons can gradually overwhelm an individual, leading to Murasa taking a rather defensive approach upon land.

Phantom Anchors

Murasa's main form of offense and defense, outside of the whole 'drowning' thing, primarily comes from the anchors that she can conjure. Capable of bringing out up to ten massive, cold iron anchors at a single time, Murasa uses them to both overwhelm the opponent, as well as buy time for her ladle to finish the job (or to simply rip open ships). While incredibly ill-suited at precision, the sheer size and power of the anchors forces her opponents to go on the defensive, making them effective weapons in spite of their slow speed and clunky nature.

Possession

More of a quirk of her race then anything else, Murasa has the capability to possess the living. While this can only result in seriously whacking the emotions of anyone with a particularly strong will, for anyone else, especially humans, Murasa can very possibly take over their bodies. Usually, this will be saved after a few rounds of crashing waves, as most residents of Gensoukyou possess strong enough wills to resist flat-out possession. Should she succeed, the effects last until she either releases her hold, or is exorcised. This is mostly saved as an ability to 'defeat' foes whom she is fighting on non-lethal terms, as straight-up drowning tends to be rather lethal, and she has little reason to possess people otherwise.

Personality
In spite of her cold body, and chilling powers, Murasa is rather kind-hearted, and possess a optimistic view on life. Devoting her days to the Myouren Temple, and the well-being of all in the temple itself, the captain is a person who can be relied upon.

While she harbors some guilt over it, Murasa does continue to capsize ships, but chooses her victims carefully, even often wandering out of Gensoukyou to find particularly disposable individuals within the outside world to drag to the depths of the sea. While she would prefer to avoid it if at all possible, the act is the only way she can truly feed - mortal food doesn't do anything for her save for taste. In spite of this, she still attempts to give the victims of her drownings one last chat.

Rather bizarrely for a Youkai, Murasa almost always acts with friendliness and warmth towards even humans, even going so far as to protecting them. However, this is reserved only for those she sees as good at heart - for individuals she sees as despicable, Murasa will hold no mercy or kinship towards.

Major
Byakuren Hijiri - Murasa sees the monk as her savior and, rather fittingly, has a great deal of respect for her, to the point of helping break Byakuren free from the monk's seal.

Denezins of the Myouren Temple - Comrades in arms.

Trivia
The outfit she wears in present day was stolen from the remains of one of her victims around the time she was released from her seal.