I'm thinking of making a shrine priest/ess who is a younger sibling of the heir, who will become an ambassador to the spirits/youkai in order to elicit supernatural aid. Will also function as a "support mage".

Gender of my character will depend on other people's preferences, as I usually try to go for a nice gender balance.

However, if it turns out we have too many squishies and non-fighters, I can opt to play a tankier individual, like a samurai or monk.