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Sages of Gensokyo

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The Sages of Gensokyo (幻想郷の賢者 Gensoukyou no Kenja), also known as the Youkai Sages (妖怪の賢者 Youkai no Kenja), are a mysterious group responsible for the creation of Gensokyo, both separating it from the Outside World and establishing its current social order. One of their most famous actions was the proposal of the Hakurei Barrier. Upon its creation, the Dragon God made its last known appearance and the sages pledged eternal peace to it. The sages also maintain Gensokyo's segregation pact with the denizens of the Underworld.

By the present day, the sages had fallen out of touch with each other. Yukari Yakumo had been the only publically active sage for a long time. As of Spring 2010, Kasen Ibaraki has come down from Youkai Mountain and taken a more active role in Gensokyo under an alias for unknown reasons, and currently only Yukari is confirmed to be aware of her previous identity as a sage. In the midsummer of 2017, Okina Matara returned to the open public by causing an incident designed to catch everyones' attention, particularly that of the other sages.

Note: Although they were originally referred to as the "Youkai Sages", at least one of them, the God Okina Matara, insists on more accurately being termed a God instead of a Youkai.

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