All the information here was collected from open source like wikipedia and was checked to cut off some personal options, fanon beliefs… to remain as objective as possible. In the later editing, some info from Profile book was added. It is an official published book, so all informations it contained are canon.

The information here was updated to catch up with the recent events in manga, so it may content manga’s spoiler.

Some say that a youkai cannot love, can only use; that human dalliances of demonic forces are destined for tragedy. Some tell of the wispy souls of women who faded away after they were discarded, forever walking the earth in search of their cold-hearted lovers; others whisper of the women or their halfling babes who became the meals of the creatures that wooed them. Cautionary tales, indeed, meant to frighten young girls out of falling prey to attractive strangers in the wild, of allowing themselves to love that which should be feared.What if a child is raised by a youkai? What of her?

She is neither human nor youkai; feared by the creatures of her birth for her connection with the latter, she relies on the reflexes of her protector to keep her safe from his kind as well as her own. And protect her he does, without question, again and again. She quickly learns to read his moods in the shifts of colour in his eyes, to know when to speak and when to stay silent, to accept without question her place as he permits her to stay at his side season after season, year after year.

This child becomes his mirror, the yin to his yang, bright and shining and loving, the delicate flower that he could crush with a swift movement of his claws…but does not.

When the child becomes a woman of soft curves and softer looks, her desire only to please him, does he callously take her maidenhood in payment for his protection, and then cast her out or devour her? Undoubtedly there are youkai who would do this; however, not this youkai, not this Sesshomaru.

His use of the Tenseiga to resurrect Rin, and then his repeated combat for her safety’s sake speak louder than his dismissive words. There are those who whisper that she is only a possession, valued no more highly than a good pair of boots…but would he risk death for a mere trifle? His words so often were at odds with his actions while she remained a child, but when she became a woman…. His pride warred with his heart, growling that he would not repeat his father’s mistake. His heart calmly answered that the mistake would not be repeated, because the maiden would be wed. His pride snarled no hanyou filth; his heart mused on the names of heirs.

His pride didn’t stand a chance. At least, we would like to think so.

Why this pairing, which seems at the first glance so very unlikely? The fundamental belief in romance, in opposites attracting, of the timeless nature of the fairytale is what drives our fascination with the possible relationship between the taiyoukai and his ward. The arrogant, posturing princeling forced to grow up and become not only worthy of his father’s inheritance, but also worthy of a woman’s love. The woman, of no remarkable birth or breeding, who becomes the consort of a king due to her fierce loyalty. The beggar lass catching the eye of the prince. The spoiled youth who puts aside his selfish impulses to become the unlikely saviour of his people.

Any of these sound familiar? The infinite variations on these stories may be found in all cultures around the world, and fuel our belief that inside that reserved exterior beats a passionate heart…and a young girl with wide, dark eyes and a sunny smile holds the key to his ultimate salvation. As in all good fairy tales, her unwavering devotion is rewarded with his love…and they live happily ever after.

This is our version of this feudal fairytale; others may have differing opinions, to which they are most certainly entitled. However, we prefer the vision of a young woman securely nestled in the arms of her taiyoukai as a storm of cherry blossoms swirl about them, their twining black and silver hair dappled with soft pink petals. Hopelessly romantic? We like to think that love makes anything possible.

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Name: りん Rin
Family: Father, mother and a brother. All of them was killed by bandits.

Skill: Survival on her own.
Because she has no relatives, she knows how hard it is to survive. She cannot help but obtain food by looting and savaging. She does what she has to survive in Warring States Era.

Spirit: Strength from innocence.
She is curious about everything and feels that life is something to be treasured. Also, she will innocently approach anyone, whether friend or foe. She has the strength to trust in people’s good intentions and has a gentle heart.

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Name: 殺生丸 – Sesshoumaru/ Sesshomaru and sometimes it can be spelled as Sessyoumaru.
Age: Nineteen (in human year).
Race: Inu youkai (dog demon).
Family: Father (dead), mother and a haft-brother Inuyasha.
Weapon: Tenseiga, Tokijin (broken), Bakusaiga.

Sesshoumaru is one of the sons of the powerful youkai leader Inu no Taisho (Though Inu no Taisho is not a name, it’s easier to call him by a special title for him). A youkai is a full demon. Since Inu no Taisho is considered to be a daiyoukai, Sesshoumaru is, technically speaking, a daiyoukai himself. He is mostly a calm and collected person who hardly shows any emotions and never laughs.

With the ambition to walk the path of conquest, he desires to become stronger, even at the expense of others. He will not, however, use the shards of the Shikon no Tama to gain strength, which separates him from other youkai questing for power. Sesshoumaru was obsessively proud about his father, and because he respected his bloodline, he despised Inuyasha whose mother is a human and insulted Naraku who wanted to take advantage of Sesshoumaru’s power. For one with such pride in his power, copperation is proof of weakness and being alone is the condition for the strong.

Sesshoumaru originally coveted InuYasha’s sword, the powerful Tetsusaiga. Tetsusaiga was a destructive sword made from one of his father’s fangs. A barrier was cast around the sword so that most youkai (demons) or one without compassion for humans (which would include Sesshoumaru) cannot hold or wield it as it burns their flesh.
Even knowing that he cannot touch the sword, Sesshoumaru still desired to take it from InuYasha. He fought with InuYasha in their father Inu no Taisho’s grave and by chance, InuYasha transformed the blade for the first time and hacked off Sesshoumaru’s left arm. After that, Sesshoumaru began using the arms of other youkai, but they rotted and became useless after a while since the organs of lesser demons can’t bear the power of a daiyoukai that is contained within Sesshoumaru.

Techniques:
- Straight attack: Strikes, Poison claws.
- Weapon acttack: Tokijin and later is Bakusaiga.
- Demon-power assisted acttack: Giant dog Transformation.
- Defend: Nullify poison. Nullify demon aura, Tenseiga’s barrier.
- Recovery: Tenseiga.
- Special: Using fur.

Weapons: Tenseiga, Tokijin, Bakusaiga.

Sesshoumaru inherited the Tenseiga, the companion blade of the Tessaiga, another sword made from his father’s fang. However, the Tenseiga, which be said that can bring 100 people back to life with a single swing, was originally incapable of harming an opponent, thus it was useless in a battle. This is why he desired the Tetsusaiga instead. He eventually used the power of Tenseiga to resurrect the head of Goshinki so that Kaijinbo could forge the Tokijin from his fangs. Although the Tokijin was a formidable weapon, it is later destroyed during a fight with Moryomaru. However, the swordsmith Totosai reforged Tenseiga with the ability to send opponents into the afterlife with a single swing, making it a weapon to replace Tokijin. And then, after Tenseiga lost its destructive power, in a fight with Magatsuhi- another Naraku’s affiliate, Sesshoumaru gained a new sword of his own called Bakusaiga. With that sword, Sesshoumaru was said that he has surpassed his father.

Bakusaiga and Tenseiga
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Beside the well-known haft-brother Inuyasha and their father, recently it has been revealed that Sesshomaru has a mother who is still alive. In chapter 466 (beyond the anime). Sesshoumaru was said to be looking for something, and it turned out to be his mother. She is an inu-youkai too and she lives in a huge mansion in the sky that shows her hight status. Her character is somehow alike Sesshoumaru so much. She is cold, calm outside but when she teached Sesshoumaru about the value of life, compassionate heart and saved Rin later, we can see that she has a heart more gentle than the outlook.

Sesshoumaru’s mother