Sanae Kotiya (東風谷 早苗 Kochiya Sanae?, alternate spelling Sanae Kochiya)
Species: Human
Ability: Power to work miracles
Location: Moriya Shrine
Also known as: Deified Human of the Wind
Theme: Faith is for the Transient People
Stage 5 boss and priestess (miko) of the Moriya Shrine. Though she is human, she is Suwako's descendant and has the power to create miracles due to her divine blood. In the past, people began to worship her as a living god due to these miracles, despite the fact that she was the priestess of another god and most of the miracles were her god's. As the outside world changed, though, faith in both Sanae and her god Kanako declined and they chose to move their shrine to Gensokyo. Wanting to gather the faith of Gensokyo's residents, she threatened to close down the Hakurei Shrine, which resulted in a resounding defeat for her and her gods. It was then she understood that she is no longer a living god in this land of miracles, but only a normal human being.
