Then I'll take the first step towards bettering the game ^^
I'm bowing out of being an embodiment XD
Hopefully a few other 'embodiments' will peacefully follow suit and reduce the number of embodiments to something more manageable for those doing the actual work on the game. Those who remove themselves could probably be granted some sort of compensation such as a mention in the actual storyline etc. (considering embodiments have nothing at all to do with the story, I think this is a nice tradeoff).
It's not like I'm contributing much outside of fanart anyway. Plus my initial drive was to get MotK-tan and CPMC-tan into the game (how I got myself in is a mystery to me ~_~).
If there is space, maybe my character can receive a mention as being Moerin's Yukari-like friend/advisor with a personal ulterior agenda.
My own 5 cents on the matter -
If you really do want this game to be somewhere on par with the other touhou-spinoffs, then a bit more work on the characters is in order.
a) We need a bit more diversity than 'youkai, deity, youkai, deity, and the occasional fairy' (I mean 'general youkai' like Yukari and Meirin rather than 'specific youkai' like Ichirin and Satori). I suggest introducing novel mythical creatures, maybe even western ones, for a little more flavour. Say, werewolves, lesser-dragons, minotaurs, griffins, dryads, efreets, fauns, ghouls, incubi, succubi (hey, AF's character can be a succubus, which would explain the 'manipulation of fetishes). Maybe eastern ones who have yet to receive any say in touhou, such as the phoenix, kirin, ame-onna, yuki-onna, baku, byakko, doji, etc. (for a nice list,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_legendary_creatures and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_legendary_creatures_from_Japan )
b) A bit more work on the character designs to make them more original. No offense to Slaves, whose art is, I must admit, awesome. But I recall seeing a Suwako-lookalike, a Nitori lookalike, a Koishi doppleganger, and a Tenshi ditto. We should do our best to make sure our characters don't come across as touhou ripoffs in any way. EDIT: I just realized there's a Nue-lookalike too.
c) More work on the powers. What does your character do in the world ijiyatsu? How does his/her powers support this task? Powers should reflect the world and vice-versa, I think.
My apologies if anything I said came across as critical/offensive. They are mere suggestions, nothing more. Feel free to disregard them if you please.
Also, I felt like writing last night, and I ended up starting a spinoff ijiyatsu tale. It was fun to write so I'll definitely be writing more once I find the time. Also, more fanart on the way, so expect more~