Ginko and Kinko

Ginko and Kinko are characters in Final Fantasy XIV. They are vulpine Auspices found in Yanxia. Ginko and Kinko both serve Tamamo Gozen, and appear in FATEs related to her.
==History==
After young Ginko left offerings for Tamamo Gozen, a Namazu group stole the offerings while Ginko was tending the altars. Fearing the wrath of her mistress, Ginko asked for an adventurer's help to retrieve the offerings. Meanwhile, Kinko is pursued and cornered by a group of Onmyoji from Koshu, who have tried to capture Kinko to use her in a ritual. With the help of an adventurer she manages to escape.
In fox form, Ginko and Kinko can only observe when the Onmyoji discover that Tamamo was in the form of the Mikuzume. Tendo, the leader of the Onmyoji, captures Mikuzume and awakens Tamamo's power that was slumbering, but is killed by her. Tamamo goes out of control in her original form. The adventurer who had helped them earlier confronts Tamamo trying to calm her down. After the confrontation, Tamamo returns unconscious to Mikuzume's form, and Ginko and Kinko take her away to be nursed.
==Characteristics==
===Appearance===
Ginko and Kinko's original appearance are of two fox kit. They can transform into Au Ra girls. In Au Ra form, Ginko and Kinko have red eyes and silver and blond hair respectively. They wear a kimono and white skirts.
===Personality===
==Gameplay==
Ginko and Kinko start the FATEs and . Both FATEs are needed to spawn and eventually .
The is started by talking to Ginko at Doma in Yanxia (19.9, 7.4), during this FATE Mikuzume can be seen wandering around at the Glittering Basin (30, 31). The is started by talking to Kinko at the Glittering Basin (13, 30), during this FATE Mikuzume can be seen wandering around at Prism Lake (26 7.5).
Ginko and Kinko can be seen in the fox form watching from a distance during FATEs and . During the Outfoxed, a fox kit will spawn at the broken shrine at the Heron's Flight (34.5 13). 
==Behind the scenes==
Kinko shares her name with Kinko Kugane, another Auspice who appears during Astrologian quests. In Japanese Kinko's name is written in katakana (キンコ), and Kinko Kugane's name is written in kanji (金狐).
Category:Characters in Final Fantasy XIV
Category:Auspices