Fox Clan (TCG)

The Fox Clan was one of the Minor clans of the Emerald Empire. A Crane Takes Flight, by D. G. Laderoute Kyūden Kitsune was their ancestral seat of power. A Call for Diplomacy (Crane Clan letter)
== History ==
=== Founding ===
The tiny remnant of the Ki-Rin Clan, who had stayed behind while the rest of their clan traveled, eventually settled near Shiro Shiba under Phoenix protection. They were nearly slaughtered by the Lion Clan during the Lion march on Phoenix lands in the Lion-Phoenix War. After a truce was called, the Lion were granted the Ki-Rin lands, and the remnant Ki-Rin samurai became the Fox Clan and were given independent status and new lands were given Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, pp. 55-56 by the Emperor Hantei Genji, the territory encompassing Kitsune Forest and changed their name to the Fox Clan to reflect their new home. Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, p. 210 The founded was the hunter Shinun who was led to Chikushō-dō by two foxes she had freed from her traps—fox spirits who helped found the Kitsune family bloodline. Celestial Realms, p. 10
=== Kitsune Forest ===
The Kitsune forest had already been claimed by spirits, and the Fox Clan had to adapt to the rules of their new home, and through the guidance of the kitsune fox spirits of Senkyō, they achieved harmony. In return for the Fox Clan's respect and reverence, the spirits of Kitsune Forest gave the clan their protection. 
=== Ki-rin Ancestry ===
Once the followers of Shinjo who remained behind in the Empire, the Kitsune family of the Fox Clan was noted for its scholarship, its knowledge of the medicinal properties of plants, and the subtle magic of its shugenja. The Kitsune family also had an alliance of sorts with the kitsune fox-spirits of their homeland, and some said that the samurai have intermarried with the spirits many times over the generations. Legend of the Five Rings - Roleplaying, p. 18 Those who inherited the Blood of the Fox, became shapeshifters. Wedding at Kyotei Castle, p. 7
=== Winter Court ===
The Fox Clan was honored to play host to the Imperial Winter Court twice in the early centuries of the Empire. Emerald Empire: The Essential Guide to Rokugan, p. 51
=== Crane Alliance ===
In the 12th century an alliance with the Crane Clan was forged, under the arrangement of the wedding of the Crane Clan Champion Doji Hotaru with Kuzunobu. 
== Details ==
=== Notable Holdings ===
* Kitsune Forest
* Kyūden Kitsune
=== Schools ===
* Kitsune Impersonator Tradition (Courtier, Shugenja)
=== Fox Clan Champion ===
The Fox Clan Champion was the leader of the Fox Clan and daimyō of the Kitsune family. The following are the known Champions of the Fox Clan:
Shinun 	? - ?
Kitsune Gohei	? - Present
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Category:Fox Clan Leaders (TCG)
Champion Fox
Category:Fox Clan Families (TCG)