Kitsunes

* Half Form
* Fox Form

**Uncommon**

* Blue
* Dark brown

**Rare**

* Black
* Any other saturated color

**Kitsunes** are fox like creatures that bear resemblance to humans and foxes. They are servants of Thada and are one of three native species that inhabit Gellis.

## History

### Creation

After the Fox Demon, Azeria, was slain, her soul shattered into thousands of pieces and buried themselves within the frozen wasteland of the north. Thousands of years later, kitsunes crawled forth from the snow. The first kitsunes were foxes, pure and demonic. They gradually made their way into warmer lands in search of civilization, in return they were hunted relentlessly due to human’s perceiving them as magical. They found each other and fled, seeking shelter among the frozen peaks they were born from. Millennia passed, and they gradually began to adapt, changing to their new environment. Their skin was paler, their eyes were keener, and the cold did little to them. They eventually became more humanoid too, shedding most of their fur and coming to stand on two legs until they were practically identical to humans when disguised. Then, Thada found them, after hearing how they had been hunted, she promised to protect them and ensure that nothing would ever harm them in such a way ever again. Thus, the kitsunes devoted themselves and their cause fully to her.

### Evolution

Gradually, as Kitsunes began to grow further and further away from their demonic origins, they began to lose some of the abilities that normal demons had; warping and the ability to regenerate being two of them. They became a more mellowed out entity whose powers were a mere shadow of what they once were.

## Diet

After evolving from a fox demon, Kitsunes tend to stick to a omnivore-like diet, eating both berries, fruits and whatever else is able to grow in Gellis' frigid cold and meat. They hold themselves as "higher than most other beings" and tend to prepare their food in various extravagant ways. A meal without overembellishment is considered dull and not worth eating.

Uniquely, they also enjoy many hot beverages such as herbal tea and hot chocolate.

## Abilities

Kitsunes are able to create illusions, dreamwalk, and fly, though these powers are limited by the user in question. Some kitsunes specialize in illusions while others are able to dreamwalk extensively, others still are able to fly.

Dreamwalking is the ability that Kitsunes have which allows them to manifest their presence into another's dreams. They project their consciousness into whoever they wish to visit, and the level of trust the person has in them decides how many "strings" or how much influence the visiting kitsune has over the dream. Each string manifests itself as a small, spider web-like thread tied around each of the kitsune's fingers. They extend outwards and seemingly disappear into thin air. One appears with each "10%" of trust the person has and allows the kitsune to manipulate certain parts of the dream.

* 0 Strings: The kitsunes are unable to influence anything inside the dream and are unable to move. They are merely present and able to view the dream as it is.
* 1 String: This only gives the kitsune the ability to interact with the environment realistically. If the host were to be in a forest, the kitsune would be able to climb a tree, or pick a leaf from it, but nothing more.
* 2 Strings: This gives the kitsune the ability to "physically" interact with the host of the dream, for example, touching them or dragging them somewhere.
* 3 Strings: This gives the kitsune the ability to use illusions within the dream, the illusions function identically to how they do in the waking world, so if the host of the dream attempts to touch them, they'll disappear.
* 4 Strings: This allows the kitsune to move completely freely within the dream, meaning they can go as far away from the host as they would like, although this also means they can get lost.
* 5 Strings: This gives them the ability to alter small details about the overall  dream, such as the color of a door, the location of a flower and so on.
* 6 Strings: This allows the kitsune to use every ability they would have in the normal realm, including their individual talent as well as illusions and shapeshifting.
* 7 Strings: Seven strings allows the kitsune to completely change the scene of the dream, as well as manipulate (to an extent) the host's perception of the location
* 8 Strings: This simply allows the kitsune to "view" the person's memories and use them in the dream. However, the kitsunes are unable to actually watch the memory. However, if they wanted to make the dream happier and more personal, they could retrieve one of the memories the host considers happy, and apply it to the dream and vice versa.
* 9 Strings: This allows them to fully manipulate the person within the dream, even without touching them. Such as if they wanted the host to remain still, the host would simply freeze, unable to move no matter how much they willed themselves to.
* 10 Strings: And in addition to all of those abilities listed above, this grants them immunity from being evicted from the host's dream as well as prolonging it. They can prevent the host from waking up on their own and can even prevent an outside source from waking them (to an extent).

Some kitsunes are born with Korol magic, which stems from being a descendant of Thada and Svjetlo.

## Names

Kitsunes are most commonly named after something relating to the snow, hunting, or their job. For example, "Pyry" means snowstorm, "Salju" means snow. "Cypress" is a type of tree that grows in the snow.

## Trivia

* Kitsunes are originally from Japanese folk lore, and are a species of youkai.
	+ "Kitsune" means fox in Japanese
* Kitsunes have the best hearing out of most species in lore, being able to hear a watch tick from 40 yards away.