Kitsune

**Current**
Pre-Ragnarok

Kitsune are one of the 12 major races on Mekkan, Members of the race are either isolated in the Artica Wasteland region or are found roaming the world playing traicks or suducing people. They looked human but had fox ears and multiple fox tails depending on their wisdom.

## Background

Kitsune are a race of fox people that are quite rare outside the Wasteland and The Amber Isles. They tend to hide or flaunt their kitsune heritage while dealing with other races as a way to keep away from the discrimination and hatred built up in the legends of some of the most powerful kitsune. There are many legends floating around the world relating to powerful nine-tailed kitsune. Powerful and wise, a nine-tailed kitsune tend to be powerful mages. It is said in legend that kitsune are born tricksters and have nigh-infinite power by the time they are fully matured. Supposedly, the only way to kill a kitsune is to cut off all of its tails, where it's power is stored, but that is simply a tall tale to scare young children, their is an opposite version of the story where the deity Foxy will hunt down or curse any who dare multalate kitsune tails, this ledgend is often more true. Due to the legend stating that a kitsune's tail contains power, the kitsune became pretty reclused isolating themselves in their crystal valley in the wasteland. Only just getting back into the world after centuries of isolation.

## Culture

Kitsune society is a flourishing society of mages and clerics. Since Kitsune are taught about magic at such a young age it is quite common for them to seek out ways to improve on what they are already gifted with. Kitsune are typically quite reserved, in the valley built around Order, Chaos and Balance; However the dipictions of kitsune in the wider world who undertake a pillgramiage are known as a people who enjoy the loves and joys of any race: drinking, feasts, merriment, music, plays, poetry, and storytelling in general. Many of the legends of the Kitsune came from the Kitsune themselves, spinning tall tales of grand heroic mages and warriors. Races that didn't get along very well with Kitsune often viewed them as tricksters, manipulators and tramps.

After the Discordia Crisis a trio of nine-tails Harmonia, Discordia, and Iolia convinced the council of nines into coming out of hiding, and allowing people into their valley. Most of the kitsune are still very secretive, albeit passionate about their causes. Still, it is in the nature of a kitsune to be a bit of a trickster with people they get to know and it isn't uncommon for their jokes to 'go a little too far' in the eyes of other races. Other races are wary of these fox folk when they meet them. Many pose as humanoids in the world mimic some traits from other races, having shape changing as an innate ability in their blood to hide their true forms. Many kitsune go out to study magic or spread and uphold the word of their Triumvirate Deities. Some simply want to spread the stories or technology of their kind, valuing these great stories.

## Tails

Kitsune are famous for having multiple tails, what many do not know is kitsune earn their tails through trails that are presented before them, so remain the same others change depending on the person.
Below is a list of trails.

### Trials of Life

These trials are done quite early on in a kitsunes life.

 Kitsune's gain a tail for completing basic education.

### Trials of Order

These trials are given by Foxy the Order Kitsune Deity

 Near the end of the journey, a disabled person goes up to the person and asks for a lot of money, to get them healed - If they give it to them, they return it and the item is then fully enchanted

### Trials of Chaos

These trials are given by Erin the Chaos Kitsune Deity

 Collect the intertwined tendrils from Rage Rock in the Kitsune Realm, while avoiding becoming enraged at the many obstacles placed in your path along the way.

### Trials of Balance

These trials are given by Soul the Balance Kitsune Deity

 This is the final trial that every eight tailed Kitsune will take, the prerequisites are that you complete the Trail of Generosity, Wrath, very little is know about this trail.