What are kitsunes?
Kitsunes are canine shaped creatures, master of the spiritual magic and once only species in that world that has been shattered along the different ages. Divided in two sub species, Kitsune and Nogitsune are the balance of this world, none can exist with their opposite. Often seen in large colony of thousands souls, those creature are masters of the 9 elements on this world, their tail growing once they acquire and master one of those elements, up to as many tails as there are elements.
Not every kitsune can master every type of magic and only those pure of hearts can either decide to curse them self to turn into a tailmouth or master all 9 of those abilities once they reach a thousand moon cycles. This process is irreversible, if a pure kitsune decide to curse himself he would be too pure to turn back and once master of one ability they would be not pure enough anymore. |
War of the Guardians
The kitsune and tailmouth's culture is pretty close. In fact their story is linked by one event that almost turn that world in hell. Known as War of the Guardian, this war began when an unbalance between nogitsune and kitsune was felt. Hatred, jealousy and power were turning brothers and sisters again each other. Creature seen as guardian of this paradise that was once this earth were fighting against each other, insanity taking on every soul which corrupted more that already wounded earth even more. The cause was hybrids, Half kitsune, Half nogitsune. Unlike their cousin, they could choose their sides, living among darkness or light. Hatred grew stronger and it was only after everything was over that what cause the war was known.
Kitsune and nogitsune's casts were not able to protect the balance of every magic that filled the air and it has to change again. A half-breed who joined the nogitsune's clan knew the only way was to start from a new step, ending this age of hate and fear and starting a bright future. Not alone, a little group of them from both sides went to the main altar that was meant to symbolize both species were living in peace and among each other. With all their magics, they gave up their life, their chant still humming in the wind; this was the only thing that could have been heard since then.
Recovering from their madness, that sacrifice, even as humble and painful it was for both clans, had a price. Magic got released since the beginning of this war and has to be controlled again. Purest of those creatures has been seen cursed to turn into monster to many's eyes. In that silent day, where only kitsune and nogitsune were living in that two side world, a new species emerged.
Kitsune and nogitsune's casts were not able to protect the balance of every magic that filled the air and it has to change again. A half-breed who joined the nogitsune's clan knew the only way was to start from a new step, ending this age of hate and fear and starting a bright future. Not alone, a little group of them from both sides went to the main altar that was meant to symbolize both species were living in peace and among each other. With all their magics, they gave up their life, their chant still humming in the wind; this was the only thing that could have been heard since then.
Recovering from their madness, that sacrifice, even as humble and painful it was for both clans, had a price. Magic got released since the beginning of this war and has to be controlled again. Purest of those creatures has been seen cursed to turn into monster to many's eyes. In that silent day, where only kitsune and nogitsune were living in that two side world, a new species emerged.
Culture
Light and darkness, kitsunes been always decided and their will to get closer only brought unbalance and proof that only two species can't balance the world. With the end of the warm, most altar got destroyed, magic leaving those monuments and making both species unworthy to be guardian anymore. Now living in small community of hundreds souls, they keep wondering around the world as they usually did in the past but this time hatred and fear consumed most of them, making them uncomfortable to see their cousin, especially for late generation that has known only stories and never lived the disaster.
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