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--- species:kitsune [2025/07/09 20:04] – [Sexuality and Love] glein
+++ species:kitsune [2025/08/17 19:17] (current) – [Biological Variation] Expanded Rabenite Kitsune section glein
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 Kitsune childbirth is both ritual and ordeal. Midwives are often spirit-weavers, tasked with safeguarding the infant’s soul during delivery.  The mother is surrounded by embers or sacred foxfire, symbols of ancestral protection.  The first breath is guided by a chant known as the "Whisper of the First Flame", believed to draw the child’s soul into the body fully.
-📈 Stages of Life
+Stages of Life
   - Kitsune Pup (0–12 years)
     * Physically similar to humanoid children with soft fur patches, pointed ears, and a single tail.
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 __Forest Born Kitsune__
-//Veranti//, typically have tawny skin with fur colors ranging from red to black with speckles of white. They have a heightened affinity for illusion magic and are often seen as some of the best tempered of the clans. They also have the distinction of having longer whiskers than the other clans. Physical build is dependent on the various forested regions. Verdanti, are typically the most varied of the clans, having the widest ranges and the most recorded customs, per shear volume of persons.
+//Veranti//, typically have tawny skin with fur colors ranging from red to black with speckles of white. They have a heightened affinity for illusion magic and are often seen as some of the best tempered of the clans. They also have the distinction of having longer whiskers than the other clans. Physical build is dependent on the various forested regions. Verdanti, are typically the most varied of the clans, having the widest ranges and the most recorded customs, per sheer volume of persons.
 __Arctic Born Kitsune__
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 //Caspians//, are the second most numerous species behind the Veranti. They are varied some having opalescent skin while others are olive tan, pearlescant tails that range from white to seafoam blue. Their eyes typically hail from the blue spectrum, also possessing rare tones such as purple (This comes from the fish they consume). Their fur has become sleek and water repellant, losing their bushy appearance to become more ribbon-like. Mainly pescatarians, the Caspians live in coastal waterways and sometimes marshlands. Having evolved sickle like black retractable claws, and rudimentary gills under their jawline for extended diving sessions, though they are not truly semi-aquatic. They are rarely seen, being the most reclusive of the clans.
+__Rabenite Kitsune__
+//Cultural Name//, are considered the more 'estranged' branch of Kitsune, due to the origin of this particular group, and the effects this origin has had on it's generations, resulting in a different kind of Kitsune than your typical fare.  The kitsune of this group are noted as being much more inclined towards sexual feeding to recover their energies over the normal food methods.  They still use htem, but they find absorbing energy from those they have physical relationships with to be more invigorating to them.  The origin of this stems from several of the earliest members of this group forming pact bonds with Orias, and them forming traditions of pacting to the demoness queen.  But this generational action has driven them out of the more traditional societies of Kitsune, leading to them being much more 'adventurous' and 'exploratory' than others, and could be said to be the Kitsune one is most likely to encounter outside of the Kitsune's home and immediate colony systems.
 ===== Psychology =====
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+Tsuienesh
 ==== Naming ====
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 ==== Religion ====
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+Optional. If already covered in a Nation article, feel free to link and include a basic blurb here.  Section currently incomplete, pending significant clarification and write-ups.
+Core Belief
+  * Dreams as Sacred Pathways: Dreams are not just the mind’s wanderings but actual journeys into the spirit realm — a world layered atop the waking world, where kami (spirits) dwell, and the raw, unfiltered nature of things is revealed.
+  * Spirits of Dreams: There are kami specifically tied to dreams — some are guardians, some are tricksters, some deliver messages or omens.
+  * Ancestral Connection: Ancestors visit the living through dreams, offering guidance or warnings.
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+Shrines & Sacred Spaces
+  * Dream Shrines: Small shrines near bedrooms or special dream temples where people pray before sleep, asking for clear visions or protection from nightmares.
+  * Sacred Pillows & Talismans: People might use blessed pillows, dreamcatchers, or charms that encourage good dreams or ward off malicious spirits.
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+Rituals
+  * Pre-Sleep Offerings: Offer rice, sake, incense, or water at the dream shrine before bed to invite benevolent spirits.
+  * Dream Sharing Ceremonies: Upon waking, people share significant dreams with a priestess or shaman who interprets them and helps align the dreamer’s waking life with the messages.
+  * Rites for Nightmares: Exorcisms or cleansing rituals for persistent nightmares thought to be caused by malevolent spirits.
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+Priesthood & Roles
+  * Yume-no-Miko/Yume-no-Mikoto: Special clergy trained to enter lucid dreams, perform spirit journeys, and interpret dreams for the community.
+  * Yumetsukai: Some particularly gifted individuals act as living bridges — their dreams are prophetic or communal, sometimes dreaming on behalf of the whole village, and are often highly practiced in how to act upon the Dream Veil through magic, often making protective wards for others and being negotiators with dreams spirits on the behalf of others.
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+Festivals
+  * Festival of the Sleeping Moon: On the first new moon of a year, there is a communal gathering, often a party, where many normally looked down upon acts are allowed, so long as they are safe, as a means to help 'wake' the moon for the new year.  It is believed the excessive noise and activity of those during the night help to ensure that terrible dreams fail to gain a foothold in the year.
+  * Night Vigil: A act to remain awake and vigilant during the night to ensure that the safety of the family is secured when a kitsune leaves their home as a child for the last time, to now find their place as an adult.
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+Doctrine
+  * Fluid and Oral: Dreams can take many forms, and thusly, no two regions treat them the same, as the local conditions, the people, and the tales of the land can all result in very different patterns and acts to protect the community.
+  * Living Mythology: Spirits change form; dreams are seen as ever-shifting revelations of the divine.
+  * Morality: A good life is one where your waking deeds do not pollute your spirit, allowing your dreams to remain clear and true.
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+Symbols
+  * Sacred Flowers: Blooming only at night — symbols of the fleeting beauty of dreams.
+  * Animals: Foxes, owls, moths — creatures of the night who act as messengers between the waking and dreaming worlds.
+  * Dream Masks: Used in rituals to help dreamers ‘travel’ safely into the other realm.
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+How It Shapes Society
+  * Dreams as Guidance: Major decisions (marriage, planting crops, starting journeys) are often preceded by seeking a significant dream.
+  * Dream Crimes: Spiritual wrongdoing — such as invading another’s dream maliciously — is taken as seriously as waking crimes.
 ==== Philosophy ====