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Description "As long as there were kitsune elders to offer wise counsel, kitsune warriors to fight, and kitsune tricksters to stack the deck in their favor, her people would endure" - Lady Pearl-Ear of the Kitsune-bito's thoughts on her people.

The 'kitsune-bito', or foxfolk, of Kamigawa is a rather playful race. They live in the less dense parts of the great Jukai forests, close to the araba plains of Towabara. They also share close diplomatic ties with the humans of Towabara, and are even represented at their diplomatic court in Eiganjo. Therefore they are well-versed in the human tongue, and they even keep alternative names as simplified aliases for the sake of human understanding. The kitsune usually live in smaller villages with large families. They feel a strong connection to the spirits of nature and civilisation alike, and their senses are far more adept than those of humans, even capable of sensing the aura of children from birth. Physically they are far smaller than humans on average, but they are quick and agile beyond human capabilities. The length of their featureless muzzles also varies a great deal. Their society is led by the Elders of each village, who also act as spiritual leaders when they communicate with their kami. The kitsune are also well-trained in the ways of bushido and make for excellent samurai and rangers. They do not appreciate the hierarchy that rank brings about however. The kitsune are also very fond of playing tricks, and their mischievous nature occasionally gets them into tight situations.

This is fanart of the Kitsune-bito from the Kamigawa-cycle of Magic the Gathering.
To anyone who's completely lost about all this; the Kamigawa-cycle is a cycle of cards from Magic the Gathering, by Wizards of the Coasts, with storyline books written by Scott McGough.
The Kamigawa-cycle is more or less built on Japanese folklore and mythology.

Other related art:

The Kitsune and all other material within the Kamigawa-cycle mentioned here belong to Wizards of the Coast.
This artwork belongs to me.


I found it somewhat difficult to get the picture of their short fur to look right. More so, I had to find the right balance with their general outfits, as their clothing tends to be either very pompous or very plain.
Also, I had to use a lot of none-white colours to create the overall sensation of white with different nuances, which was pretty fun.
I hope you enjoy!

- Alexander, Dark-E
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Comments: 9

darklord86 [2013-12-23 16:24:18 +0000 UTC]

Nicely detailed!

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Dark-Emissary In reply to darklord86 [2013-12-27 21:36:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. Glad you like it.

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darklord86 In reply to Dark-Emissary [2013-12-27 22:17:13 +0000 UTC]

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Seimei-roo [2013-02-14 15:24:42 +0000 UTC]

His outfit is bangin'. I simply adore those little sandals! X)

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Dark-Emissary In reply to Seimei-roo [2013-02-15 11:37:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. ^^
These kitsune have some really fancy clothing. Their samurai in one way, and their poets, clerics and elders in another.
I just tried to give this one a simple medium.

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Seimei-roo In reply to Dark-Emissary [2013-02-17 02:19:50 +0000 UTC]

Weren't many samurai poets? Heh.

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Dark-Emissary In reply to Seimei-roo [2013-02-18 23:04:06 +0000 UTC]

Presumably. But if it's the same with the kitsune? I don't know.
I only heard of one kitsune poet in the lore, and not a whole lot is known about him/her. Hehe.

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Seimei-roo In reply to Dark-Emissary [2013-02-19 14:23:33 +0000 UTC]

Well. The kitsune was often described as being crafty and wise. I could easily see one being an excellent poet. Heh.

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Dark-Emissary In reply to Seimei-roo [2013-02-20 01:29:56 +0000 UTC]

I wouldn't be surprised either. They're pretty good with words in this book, so it definitely seems likely.

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