Hailing from the Fey wild, Kitsunes are a type of Yōkai, the name Kitsune translating to 'fox spirits' in the common tongue. Despite their good intentions, kitsune were viewed negatively due to their trickster nature. They were known to lie, cheat, steal and possess naïve individuals. Though one might consider them evil purely because of those reasons, the truth is their tricks were never malicious and were almost always petty or just outright silly. Those kitsune who maliciously trick or sadistically harm others are called Gumiho. These undead and malevolent Kitsune are mostly the main reason why people mistrust the Kitsune because many cannot tell the difference between the two. Likewise kitsune mistrust other humanoids who sometimes hunt them for their magical furs and tails. Despite this, if one is to accept a Kitsune for who they are, they will form an undying bond with said Kitsune.   Originally, the Kitsune were a race of Fey and Celestial creatures who lived in the Fey Wild, often serving Inari fox gods and taking on the responsibility of sending messages to the mortals on the outside world. In this plane, they were incredibly powerful and immortal creatures of purity and beauty, although their trickster nature still showed through, often playing pranks on the Arch-Fey of the courts. These pranks were, although frustrating, generally harmless. That was, until one day when the first Gumiho was born. This undead Kitsune not only committed a grave sin to the Inari gods, but they also singlehandedly killed an Arch-fey of the court. Citing this transgression, the court decided to put a law in place that greatly constricted the freedom of the Kitsune, basically turning them into slaves of the courts. This would go on for around 500 years, until one day, a 9-tail-fox named Yorufune decided to abandon the Fey Wild in search of newfound freedom and happiness, taking around 3000 Kitsune with her. Though they did eventually find their freedom in the material plane, it came at the cost of their immortality, their Celestial nature, and a majority of their power. The Kitsune that stayed retained their celestial nature and immortal power, yet cannot physically enter the outside plane themselves, only being able to project their fox-forms.   Kitsune tend to be around 4'9" to 6'0" tall, and have hair colors ranging from gold, orange, black, silver, tan, or on rare occasions, white. Kitsunes tend to be young and beautiful, taking on a similar appearance to either a Human or an Elf. However, the main differing factors are the appearances of foxlike appendages on their body. These would be factors such as fox ears and a lack of humanoid ears, natural and mystical body tattoos, whiskers, sharp canine teeth and claws, unnaturally colored glowing irises and slit pupils, and, most importantly, the appearance of tails where their tailbones are located. When a Kitsune will often refuse to hide their foxlike features, both out of the difficulty of such an action and of the pride they take in such an appearance.   Though many Kitsune tend to stay in hiding or recluse themselves away in shrines or pocket dimensions, many more have dispersed throughout the world to every continent, living among the other races as chaotic, carefree (and sometimes annoying) tricksters who bear a heart of gold. Despite living among other species, though, many Kitsune refuse to forego their cultural heritage, retaining their names, customs, accents, clothing, etc. Even modern Kitsune generations, who were not among those to leave the Fey wild originally, tend to have a strong sense of pride in their culture, although they are more willing and adaptable to other cultures than their predecessors.   (Note: If you were to take a Fey Wild 9-tailed-fox as a Warlock Patron, they would most likely fall under the Arch-Fey or Celestial Warlock Pacts.)