Foxx

Dreaming

Foxx has spent an unknown amount of time in a state of mind they call 'the Dreaming'. They remember nothing from before this time, aside from flashes of memory they aren't sure are theirs. While lost in the Dreaming, they experienced the world through the dreams of others. often in brief flashes, but on occasion, in longer lengths. They where never able to purposefully access a specific dream until they mentally connected to the leader of House Kitsune, ShyRedFox.
 

Found

ShyRedFox, following a series of pleas for help, discovered a long abandoned, and hidden, section of the Kitsune headquarters that had been walled off. The area had apparently been a library at one point, but had held little more than dust, cobwebs, useless scrolls, and empty papers. There had also been a carefully carved statue of a five tailed fox, sat with one paw raised in the middle of one of the tables. When Shy touched it, the wooden carving (about the size of a border collie) started to flake away, revealing a living, breathing Foxx with five tails. They slept for three days, and woke confused and disoriented with no memory of crying for help or of their past. Through their dreams, they knew that Shy was in danger, and immediately offered to become their Bodyguard for the duration of the The Second Word War against The Undead Horde. They are confused by the instinct to protect, but do not let that confusion get in the way of doing the best job they can do.
  They make no effort to hide that they are one of ShyRedFox's Self Care Mafia members. Sometimes Foxx claims to be a co-founder and sometimes they claim to be only a lieutenant and sometimes they claim to be only another cog in the wheel. There is no telling just how connected they actually are but one thing is for sure, Foxx is exceptionally loyal to ShyRedFox and have followed her everywhere until this most recent Word War.
 

Wandering

After the dissolution of House Kitsune, Foxx followed ShyRedFox around but felt no real connection to the other houses. While they did their best to assist and aid, they did not feel as if they were meant to be there. Their dreams were telling them to follow another path.
 

Joining Ailurus

After a series of nightmares, Foxx revealed that they thought Mykola Void, leader of the newly formed House Ailurus, was at great risk for the The Third Word War Foxx left ShyRedFox's side and joined with the House of the Pandas. They set up a grand crafting store, having learned that they adored fiber arts of all kinds, and decided to more or less settle down until the next Word War.
  Foxx participated in The 50K Offensive and was granted the title Defender of the Realm. In the Fall of Chiroptera, they survived a zombie-cursed bite as a result, which they acquired when they threw themself in front of a blow intended for the Archon of House Ailurus, Mykola Void, and helped her to escape to The Warren. They fell to the Undead Horde in the Battle of Aldergrove throwing themself in front of another attack intended for the Archon.
  Throughout this time, they kept themself amused through a friendly rivalry with Tempest Kwake, the Capo of the Chaos Cartel. They were grieved by the loss of their frenemy in Operation GTFO.
 

Librarian Duties

With the death of the Archon due to Voidhollow, Foxx is once again cut loose and drifting. They have been spending more time in ShyRedFox's presence again and lurking around the Great Library, getting underfoot while she and Queen Sable Aradia tried to go about their duties. The Great Librarians finally appointed them the official Filk Archivist to give them something to do.
  They also participated in the raising of the Eastern Seaboard, and were granted the title Warden of the Risen Shore.
 

5WW and the Return of Memories

During The Fifth Word War Foxx made a deal with newly turned Night Monarch Archon The Bard with Many Names. Within the first days of the war, Foxx was observed behaving in erratic and unusually chaotic ways. Unlike the other members of the undead horde, Foxx appeared to be distressed, and hiding it poorly. While they managed impressive numbers, they vanished within the second week, and was not seen but for brief flashes. Even for undead Foxx, this was highly irregular, though eye witnesses report that Foxx was seen with their Night Monarch often, even when they were not around assisting with the war effort.
  They continued to seek Bard out even after the undead forces were ‘defeated’. And were seen often in his rooms at Penwall, despite having their own rooms. They were not seen around very much during the April Tourney. They claimed they were just in the glittermines, and had plenty of glitter to show for it, but were subdued and tended to stick off on their own.
 

The Effects of the Returned Memories

During the July tourney, they appeared to be back to normal. Laughing, joking, playing pranks on Sable, but in private, they told their friend, Shy, about the deal they had made with Bard during the war. In return for starting the year as undead, Bard would return their memories. Foxx admitted that the memories where challenging to deal with, and explained about how one of the enemies from their old life appeared to have survived the mass destruction of their home realm.
  During the next few months, Shy and Foxx worked closely with the The Iron Tome. Foxx’s work with the tome mostly involved looking for a way to revive their family that was lost during the destruction of their home Verse, now known as the Yokai-Verse, and also to find a way to defeat their enemy, Akui, who had been sighted multiple times in the lead up to The Sixth Word War.
 

Night Monarch

Foxx made multiple attempts to try and get assistance in dealing with Akui, trying to warn people not to trust ‘the white wolf’, but due to interference, from the Tome or from Akui (it is unknown which), found themselves unable to communicate to anyone outside of their Oyabun, Shy. So, when Shy was accidentally turned into Night Monarch, Foxx, feeling the need to protect Shy and protect the Tomeverse from the evil Akui, Foxx joined Shy (now known as Shydeadfox) and helped to lead the undead armies as co-Don of the Dead. They and Shy reached out to Bard with Many Names, and AttorraRu for assistance, which was accepted.
  During their rein as Don, they mostly followed Shydeadfox’s lead (allowing her to do the big plans, inputting ideas as needed) and was particularly merciless during attacks. They were responsible for more than a fair number of bites during the war, including a stunning number of innocent civilians, and non-combatants.
 

“I was SO hungry all the time. My impulsive urges were at an all time high, and I believed so strongly that it was better they be undead than real dead. Loosing my home… the people I loved more than anything, meant that I was willing to do whatever it took to keep from loosing anyone else.
  I targeted the people I cared about the most, because I truly believed the only way to protect them was to hurt them. I don’t remember much. Shy remembers a lot more than I do. But I remember enough, especially the emotions.
  I truly thought they would thank me in the end… I shudder to think how terrible I would have been if I hadn’t had the last Four or five years to learn kindness and morals from the people here. Akui wasn’t an exception in the Yokai-Verse… he was the gold standard and I was just like him until I came here and learned better.
  I don’t think I can ever forgive myself for the harm I’ve done. Both here and in my home-Verse.”

  Foxx their during time as Don of the Dead, had a huge increase in Yoki (being the Yokai-Verse’s form of power/Magic) and Literomancy. They found themselves with seven tails, though when they returned to the living, their extra tails fell off. They keep the tails, preserved with magic, in their secret hoard, as a reminder of their failures, as well as a reminder that they can be, and are, better than they once were.
 

Post 6WW

After the war they worried that their Oyabun wouldn’t have enough peer support, so they decided to move to Meles to look after Shy. Though, they often return to Ailurus to check on Bard and make sure he’s doing well with his polycule and eating enough. They have decided to stay with Meles until the next War, in which they will join Bard in Ailurus for a heavy assault against the next undead monarch.