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I've had an idea that I've been mulling over for a very long time, tweaking here and there and rethinking, and recently felt I was contriving it far too much and decided I'd go back to one of my earlier versions.
It revolves around a society of were-foxes (half human/half-fox when in were-form). I've figured out part of their reason for existing in the first place, and it involves fox spirits akin to Kitsune and Hu Li Jing.
In the version of the idea I'm running with once again, the were-foxes will be White (not completely as I outline below, but their culture will be somewhat European-esque). I haven't got everything figured out, but I do know that in their recent past, a fox from a distant land arrived and saved them from a powerful enemy, and the manner in which they were saved is what made them were-foxes (still haven't figured out how they were saved). This fox was actually a man trapped as a fox, and he came from a PoC culture where fox spirits are common - I'm going for the PoC saving White people approach. The fox spirits are integral in him being trapped as a fox himself, as he was the son of a fox and a woman. He inherited great magical abilities, but also had to assume the form of a fox for five days every month (basically like Bisclavret, who had to turn into a wolf for five days every month), and in order to turn back he had to put on the last set of clothes he had worn. Obviously he was bound to end up trapped as a fox! A lot happens in his homeland with a powerful country invading, and he's at the centre of the fighting. Not entirely sure how it pans out, but at some point a long time after this invasion and his attempts to save his homeland, he decides to journey to another land due to visions or dreams he has had of a possible future there, and how he can influence it; it revolves around how his actions in the war cause great suffering for the fox spirits of his homeland, and how he can redeem himself.
In saving the ancestors of the were-foxes, he also inspires the rather normal foxes of that part of the world to achieve their true potential, so magical foxes have started to become more common there, although they aren't as powerful or common as the fox spirits from his homeland (this is where he redeems himself, creating a whole new population of fox spirits where there were virtually none). This in turn leads to a culture surrounding worship of foxes; in the real world, a notable equivalent is that of the worship of Inari, and I am settling on the idea that this fox has had communion during his life with a divine being who communicates through foxes.
I'm probably being too vague - a little paranoid perhaps about sharing too much of what I've got down - and I can provide more detail, but based on what I've provided so far, are there any serious issues with this? I don't imagine the were-fox culture as white-washed, in fact due to the rather Mediterranean area I imagine they live in, I can see great potential for there being other PoC who are were-foxes - not just White people would have been saved by the fox - and there'd also naturally be PoC living in the area who aren't were-foxes. To be completely clear, it is secondary world fantasy and not our world, but all the same I know and feel it'd be wrong not to have PoC around regardless of whether the geographical areas are analogous to the Earth's or not.
It revolves around a society of were-foxes (half human/half-fox when in were-form). I've figured out part of their reason for existing in the first place, and it involves fox spirits akin to Kitsune and Hu Li Jing.
In the version of the idea I'm running with once again, the were-foxes will be White (not completely as I outline below, but their culture will be somewhat European-esque). I haven't got everything figured out, but I do know that in their recent past, a fox from a distant land arrived and saved them from a powerful enemy, and the manner in which they were saved is what made them were-foxes (still haven't figured out how they were saved). This fox was actually a man trapped as a fox, and he came from a PoC culture where fox spirits are common - I'm going for the PoC saving White people approach. The fox spirits are integral in him being trapped as a fox himself, as he was the son of a fox and a woman. He inherited great magical abilities, but also had to assume the form of a fox for five days every month (basically like Bisclavret, who had to turn into a wolf for five days every month), and in order to turn back he had to put on the last set of clothes he had worn. Obviously he was bound to end up trapped as a fox! A lot happens in his homeland with a powerful country invading, and he's at the centre of the fighting. Not entirely sure how it pans out, but at some point a long time after this invasion and his attempts to save his homeland, he decides to journey to another land due to visions or dreams he has had of a possible future there, and how he can influence it; it revolves around how his actions in the war cause great suffering for the fox spirits of his homeland, and how he can redeem himself.
In saving the ancestors of the were-foxes, he also inspires the rather normal foxes of that part of the world to achieve their true potential, so magical foxes have started to become more common there, although they aren't as powerful or common as the fox spirits from his homeland (this is where he redeems himself, creating a whole new population of fox spirits where there were virtually none). This in turn leads to a culture surrounding worship of foxes; in the real world, a notable equivalent is that of the worship of Inari, and I am settling on the idea that this fox has had communion during his life with a divine being who communicates through foxes.
I'm probably being too vague - a little paranoid perhaps about sharing too much of what I've got down - and I can provide more detail, but based on what I've provided so far, are there any serious issues with this? I don't imagine the were-fox culture as white-washed, in fact due to the rather Mediterranean area I imagine they live in, I can see great potential for there being other PoC who are were-foxes - not just White people would have been saved by the fox - and there'd also naturally be PoC living in the area who aren't were-foxes. To be completely clear, it is secondary world fantasy and not our world, but all the same I know and feel it'd be wrong not to have PoC around regardless of whether the geographical areas are analogous to the Earth's or not.
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