Magical, mundane, royal, common, and everything in between, the characters of the Vulpine Tales series are as individual as their passions and skills. I've listed main character biographies here, with ages and clan affiliation.

Gender: M | Age: 20 | Clan: Yuki

A practicing mage for most of his life, Kitaru is skilled in healing magic and protective wards. He lives deep within the forest surrounding the town of Rimehollow with Mochi, his ermine familiar. Introverted, solitary, and intellectual, he's content in his quiet life of research and study, never seeking fulfillment through social interaction. Even with others watching over him, he's never needed anyone to share his life with. It's not until his comfortable, predictable world is upended that he realizes his heart might want more than endless spell casting and potion making. Forced to cohabitate with someone with nowhere else to go, he realizes it's nice to have someone to talk to, someone to share time with. It feels good to come home to someone waiting for him. Maybe he still doesn't need anyone. But it's comforting to want them there anyway.

Gender: M | Age: 23 | Clan: Akai
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Adrift in an unfamiliar world without identity or memories to anchor him, Ryota struggles to find meaning in a life devoid of context. He's grateful he's still alive, but he sure would like to know why he was in the forest to begin with. Appreciative of the hospitality he's been granted, he takes the opportunity to rest and recover, not knowing when his memory might return and change his life once more. He never could have anticipated the truth when it does find him, though, and he's devastated to find himself on the wrong side of the battle lines from the man he's grown to adore. Finally knowing where he came from, Ryota's torn by the agony of also knowing where he belongs and understanding that he must choose to abandon one side or the other. In the war between duty and loyalty, his heart will be the casualty.

Gender: M | Age: 18 | Clan: Ouzoku

For someone so young, Minoru has endured a life's worth of hardship. As the only surviving heir to the vulpine throne, he's expected to accept the weight of the world upon his shoulders, all while navigating his grief on his own. It would certainly be a lot easier to manage if he were allowed to actually exercise the authority he's supposedly been given, but all of his plans and ideas are thwarted at every turn. All he's asking for is a chance to prove himself, but the ones in charge seem content to hide him away and keep him in the dark. Complicating matters is the fact that he's lived in the palace his entire life, so sheltered from the world that no one outside the perimeter walls really knows who he is. He needs guidance and perspective... and maybe someone to confide in. Minoru wants to be a great ruler for his people. If only he could find someone to help him find his voice.

Gender: M | Age: 22 | Clan: Nettai

​Haruma has lived his entire life content in his crystal-clear expectations. Proud of his heritage of samurai discipline, he's always known he would bear the warrior mantle his grandfather passed down, despite the quiet life of ranching his parents chose. Though he's happy to help his family on the farm, Haruma knows he's destined for something more important than training horses. When fate comes calling at last, he's excited for the next chapter of his life, ready to bring everything he's learned to a new place and new people. He isn't ready, though, to have the very essence of his morality called into question. Life at the palace is so much more complicated than life on a ranch, and no one ever says what they really mean. It's all Haruma can do to keep to his own ethical code and stay true to himself. With the world falling down around him, the truth is all he has.