VIXEN HEART A'suri

The A'suri are a spectral species who are nearly indistinguishable from humans — if not for the markings on their faces and their fox tails, of course. As spirits of those who have passed, they are highly resistant to all forms of spiritual and soul-influenced magics, making them ideal warriors against the Pitch-Black as their nature is near-impossible to truly corrupt. The nature of their feeding comes from the fact that in order to have a physical form, they must constantly feed it with the energy of life of others. As A'suri tend to frollick through realms, they became notorious as creatures who 'suck the life' out of others this way, though most A'suri hardly require enough energy to actually kill anything.

As spirits of vengeance they are immensly powerful, with every fabric of their being used as a vessel for strength, danger, and hunt. From the wealth of their tails to the markings of their face, to even their claws and fangs — in both spiritual and physical forms — the A'suri are killing machines who tend to favor beauty, love, and worship. Because they are spiritual they do not require typical procreation and, instead, are gifted with the ability to reproduce with a partner of any gender or species through a form of parthenogenesis.

Any natural born A'suri (I.E.: carried to term by an A'suri) is considered a full-blooded A'suri, although some are uplifted by the nature of their bloodlines into roles of leadership, or virtue by becoming vital to the absorption and dominance over another species, such as is the case with Vesper, who gives the A'suri great influence over the X'arna.
true name a'suritemper hearted origin vengeance identity non-binary physiology 9 lucks9 tails • claws • whiskers population 15,317,248
leader the shorekeepers ephitets fox demons • kitsune • kumiho ancestor Sereska tutelary Lûnesa designation sa'vhat • tzik'va • the black shore
 

🦊 as spectral beings a'suri, unlike kitsune, have unto themselves a variety of wild abomination forms and the gifts of spirits themselves. that is: they can teleport, phase, dreamwalk, levitate, haunt and chaos-shift on a whim, no matter if they are in their original spectral form or a more physical form they maintain.

🦊 if an a'suri takes on a more physical body, it requies a few basic things: 25 lbs worth of food a day to sustain; 15% of the energy in a human body a day to keep it looking normal; oathkeeping so they may never lie about a life-saving truth or break a promise; and, of course, they can indulge and feast on carnal pleasure from food, to sex, to ecstasy and group frenzies. many a'suri are great performers, musicians, and party-planners, as well as those who run and host brothels, clubs and raves because of the easiest way of feeding.

🦊 every a'suri, whether born or made, manifests tails numbered up to nine. all royal a'suri are born with nine of their tails intact, making them at peak power from the first day of their life. each tail is near 200 cm long but rests coiled at around 180 cm. they shimmer like starlight and change colors often, save for one tail; there is always one black tail, always dark as night though stars glimmer and fall through its shaded fur at times.

🦊 every a'suri also conjures their own kind of fox fire which cultivates the creation and control of fire, light, electricity, as an apex of their spectral forces and allows the fox to mesmerize, destroy and teleport as they wish. royal a'sari's cosmic nature expands upon this, making their fox-fire a more universal influence, allowing their elements to exist beyond the limitations of natural law. their fire burns without oxygen, their sparks shoot without misdirection.

🦊 as a'suri, every member of the species is enhanced with some shared traits: fangs, claws, good looks and prehensility. they also all come with their own ability to not only mate with any species or gender, but to find true soulmates through their efforts. rather than a gem, as the kitsune of earth do, the a'suri can give a piece of themselves unto their partner of choice — a fragement of their eternity so that they may both be bonded to one another forever. this allows the partner an innate control over the a'suri and persists as one of the few weaknesses to their people; only a zer'thi varali (beloved skies, revered skies) may fully destroy an a'suri, body and spectral whole.

🦊 a'suri provides two copies of her own genes to her offspring, one of which is passed on unaltered. the second set of genes is altered in a unique process called Isqa'las (/iṣk'ah'laːz/ dovetail), also known as the sunshower or the wavelength. during Isqa'las, the eyes of the a'suri initiating the meld dilate as she consciously attunes her nervous system to her partner's, sending and receiving electrical impulses directly through the skin. effectively, the a'suri and their partner briefly become one unified nervous system, sharing memories, thoughts, and feelings. the offspring is always an a'suri, regardless of the species or sex of the "father". commonly, true Isqa'las is met with the phrase "embrace eternity" resonating through the joined spirit — said to be the voice of the nightsinger herself blessing their union.

🦊 a'suri children often take on the name of their mother as some part of their given name (for instance: the children of Re'va would often have Re' in their given name), some kind of intentional, verb-based middle name, and a surname that encompasses the whole of their birth rite. they also then take on an earth name which on tzik'va is known as a blue name which only carries over the verb of their original name, translating it into the language of choice on earth.

🦊 unlike other fox-demons, the a'suri are gifted with unique internal organs as well. first to manifest these signs is their "whiskers"; they also have unique blood, making them addictive, uplifted, bioluminescent and life-giving thanks to the way they feed to sustain. they also have an extra stomach, a prehensile nature, climate adaptation and keratine bones.

🦊 a'suri have innate gifts that vary to influence a number of fields: from nature and pheremones to independent sense and shapeshifting, and magnetism or geomagnetic fields and induction of deals, insanity or disasters.

🦊 with their shortest full-grown members being a full 22 feet tall. when it comes to visiting earth, they tend to be able to adapt to be smaller, leveling out somewhere around 6 — 6½ feet tall. this, of course, varies, and they can be as short, or as tall, as they so want or require to be thanks to their immense shapeshifting capabilities.