The Kitsune lands comprise a single province, the Kakusu Province, and most of them are covered by the dark sprawl of the Kitsune Mori. This is an ancient and mysterious woodland, said to be haunted by spirits from both Chikushudo, the Realm of Animals, and Sakkaku, the Realm of Mischief. In order to live in this place, the Kitsune samurai were forced to hunt in the forest – a shameful practice to most Rokugani samurai, who find the eating of red meat distasteful – and to gather both food and medicines from under its shadowy canopy. Over the centuries, the Kitsune have grown away from their roots in the Ki-Rin, developing a unique character of their own. In particular, they learned to exist in harmony with the forest, forming spiritual and even familial bonds with the creatures that lived there, particularly the kitsune fox-spirits who taught them about the woodlands.
