I discussed, last
week, the creatures called kitsunes who dominate my novel series, Diaries of Darkwana. I shall, today, as
promised, discuss some of the more famous kitsune clans in that same series.
Zenko Clan
Insignia: Maple
Leaf
Mascot: Ostrich
Headquarters: The
Burrow, a retired elementary school
Location: Swamp
The Zenko Clan
takes center stage during the first three books (volume one) of Diaries of Darkwana.
However, they also
exist in books four through eight (volume two) and the descendants of their
former members take stage in books nine through fifteen (volume three).
Volume two
actually takes place before volume
one (I promise, a method exists to this madness).
The Zenko Clan, at
the start of volume two, exists as a small, almost inconsequential clan, so
small that not a single house mother exists amongst them.
(Kitsunes who
serve as “house mothers” train and guide small teams of new recruits in the
larger kitsune clans.)
An orange-furred
kitsune named Ara leads the Zenko Clan at this point. (a kitsune clan calls its
leader their “den mother”).
A war against a
common enemy forces most kitsune clans to band together, and the Zenko Clan
opens its doors to all the other clans’ children.
Ara joins the
fight and leaves her yellow-furred daughter, Sahmay, to serve as den mother in
her stead.
The Zenko Clan, in
book one, volume one (Daughters of
Darkwana) stand, after the dust settles from their war, as all that remains
of their entire species, a clan of orphans.
Inari Clan
Insignia: Double
Helix
Mascot: Owl
Headquarters:
Inari House, a massive, cube-shaped building balanced upon a single corner.
Location: Tundra
The Inari Clan
proves the most prestigious of all the kitsune clans—mostly due to their
ability to grow more tails and thus increase their magical powers.
Many clans send
their most promising children to apply at Inari House. However, every
pledge must join a three-person team and train under a house mother. They
eventually take a dangerous set of tests (the subject of book four, volume one,
Duelists of Darkwana).
Many students die
in these exams. Those that survive but do not pass face immediate banishment.
A white-furred
kitsune named Myōbu serves as the Inari Clan’s
den mother at the start of book four. I won’t blab too much about the hierarchy
that follows thereafter.
Shinto Clan
Insignia: An
Eight-toothed Gear
Mascot: A Steel
Hawk
Headquarters:
Shinto Palace (a castle constructed of golden gears and other mechanical
components)
Location: Desert
with Blue Sand
I don’t want to
tell you too much here. Let’s just say that this clan starts out good before
its den mother, Mordechai (all titles sound feminine, regardless of the holder’s
actual gender) leads it astray. Its
clansmen afterwards become the “bad guys” for much of the series.
Okay. I’ll discuss, next week, three of
the lesser clans you’ll meet in this series.
Thanks for reading!
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publish my blogs as follows:
Tuesdays:
A look at the politics of the entertainment world at EntertainmentMicroscope.blogspot.com.
Wednesdays:
An inside look at my novels (such as Daughters of Darkwana, which you can now find on Kindle) at Darkwana.blogspot.com
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