Closed Species
Ryuugitsune
(Lyoo) – (GEET-soo-neh)
Dragon – Fox


Lore
A ryuugitsune is a rare magical being born one of two ways, but always from an egg. The oldest ones were created via the union of a kitsune (a spirit fox) and a dragon. Over time, every now and then two ryuugitsune would encounter each other, and these pairings would also propagate more of their kind. A ryuugitsune, then, is directly related to dragons and kitsune, which are both magical creatures, but largely incompatible under most circumstances. Therefore, while similar to both, a ryuugitsune is rarely as powerful as either of them. Kitsune are a type of Japanese spirit animal, so most ryuugitsune tend to identify with that culture except under rare circumstances.

Description
They're rarely any taller than 5'10", never over 6'0", and are primarily fox-like in general shape, especially when they're younger. However, their dragon features manifest in a myriad of ways, owing to dragons being such a diverse species to begin with. They typically have horns or spikes of some kind usually on their heads—though they can appear elsewhere, as well—and reptilian teeth and tongue. Their bodies are usually colored to match a specific type of dragon ancestry. Various types of wings are also quite common. Additionally, similar to kitsune, a ryuugitsune will grow extra tails as it ages, maxing out at 9 when they are near the end of their physical life. At the beginning, though, a ryuugitsune hatches from their egg at full maturity and with just a single fox tail.

Ages
When a ryuugitsune hatches, they have just a single tail. As they age, they grow additional tails as described below:
Age 50: 2 tails
Age 150: 3 tails
Age 260: 4 tails
Age 380: 5 tails
Age 510: 6 tails
Age 650: 7 tails
Age 800: 8 tails
Age 1000: 9 tails
Once a ryuugitsune gains their 9th tail, they reach an enlightened state. At this point, they are more on par with a celestial being, and they soon ascend to heaven, leaving the mortal realm behind forever.

Abilities
Aside from the flight granted to them by their wings, a ryuugitsune has inherent magical powers related to their dragon lineage. These powers include minor conjuration of their element, small-scale control of their element, or various other small magical effects.

Reproduction
Ryuugitsune are similar to their kitsune ancestors in that they can reproduce with a variety of other humanoid species successfully. However, the offspring are always 100% based off the non-ryuugitsune partner. The only time a ryuugitsune will be the result of childbirth is when both parents are ryuugitsune. Ryuugitsune cease being sexually potent after attaining their 8th tail.

Rules
If you adopt a ryuugitsune, you are agreeing to abide by the species details laid out above, as well as the limitations to be described hereafter. Once purchased/won, your ryuugitsune is yours alone, and not to be traded or sold to other users without informing me first, as I will be keeping track of individual owners. You may change minor cosmetic details about your ryuugitsune, explained via everyday means, eg: dyed hair, haircuts, piercings, tattoos. Those who would consider adopting a ryuugitsune should keep an open mind about potential breeding with other ryuugitsune.

Ayame is an elder sei-ryuugitsune, a life-dragon. Her mission in life is to expand her species, considering that ryuugitsune are very rare. Whenever she encounters a male, she is quick to attempt bonding with them in order to eventually net a clutch of eggs. If she happens to encounter a female, she will attempt to play matchmaker, since she knows that flooding the gene pool with only her own genes will make it pretty shallow in the long run.