Luneborn Fox

Luneborn Fox

"When the veil is thin, and silver light dances, the Luneborn walk beside us." — Tarnith druidic proverb

General Information

Classification: Mystical Beast / Spirit-Touched Fauna
Habitat: The Whispering Woods, Spiritroot Glades, and moonlit hollows throughout Tarnith
Size: Small (approx. 2.5 ft long, 1.5 ft tall)

Appearance

Luneborn Foxes are elegant, ethereal canids with russet and snow-white fur that seems to shimmer under moonlight. Their eyes reflect like mirrors, often revealing faint glimmers of stars or spectral shapes. A faint bioluminescent trail sometimes follows them at night, and their movements are unnaturally silent.

Behavior and Traits

These foxes are nocturnal and solitary, yet deeply tied to spiritual rituals and sacred sites. They are drawn to areas affected by the Spirit Shroud or during the Cycle of Reflection, where they are known to appear during ancestral rites or moonlit vigils.

Spiritual Sensitivity: Can detect disturbances in natural or spiritual energy.

Silent Paws: Leave no tracks and make no sound while moving.

Veil Walk: Can briefly vanish and reappear elsewhere during moments of spiritual flux.

Familiar of the Veil: Some druids believe particularly attuned individuals may bond with a Luneborn Fox, gaining prophetic dreams or enhanced spiritual clarity.

Legends and Folklore

It is said the Luneborn were once spirits who took physical form to guide lost travelers or warn of imbalance. In Tarnith, they are messengers of the forest, omens of change, and guardians of sacred paths.
Some tales claim they appear to children during dreams, offering riddles or soft laughter beneath starlit trees. Others whisper that seeing a Luneborn three nights in a row means the forest has chosen you for something... or someone.

Cultural Significance

The Druids of the Veil treat the Luneborn Fox with the utmost reverence. Offerings of berries, polished stones, or woven charms are sometimes left at sites where they’ve been seen.
Killing one is considered a grave sin, believed to curse the hunter with spiritual blindness or exile from the land’s memory.

by Kenneth Foote