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general synopsis

set in the feudal era, mononoke takes inspiration from japanese folklore, the sengoku jidai, and various anime with similar themes.

currently, the land is in a state of social and political unrest - tensions rising largely in part to the anarchy caused by a wayward group of oni striving for control and the growing distrust of the newly appointed emperor on the eve of the current war. it is during this period of destruction that humankind begins to find fault in yokai for their inability to control their kind, their inability to get rid of the threats that threaten to shatter everything they've ever known - even as they help to aid their human counterparts to turn the tides of war. they blame them for the lives lost, the oni's thirst for power, and the current state of their country. it is in this distrust that breeds hostility, that breeds a divide between families, clans, and the otherworldly beings that exist within this world and brings about the question who can you trust?

playable species

humans - regular old people, you know the squishy things
yokai - kitsune, kappa, yuki-onna, if it exists and you can explain it in a way that fits with the setting and don't go balls to the wall batshit crazy - anything goes
oni - the bad eggs, usually identified by their horns
spirits - while these can fall under yokai like dragon spirits who guard forests and things, i put them under here because of their more benevolent nature rather than yokai's more ambiguous nature or oni's malevolent nature if that makes sense?

other notes

other than well all the political unrest and the tensions as the war goes on honestly may nix the war and set it before the war i have nothing really like... planned planned? but like, wanted to type up this interest check for both help and things? plot-wise and well otherwise too. and also like see if it makes sense?

i feel very scattered honestly, i can see everything in my mind but i find it hard to like coherently put it out into the world ya know? to type it up.

also... i'm torn between the names foxfire and mononoke LOL haven't changed my sig yet to like distinguish that change tho due to the meanings of mononoke, i thought it fit better than foxfire due to the darker themes of the site

if you have any questions, please let me know - i am lost and happy to answer them!

face reserves

kimetsu no yaiba - shinobu kocho
touken ranbu - kogitsunemaru