A foxkin is a creature somewhat like a bat, but more fox-like even than a fruit-bat, with a very fox-like face, fox-like ears, and a brushy tail.[1] Jame first encounters one while climbing up the tower at the center of Restormir towards the Crown; it dives inside her jacket, and Brier tells her that it's harmless and can be ignored. A large colony of the creatures appears to live inside the tower,[2] and Cattila, the Caineron Matriarch, is bound to them; they are her eyes and ears around Restormir, and are probably why she knows everything that goes on around there. One of her foxkin is named "Precious".[3]
Their sounds are transcribed as "Quipp?" for an inquisitive sound, and "Quee!" for a more surprised noise. They appear quite playful, catching bats and releasing them for sport.[4]
In To Ride a Rathorn, Jame discovers that Mother Ragga knits foxkin from yarn in her lodge.[5] She lets Jame try, but Jame finds that her inability with hand-crafts strikes again.
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