At first glance, kitsune may be confused with fox anthros. Unlike anthros, however, kitsune have the ability to shapeshift into a fully-fox form. They also have up to nine tails in human or fox form and a type of magic unique to their species. They are often whimsical, fun-loving, and many are polyamorous. They prefer to honor and work with nature, not unlike druids, and are largely opposed to unnecessary violence. Kitsune tend to lean toward being easygoing and laidback, and tend to live for the moment rather than planning ahead.

The males range from six and a half to seven feet and the females from six to six and a half feet. They are often broad-shouldered and smoothly muscled, like the foxes they were made from; it is difficult, though not impossible, for a kitsune to gain weight or additional muscle. They resemble humans, but have triangular fox ears and one or more tails. These tails indicate their age: they gain a tail for every hundred years they've lived, up until their ninth. They can live up to a thousand years and are considered adults after they gain their second tail.