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|image=Lord Hesho and Kitsen by Brent Donoho.jpg
|world=Evershore
|universe=[[Cytoverse]]
|books=[[Skyward (series)]]
}}
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|They seemed to be a powerful spacefaring race that had shown bravery and loyalty in combat. But . . . scud, they were also really cute.
|Spensa to herself upon seeing the kitsen{{book ref|sky2|16}}
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The '''kitsen''' are a race of aliens that have secondary citizenship within the [[Superiority]] empire. Until recently they had a hereditary monarchy
==Description==
The kitsen are about one handspan tall. They have bushy white tails and long, pointed ears. Although they
==History==
The kitsen made first contact with humans in East Asia thousands of years before the [[Human Wars]], before either species had gone through the industrial revolution. Kitsen [[cytonics]] teleported to
They remained isolated until the Superiority made contact.{{book ref|sky2|20}} They received secondary citizenship in the Superiority. Decades prior to the abolition of the absolute monarchy, Hesho's grandmother, then the queen, coordinated the theft of three hyperdrive-equipped Superiority starships. The hyperdrives were found to be missing, and after they were caught, the Superiority temporarily revoked their citizenship.{{book ref|sky2|26}}
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As a result of their centuries-long history of monarchy, the kitsen are in the habit of showing great deference to Hesho despite having transitioned to a democratic society. Even though he claims to no longer be royalty{{book ref|sky2|13}} -- and appears to be genuinely trying to live up to that claim{{book ref|sky2|26}} -- he is still treated quite specially: he has an entourage of other kitsen who feed him,{{book ref|sky2|16}} fan him,{{book ref|sky2|17}}, and drive him around,{{book ref|sky2|20}} and the senators of his government are at a complete loss for what to do apart from what they think he wants.{{book ref|sky2|26}}
They also appear to have a somewhat militaristic culture. Hesho agrees enthusiastically when Spensa describes him as a warrior poet{{book ref|sky2|20}} and Hesho's great-great-great-grandfather (who was presumably royalty) led the kitsen armies himself with a sword to fight the human invasion. Their culture is related to that of feudal Japan; their nation had had, around the time of Hesho's ancestor, a rank of "[[wikipedia:Daimyo|daimyo]]" and a notion of separate clans within the nation.{{book ref|sky2|26}} Kitsen, at least those in the government, also often wear formal-looking silk clothing,{{book ref|sky2|13}}{{book ref|sky2|16}}{{book ref|sky2|26}} most likely inspired by or the inspiration for [[wikipedia:Kimono|kimono]].
== Members ==
* [[Hesho]], former absolute monarch
* [[Kauri]], Hesho's
* [[Aria]], Senator
* [[Aya]], gunner
* [[Juno]], Kitsen lorekeeper
== Trivia ==
* They are presumably, in the Cytoverse, the origin of [[wikipedia:Kitsune|kitsune]] myths.
* The name for young kitsen is translated into English as "pup",{{book ref|sky2|26}} the same word used for foxes and gerbils.
== Notes ==
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