Kitsune "The word 'Kitsune' means fox in Japanese. Stories show the Kitsune to be intelligent beings, who possess magical abilities that increase with their age. One such ability is to shapeshift into a human image, which was often used malevolently. Kitsune were identifiable by their tails, as it was believed that they more tails that a Kitsune had meant that they were older, wiser and more powerful than the others. The Kitsune were believed to either be female, or generally 'possessed' women. They often confused their victims with visions or seduction and killed them."