【Illusory Realm Creature Chronicle】No.002_Tea Mist Fox
Mammal / Mist-Tail Family
Rarity
★★★☆☆
Danger Level
☆☆☆☆☆
Affinity with Humans
★★★★☆
Appearance
The Tea Mist Fox is a medium-sized fox-like creature, similar in size to the red fox of the real world. They possess soft, fluffy fur whose color varies subtly depending on the tea plant varieties in their habitat. Tea Mist Foxes living in high-mountain tea gardens tend to be pale emerald green, while those in old tea forests lean toward amber and deep brown tones.
Their most distinctive feature is the tail. As a Tea Mist Fox moves, its tail tip constantly releases a faint mist, resembling the steam rising from hot tea, hence the name.
Habitat
Tea Mist Foxes primarily inhabit high-mountain tea gardens, misty forests, and the Cuiling Tea Valley in the eastern Illusory Realm.
They prefer cool climates with year-round fog, especially favoring clusters of old tea trees over a century old.
Dietary Habits
Tea Mist Foxes feed on morning dew, nectar, young tea buds, and wild fruits from the forest.
During spring when new buds emerge, they frequently appear near tea gardens.
Many veteran tea farmers believe Tea Mist Foxes can discern tea leaf quality, so the tea trees they linger near often receive special attention.
Special Abilities
Tea Mist Foxes can release a special “tea mist.”
This mist carries a subtle tea fragrance that soothes anxiety and restlessness, gradually calming nearby creatures.
It is said that people who spend long periods near a Tea Mist Fox find it easier to enjoy peaceful and restful sleep at night.
Legend Records
An ancient legend circulates in Cuiling Tea Valley.
If a lost traveler smells a faint tea fragrance in thick fog, it means a Tea Mist Fox is nearby guarding the mountains.
Following the tea scent will eventually lead them safely out of the mist.
Therefore, many residents regard the Tea Mist Fox as a symbol of safety and guidance.
Fox Observation Journal
This morning, the little boy and I arrived at Cuiling Tea Valley.
The entire hillside was shrouded in white mist.
The distant tea garden appeared and disappeared.
Suddenly, the little boy stopped.
“Fox, do you smell that?”
A faint tea fragrance drifted in the air.
I followed the scent and looked over.
A Tea Mist Fox stood quietly among the tea trees.
Its tail swayed gently.
Strands of mist slowly rose.
Before we could approach,
it turned and vanished into the mountain mist.
Only a faint tea fragrance lingered in the wind.
——《Fox Observation Journal》
Short Story｜Tea Fragrance in the Mountain Mist
That day, the little boy walked into the valley alone.
The originally clear sky was suddenly covered by thick fog.
The surrounding trees gradually blurred.
The path disappeared into the vast white mist.
The little boy grew nervous.
Yet he didn’t know which way to go.
Just then,
a faint tea fragrance drifted from afar.
He looked up.
He saw a fluffy tail swaying gently in the mist.
It was a Tea Mist Fox.
It didn’t approach.
It simply walked forward slowly.
With each step,
its tail left behind a wisp of faint mist.
The little boy followed it through the woods,
across a stream,
walking for a very long time,
until a familiar village appeared in the distance.
When he turned back,
the Tea Mist Fox had already disappeared.
Only a faint trail of tea fragrance
drifted gently in the mountain breeze.
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