[Akami-chan]

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The Flox are a species of psychic, floating foxes whose psychic powers have been sealed away since ancient times. Unlocking Flox with magic keys releases a burst of light or dark aura based on the floc's nature. By adopting a Floc, you agree to assist in the mission to uncover the mysteries of their past. Are you up to the challenge?

**Please see the bottom of this post for a note on the future of animated Flox

Staff:
Lya [archivist]
pterodactyl [superman]
winter & fireflii [helpful fairies]
Tsukiko-pyon [artist]
Akami-chan [supreme ruler]

[artists]
Julibee
Beatnik
~Soul~
qwertypi303



Do not quote this post
No spamming.
You will always be warned once before this counts towards your strikes.

No max of adoptions!

ONLY Trading Flox is allowed
Gifting Flox is prohibited
Selling CS Flox is prohibited.
(Flox purchased offsite follow offsite rules)

Trading items is allowed!
Selling items is allowed! (See Activities Post)

All Floc applicants must post in this thread before adopting
COPPA users are not eligible to participate in this adoptable species

Claiming other people's Flox is prohibited

Requests for customs will be ignored

Rule-breakers or will be warned once
On the second offense, rule-breakers will be banned
Art Thieves and Plagiarists will be automatically banned- no warning
Deliberate rule abuse will have consequences.

I reserve the right to take back any Floc that wasn't purchased by auction or USD.

--Banned users---
~WarriorKitty~
~Ƭσσтнℓɛƨƨ~

To reduce the amount of time it takes to manage FnK, still Flox will be created on still lineart, which you can preview in the Catharsis Chamber before adoptions go live. However, I understand that the animated lineart was a charm point of FnK and so it is not gone completely. The animated Flox lineart has been updated to the images bordering the title of this post. Transfer to these lines will be offered for a dA point fee or as prizes during various events and activities.

[Akami-chan]

Activities - Intro - About - F.A.Q. - Catharsis Chamber - Nursery - Artist Search - Archive ~ FANCLUB

The Fox-N-Key is an interactive adoptable featuring item collection through games and events.
The key to unlocking your Floc's true nature lies in how you nurture it.
The two outcomes, virtuous and corrupt, manifest themselves in different appearances.
If you raise your Floc to be good, it will look different than if you raise it to be bad.



The main method of nurturing your Floc is to collect items.
These special items will be given out during various games and events.
Once your Floc has reached a level of 10 in either virtue or corruption you can apply for catharsis.



Catharsis is the process in which Floxs' aura are released and their appearances change.
You can apply for catharsis once you have reached 10 virtue or corruption points. See the link to the Catharsis Chamber above.





Pictured above is an example of a stream game hosted on join.me.
During the game you have a chance to win Virtue Items (V-items) or Corruption Items (C-Items) or even a key box!
Streams are always announced in the fanclub! So remember to join!

Each player who joins is added to the list of players
Players take turns choosing tiles on the board
When a tile is chosen the space under it is revealed to be a key box, go-again, lose-turn, v-item, c-item, or empty space.
After all prize tiles are uncovered, the game will end.



Winners may sell their items for C$, pets, or art.

V and C-items require a valid record of transaction to be legitimate during catharsis.
See this post for details
All items (sold or not) will be checked for authenticity when applying for catharsis.
Selling items that do not belong to you will be reported as art theft.

[Akami-chan]

Activities - Intro - About - F.A.Q. - Catharsis Chamber - Nursery - Artist Search - Archive ~ FANCLUB

Flox are a species of magical foxes possessing sealed, psychic powers. The staff at Fox-N-Key are working hard to research and form bonds with a variety of Flox to discover more about their mysterious past.



Because Flox depend on specific keys to unlock their psychic powers, they will befriend whoever carries it.

Flox treat the owner of their key as a role model, and so they are very impressionable.
A Floc can develop bad habits easily, so the utmost care is required.



Floxs' attributes vary depending on its character.

Virtuous Flox will grow one horn and Corrupted Flox will grow four after undergoing catharsis.


A virtuous Floc will emit a bright aura, and a corrupted Floc will emit a dark one.
The aura becomes apparent only after undergoing catharsis.


The colors of the horns and aura will vary depending on the Floc.

[Akami-chan]

Activities - Intro - About - F.A.Q. - Catharsis Chamber - Nursery - Artist Search - Archive ~ FANCLUB

Ask a question

Q: How do I adopt a Floc?
A: viewtopic.php?f=58&t=2307918&p=72463791#p72465715

Q. What is the difference between Flox and Floc?
A. Flox is plural while Floc is singular: one Floc, a bunch of Flox.

Q. Do Flox have a language?
A. Flox are extremely intelligent and speak through telepathy, there is no spoken language.

Q. Would they be considered 'pet' creatures?
A. They are largely misunderstood by other species due to their "cute" appearance. It is common for them to humor bigger species by playing along as their "pet", but basically they assume whatever role is expected of them. Think like "secret agent".

Q. Do they eat? If so, what kind of diet?
A. Flox feed on the aura of the living things around them (symbiotic, not parasitic) but also consume solids for taste.

Q. Can my Floc's public thread be a post in an existing character thread?
A. Yes, this is acceptable! You do not need to make a completely new thread if you already have a character thread.

Q. What is the lifespan of a Floc?
A. Flox die naturally at the end of their 100th year (counted in earth years) and will only die sooner due to outside forces.

Q. Can I make a Floc application off-site?
A. Preferably not, but I am not going to penalize you for it.

Q. Can Floc Breed?
A. Flox do breed, but their methods of courtship are yet to be discovered.

Q. Do Flox ever open their eyes?
A. Locked and Preliminary Catharsis Flox never open their eyes.

Q. What happens when a Floc's key breaks?
A. Flox keys are made of an alien material that is (so far) impossible to break. It is unlikely that a Floc's key would ever break. However, it logically follows that Flox would become severely depressed, having lost its only method of freedom.

Q. Can they live in cities and other crowded places?
A. Yes, Flox live in all sorts of environments all across the world.

Q. Do floc have blood?
A. Yes, Flox do have blood, but it has some components that are different from a normal fox's blood. Specifically, their blood contains what researchers consider to be a "mutated" protein that carries some kind of unidentified energy.

Q. Can Flox be the animal form of _______ species?
A. No, Flox have their own mysteries waiting to be uncovered. Do not mix them with another species.

Q. Do Flox have genders?
A. Yes, Flox have genders. Flox generally have no reason to reveal their genders to outsiders, and so key-holders are often the first to find out what gender a Floc is.

Q. Do Flox have powers?
A. Aside from limited telepathy and levitation, locked Flox do not have powers.

Q. Do Flox's blood change colors?
A. The blood itself is red. Like most mammals, hemoglobin carries oxygen through the blood. Sometimes though, a faint, colored aura can be seen evaporating from the blood.

Q. Are Flox hollow on the inside?
A. Actually no! Although Flox seem hollow on the inside because nothing can be seen from the keyhole, Flox actually have organ systems including respiration and digestive.

Q. Can the Foxfire litter light things on fire?
A. No, Foxfire is a spectral flame that does not burn physical bodies. It is more like a concentrated manifestation of their aura.

Q. Is it appropriate to refer to Flox as "it"?
A. Perfectly fine. Flox generally do not find this demeaning.

Q. How does the Flox's keyhole work? What does it look like on the inside?
A. The Flox's keyhole is surrounded by an organ system unique to the Flox species. This system deals with internalized psychic energies. Flox keys are made with a alien metal not found on earth. When inserted, this metal reacts with certain components of psychic energy to alter the organ system- which has the effect of "unlocking" the stored aura or heightening the psychic energy to another stage.

Q. Can Flox's keyholes be positioned in other places on their bodies?
A. The location of the keyhole may change throughout the different stages of a Floc's life.

Q. How do Flox feel if their owner has been bad and has their key revoked?
A. This varies depending on the Floc. Most commonly, as soon as they key holder switches, the Floc becomes attatched to the new owner.

Q. What would happen if a floc became seriously ill?
A. Actually it is difficult for Flox to become ill. They are immune to most diseases and have never been known to die due to disease.

Q. What happens if a Floc is thrown off a cliff?
A. It will fall until it is near enough to a solid/liquid surface to begin floating.

Q. Do Flox have hearts?
A. Yes, a Floc has one heart.

Q. What happens if you cut off 3 horns of an unlocked corrupt Floc?
A. You would have a very confused corrupt Floc, who may develop self-image issues and severe headaches.

Q. What are some things that are impossible for flox to do?
A. It is impossible for Flox to speak or make any verbal noises. It is impossible for Flox to fly. It is impossible for Flox to kill another creature.

Q. What prohibits Flox from killing?
A. They are physically unable to carry through a fatal attack. Their bodies will freeze (as in stop) before delivering the killing blow.

Q. How do Corrupt and Virtuous fight?
A. Usually flox settle conflicts using their auras as displays of power. Even though they are forbidden to kill, they are able to injure and otherwise wound an opponent. This is not to say that Virtuous and Corrupt flox are naturally opposed- this is a key-holder established mindset.

Q. If Flox are forbidden to kill, what happens if they indirectly do so?
A. This is one of the "outside forces" that causes Flox to die. If they accidentally or intentionally take life, then their own life must end. This usually does not happen accidentally though since Flox are hyper aware of their surroundings.

Q. Can Flox be crushed and die?
A. Yes, this is an "outside force" that can end a Flox's life before it's 100th year.

Q. Do Flox ever playfight?
A. Absolutely! It is part of their nature to interact competitively with its peers.

Q. Can Flox go into water?
A. Water is generally challenging for Flox because of the way their levitation works. Usually they are stuck between a state of panicked splashing and a state of repelling the water.

Q. Why are Flox only attracted to their one key?
A. When a Floc is born, the first thing it does is manifest a key. This key has a physical, metal body that has a psychic signature that matches the Floc. For this reason, Flox need specific keys to unlock themselves.

Q. How does a Floc find its key?
A. In the event that a Floc loses its key, it's sole purpose will be to relocate it by feelings its surroundings for a matching psychic signature.

Q. Are flox physically born and have an infant/youth stage, or do they simply happen into existence as they are?
A. Flox are physically born although the specific courtship rituals have not been observed. They have a juvenile stage- what you see when you adopt, and they psychically age as they go through catharsis.

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