Foxes
Overview
Foxes are majestic and mysterious creatures deeply connected to the forest. They evolved a symbiosis with Blightrot through long exposure to Rainwater. Foxes are great are skilled scouts (
Forest) and feel comfortable cooperating with their own kind (
Cooperation). They are highly susceptible to starvation yet are immune to Hostility.
Their Starting Ability is to reveal the location of the closest Rainwater Geyser. Foxes have a base Resolve of 5, with a Break interval of 02:00 minutes. Their Resilience is listed as Low, and their Demand is at 15. With a Decadence level of 5 and a Hunger Tolerance of 3, Foxes are one of the first to starve and die. They are immune to Forest Hostility and make for a species favored by all Viceroys.
Consumption and Satisfaction
Like all species, Foxes need to fulfill Complex Needs to start generating Reputation. The more Complex Needs you fulfill, the higher their Resolve will go, up to a maximum of 50. With the exception of the Housing Needs, every need fulfilled grants an additional effect, like 
Porridge's increased double production chance.
Needs overlap
The table[1] below lists the needs Foxes share with other species:
 Humans |
 Beavers |
 Lizards |
 Harpies |
 Frogs |
 Bats
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Porridge Religion |
 Pickled Goods |
Pickled Goods Skewers Boots |
Boots Treatment |
Porridge Boots Religion |
Skewers
|
Fox firekeeper ability
- Main article: Hearths#Firekeeper_bonus
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
 Forest Affinity |
Fox firekeepers have an unusual ability to calm the forest. Hostility from opened glades is lowered by 2 each. |
Proficiency & Comfort
Foxes' Proficiency specialization is Forest. It grants Foxes +5% Glade Event working speed bonus when working on Glade Events.
Foxes' Comfort specialization is Cooperation. It grants Foxes 5 Resolve when working in buildings occupied by a total of 3 or more Foxes.
Fox-specific buildings
These buildings appear as Reputation rewards only when Foxes are on the map. They can still spawn as Ruins.
Cornerstones and Perks
| Name | Rarity | Description | Sources | Price | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alt | Cor | Ord | Rel | Tra | Dec | Por | Fir | Ser | Bio | ||||
| Forest Affinity |
None | Fox firekeepers have an unusual ability to calm the forest. Hostility from opened glades is lowered by 2 each. | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Fir | x | x | 0 |
 Fox Friendship |
Rare | 2 additional Foxes will come with each group of newcomers. | x | x | Ord | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 0 |
 Fox Pack Support |
Rare | Ever since the Great Civil War, all species have been locked in a constant struggle to gain the Queen's favor. The Fox tribe remembers your help. (+3 to Foxes Resolve) | x | x | Ord | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 0 |
Strategy
- The combination of immunity to the passive Resolve penalty from Hostility and extremely easy to fulfill Comfort specialization results in Foxes being arguably the strongest species in terms of Reputation generation through high Resolve.
- Having 3 Foxes in a Woodcutters' Camp immediately results in them gaining a +5 bonus to their Resolve, plus they ignore any penalty from the increased hostility from having extra Woodcutters.
- When having Fox Woodcutters is unfeasible due to hostility issues (i.e. during the Storm), they can be assigned as Haulers in the Main Warehouse to trigger their Comfort bonus.
- Having Foxes in multiples of 3 can be helpful for maintaining a high average Resolve for their species, though this can be relaxed if buildings with 4 worker slots, such as the Cookhouse and Mine, are available.
- Service Buildings are a great place for Foxes to work. With the exception of the Market, all Service Buildings have 3 worker slots. By filling those slots with Foxes, you can trigger their Comfort bonus and allow other species to work in other buildings that take advantage of their Proficiency bonuses instead.
- At Prestige 9+, the Foxes' Proficiency bonus is more useful than ever, as the +5% Glade Event work rate per Fox bonus greatly helps to offset the 33% penalty.
Trivia
- There are multiple Fox Traders, named Alune Soulgazer and Ruenhar Brightclaw.
- Foxes have two skins, with one skin having wide blue pauldrons, pants and a blue tail stripe, and the other skins having narrower green pauldrons, pants and a green tail stripe.
- They also have two voice pitches, high and low.
- Foxes were added during Early Access in the Sentinels of the Forest update after a community vote, where they got 11,197 votes or ~57% of total votes[2].
- Before update 1.4, Foxes' Comfort specialization used to be
Rainwater. - Before update 1.8, Foxes' Comfort specialization used to be
Blightrot. - Before update 1.4, Foxes had
Brawling and 
Luxury needs instead of Religion and Boots.
References
- Table was made by Discord user @2siders
- Favoring update blog post on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1336490/view/3659774324617359177?l=english
