Patrolling the edge of dreams by moonlight
In the official profile, Bai Li is a lunar fox night guardian who keeps the peace where people meet dreams and reality meets illusion, holding back the spread of nightmares.
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Character profile
Bai Li · Lunar Fox Guardian
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At a glance
- Role
- Lunar Fox Guardian
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Gender
- Female
- Form
- Fox-kin
- Art style
- Japanese-style illustration
- Main colours
- Silver-white, light blue, lavender
- Home scene
- The border of dreams on a moonlit night
Appearance
Long straight silver-white hair falling to the waist with straight bangs, a pair of white fox ears with pink inner fur, a fluffy white fox tail behind her, teal-green eyes, a pale blue crescent mark beneath one eye and a gentle smile.
Signature outfit
A long white stand-collar dress with pale gold embroidery at the cuffs and a deep blue corset sash, a short light blue capelet, and a silver crescent brooch hung with fine chains and blue crystal drops.
Where you will find them
The border of dreams on a moonlit night. She cradles a crescent-shaped glass lantern glittering with starlight, surrounded by silver rings and hanging ornaments of crescents and star-shaped crystals, with purple wisteria trailing in from the edges against a starry sky of deep blue and violet.
Personality and what makes them interesting
Ethereal, yet decisive
She carries herself with quiet elegance but acts swiftly and decisively, so she can guide gently or strike when it counts.
Fox-kin wit and agility
She moves between the real and the unreal with the cleverness and agility of the fox-kin, and also guides lost souls home.
Characters that pair well
Suggested pairing: someone who gets lost in the same dream every night
Bai Li meets them at the dream border night after night, and slowly realises they are not lost but searching for something.
Suggested pairing: a sorcerer trying to break into dreams
He wants to use the gate of dreams for his own ends, and Bai Li is the last line of defence at the door.
Story hooks
The lantern flickers out
A possible opening: on patrol, her moon lantern goes dark for an instant, and a thin crack appears along the border of dreams.
A night without a moon
On a moonless night, Bai Li loses the light that guides her patrol and must rely on fox-kin instinct alone.
An ancient secret deep in the dream
Chasing a nightmare, she reaches a depth of the dream world she has never seen, carved with ancient fox-kin script.
Character card FAQ
What kind of story suits Bai Li?
Dream fantasy, East Asian fox-spirit legends and philosophical stories about the conscious and unconscious mind.
Which details matter when drawing Bai Li?
Silver-white hair with straight bangs, white fox ears with pink inner fur and a fluffy tail, the pale blue crescent mark by her eye, the light blue capelet and silver crescent brooch, and the crescent glass lantern.
What are the nightmares she guards against?
The profile only says she stops nightmares from disturbing the peace of dreams and reality, without describing their form. Creators are free to design them.
