The First Flame
Long before the ten realms had names, a single spirit flame drifted through the void. It flickered, it wandered, and one night it learned the shape of a dog. That was Cosmic — the first Inu, and the only one who remembers the dark.
Arcana Inu — The Sanctum
Ten souls. Ten realms. One pack.
A collection of spirit-born Shiba Inu, each the Arcana of a realm of its own.
Draw your Arcana
Ten cards lie face down in the sanctum. Turn one, and it turns toward you.
0 of 10 drawn
Draw a card first
The Soul Sheet
Every Arcana carries its realm on its back and its flame in its eyes. Inspect the one you drew.
III · SpiritLegendary
Spirit Kitsune
The Shrine Keeper
Realm · Shrine of Ten Thousand Flames
HeadKitsune Mask, worn aside
EyesClosed, laughing
BodySpirit Cyan, translucent
OutfitRope-bound Shrine Robe
WeaponOrb Staff
CompanionHitodama Swarm
BackSpirit Tails
AuraRipple Rings
Guides lost flames back to the shrine. Never stops smiling, never says why.
Ten Skies, One Constellation
Each Arcana fell into a sky of its own. Joined, their stars draw the sanctum's paw.
How the Flames Found Their Faces
Four readings from the sanctum's book, in the order they were written.
The Reading
The flame split ten ways, and each shard fell into a different sky. Where a shard landed, a realm grew around it: a frontier, a court, a shrine, a storm. Each Inu is an Arcana — a card the world dealt itself.
Ten Realms, One Sanctum
The realms never touch, but their Inu do. On nights when the sparkles align, the sanctum opens: a floating shrine where every card returns to its deck and every flame remembers the others.
The Pack
You do not find an Arcana. You draw one. Whoever holds the card holds a seat in the sanctum — and the pack always makes room.
— from The Reading, first edition
The Lantern Path
Four landings on the climb to the gate. The lit lanterns are behind us.
