Foxhunt - Kettu history

It was hundreds of seasons ago that the first humans came to the land of our ancestors. Tarlu was our home, and much too large for us to keep to ourselves. So we welcomed the strangers despite their alien appearance, for who knew but that they might be spirits? We taught them the ways of the land and helped them build their towns. We encouraged them to call more of their people to their side, for who knows better than us the importance of kin?
But they called too many, and those who came did not want our welcome, nor need it. They began to drive us from their towns, which grew until the humans were forced to ravage the land and pillage nature itself. Towns grew until they were cities, overrun by humans and spilling into our villages.
It was not long after this that the humans turned against us. They called us savages and barbarians, animals without thought or soul. Entire clans were killed and forced into slavery by the foreigners, put to work in fields and beds. Our warriors were strong and fought fiercely, but we could not overcome the might of the humans' numbers.
We were forced into hiding, living in ever smaller clans and taking refuge in secluded wilderness. Our old trade routes have been destroyed. The betrayers are now our rulers, secure in their honey coated lies and half-truths. Now we are closer than ever to the animals they call us, subject to the whims of our masters. – Part of oral history of kettu. Documented in secret by present day kettu.