Location in The Oz Series
Foxville
Also known as your Foxy Majesty's dominions.
A hidden fairy city of anthropomorphic foxes, entered through a carved arch, with marble houses decorated with bird carvings, ruled by King Dox from a golden throne room.
Appears in 3 chapters, first in chapter 92, last in chapter 96.
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What the story establishes
| Acoustics and tone | A genteel, ceremonious courtly atmosphere of tea-sipping, feasting, and theater, punctuated by formal ritual such as knocking a great drum ('Boom-boom') to gain admission to the throne room. |
| Appearance | Entered through a large arch carved with peacocks and a crowned fox's head; the city itself has houses of carved marble in bright colors decorated with birds, and a central square holding the golden-throned royal palace. (as of ch. 92) |
| Controlled by | King Dox (as of ch. 92) |
| Physical constraints | Accessible only through guarded arches at opposite ends of the village (a carved entry arch and an exit arch on the far side), each manned by fox-soldiers, with the road running straight through the city. |
Relationships
- rules ← King Dox ch. 92King Dox is the fox-king who rules as sovereign over the city and community of Foxville from his golden throne.
- located in ← the fox-captain ch. 92The fox-captain leads Foxville's soldiers and escorts the travelers through the city to King Dox's palace, so he is resident in Foxville.
- located in ← the fox-soldiers ch. 92The company of fox-soldiers belongs to and is stationed in the fairy city of Foxville, marching out of its arched gate to challenge the travelers.
- located in ← road_to_oz_traveling_party (ended) ch. 92–94After being feasted and housed overnight by King Dox, the traveling party bid the King good-bye and was escorted by the fox-captain to an arch at the far side of Foxville, opposite the one by which they had entered, before proceeding onward on their journey.
From the text
did you ever see so wonderful a city as Foxville in Kansas?Chapter 92
all the houses of carved marble in beautiful colorsChapter 92