In case you're wondering "why" on some of these
things.

Why 12? Because 13 was too hard to cast for when
villain and hero sides are added together. There are
12 separate sub-races for Hengeyokai in the Oriental
Adventures book, I'm not using all of them, obviously,
since that doesn't list bat...and since I'm not sure
what exactly a raccoon dog is, that might get replaced
too...

As for other things....

Why the kiss? Because its toned down and generalized
from real myth. Real myth (source Encylopedia
Mythica) says that a fox spirit makes a woman into a
foxwoman by possessing her, and that the spirit enters
through the woman's breast.

I was already toning it down, but the first image of
Ranma going after one of the guys settled it.
Besides, mouth to mouth transferals of power are
really more common anyway, and if someone wants a fic
like THAT there is always "Ranma the Amorous Oversexed
Nympho" by another fanfic author.

What are the demons? The demons are going to be a
combination of Christian possessing entities and a few
other myths, basically, they're my schtick, not
legitimate myth. As for why Ranma is hesitant about
taking them. He's not certain how to kill the spirit
and he doesn't WANT to kill the body (even if they
make a deal like he thinks Kuno did) and thus ITS
spirit...and since he DOESN'T know about exorcisms and
such...so its not so much that they're powerful as it
is they're hard to deal with

Who's going to be what? Not telling, but most of the
regular cast is tapped as heros, with one or two
villains (we've seen Kuno already) and one or two one
timers from the series as heros

What animals?

Well, Shampoo is a cat, Ranma is a fox, Mousse is a
bat and the Tendos' animals are listed in Oriental
Adventures...and that's all I'm saying.