Caitian

Eye Colors:

Red / Gold (majority), Blue / Green (minority)

Fur colors:

Brown and gold (majority), but white, black and other tones common to primal and house cats of Earth aren’t entirely unrealistic or unexpected. Striped Caitians represent a minority, but aren’t completely unheard of. Most Caitians have spots at a young age, and a Caitian keeping their spots into adulthood is not unheard of.

Significant racial characteristics:

Caitians tend to maintain claws and keep them within varying degrees of length.

They never use them to attack others and to do so is shameful.

Caitians have digitigrade feet (weight placed on the digits of the foot instead of the heels), similar to the Terran feline species. This allows for the Caitian speed and balance, but because of their feet and legs, the Caitians don’t wear foot or calf coverings. (Shoes/boots). Instead Caitians tend to cover their feet with a spray-on polymer if their footpads don’t prove resilient enough.

Caitians can speak general English, but their voice is prevalent with purring R’s and hissing S’

Caitians shed once every six months; it is a natural phase of Caitian life, but as Caitians pride themselves on cleanliness, they tend to be reclusive and embarrassed while they shed, taking frequent grooming breaks. Caitian Females experience estrus annually, between one of their shedding seasons, becoming fertile for a period of 3 weeks. All Caitians tend to give off a subtle pheromone indicating that they are single, but Caitian female’s pheromones that are ‘in season’ are much more powerful. Caitians of both genders take drugs when they are off world to avoid the urges that come of this particular part of their racial instincts.

Caitians go through a bonding process that both is and isn't a conscious choice. It has to do with an acclimation of pheromones to the point of addiction and bonding. Caitians often see the pheromone addiction and bonding as akin to a proposal. If the affections of a potential mate are unwelcome, the mate is rejected before an addictive bond can occur.

Caitians cannot heavily drink alcohol or exert large amounts of effort for prolonged periods of time, because Caitians are less hardy than Humans. They are trained / bred more for short bursts of powerful energy, not long bouts of continuous effort.

Caitians have difficulties swimming and tend to dislike large bodies of water.

Caitians can willfully retune their sleeping schedules, but like an adult Human, they should maintain 6-8 hours of sleep.

Caitians emphasize a prolific love for beauty and loyalty. A history of interlocking loyalty and clan relationships contribute to this mentality. While Caitians are proud and often prone to grudges and perceived insults, they are trained not to react violently. Even though their history is painted with paranoia and Xenophobia, they are no longer fearful of the unknown and are more pacifistic.

In fact, all Caitians undergo a rite of passage at the age of 12 to foreswear violence, and those capable of violence are rare and considered criminally insane; any sane violent Caitians are outcasts.

Many Caitians are uncomfortable with all things military. They tend to call for negotiations before they call for war. They have difficult relations with warlike species. Caitians are one of the most cooperative and intelligent member races of the Federation.

Caitians tend to prefer warmer climate based planets, because their sun is a little warmer the than Earth’s and most of their lives have been spent in a warm tropical environment. Caitians live in close family groups with attachments to larger clans. Grooming is important and to not keep your appearance up is seen as self-mutilation. When in greeting, Caitians clasp one another up to each other’s wrists.

Diet:

Caitians, historically are carnivores. Like the large predatory cats of Earth, over time that changed and most Caitians now enjoy a vegetarian lifestyle. Some Caitians still enjoy meat, but the abject discrimination of vegetable eaters isn’t consistent in their habits

History: The Kzin colony on Cait was built atop what was believed to be a prior settlement that failed though, in reality, it was a M'roi medical facility from 200,000 years ago. The Caitians were able to use this facility to repair damage to their genome caused by the Kzin experiments in their early history. The Caitians are far more spiritual then other Felinoids but also far more peaceful and scientific as a result of finding this ancient feline facility, believing that they were saved by the leftovers of a great feline precursor, even possibly believing that the facility was built and left for them to discover as it's cameleon field only dropped when one of the colonists approached an entry.

Species Traits

Wound die type: 1d10.

Racial Chakra Mod +3

Ability Modifiers:

+2 to Intelligence

+2 to Dexterity

-2 to Constitution

Medical Classification: Zorski Group IVa - Felinoid

Size: Medium

Base Speed: 30 feet.

Low-Light Vision

Caitians can see twice as far as Humans in starlight, moonlight, torchlight, and similar conditions of poor illumination.

They retain the ability to distinguish color and detail under these conditions.

Natural Weapons:

Caitians do 1d4 points of damage when using their claws as a weapon

Because of their excellent sense of smell

all Caitians are eligible to gain the Scent Quality by using a feat slot.

Other Languages: Common

Other Modifiers:

Caitians have a damage resistance equal to DR 1/- due to their thick fur.

Pounce

When a creature with this special attack makes a charge, it can follow with a full attack—including rake attacks if the creature also has the rake ability.

Rake

A creature with this special attack gains extra natural attacks when it grapples its foe. Normally, a creature can attack with only one of its natural weapons while grappling, but a creature with the rake ability usually gains two additional claw attacks that it can use only against a grappled foe. Rake attacks are not subject to the usual -4 penalty for attacking with a natural weapon in a grapple.

A creature with the rake ability must begin its turn grappling to use its rake—it can’t begin a grapple and rake in the same turn.

Prehensile Tail

Caitains have a long, flexible tail that can be used to carry objects.

They cannot wield weapons with their tails, but they can retrieve small, stowed objects carried on their persons as a swift action.

Universal Medical Practices

The Caitians inherited a large cache of medical knowledge that dated back to 200,000 years ago, this knowledge has been integrated into their education system. As such they Never suffer penalties during xeno medical treatments.

DM-RP: 22

• Attributes: Quite spiritual +3 RP

• Ability Scores: Normal

• Claws: 2 RP

• Fur Damage Reduction: 2 RP

• Prehensile Tail 2 RP

• Pounce an Rake: 8 RP

• Low-light Vision: 1 RP

• Universal Medical +4 RP