Artoran Cats
The Artorans are a nomadic hunting culture of telepathically linked humans
and cats. Each bonded pair consists of a cat and a human of opposite gender.
This link is formed early in life and allows the two bonded individuals to
communicate telepathically at short range. Death of either member will
generally cause the other to go insane. Those few cats who fail to bond with
a human will frequently become sociopathic as well and are exiled or killed.
Physical Characteristics
Frame Value: 13
Height Value: 2, Low Variation (Use for movement rates)
Length Value: 8, Average Variation (Use for weight determination)
- Appearance:
- Feline with plains-patterned stripes and/or spots
- Resilience:
- Good resistance to heat and dehydration. Superior endurance.
Lifespan: 35 years
Background Development: 5 years
Gender Ratio: 50% male
Background Aspects
- Inherent Aspects:
- Natural Friend 5, Sense of Direction 1, Enhanced Smell 2, Enhanced Vision
6, Enhanced Hearing 1
- The Natural Friend Aspect represents the cat's bond to a human. At Rank 5,
it provides a range of 5 yards for telepathic communication and 50 yards for
general awareness of the other's existence and health. For each Rank this
Aspect is increased beyond 5, these ranges are doubled. If the members of the
Bond-Pair are separated beyond their general awareness range, both will become
paranoid and irritable rather quickly and eventually go insane.
- Recommended Aspects:
- None
- Unique Abilities:
- Double tactical movement rates
Expertises and Attributes
- Inherent Expertises:
- Wilderness 2, Languages: Artorian 5, Ousav 3, Otter 1, Thanonshad 1
- Recommended Expertises:
- Awareness, Brawling, Physical, Physical Adaptation
- Profile Restrictions:
- None
- Minimum Attributes:
- Willpower 5, Wisdom 5
- After purchasing Attributes, increase Agility and Endurance by 50%,
increase Strength by 100%, and reduce Manual Dexterity by 80%.
- Environmental Adaptation:
- Steppes and forested areas, very limited ability to survive in deserts.
Culture and Social Interaction
Dominance: Matriarchal
Heritage Orientation: Ethnocentric (Tradition)
- Lifestyle:
- Each bond-pair functions as an independent unit, staking out territories
for itself and providing for itself and any children with very little outside
contact.
- Family:
- Bond-pairs are invariably either a male human and a female cat
or a male cat and a female human. The family group consists of the bonded
pair and any of the female's children who are not yet able to take care of
themselves. Mating takes place at annual gatherings of the bond-pairs in
an area.
- Symbols and Creative Arts:
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- History:
Last updated 10 May 1995 by Dave Sherohman
Dave Sherohman is jagsys19@skypoint.com