Brief History

Cathars are a nomadic race who never stay put in one area. Because of this, they have had little to no impact with the rest of the world. Their only fights have been against their sword enemies, canids. It is widely believed that they came to exist after during the Great Magic War. It is believed that the effects of the Great Magic War mutated the wild cats changing them forever into a race of sentient upright beings with human like intelligence yet cat senses.

Positives & Negatives

Cathar have human-like intelligence and cat-like speed, reflexes, and skills. They boost excellent vision, even in the dark, a great sense of smell, and amazing reflexes. Cathar however are temperamental and full of themselves.

Cathar excel at skills that make them great hunters, trackers, and explorers.

Cathars have retractable claws that have an attack power of 1d6. They can also bite doing Offensive Power + 2 damage.

Racial Skills, Abilities, and Talents

Cathar start with the following skills

Skill	Stat Cost	Range	Area	Duration	Requirements	Effects	Success Roll
Wall Jumping	2 Power	self	self	instant		Can jump to a wall and bounce off of it at an angle to reach a greater height. Can only do so once per jump.	Acrobatics
Bounding Leap	2 Power	self	self	instant		Increase move by +2 when jumping	+2 Acrobatics

Cathar also have the following ability:

Ability	Effects
Tree Climbling	+2 to Athletics check to climb trees; +1 per level

Cathar also have the following talent:

Talent	Requirements	Effects	Handicaps
Cat Like Agility	You must not have anything that can affect your acrobatics check	This talent gives you a permanent +2 to Acrobatics and Initiative.	You are unlucky, -3 from Luck

Lifespan

Cathar have two stages of life. The first stage, kitten, last from birth until 12. During this stage the young cathar grows and develops it’s many skills needed for survival. The young cathar stays at home during this stage. The cathar also learns hunting and tracking skills during this stage.

The final stage, adulthood, last from 13 until death. To be accepted as an adult, the cathar must prove his or her worth as an adult by hunting down a canid. It is also during this stage that a cathar may find a spouse. According to cathar custom, the male must win the love of his hopeful mate by challenging and besting her other hopeful mates. If there are no other contestants for the female, then it is decided that the female is unfit to be mated and sent into exile. Death come naturally and expectantly to the cathar.

Appearance

Cathar have a human stance, standing on two legs and have human reproductive organs and human-like features. However cathar are covered from head to toe in fur. Some cathars have single color fur while some have multicolored fur. Some have long fur while some have short fur. Some have long tails while some have bobbed tails. Also with the fur they have human hair on their heads, usually in red, brown, blond, or black… of any length. They have cat ears. Cathar bare human shaped faces, cat-shaped eyes that are yellow, blue, or gray. They also have cat noses.

Living Habitat

Cathar can be found in many various locations trying to fit in and make a home for themselves. They also enjoy the forests. Cathar are constantly traveling.

Food & Sleeping Requirements

They require one meal a day, and must sleep for one cycle, whether it be day or night, lest they tire out. The sleep cycle must come after seven awake cycles.

Culture

Cathar, similar to canids and the anthropoids, are very tribal. They are also a nomadic people, migrating across the great plains or the deep forests of the world. They are polytheistic in belief, worshiping nature and their ancestors.

Cathars do not use surnames. Instead they will refer to the tribe that they are part of, for example, Jagar of the Black Paw. First names are often very beast-like.

Racial Relations

Cathar have actually had very little interaction with most races partly because most of them live in the more remote areas of the world. Thus cathar generally do not have a per race relationship, it is more of a per individual or per tribe relationship with their relationships being based on need, desire, or circumstance. The race that almost always drive them to violence are the canids.