Not that you weren't ever aware of being different. Better. You're a cat. Of course you knew everything you needed to about the world around you; you knew how to hunt, where the cleanest water was to be found and where to go when you fancied sharpening your claws on another cat's face. But now... now you're even mroe advanced than the stupid animals you run into (and, on the most degrading occasions, run from) on the streets or in the fields of your home. What exactly happened you're not sure.... was it something you ate? Did you sleep too near that Sorcerer's hearth? It doesn't really matter. instead, you've got the chance to go out and get yourself the respect, and the food, you've always wanted. No more of this having to meow for attention. Not for you. And there's lots of other things you could be doing with your time.... lots more of the world to see. And lots of different food to try. There's even stories of treasure. Imagine the food you could buy with that1 Not that it's all about food. No.... you're acat. It's also about reminding everyone how graceful and beautiful you are. And if there some food that happens to need eating... well, who could say no to that?
- Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Acrobatics.
- Tool Proficiencies: None.
- Languages: One of Your Choice
- Equipment: A single reminder of your life before becoming awakened; a collar, a bowl with your old name emblazoned on it, a bell attached to a length of yellow ribbon that was your favorite toy.
Feature: Feelin' Feline. You can spot another awakened cat immediately, and know how to speak to them, how to win them over, and how to earn their trust. You also can communicate with unawakened cats easily.
Feelin' Feline.
Cats aren't the friendliest of species, but you are loyal, and once you've chosen to like someone (and it's always that way round), then you'll keep them safe and fight to do so. Unlike awakened dogs, who typically maintain their relationships with their less fortunate kin, cats rarely bother. Why would you? Just because they can speak doesn't mean that other cats aren't still a threat! Cats are predators, smoothly sliding through the world around them, and being awakened only made you more aware of the dangers and the risks you must confront. It also made you evermore protective and loyal to your friends. You know you can't trust them to look after themselves, not really. Cats are highly self-sufficient, and you are skilled in hunting for food in even the most unprepossessing of situations. You are also highly capable of navigating either the urban or the rural environment, as though you were born into either. You can find sources of food and water anywhere you go - whether in a bakery or a warehouse, your keen senses are able to find sustenance. You can also squeeze yourself into tiny spaces, ensuring a dry and warm haven wherever you go (though there is rarely enough room for your companions).
Suggested Characteristics
Every cat has their own peccadillos and unusual behaviors. Awakened cats are no different; if anything, they are likely to be amplified as you deal with the dangers and difficulties of the world. This manifests itself as some form of personality flaw - arrogance, timidity, belligerence - but cats typically embrace such aspects of themselves. While a dog might be in constant conflict over their anger towards some humans, given their love for others, you feel no such divisions. Philosophical problems are easily resolved: what keeps you alive? A cat is all about survival - if you have a personality trait, it's because it's helped keep you alive this far, so why try and 'improve' yourself or your attitude? No. Stay alive. Anything that helps with that task can stick around.
d8 Personality Traits
1 I'm pretty much the most perfect creature who has ever existed. Have you seen me walk? You lucky thing, getting to watch me stroll down the street for the first time. You can come with me, if you must. I guess looking at you reminds everyone of how amazing I am.
2. I'm a fighter; a scrapper; a brawler. I've lost fur, ears, teeth... everything. But i'm still here. Because i'm tough. Really, really tough. And i'm afraid of nothing. Bring me a bloody Tarrasque... I'll still take it!
3. Sigh. Yes, yes i'm coming. It really is too much you know. Some call me lazy. They're wrong of course. What i am is considered. I don't go running around. I conserve my energy and act at just the right time.
4. I'm fun! I'm fun! Look at what i can do! Look at my tail! I'm a happy catty and i'm always ready for another game. Or just to run in circles. It's all fun!
5. I've never seen a hole in the wall i didn't want to investigate or a scent trail i didn't want to follow. It gets me in trouble sometimes but it also gets me the kind of experience i want. Who wants to be a house cat?
6. Hm.... distracted? I guess i can be easily... oh! Is that chicken? Yes i'd love some!
7. I just prefer hiding under the nearest bed to being outside. Is that really being timid or scared? I don't think so... Wait! What was that? Alright yes, I'm a complete coward. Just let me get somewhere safe!
8. Of course i'm angry! Do you know what i've endured? How much i've seen? Suffered? Life as a cat isn't curling up in front of the fire for all of us, you know. Sometimes, it's much more difficult
d8 Ideal
1. Courage. Bravery is the highest goal any can achieve; to master your fear is to master yourself.
2. Change. The world is not as it should be. I'm going to change that, whatever it may cost.
3. Survival. Ensuring my survival, and that of the few i love, is the only worthwhile goal.
4. Knowledge. There is much out there to learn. I intend to use this knowledge to my advantage.
5. Revenge. Getting rid of those who harmed me is the only reason i travel through these lands.
6. Restoration. Bad things have happened to me, and i have done bad things myself. I want to make everything right, if i can.
7. Preservation. Too much has been lost to time. Now that i can speak and write, i want to preserve the true nature and history of my species.
8. Family. My love is not easily earned. These people have done so and I spend my life ensuring their safety and comfort.
d8 Bond
1. My old owner, who game me this power, was a good person. They're gone now but they deserve to be remembered. I'll ensure they are.
2. I don't know what is in this jar, just that when i licked it i learned to speak as humans do. Now i carry it with me, granting small amounts to the few cats I judge worthy.
3. The collar i tore off myself and flung away. I can still feel it, rubbing against my fur. I'll not wear one again.
4. A can of fish. My favorite food. It reminds me of the past, of what has changed, and of the future I will make myself.
5. A vow i took to protect the two children who took me in and gave me milk, when i was barely a kitten. I have not forgotten them, or my oath.
6. My mother who was taken away when i was young and I never saw again. I can feel that she is still alive and I pursue her trail wherever it goes.
7. Once, cats ruled this world. They can do so again. I carry this knowledge inside me and share it with whomever listens, and believes.
8. I was an experiment - one that failed and was cast aside. The person who treated me so poorly will pay for it.
d8 Flaw
1. I lose my temper over the most minor of slights. I cannot help myself. I just love the adrenaline thrill of an imminent fight. Have done since i was a kitten.
2. I was superior even when i was a normal cat. Now... well, lets be honest. There just isn't another creature in this miserable corner of the world to compare to me.
3. They call me selfish, and even i have to admit that i am. I earned (or stole) this stuff by myself. I see no reason to share it with those who don't have the wit to do the same.
4. I take nothing seriously. Risk, danger, my life or those of others... all just one more set-up in a great joke no-one else seems to notice. Even other cats!
5. Setbacks have a horrible habit of making me believe that i should just give up. Even the most minor incident can make me sit down, fold my paws and refuse to move.
6. I once bit a man's nose off because i thought he was being too friendly with my family. It turned out he was a friend of theirs and had brought them a present. I may, on occasion, be overprotective.
7. Style matters far more than the end result. It has been known for me to leave someone in (very mild) peril, because i didn't want to mess up my fur. I know it doesn't look great but I really did.
8. It's not that i'm a coward, i just refuse to put myself at any risk, for any reason, for anyone. Ever.
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