Bakeneko
Basic Information
Anatomy
They typically look like humans, however they have notable large cat ears, with a long cat tail behind them. Sometimes they'll even have two, and they usually have fangs.
Biological Traits
They're very intune with magic and the world of spirits, capable of seeing ghosts even when they take an invisible form. They typically age at about 20 years of age, and live for about 235 years.
Ecology and Habitats
They typically live in eastern regions, but they also travel to other kingdoms a lot of the time.
Dietary Needs and Habits
They typically eat meat, yet they have an adoration for fish, birds and mice.
Biological Cycle
They tend to shed their fur in the summer
Behaviour
They tend to be troublemakers most of the times, though of course there are exceptions. They're very playful individuals, and are keep to play tricks on others.
Additional Information
Uses, Products & Exploitation
They're usually exploited to be used as personal house servants in the Lokari Kingdom, often frowned upon as they're seen as necromatic creatures.
Facial characteristics
Their faces look fairly humanoid, except for the cat-like eyes they tend to have and the large fluffy animal ears.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
They're typically seen in the east of Talor.
Average Intelligence
They're incredibly clever, capable of rather impressive levels of intelligence, especially in hunting, trickery and magic.
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
They're able to see in the dark, along with having a keen sense of smell, their large ears also make their hearing quite sensitive.
Symbiotic and Parasitic organisms
They have a parasitic relationship with the Lokari kingdom as they're often captured to be treated as slaves, treated almost like animals in their eyes.
Civilization and Culture
Relationship Ideals
They embrace their freespirited nature, thus when having a relationship they tend to agree to not stay rooted into one location if plausible. They're perfectly fine with long distance relationships.
Major Language Groups and Dialects
They typically speak Talian for the most part
Culture and Cultural Heritage
Their culture revolves around paying respect to magic, often respecting all forms of magic, even necromatic magic
Common Customs, Traditions and Rituals
They have a wide amount of customs that pay homage to the spirits of the dead, trying to appease spirits as there are many tales of Bakeneko being descendants of spirits themselves.
Common Myths and Legends
There's many myths about the origins of Bakeneko, some say they were ressurected cat spirits that chose to adopt a human form. Others say they were simply spirits that were blessed with the power to birth physical children, others say they were cats that gained enough magic to take a human form. Whatever it is, the tale has been told and retold so many different times it's impossible to tell the origin.
Interspecies Relations and Assumptions
They have a strained relationship with those of the Lokari kingdom, especially humans, thus they are rather relentless with their tricks towards mankind.
Lifespan
235 years
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