Catfolk
Catfolk are not native to the soil of Emicara, hailing instead from a distant land far to the east, allegedly across the Unending Ocean called Apreuo. Most Emicarans will go their entire lives without ever seeing a catfolk, as at most there are only several hundred, all working at docks and warehouses in the islands of the Bahami Emirates. They are kept as slaves by the Bahamis, who are said to occasionally raid across the Unending Ocean.
Catfolk in D&D Fifth Edition
Catfolk use the same information used to build tabaxi characters as provided in the official module Volo's Guide to Monsters.Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
Catfolk within the Bahami Emirates have taken on Bahami naming traditions, in an effort to integrate into the larger society. Enslaved catfolk usually take upon the surname of their masters, while others find surnames that appeal to whatever whim they take on at the moment of naming. Catfolk not in a human dominated society take on more traditional names of their people, with examples that follow:
Male: Buna Lone, Misagen Can, Hibel Wahba, Maysar Mahmud, Assala Azizi, Dasamu Rashed, Ibba Alli, Isragin Hamady, Ifruy Ghaffari, Ioues Uddin
Female: Tamenna Nagi, Urika Madani, Tatam Elbaz, Taklit Mahdi, Dhoha Asmar, Tagoura Zafar, Tuftent Jabbour, Bakra Ahmed, Toucha Galla, Ruza Javid
Female: Tamenna Nagi, Urika Madani, Tatam Elbaz, Taklit Mahdi, Dhoha Asmar, Tagoura Zafar, Tuftent Jabbour, Bakra Ahmed, Toucha Galla, Ruza Javid
Major Language Groups and Dialects
Catfolk living within human societies are experts at taking on the languages and dialects of their masters and the majority. They still will maintain their own spoken language, which revolves highly upon the use of subtle facial movements and twitches in addition to words. The Catfolk language is also the majority language in catfolk settlements throughout the islands, and even in some remote parts of the Bahami Emirates.
History
The catfolk people are said to have arrived in Emicara nearly four hundred years ago on ships from the east. They were apparently fleeing some sort of cataclysm or destructive event upon their home continent, named Julfilana. The legends of this place have been kept tightly held by the catfolk, even as they have tried to integrate themselves into the society of the Bahami Emirates. While they had initially sought out refuge in the Jakonian Empire, the pressure of the Church of the One Sun led to them seeking out more welcoming homes. Unfortunately, many catfolk have ended up as slaves within the Emirates, and some have fled to locations in the tropical jungles of lands further south. Rumor suggests that some catfolk have even set up their own towns and communities independent of any others on remote islands throughout the Southern Sea.
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