Tabaxi, also known as jaguar people or cat-men, were a race of feline humanoids native to the jungles of Elamdu.
Physical Traits
Anatomy and Morphology
Tabaxi were taller than most humans at six to seven feet. Their bodies were slender and covered in spotted or striped fur. Like most felines, Tabaxi had long tails and retractable claws. Tabaxi fur color ranged from light yellow to brownish red. Tabaxi eyes were slit-pupilled and usually green or yellow. Tabaxi were competent swimmers and climbers as well as speedy runners. They had a good sense of balance and an acute sense of smell.
Genetics and Reproduction
Tabaxi give birth to live young. They develop more quickly than humans reaching early addulthood after 12 years and can live for up to 80 years.
Habitat
Tabaxi prefer humid jungle climates, but are able to addapt to most terains. The only climate they cannot stand is cold winter climates. Tabaxi are free people that like to travel and trade, so they prefer the open road to settling down. Wyldefolk Tabaxi tend to be nomadic tribes.
Diet
Tabaxi are carnivorous, and will eat almost anything that is smaller than them. Most suplement their diets with whatever they can hunt.
Sapient Traits
History
Tabaxi immigrated onto the World during the Age of the Silver Kingdoms. The first Tabaxi arived in the southern jungles of Elamdu and built many of the ancient jungle chiefdoms together with the lizardfolk. The strong sense of wanderlust prevented many of the tribes from settling down permanently and even to this day many Tabaxi prefer a nomadic lifestyle. Tabaxi were and still are charismatic traders who spend their lives on the open roads. Due to their innate wanderlust the gods did not bless the tabaxi with an ancestral language but instead gave them the ablility to more easily understand the languages of others.
Manerisms
Tabaxi were a reclusive people who often avoided interaction with other intelligent races in the Wylderness, but are quite social when they live in an urban setting. As each tabaxi possessed a specific feline trait, many had an innate curiosity that compelled them to travel and seek out stories, artifacts, new experiences and knowledge, never remaining in the same place or obsessing over the same piece of lore for too long.
Ways of Thinking
Tabaxi are charismatic explorers. They have the following mental traits:
- To see the World, myteries are there to be solved.
- Disregard for the rules.
- Hunters insincts, tabaxi are extremely focused when honing in on their targets.
Naming Conventions
Dependent on culture. Tabaxi tend to name themselves after concepts transalted in the local language such as: Wavering Wind, Mindful, Joyous Laughter.
Beauty/Gender Ideals
Tabaxi have gender signifiers that are clear to them, but often harder to percieve for other peoples. Both male and female tabaxi take great care grooming themselves and keep their fur immaculate.
Relationship Ideals
Tabaxi are fast and loose with relationships. Since they are always on the move they have friendships that burn fast and bright. Most tabaxi are polyamorous.
Ancestry Traits
Size
Medium
Speed
30 ft. walking, 20 ft. climbing
Darkvision
60 ft.
Ancestral Language
None
Linguistic Talents
You can choose two languages that you can speak.
Cat's Claws
Because of your claws, you have a climbing speed of 20 feet. In addition, your claws are natural weapons, which you can use to make unarmed strikes. If you hit with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d6 + STR/DEX modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.
Cat's Talent
You have proficiency in the Perception and Stealth skills.
Feline Agility
Your reflexes and agility allow you to move with a burst of speed. When you move on your tum in combat, you can double your speed until the end of the tum. Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you move 0 feet on one of your turns.
Feline Tenacity
When you drop to 0 HP but are not killed outright, you drop to 1 HP instead. Once used you must finish a long rest before you can use this feature again.
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