Tabaxi

"We had a Tabaxi come through once, a few winters back. She kept the taproom packed each night with her stories and spent most days napping in a chair in front of the fireplace. We thought she was lazy, but when Linene came around looking for a missing broach, she was out the door before I could blink an eye." -Toblen Stonehill, innkeeper

Hailing from a strange and distant land, wandering Tabaxi are catlike humanoids driven by curiosity to collect interesting artifacts, gather tales and stories, and lay eyes on all the world's wonders. Ultimate travelers, the inquisitive Tabaxi rarely stay in one place for long. Their innate nature pushes them to leave no secrets uncovered, no treasures or legends lost.

Tabaxi are taller than most humans at six to seven feet. Their bodies are 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 are competent swimmers and climbers as well as speedy runners. They had a good sense of balance and an acute sense of smell.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Tabaxi are covered in short fur, generally browns, grays, and occasionally gold. All tabaxi have short retractable claws in their fingertips, about 2 inches long. Tabaxi also have tails, no longer than 3 feet in length. Tabaxi have short-fingered paws in place of hands and feet. Their hind legs are similar in structure to that of a big cat, however they do walk on their hind legs as other humanoid creatures tend to. Their facial structure is also similar to big cats, notably leopards, because of their elongated mouth and nose, which can sometimes cause them to have trouble pronouncing languages other than their own.

Genetics and Reproduction

Tabaxi enter adulthood sooner that humans, being usually fully grown as soon as 12 years old. They have no mating season, they simply have a cycle of estrus that in total lasts around 70 days, during the fertile part of the cycle female tabaxi release hormones in their urine that indicate the ability to reproduce. This cycle of estrus usually lasts around 25 days. If insemination is achieved the gestation period is of around 200 days. Tabaxi give birth either one or two cubs at a time, the cubs will only drink mothers milk for around a year, but will only begin to display cognitive and racional abilities at the age of 3, age in which they usually begin to venture out and learn a trait.

Growth Rate & Stages

Tabaxi remain cubs until the age of 3. For the first year they only are able to consume maternal milk. At age 3 they are developed enough that they become curious and is usually at this age that they begin to learn the trait that will become their job for life usually if they do not leave the city. At age 12 Tabaxi usually are fully grown and remain in adulthood until the age of 60 or so. At that points the body begins to show signs of fragility and they are considered elderly.

Ecology and Habitats

Tabaxi dwell in tropical or subtropical jungles in clans of equal parts male and female. They reside in small cities that are deeply urbanized with pastures for growing sheep and pork separated.

Dietary Needs and Habits

Tabaxi are a carnivorous race, they mostly get their food from herds of sheep and goat they tamed, however hunting is still a major part in Tabaxi culture and hunters are highly regarded for their successes. Despite this Tabaxi grow herbs and plants not only for medicinal purposes but also to brew beverages and season their meats.

Biological Cycle

Due to the prefered climate Tabaxi do not grow winter coats or shed during summer. The seasons do not affect their biological cycle.

Additional Information

Average Intelligence

Tabaxi are highly intelligente creatures however they suffer from fleeting thoughts, that meaning that they have a hard time developing and researching new technologies, which in turn means their culture is primitive, having not even discovered the wheel.

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Tabaxi have a cat like keen senses especially in the dark. They can see in dim light as it were day, and in darkness as if it were dim light. However they can’t discern color in darkness only shades.

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

Each tabaxi has a single name, determined by clan and based on a complex formula that involves astrology, prophecy, clan history, and other esoteric factors. Tabaxi names can apply to both males and females, and most use nicknames derived from or inspired by their full names.
Here you can generate names in accord to Tabaxi culture:
http://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/aztec-names.php

Tabaxi

Ability Score Increase +2 Dex, +1 Cha

Size Medium

Speed 40 ft.

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Darkvision You have a cat’s keen senses especially in the dark. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness only shades.
Feline Agility Your reflexes and agility allow you to move with a burst of speed. When you move on your turn in combat, you can double your speed until the end of the turn. Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you move 0 feet on one of your turns.
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 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.
Cat's Talent You have proficiency in the Perception and Stealth skills.

Languages. Common and another of your choice

Genetic Ancestor(s)

• Khanlar

Scientific Name

Homo Panthera Sapiens Onca

Origin/Ancestry

Hominidae and Felidae ancestry

Lifespan

85 years

Average Height

1,8 to 2,2 meters

Average Weight

90 to 120 Kg

Tabaxi

Ability Score Increase +2 Dex, +1 Cha

Size Medium

Speed 40 ft.

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Darkvision You have a cat’s keen senses especially in the dark. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness only shades.
Feline Agility Your reflexes and agility allow you to move with a burst of speed. When you move on your turn in combat, you can double your speed until the end of the turn. Once you use this trait, you can't use it again until you move 0 feet on one of your turns.
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 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.
Cat's Talent You have proficiency in the Perception and Stealth skills.

Languages. Common and another of your choice