Tabaxi
Tabaxi are a race of feline humanoids native to the jungle island of Maz Ticca.
Basic Information
Anatomy
Tabaxi are taller than most humans, standing on average between six and seven feet tall. Their coats can have patterns and colouration akin to those of big cats such as tigers and leopards, or those of domesticated cats such as tabbies and siamese. They typically have green or yellow eyes, with slitted pupils.
Dietary Needs and Habits
Tabaxi are carnivores, having spent many years hunting in the jungles around Maz Ticca. Common tabaxi dishes contain a myriad of spices, the most common of these being a combination of bay leaves, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, cumin, fennel, mace, peppercorns and powdered chilis. This combination of spices is commonly known as Especiarias Quentes.
The most famous tabaxi dish is a street food commonly sold from stalls in Maz Ticca, twice-baked cockatrice wings, which is a delicacy on the island. The wings are coated in especiarias quentes, roasted in a large clay oven at high heat, then the heat increased and roasted again, until their skin turns golden-brown and crisp. These are served dry, allowing the heat of the spices to be the main flavouring.
Additional Information
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
Tabaxi are well know for their eyesight, being able to see in the dark as though it were bright outside.
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
Ancient tabaxi names were rather guttural, with their names sounding similar to those that a cat would make. For example, names would sound something like "Preexa", "Ronzu", and "Zofro". This naming convention would continue for the duration of the Maz Ticcan Empire.
Modern tabaxi names are tribal in nature, with names like "Eyes Dancing in the Sand", "Head Within Rain" and "Strength of the Wind" being commonplace. These names are unisex, and are given based on elements including astrology and the individual's clan's history. These names are often shortened into "core names" for the convenience of outsiders, so the aforementioned examples would be shortened to names like "Sand", "Rain", and "Wind".
Culture and Cultural Heritage
Tabaxi society is built around clans. Clans are split evenly between males and females with anywhere from three to twelve young in a clan. Each clan has several Hunts, comprising two to eight individuals. Hunts patrol the area around the clan's lair.
Tabaxi lairs are sometimes temporary, though more often they are villages consisting of tepees made of wooden poles, long grass and large jungle leaves.
Clans are led by elders. Half of the time, leaders are aided by shamans. Clans tend to avoid each other and do not engage in trade with each other. Tabaxi consider trade to be demeaning but in rare instances use third party agents to trade for them.
Scientific Name
Homo Felidae
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