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Cats (キャット, Neko) are small creatures that live alongside humans and are sometimes valued by them for companionship.
Many cats live in Ulthar.
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Notable Cats[]
Abilities[]
Language[]
Cats gain the ability to be understood by humans and communicate with them the more lives they lost.
Lifespan[]
Cats are known to have a different lifespan from other creatures. They can only live up to their 9th lives.
Trivia[]
- Cats are often linked to magic in several cultures, particularly with witches.
- Cats gathering in the town of Ulthar is a reference to the short story The Cats of Ulthar, by American author H.P. Lovecraft. The town is noted in the story for having a very explicit law that "in Ulthar, no man may kill a cat."
- There is an old saying that cats have nine lives. This is thought to have originated with the Scottish cat sidhe myths, which make mention of a large, spectral black cat with a white patch on its chest. The cat sidhe was said to be either one of the fae, or a type of witch that had the ability to shapeshift into a cat nine times. If a tenth try was attempted, the witch would be trapped in their cat form permanently.
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