Cathkeryn

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Description

Cathkeryn’s natural form is an elven cat, having beige grey hair with dark grey stripes. She has light brown eyebrows and white spots just inside her eyes, and ends in a soft pink nose leather. Her eyes are blue grey with the usual cat irises. She has pronounced tufts of dark grey hair at the tips of her ears. She is much larger than typical for her species, weighing around 20 lbs.
She is very cat like in all her forms. She’s lazy when she can be, but often playful or affectionate. She uses her ESP ability to gage the intent of others and is very protective of Chiliad and her companions. She can be very affectionate with her companions, often liking to cuddle.

Background

Patron Power(s): Mielikki, Lurue, Nobanion
When Chiliad summoned a special animal companion, Nobanion sent a very special cat to serve as a companion. Cathkeryn arrived as a young kitten, but already exceptional and smart. She grew quickly over the next year, remaining a close and nearly constant companion.
Chiliad’s special animal companions serve like wizard familiars, performing small tasks, including house hold chores, guarding Chiliad in his sleep, and delivering messages.

Stats

Class: Ranger (Pathfinder) 9th / Druid (Shadoweirs) 8th / Bard (Riddlemaster) 7th
Move: 18
Hit Dice: 3+6
Intelligence: Average 8 (enhanced to 16)
Languages: Elven Cat, Elvish, Gnome
Grants excellent night vision and hearing to Chiliad
Ranger (2nd): 2
Druid (8th): 3 3 3 2
Bard (7th): 3 2 1 (Wizardry 6 4 2)

Elven Cat Powers

  • Stealth
    • move silently 99.9%
    • hide in wilderness 90%
    • +5 to surprise opponents

Magical abilities as 9th-level spellcaster.

  • Limited ESP used to determine intent.
  • Enlarge 1/day (doubles Hit Dice and damage)
  • Reduce 2/day
  • Trip 1/day
  • Tree 2/day (assume the form of a tree’s limb)

Familiar Enhancements

Powers granted by the Teuvel'Kiira'Khilat

    • Mantle protections when within 30’ of the kiira.
    • Mind Blank
    • Commune with Nature - personal radius of quarter mile
    • Speak with Animals (felines)
    • I Unseen Servant 1/day - 3 turns + 1 turn per wizard level.
    • Intelligence 10
    • Cast 1 wizard spell and 1 priest spell per day, in addition to normal spell abilities. Must be within 30’ of kiira for 1 hour to gain spells.
    • Speak with Animals (mammals)
    • Change Self to change size +/- 25%, subtle body features, color, pattern/markings and cloths design at will.
    • I Pass without Trace 1/day 5 rounds per wizard level.
    • Intelligence 12
    • The number of wizard spells learned is doubled for 1st to 5th level spells.
    • Speak with Animals
    • II Comprehend Language 1/day
    • Alter Self to Familiar Class form including:
      • any tiny to small sized animal
      • Brownie, or similar tiny fairy being
      • any medium sized demi-human form when polymorphed
    • III Speak with a normal voice.
    • Intelligence 14
    • Pay 1 hit point a day for a non-shared set of mantle spells (defensive and utility only) with no distance limit while on the same plane.
    • III Charm Animal 1/week 1 HD of mammals per 2 wizard levels.
    • Sing in harmony with anyone bound to the kiira
    • IV Polymorph to Demi-Human Class form - 3/day 1 turn per wizard level. Includes cloths of cloth, leather and other organic materials; from plain to fancy design.
    • Intelligence 16
    • Cast offensive mantle spells on behalf of master.
    • V Dimension Door 1/day 200lbs
    • Spell Progression and Casting Level for Wizard and Priest spells are increased by 1 level.
    • V Polymorph to Monster Class form - 3/week 1 turn per wizard level.

Magic Items

  • Necklace of Elegance and Protection +3

Associations

Alias

CathKeryn has learned to assume a variety of alias' in order to follow Chiliad to various locations.

Familiar Class

Kit

This is the form she usually assumes when she needs to do tasks better suited to hands.
Demi-cat
Kit is a petite gnome-sized female having an adolescent figure, with long thin arms and legs. She has creamy tan skin covered in very short golden peach fuzz hair. She has a pleasant oval face with a round pink pug nose and checks that have a pink blush. She has puffy upper lips that conceal a mouth with short pointy canines and lots of small pointy teeth. Her large eyes are bright green with cat irises lined with golden brown. She has long golden brown hair that curls under at the bottom, along with short bangs. Her ears are oversized golden beige cat ears with long tufts of golden hair at the top of her head, poking through her hair. She has a long semi fluffy golden beige cat tail. Her hands and feet are stubby and have short sharp claws. She prefers to wear layers of cloths with rich browns and deep greens with spots of floral color. The clothing will be utilitarian with various pockets and pieces to assist with her current tasks.
Kit is fairly quiet, often humming, singing or trilling as she goes about her business. She likes to make little games of her tasks and is fairly playful as she goes about her work. She has developed basic craftsmanship skills and enjoys solving puzzles and problems, and likes to sew, mend, tinker and repair.
Move: 12
Demi-tressym
Retaining most of her looks and size, she has undersized bat-like feathered wings on her back, usually beige, but sometimes black, blue grey or even white, depending on her mood.
Move: 12, Fl 12 (B)
Sea cat, miniature
Her aquatic form retains her size and general looks, but also has features like an seal pup. In addition to her slender arms with clawed hands, she has strong seal flippers on her back. Starting at the waist, she has the flexible body of a seal covered in thick grey brown fur, including strong rear flippers and an otter like tail. She has a golden green brown mane of stiff hair that keeps softer hair in place around her head when in the water. She has longer feline fangs that always peek out of her mouth. She is equally at home in fresh or salt water, and can use gills to breathe underwater as well a using her lungs while on land.
Move: 6, Sw 24

Kali

tressym
Kali has dark green grey eyes and overly large easy to see fangs. Her fur and feathers are typically black, but she can change color to match her surroundings.
Typical of a cat, she is playful and curious. She likes to scout, stalk and hunt. She stalks small critters for entertainment, but only kills for food. She is a skilled flyer in this form, but she gladly hitches a ride with better flyers when the opportunity presents.
Kali has three sizes, small as a large domestic cat, larger like a bobcat and largest as a panther. She can assume the smaller form at will, but the larger two forms can only be assumed once a day each. She is able to reduce to a much smaller form, but flying becomes extremely hampered so she doesn’t usually bother.
Move: 6, Fl 16 (A)
lesser winged cat
She can become the size of a bobcat with large paws. This form is usually assumed for serious hunting.
Move: 9, Fl 18 (A)
greater winged cat
She can user her daily enlarge power to become the size of a panther. This form is usually assumed for combat.
Move: 12, Fl 30 (B, C when mounted)

Shadow

wolf
Shadow is a small female with dark grey fur and blue grey eyes. She often follows Eriyin around, as this is her typical guise when accompanying Chiliad in his Eriyin alias.
She usually remains aloof, but stays close enough to come to immediate aid to Eriyin. She is quiet but can present a display of ferocity if she senses danger or ill intent via ESP.
Move: 18”
dire wolf
She can enlarge to the size of a dire wolf when engaging in combat by Eriyin’s side.
Move: 18”
winged wolf
Rarely, she will take the form of a standard or enlarged winged wolf with dark grey feathered wings.
Move: 18, Fl 36 (C)

Animals

While Cathkeryn can assume the shape of nearly any animal from tiny to medium size, she has a number of standard forms she has perfected and routinely assumes.

Mammals
Avians
Reptiles/Amphibians
  • iguana - Green 12, Cl 6
  • salamander 6, Sw 6
  • toad 6, Sw 9

Demi-Human Class

Kari

Her Kari form is the guise she will often use when attending Chiliad’s performances in formal settings such as theaters or noble courts. She makes very judicious use of this form due to limits on its use.
green elf
Kari has a very lithe but robust athletic build. She has medium brown skin with paler grey skin tones on her hands, feet and ears. Most of her exposed skin is covered in a soft thin downy beige fuzz that softens her overall look and gives a golden glow in the sunlight. Her face is oval with full round cheeks and her nose and mouth being prominent, with slightly puffy upper lips over a thin pink line of a mouth and a narrow pink upturned nose with small nostrils. Her soft delicate ears point up and curve out to face forward. Her eyes are almond shaped and bright green with brown lashes and soft brown grey brows. Her long fine hair has strands of golden brown and medium brown with green undertones. She will choose clothing suitable to her surroundings, including sleek evening dresses for performances, but when alone or with her closest companions, she will dress more like a green elf, wearing minimal clothing with beads and feathers for decoration. Her hair is usually pulled back with a few carefully placed braids with beads and charms to hold it all in place.
Her personality is very cat like, often easily distracted by activity, but very intense when something gains her attention. She likes to toy and tease those around her. She has no problem showing off her feminine assets to befuddle or distract others. She can maintain a sense of decorum during performances, either relaxing to the point of appearing disintrested or showing mild adoration for Chiliad. When she wishes to use it, she has an excellent singing voice.
Move: 12
Lythari
She has pale skin with a lavender undertone, piercing blue eyes and long silver hair.
Move: 18
aquatic elf
While retaining the overall look of Kari, her skin takes on a sea green tinge and her hair is thicker and translucent brown green, with red undertones. Her hands and feet have webbing. She has several hard to see gill slits hidden behind her ears. She usually wears shorts down to her knees with with scallop shaped lace resembling oversized scales, and a bikini top with similar scale like patterns.
Move: 9, Sw 15

Monster Class

Baast

gynosphinx, miniature
Baast is about the size of a giant lynx. She has a tawny colored body with huge paws, oversized wings with downy white feathers, and a distinctly feline but otherwise human head. Her eyebrows are dark brown but her eyes are golden with cat like irises. She has caracal like ears with tufts at the top.
She particularly likes this form when she is feeling clever or talkative. She acts a little more serious and wise. She is a stronger flyer in this form and able to travel longer distances but it is much less stealthy and sometimes attracts male sphinxes which can be a nuisance.
Move: 12, Fl 18 (B)
gynosphinx
She can enlarge to the size of a standard gynosphinx, though slightly on the smaller side.
Move: 15, Fl 24 (C)

Ciaraa

sea lion, miniature
Ciaraa has the head and forepaws of a lioness and the flexible body of a seal, including both front and rear flippers. She has a dark mane of stiff hair that keeps softer hair in place around her head when in the water. She has long fangs like a saber tooth tiger, but they are serrated like a shark tooth on the inside. She is equally at home in fresh or salt water, and can breathe underwater and on land.
She can yowl and snarl above the water, and is a ferocious predator below, even able to take down the largest sharks.
Move: 6, Sw 15
sea lion
She can enlarge to the size of a standard sea lion, though slightly on the smaller side.
Move: 6, Sw 18