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or fear felines are willing to admit that cats are graceful,

not taste the sugar, and instead is reacting to whatever

nimble, and often adorable.

savory elements are present. Cats can’t see in complete

If you’re a Dreamlands cat,
you likely:
‘‘ are busy, active, and aloof.
‘‘ are energetic when interesting things
are going on, but sleep soundly for
hours when no action is afoot.
‘‘ occasionally force other party members
to carry you. They may or may not mind,
and you may but probably don’t care.
‘‘ are quiet, curious, and interested in new things.
‘‘ hate cats’ natural enemies (dogs, mice,
birds, whirring machines, etc).
‘‘ are easily distracted.
‘‘ are highly athletic and can move
fast when you want to.

darkness, but they can rely on their sense of touch,
which is amplified by their whiskers, to feel their way
around an area.
They do not have rigid collarbones, so they can
squeeze through any space through which their heads
will fit. Because they are as long as the cat’s shoulders

are wide, their whiskers also serve an additional
purpose in indicating whether the cat can fit through a
particular opening.
Cats are highly vocal when needed. Normal cats
have more than 100 different vocalizations for various
purposes. Of course, Dreamlands cats have the same
vocal apparatus, but with their greater intellect, they
can string different sounds together to create other
meanings.
It is said that cats have nine lives, which is due to

Others probably:

having a Dreamlands self. When a cat is killed, its

‘‘ are not always sure if you are sentient or not.

dream self is still alive and can return to the waking

(“Is it a normal cat? Can I talk to it?”)

world, restoring that cat to life. For a cat to die or be

‘‘ think you are cute, but possibly useless.

destroyed in a single event, both its dream and waking

‘‘ try to pet or otherwise annoy

world self must die at the same moment.

you when you are busy.
‘‘ do not understand you or your thought
processes, such as they are.

Physiology
Unlike many other predators, cats are exclusively
carnivorous. Their teeth are designed only for cutting
and devouring flesh, so while they can clumsily
chew up bread or vegetables, these are poor sources
of nutrition. Their digestive tracts are not adapted to
process such food either, and a cat deprived of meat
will quickly suffer significant health issues.
Cats have extraordinarily keen senses. Their one

When a Dreamlands cat is killed, its normal, nonsentient self returns from the dream world, where
it has been relaxing. This typically takes 4d6 hours,
and the result is a normal cat. Of course, that cat may
then decide (once more) to become a Dreamlands cat,
resulting in the effective resurrection of the character.
Cats can only do this self-resurrection eight times
(hence “nine lives”). Players should keep track of this
on their character sheets.
Note that when a cat is resurrected by a spell or
an item, this does not use up one of its lives. Only
purposeful self-resurrection increases the count.

defect in this regard is an inability to taste sweetness.
When a cat eats cantaloupe or other sweet items it does

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