The Cat (aka the Black Cat)

 

The Covenant of Andorra, like any sizeable human settlement, has many cats, but the covenfolk referred to one cat in particular as “the black cat”, or simply, “the cat”.  Several of the older people insist they knew her when they were children, which would make her a very, very long-lived cat, hence suggesting a magical nature.  There are even rumors that she’s the covenant’s original cat, having been brought here as a kitten in 807 when the covenant was founded—that would make most of the other cats her descendants.

 

The covenfolk also insisted that there was something just not quite right about this cat, that odd things seemed to happen when she was around, and that she’d occasionally been seen in some unlikely locations within the covenant.  However, no one actually remembered her ever doing anything untoward.

 

Alas, shortly after acquiring the ability to shapeshift into human form, the Cat came into conflict with one of the covenant’s magi.  Hence, when Viola left Andorra, she took the Cat and her most precocious kitten with her.

 

In her natural form, the Cat is a large members of the species, with a glossy coat of midnight black, save for a silver key at her throat.

 

In her human form, the Cat’s face is pale and angular, her eyes green and unnerving, her hair long and a silky black, save for a narrow streak of silver arising from the point of her widow's peak.  Her frame is tall but lithe, and her movements graceful, if often sudden.  The entire effect is attractive if slightly unworldly. She typically wears a solidly black dress of expensive napped leather.

 

 

Species:  Cat

 

Age:  419 years (appears as an adult in the prime of life, meaning late 20’s in human form)

Season:  Summer

Decrepitude:  N/A (Immortal)

Size:  -3

Magic Might:  11 (Animal)

Confidence:  1 (3)

 

Intelligence:  +2            Perception:  +4

Communication:  -3            Presence:  0

Strength:  -6                 Stamina:  +1

Dexterity:   +3             Quickness:  +5

 

Stats in Human Form

 

Intelligence:  +2            Perception:  +3

Communication:  +1            Presence:  +2

Strength:  +1                Stamina:  +1

Dexterity:   0               Quickness:  +2

 

 

 

Virtues:  Magic Animal; Arcane Lore, Gossip, Great Perception, Improved Characteristics, Perfect Balance (+6 to avoid tripping or falling), Puissant Awareness (+2 to Awareness), Sharp Ears (+3 to hearing), Personal Vis Source (hairballs, Animal), Piercing Gaze, Second Sight

 

Flaws:  Covenant Upbringing, Dependents (kittens), Environmental Sensitivity (loud noises), Extra Sleep*, Magical Friend, Nocturnal (-1 to all rolls from dawn to noon)

 

Qualities:  Ambush Predator, Crafty, Good Jumper (+3 to jumping), Skilled Climber (+3 to climbing), Thick Fur

 

Magic Qualities:  Improved Abilities (x3), Improved Powers, Lesser Power (x6), Major Virtue:  Shapeshifter, Minor Virtue:  Improved Characteristics, Personal Power (x2)

 

Magic Inferiorities:  Minor Flaw:  Restricted Power (Clothes Make the Woman), Minor Flaw:  Restricted Power (Feigned Innocence), Minor Flaw:  Restricted Power (Solace), Reduced Might (x2), Susceptible to Deprivation

 

Personality Traits:  Cat +3*, Curious +4, Timid +2, Vain +3

 

 

Ability                                     Specialty         Score              XP            Notes

 

Covenant of Andorra Lore            animals          4            50

Athletics                                  jumping          3            30

Awareness                              at night            5+2            75

Brawl                                      claws               2            15

Concentration                          shapeshifting  2            15

Folk Ken                                 covenfolk       2            15

Hunt                                         mice                4            50

Intrigue                                    gossip              2            15

Catalan                                    Andorran        4            50

Order of Hermes Lore               personalities  1            5

Stealth                                     stalking          4            50

Teaching                                  kittens              3            30

 

Latin                                        Hermetic         3            30

 

Finesse                                    aesthetics         3            30

Magic Lore                              creatures         2            15

Penetration                              Animal             2            15

 

Second Sight                           invisibility      4            50

Shapeshifter                            goshawk          3            30            goshawk, Montpellier snake,

human           

           

 

Powers

 

Clothes Make the Woman (Lesser), 4 points, Init. –7 (CrAn30, R:  Touch, D:  Sun, T:  Ind; garbs the Cat in an article of clothing made from animal products, with the quality of the clothing depending on a Finesse roll; -2 Might; total 40; Restricted Power [can only be used at the end of a shapeshift])

Feigned Innocence (Lesser), 3 points, Init. -5 (PeMe25, R:  Eye, D:  Mom.,  T:  Group; causes a group of people to forget something the Cat did; -2 Might; total 35; Restricted Power [must roll on back and purr while looking adorably into the targets’ eyes])

Moving Objects with the Mind (Lesser), 1 point, Init. +1 (ReTe10, R:  Sight, D:  Conc., T:  Ind.; moves an inanimate object, with maximum size depending on type of material; -1 Might; total 15)

Oops (Lesser), 0 points, Init. +8 (ReCo[An]10, R:  Sight, D:  Mom, T:  Ind; the target loses control of both feet, causing him to fall over; -2 Might, +7 Init.; Total 30 + 5 points of Improved Powers)

Shadow (Personal), 1 point, Init. +1 (MuAn[Ig]35, R: Per., D:  Sun [ended at will], T:  Ind.; transforms the Cat into a shadow, in which form she can move along any surface; -3 Might; total 50)

Solace (Lesser), 4 points, Init. -5 (Re[Cr]Me[An]25, R:  Touch, D:  Sun, T:  Ind; calms and reassures the target; being curled up in the target’s lap is also an excellent opportunity to rest in order to recover part of the Might points spent; -1 Might; total 30; Restricted Power [must curl up in target’s lap])

 

 

Weapon                              Init.             Atk.    Dfn.     Dam.            Str.            Load

 

Claws                          0            +4            +6            +3            n/a            n/a

Teeth                           +1            +5            +4            +2            n/a            n/a

Dodge                          +5            n/a            +9            n/a            n/a            n/a

 

Soak:  +1

 

Fatigue Levels:  Fresh / Winded / Weary (-1) / Tired (-3 ) / Dazed (-5) / Unconscious

 

Wounds:  2 points per increment

 

 

*New Flaw

 

Extra Sleep

 

Major, General

 

The character requires twice the normal amount of sleep.  This may restrict her activities, such as travel, and reduces her number of free seasons a year by one.