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===Physical Description===

Catertaurs are massive caterpillars whose heads meld into the upper body of humanoids.  Their legs are more pronounced allowing for faster, almost centipede-like movement.  Their humanoid halves sometimes have insect-like features, such as segmented-appearance eyes, small antenna, or fluffy down-like hair.  Most tend towards tanned or olive skin, with their caterpillar halves being various flora tones such as green with black or brown spots or stripes.  Their mouths have small but potent and durable canines.

Catertaurs possess a voracious appitite, even for their size.  If left to their own devices they usually focus on eating or getting more food with a seemingly unlimited stomach.  It is said that if a catertaur is well fed indeed, it becomes capable of moving onto the next stage of development.  Underfed (or sometimes unwilling) catertaurs may spend their entire lives without changing.

The change, of course, is a major thing in catertaur society and biology.  This form is technically the child form in which they transform into [[Catertaur Metamorphosis (3.5e Racial Paragon Class)|winged moth-like people]].  Like the caterpillars they resemble they wrap themselves up in a cocoon and enter a dramatic process of conversion into a new life form, a being which is both the same and slightly different from its base form.  The change comes with certain neurological alterations, so while both forms share memories they may react to the memories in a different way.

Catertaurs internally fertilize and lay soft shelled thick leathery eggs.  They usually keep them in secluded damp places, and lay clutches of 1-4 at a time.  Children must be provided food quickly lest they starve in short order or worse, attempt to eat each other.
Author	Eiji-kun +
Effective Character Level	1 +
Favored Class	Druid + and Ranger +
Identifier	3.5e Race +
Level Adjustment	0 +
Racial Ability Adjustments	+2 Constitution + and -2 Intelligence +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Size	Large (long) +
Summary	Half-human half-caterpillars, these strange creatures are destined to one day transform into an entirely new state. +
Title	Catertaur +
Type	Monstrous Humanoid +