Cala'diel (3.5e Campaign Setting)/Races/Catfolk

Characteristics

Catfolk

The Catfolk are a predominantly female race of hunters who live on all the continents of Cala'diel. They are easily identified by their characteristic ears and their long tails. They are also known for their energy, curiosity, and their penchant for causing playful mischief.

The tails of the Catfolk give them an excellent sense of balance that no other race seems to be able to compare with. Catfolk use their tails in many differnt ways, giving them a high dexterity score. Their high curiosity and generally friendly/playful personality results in high Charisma scores. Catfolk are also known for being excellent fishermen.

Demeanor

Catfolk adventurers breaking into a chest.

Like all cats, the Catfolk have great energy and curiosity and are stereotyped as energetic mischief makers. It is this same curiosity that lead them to the other continents of Cala'diel, also, their inherent curiosity often gets them into trouble. Catfolk are not particularly strong, brilliant, or designed for taking hits, but due to their outstanding dexterity and agility, they are ideal for classes such as Ranger, Bard and particularly Thief. These traits have caused them to be stereotyped as a race of thieves and cheats and are sometimes treated with disdain and suspicion by the other races.

Aside from their Dexterity and Charisma, Catfolk have fairly average statistics and will be seen as almost Class. It is not uncommon to find groups Catfolk exploring dungeons together using a wide variety of classes.

Race Stats

• +2 Dexterity, +2 Charisma, -2 Wisdom –2 Constitution.
• Humanoid
• Medium: As a Medium creature, a Catfolk has no special bonuses or penalties due to size.
• Catfolk base land speed is 30 feet.
• Low-Light Vision: Catfolk can see twice as far as a human in starlight, moonlight, torchlight, and similar conditions of poor illumination. They retain the ability to distinguish color and detail under these conditions.
• Weapon Proficiency: Catfolk receive the Martial Weapon Proficiency feats for the longsword, rapier, longbow (including composite longbow), and shortbow (including composite shortbow) as bonus feats.
• +2 racial bonus on Listen, Balance, and Spot checks.
• Automatic Language: Common
• Bonus Languages: Draconic, Gnoll, Gnome, Goblin, Orc, and Sylvan.
• Favored Class: Ranger. A multiclass catfolk ranger class does not count when determining whether they take an experience point penalty for multiclassing.
• Level Adjustment: +0
• Effective Character Level: 1

Table: Catfolk Random Starting Ages

Adulthood	Simple	Moderate	Complex
15 years	+1d4	+1d6	+2d6

Table: Catfolk Aging Effects

Middle Age1	Old2	Venerable3	Maximum Age
33 years	51 years	70 years	+2d20 years
At middle age, −1 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At old age, −2 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At venerable age, −3 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha.

Table: Catfolk Random Height and Weight

Gender	Base Height	Height Modifier	Base Weight	Weight Modifier
Male	4’ 8”	+2d10	110 lb.	× (2d4) lb.
Female	4’ 3”	+2d6	95 lb.	× (1d4) lb.