Feliomen

 

Both feliomen and caniimen are created races dating from times lost in antiquity. According to their legends they were created by an evil witch to serve as slaves on his island kingdom. In his experiments he created a disease that muted all of the normal animals of the cat and dog families on the island into intelligent beastmen. The disease itself died out once all had been affected. Some legends say that after hundreds of years of struggle the beastmen managed to kill the witch and escape from the island. Other less favorable legends say that the beastmen served as docile slaves, pets, for hundreds of years until the witch accidentally killed himself in another of his experiments. In any case the beastmen escaped from the island and spread out across the known world in small bands where the descendants of these two races still live today.

 

Signs of their origins still follow them. Offspring of the feliomen have been affected. One-fourth of their litters live only a few days after being born, one-fourth are pure animal as were their distant ancestors before the change, and only one half of their offspring are true feliomen. They have however gained intelligence and a longer life span. Feliomen have a maximum intelligence of 3, and a minimum intelligence of 0. Feliomen of low intelligence are given the task of caring for the offspring that turn out to be only animal. The life span of feliomen is approximately 70 years. They also have a human-like rate of maturation taking 15 years to reach young adulthood.

 

There are six major subraces of feliomen representing the five species of cats present on the island at the time of the disease. These cat species: the cheetah, leopard, lion, lynx, and tiger gave rise to the cheetawn,leoparan, lioman, lynxan, and tigeran subraces respectively.  Lioman and tigeran will occasionally mix and their offspring take on some of the characteristics of both parents. Feliomen speak their own language with each subrace having its own dialect of their common language. Feliomen can also communicate with type of cat. As with their remote animal ancestors feliomen all have low light vision, the ability to see well in dim light, and keen hearing. Their padded feet allow them to nave silently 60% of the time plus 5% for each rank in the stealth skill. Their hands and feet have retractable claws that can be used in fights. They have retained their sharp teeth as well. All are carnivorous and prefer freshly killed raw meat. Feliomen, unlike caniimen do not have any ability to track by scent.

 

Feliomen, Cheetawns

 

Cheetawns are a thin people standing 4-1/2 to 5 feet tall and weighing only 50-55 lbs. They have a small head and long thin legs and arms. Their fur is yellowish in color and except for the throat covered in irregular black spots. Their claws are not completely retractable as are those of the other feliomen. The cheetawns primary special skill is speed.  They can run for brief periods at speeds up to 50 mph in flat terrain when not wearing armor. When hunting for pleasure or food cheetawns use this speed rather than their poorly developed stalking instincts to capture their prey. When attacking with a claw/claw/bite attack cheetawns can do 1-2/1-2/1-4 points damage.

 

Feliomen, Leoparans

 

Leoparans are a medium sized people with males standing 5 to 6 feet tall and weighing 100 to 160 pounds. Females are smaller standing 4 to 5 feet tall and weighing a maximum of 75 pounds. Their fur is light tan in color with many closely spaces black spots. Leoparans climb trees well and often sleep in trees when traveling.  They jump well and are able to spring upward 15 feet or ahead 20 feet. The wearing of even non-bulky armor will significantly lower their maximum leaping distances.  Leoparans have a claw/claw/bite attack that can do 1-4/1-4/1-6 points damage.

 

Feliomen, Liomen

 

Liomen are one of the largest of the feliomen peoples. Males stand 6-1/2 to 7 feet tall and weigh up to 500 pounds. Females average 6 to 6-1/2 feet tall and weigh up to 290 pounds. Liomen have light tan fur. Males have a mane of darker brown fur covering their necks and the back of their heads. This mane gives a bonus of 1 to the liomen's armor class in these areas. Males will almost never wear a helmet that covers their mane as it is a source of great pride to them, Liomen have a long fur covered tail. The males tails end in a clump of darker fur the color as their mane. Cub are spotted and have wooly hair when young. Liomen in battle will roar loudly in an attempt to frighten their opponents. Timid creatures must check for moral after the roar. Liomen can spring forward up to 30 feet on a single jump.  Liomen do not climb well. Liomen can swim but greatly dislike doing so and will avoid it at almost any cost. Liomen have a claw/claw/bite attack that does 2-5/2-5/2-7 points damage. Liomen get a +1 bonus to initial strength.

 

 

 

 

Feliomen, Lynxan

 

Lynxan are a small race standing an average of 4 feet tall and weighing 45 pounds. Lynxan are a cold loving people and have large feet that enable them to run easily over snow. They also gain a +2 to saves versus cold base attacks. Their fur is long and silky and light gray to grayish brown in color with darker spots and stripes. They have a short stubby tail and fur-tufted ears. In warmer climates lynxans shed their long fur and grow a shorter coat. Their young look like domestic kittens. They have a claw/claw/bite attack that does 1-2/1-2/1-3 points damage.  They gain a +1 to their initial dexterity.

 

Feliomen, Tigerans

 

Tigerans are a large feliomen subrace that is similar in size to liomen.   Males stand 6-i/2 to 7 feet tall and weigh from 400 to 500 pounds. Females are smaller averaging 6 to 6-1/2 feet tall and weighing up to 300 pounds. They are bright fawn colored blending to white on their chest. Their fur is streaked with sharply marked uneven black stripes. As with liomen, tigerans roar to intimidate their opponents. Tigerans prefer to hunt in the dark and typically shun bright light, They have normal vision and low light vision.  They swim well, often swimming for distances of several miles for pleasure. Tigerans also climb well. They also can leap up to 10 feet upward and from 30 to 50 feet forward.  Tigerans have a claw/claw/bite attack that does 2-5/2-5/2-7 points damage. Tigerans get a +1 bonus to initial strength.

 

 

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Feliomen

 

Both feliomen and caniimen are created races dating from times lost in antiquity. According to their legends they were created by an evil witch to serve as slaves on his island kingdom. In his experiments he created a disease that muted all of the normal animals of the cat and dog families on the island into intelligent beastmen. The disease itself died out once all had been affected. Some legends say that after hundreds of years of struggle the beastmen managed to kill the witch and escape from the island. Other less favorable legends say that the beastmen served as docile slaves, pets, for hundreds of years until the witch accidentally killed himself in another of his experiments. In any case the beastmen escaped from the island and spread out across the known world in small bands where the descendants of these two races still live today.

 

Signs of their origins still follow them. Offspring of the feliomen have been affected. One-fourth of their litters live only a few days after being born, one-fourth are pure animal as were their distant ancestors before the change, and only one half of their offspring are true feliomen. They have however gained intelligence and a longer life span. Feliomen have a maximum intelligence of 3, and a minimum intelligence of 0. Feliomen of low intelligence are given the task of caring for the offspring that turn out to be only animal. The life span of feliomen is approximately 70 years. They also have a human-like rate of maturation taking 15 years to reach young adulthood.

 

There are six major subraces of feliomen representing the five species of cats present on the island at the time of the disease. These cat species: the cheetah, leopard, lion, lynx, and tiger gave rise to the cheetawn,leoparan, lioman, lynxan, and tigeran subraces respectively.  Lioman and tigeran will occasionally mix and their offspring take on some of the characteristics of both parents. Feliomen speak their own language with each subrace having its own dialect of their common language. Feliomen can also communicate with type of cat. As with their remote animal ancestors feliomen all have low light vision, the ability to see well in dim light, and keen hearing. Their padded feet allow them to nave silently 60% of the time plus 5% for each rank in the stealth skill. Their hands and feet have retractable claws that can be used in fights. They have retained their sharp teeth as well. All are carnivorous and prefer freshly killed raw meat. Feliomen, unlike caniimen do not have any ability to track by scent.

 

Feliomen, Cheetawns

 

Cheetawns are a thin people standing 4-1/2 to 5 feet tall and weighing only 50-55 lbs. They have a small head and long thin legs and arms. Their fur is yellowish in color and except for the throat covered in irregular black spots. Their claws are not completely retractable as are those of the other feliomen. The cheetawns primary special skill is speed.  They can run for brief periods at speeds up to 50 mph in flat terrain when not wearing armor. When hunting for pleasure or food cheetawns use this speed rather than their poorly developed stalking instincts to capture their prey. When attacking with a claw/claw/bite attack cheetawns can do 1-2/1-2/1-4 points damage.

 

Feliomen, Leoparans

 

Leoparans are a medium sized people with males standing 5 to 6 feet tall and weighing 100 to 160 pounds. Females are smaller standing 4 to 5 feet tall and weighing a maximum of 75 pounds. Their fur is light tan in color with many closely spaces black spots. Leoparans climb trees well and often sleep in trees when traveling.  They jump well and are able to spring upward 15 feet or ahead 20 feet. The wearing of even non-bulky armor will significantly lower their maximum leaping distances.  Leoparans have a claw/claw/bite attack that can do 1-4/1-4/1-6 points damage.

 

Feliomen, Liomen

 

Liomen are one of the largest of the feliomen peoples. Males stand 6-1/2 to 7 feet tall and weigh up to 500 pounds. Females average 6 to 6-1/2 feet tall and weigh up to 290 pounds. Liomen have light tan fur. Males have a mane of darker brown fur covering their necks and the back of their heads. This mane gives a bonus of 1 to the liomen's armor class in these areas. Males will almost never wear a helmet that covers their mane as it is a source of great pride to them, Liomen have a long fur covered tail. The males tails end in a clump of darker fur the color as their mane. Cub are spotted and have wooly hair when young. Liomen in battle will roar loudly in an attempt to frighten their opponents. Timid creatures must check for moral after the roar. Liomen can spring forward up to 30 feet on a single jump.  Liomen do not climb well. Liomen can swim but greatly dislike doing so and will avoid it at almost any cost. Liomen have a claw/claw/bite attack that does 2-5/2-5/2-7 points damage. Liomen get a +1 bonus to initial strength.

 

 

 

 

Feliomen, Lynxan

 

Lynxan are a small race standing an average of 4 feet tall and weighing 45 pounds. Lynxan are a cold loving people and have large feet that enable them to run easily over snow. They also gain a +2 to saves versus cold base attacks. Their fur is long and silky and light gray to grayish brown in color with darker spots and stripes. They have a short stubby tail and fur-tufted ears. In warmer climates lynxans shed their long fur and grow a shorter coat. Their young look like domestic kittens. They have a claw/claw/bite attack that does 1-2/1-2/1-3 points damage.  They gain a +1 to their initial dexterity.

 

Feliomen, Tigerans

 

Tigerans are a large feliomen subrace that is similar in size to liomen.   Males stand 6-i/2 to 7 feet tall and weigh from 400 to 500 pounds. Females are smaller averaging 6 to 6-1/2 feet tall and weighing up to 300 pounds. They are bright fawn colored blending to white on their chest. Their fur is streaked with sharply marked uneven black stripes. As with liomen, tigerans roar to intimidate their opponents. Tigerans prefer to hunt in the dark and typically shun bright light, They have normal vision and low light vision.  They swim well, often swimming for distances of several miles for pleasure. Tigerans also climb well. They also can leap up to 10 feet upward and from 30 to 50 feet forward.  Tigerans have a claw/claw/bite attack that does 2-5/2-5/2-7 points damage. Tigerans get a +1 bonus to initial strength.