Felinaur | |
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skill | 9 (Adult); 5 (Young) |
stamina | 8 (Adult); 5 (Young) |
Habitat | Plains |
Number Encountered | 2-7 |
Type | Animal/Humanoid |
Reaction | Neutral |
Intelligence | Average |
The Felinaurs of the eastern plains were a species similar to centaurs, but whereas the latter were man and horse combined, these creatures were part man and part lion.
Description[]
From the waist upwards, a felinaur looked much like a normal person, though with a golden-brown, heavily tanned skin and an unkempt mane-like mass of darker brown hair flowing down its back. From the waist downwards, they had the strong, lithe bodies of lions, coloured a sandy golden-brown like their upper halves. Young Felinaurs were very similar to their parents, except that their hindquarters were lightly mottled with spots of darker brown.[1]
Felinaurs lived in small family groups, clustered together in their own patch of grassland. Both males and females hunted for food, except when the latter had young to rear. Each felinaur family is part of an extended tribe, ruled over by the strongest male, elected each season after many mock battles and tournaments. It is he who decided which areas to hunt in during the next season, and also had the duty of sacrificing the tribe's first prey of each year to Kurawu.[1]
Felinaurs spoke their own language, and also that of lions, with whom they occasionally converse.[1]
Origins and Distribution[]
Packs of felinaurs could be found roaming wide areas of warm grassland, hunting deer and antelope just like their leonine forebears, though using radically more advanced methods! Although their origins were obscure, felinaurs believed themselves to be the sin-defiled offspring of the great Lion god Kurawu, which is their name for Rogaar.[1]
In Allansia, felinaurs were found in the Flatlands, the Plain of Bronze, and possibly the Plain of Bones. There are no records of them from the other continents, but given their potentially divine origin, and the fact they are found on the Encounter Table for Plains,[2] it is likely they can be found further afield.
Suitable felinaur habitat in the Old World would be the open spaces of Lendleland, whilst in Khul they might be found in the Pikestaff Plain.[3]
Special Abilities[]
Felinaurs were experts with both bows and javelins, being able to hit a fleeing antelope while galloping along behind it. They also usually carried a shortsword in a scabbard strapped across their backs, next to their quiver.[1]
Although normal felinaurs had no innate special abilities, certain heroic individuals may have been able to use magic in a manner similar to centaurs. In this case, a felinaur could possibly use magic with no penalties, and would tend to favour spells which increase personal strength and courage, but could choose from all the spells listed, and also use minor magic (if chosen).[4] The chief deity of a felinaur priest will be the Lion god Kurawu, and all regular priest spells would be available to them.[5]
Further Notes[]
- They are one of those rare creatures that occur in Out of the Pit but almost nowhere else in official Titan canon. Felinaurs are briefly mentioned in the Plains Encounter Table in Allansia.[6] The Heroes Companion also lists Felinaurs on a Encounter Table for "Plains" in Tropical areas, and gives rules for using Felinaur troops in mass combat. [7]
Further Information in Canon[]
More information can be found at:Source[8]
Out of the Pit
(Large) (pg48-49#*, pg126)
Allansia
(pg135)
Notes[]
# - denotes a reference with statistics
* - denotes a picture
See Also[]
- Cat People
- Lauper
- Lamia
- Tiger-Woman
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
Magazines
- The Warlock Returns Issue 10 (mentioned)
Sourcebooks
- Allansia (book) (mentioned)
- Out of the Pit
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Out of the Pit - p.49/??
- ↑ Out of the Pit - p.126/??
- ↑ Non-canon
- ↑ Allansia - p.53
- ↑ Non-canon
- ↑ Allansia - p.135
- ↑ Heroes Companion pg. 54, 62
- ↑ Complete list of references catalogued by FF Titan Bestiary