that somewhere there exists a sort of ur-cat, the basic cat upon which all other cats are based Cats from Dreamlands cats are perfectly capable of understanding different worlds are often unfriendly with one another the uses and purposes behind magical items, and In fact, it is quite common for them to live in a state of sometimes find these to be practical adjuncts to their low-level warfare adventuring In the Dreamlands, there are smiths and Faith Cats have a spiritual nature, and often seem to commune with the beyond They have gods, of course, but instead of worshiping them, they try to live in harmony with them Usually, these gods are known to and sometimes worshiped by the local humanoids, particularly if they value cats for religious reasons For example, Bastet is a well-known goddess of cats, but other worlds (and other cultures) have these as well magicians who specialize in transforming magic items into forms usable by cats Here is how it is done: the cat takes the item desired, which must be small enough to be carried in its mouth, to the Dreamlands on one of its forays The cat then visits one of these enchanters, who works the magic For full rules, see the Feline Item Focus feat on page 76 Relations Cats sometimes feel a pull toward spiritual life, Fundamentally, cats are friendly to humanoids—or at and are known to serve alongside priests of compatible least those who keep cats as companion animals Of gods for their purposes Many worship sites have a cat course, even within these societies, there are those who that keeps out vermin and accompanies the priests dislike cats, and cats are usually keenly aware of who on their rounds These cats, when they choose to be likes them and who does not Dreamlands cats, often become clerics Culture Adventurers Cats like body heat and cuddling and are easy to take Cats don’t have a true culture in the sense that care of when on an adventure They cost nothing humanoids Instead, cats live for the now and when staying at an inn and can often feed themselves, participate in the culture of their owners Even the catching small rodents, bats, insects, or birds They intelligent Dreamlands cats use their greater brain are clean and neat and take up little space When power to simply adapt to their environment to better traveling in areas where cats find it hard to go (such as enjoy their lives as cats up sheer cliffs), the cat can be easily carried in a pouch Cats are unable to create material objects since they or on a shoulder They are incredibly convenient as lack prehensile hands or any real means of manipulating companions, and of course, a cat that can cast spells or objects They can only carry small objects for short scout and communicate has obvious value distances in their mouths Cats who not live with people may have a den, but even this is not constructed by the cat itself: it is merely a hole or hollow tree in which the cat finds shelter from the elements 14 Material Culture and Artifacts