Kzinti
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| Kzinti | |
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| Classification: | bipedal feline |
| Planet of Origin: | Kzin |
| Environmental requirements: | Class M |
| Tech Level: | TBD |
| Warp Year: | TBD |
| Affiliation: | unaligned |
| Typical lifespan: | TBD |
| Telepathic abilities: | TBD |
| AIX code: | TBD |
Appearance
Kzinti are bipedal digitigrade felines with orange fur, yellow eyes, pronounced fangs, ears resembling bat wings, four-fingered hands, and long tails. Males stand over two meters tall, with broad hunching shoulders and comparatively slender waists and limbs. Their internal anatomy includes ribs with vertical bracing and multiple hearts. They breathe in atmospheres similar to those of Humans and Vulcans. As carnivores, they are acutely averse to the consumption of plants. Their physical attributes make them powerful combatants.
Some male Kzinti are capable of reading minds; the effort required is taxing and takes time to recover from, often leaving such individuals unhappy and neurotic. There is no sure way to guard one's thoughts from such a telepath, but the experience could be made especially unappealing for the telepath by the subject concentrating intently on images which Kzinti considered distasteful or alien, such as eating a raw vegetable. They are generally treated poorly by other Kzinti and are considered "a necessary evil" at best.[1]
Example Names
Kzinti typically earn names through deeds, starting from relations to their father as kittens. Full names consist of a personal name followed by a family name, often earned through significant actions in their life.
- Chuft-Captain
- Graaf-Nig
- Trainer-of-Slaves
- Pouncer
- Hrrwweo-Kzarr