Vestifel (3.5e Race)

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Vestifel

Vestifel are anthromorphic catfolk with a supreme sense of balance and precision with their every movement. They used to live in the trees of their woodland home, acting as ambush predators until they took civilization down to the surface. Even now, they keep their keen sense of balance and desire to have the high ground.

Personality

Much like the cats they resemble they are an easily distracted species largely concerned with their own self and territory. This isn't to say they are hostile, in fact, more often than not they have strong bonds to those they consider friends and stick with them to the end. But they do suspect those outside their circle of trust and can be petty and spiteful at times.

Physical Description

Vestifels are humanoids with cat-like features, always with cat ears and tail, cat slit eyes, and clawed hands. Genetic variations range from nearly hairless like a human to covered entirely in short fur, yet still largely human-shaped. Their canines are elongated compared to a human, and they are obligate carnivores. This has led them to a culture more focused on violence to which they have little issue with. With lithe and thin bodies, they cannot stand a direct fight and take more subtle and agile means of defeating prey and foes alike.

Vestifel come in as many color patterns as cats do, and mottled or splotchy hair patterns are not unheard of.

Relations

The vestifel is often seen as a troublemaker and untrustworthy, or dishonorable, as their culture grew in strength through the power of ambushes, using others as protection, and bribery. For the vestifel they see no problem with these practices, but these chaotic behaviors can clash with more law-minded sorts.

Alignment

Often chaotic, as the vestifel lifestyle usually extols the ability to fulfill ones own desires.

Lands

Vestifel originally hail from forests, but now they have spread to many civilized lands. They tend to like cities, for highrises and other tall buildings bring them a sense of comfort.

Religion

Vestifel originally worshipped a god of the moon, the night, of subterfuge and trickery. The old gods name is lost, but many similar gods have taken their place.

Language

Vestifel speak Common and Sylvan.

Names

Vestifel often go without names until someone gives them a name or nickname, and they choose what they feel is best.

Racial Traits

• +2 Dex, -2 Con, +2 Cha: Agile and dexterous, and spontaneous creatures, but are fragile beings who cannot stand toe to toe in a direct fight.
• Humanoid (Anthro): Vestifel are human-shaped catfolk. 
• Medium: As a Medium creature, a vestifel has no special bonuses or penalties due to its size.
• Vestifel base land speed is 30 feet.  
• Low-Light Vision: A vestifel can see twice as far as a human in starlight, moonlight, torchlight, and similar conditions of poor illumination. She retains the ability to distinguish color and detail under these conditions. 
• Boneless (Ex): Vestifel skeletons are easily manipulated. They may consider themselves one size smaller for the purpose of squeezing. 
• Catfall (Ex): Vestifel take 1/2 damage from falling, and the first 20 ft are always nonlethal damage. 
• Feral Strike (Claws) (Ex): Vestifel have a pair of feral strike (claws) that deal 1d6 slashing damage, with 19-20/x2 critical. They can choose to deal nonlethal damage with their claws if they wish by keeping them only half-extended. 
• Perfect Balance (Ex): Vestifel are known for their supreme balance, and may always take 10 on balance checks even when in a stressful situation. They count surfaces as one step wider and their bodies as half their normal weight for the purpose of determining when they are required to make a balance check, or when traversing on fragile or pressure sensitive surfaces. They are never considered flatfooted when balancing or climbing. 
• Scent (Ex): Vestifel have the Scent ability. 
• Skills: Vestifel have a +4 racial bonus on Balance and Climb checks.
• Automatic Languages: Common, Sylvan
• Bonus Languages: Any (except secret languages)
• Favored Class: Rogue
• Level Adjustment: +0
• Effective Character Level: 1

Vital Statistics

Table: Vestifel Random Starting Ages

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

Table: Vestifel Aging Effects

Middle Age1	Old2	Venerable3	Maximum Age
35 years	50 years	65 years	+1d20 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: Vestifel Random Height and Weight

Gender	Base Height	Height Modifier	Base Weight	Weight Modifier
Male	4' 6"	+2d6	80 lb.	× (1d6) lb.
Female	4' 6"	+2d6	75 lb.	× (1d6) lb.

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