Cat People

[Tempest]

from what I've collected from varouse sources I believe there are about fifteen types of Kajit, and I was wondering does anyone know anything more than I do about them.

Suthay-rahjt are the Kajit of Morrowind.

Suthay are similiar but smaller than the Suthay-raht.

Pahmar are a tiger like Kajit.

Pahmar-raht are bigger meaner tiger like Kajit.

Senche are the height of an Altmer but can weigh up to 20 times as mutch and are used as mounths by other Kajit.

Snche-raht are twice the height of Altmer and can weigh upto fifty times as mutch and are also used as Kajit mounts, they are known as "Battlecats".

Alfiq are a type of Kajit that appear like normal house cats.

Other types which I can't find information on are: Ohmes and Ohmes-raht, Cathay and Cathayraht, Tojay and Tojay-raht, Dagi and Dagi-raht.

Any information would be appreciated.

[Marxist ßastard]

In my travels across Tamriel I've seen numerous Khajiit; some looked almost like Elves, some were totally feline. Can you enlighten me about the details of your peculiar biology?

 

Jobasha:

Ah, you are wiser than most, for the only Khajiit most men notice are the Ohmes-raht and Suthay-raht.  

 

Khajiit are bound to the Lunar Lattice, the ja'Kha'jay. The phases of Masser and Secunda at birth determine the form a Khajiit takes in life. Khajiti newborns look very similar to one another, with their form becoming clear over several weeks. We are smaller than you humans when we are born, but we grow faster.

 

When Masser is new and Secunda is full, the Ohmes is born. They are like the Bosmer, but sometimes shorter. Many Ohmes tattoo their faces to show they are Khajiit.

 

When Masser is new and Secunda is waxing, the Ohmes-raht is born. They have light fur and a tail, but they walk on their heels like men, and can be mistaken for men at a distance.

 

When Masser and Secunda are new, the Suthay is born. They look similar to Jobasha, but smaller.

 

When Masser is new and Secunda is waning, the Suthay-raht is born. Jobasha is a Suthay-raht, as are nearly all Khajiit in Morrowind. Other races call the Suthay-raht "Ja'Khajiit," but Jobasha knows not why. "Ja'Khajiit" is one of our words for Mehrunes Dagon.

 

When Masser is waxing and Secunda is full, the Cathay is born. They are larger than Jobasha, and stronger.

 

When Masser and Secunda are waxing, the Cathay-raht is born. They are even larger and stronger than the Cathay.

 

When Masser is waxing and Secunda is new, the Tojay is born.

 

When Masser is waxing and Secunda is waning, the Tojay-raht is born.

 

 

When Masser is waning and Secunda is full, the Alfiq is born. The Alfiq is like what you would call a "housecat." Jobasha does not advise calling an Alfiq a "housecat," for while they are not made to speak your language, they do understand it.

 

When Masser is waning and Secunda is waxing, the Alfiq-raht is born.

 

When Masser is waning and Secunda is new, the Dagi is born.

 

When Masser and Secunda are waning, the Dagi-raht is born.

 

When Masser and Secunda are full, the Senche is born. The Senche is very large, but similar to the Pahmar-raht. They stand as tall as an Altmer, and can weigh as much as twenty Altmer. Other Khajiit ride them.

 

When Masser is full and Secunda is waxing, the Senche-raht is born. The Senche-raht is much larger and slower than the Senche. Their legs are straighter and their body is not as long. They stand as tall as two Altmer and can weigh more than fifty Altmer. These are also ridden, especially in battle. Imperials call them "Battlecats," but again, Jobasha does not suggest calling a Senche-raht a "Battlecat."

 

When Masser is full and Secunda is new, the Pahmar is born. They are like what you would call a "tiger."

 

When Masser is full and Secunda is waning, the Pahmar-raht is born. They are like the Pahmar, but larger and more dangerous.

 

What are the Tojay and Dagi like?

 

Jobasha:

They live in the south. In the Tenmar forest and the southern jungles and marshes.

 

Is that all you can tell me about them?

 

Jobasha:

That is all Jobasha will say.

 

How could someone tell an Alfiq from an ordinary housecat? Or an Ohmes from a Bosmer?

 

Jobasha:

Jobasha does not answer this question.

 

Would a Senche or Senche-raht let another race ride them?

 

Jobasha:

You may ask one next time you see one. If you are not afraid. Jobasha has never seen such a thing.

 

I assume that the remarkable likeness between Ohmes Khajiit and Wood Elves is no coincidence. Do you know of any legends that would suggest a connection?

 

Jobasha:

Jobasha does not answer this question. [After a pause, Jobasha rummaged about in a chest of books and handed me a scroll.] The words on this scroll are rare outside of Elsweyr and rarer still in unclawed hands. They are the words of a Clan Mother to her Favored Daughter. Perhaps they will answer your questions.

 

Source

[Abramul]

Some choice excerpts:

"Merrunz, you are the Ja'Khajiit, for what is more destructive than an young cat?"

"Sheggorath, you are the Skooma Cat, for what is crazier than a cat on skooma?"

My FPS screen name is PsychoKitten---young cats are indeed destructive and crazy

And Azurah came to her and said, "Poor Nirni, stop your tears. Azurah makes for you a gift of a new people." And Nirni stopped weeping, and Azurah spoke the First Secret to the Moons and they parted and let Azurah pass. And Azurah took the forest people who were torn between man and beast, and she placed them in the best desserts and forests on Nirni. And Azurah in her wisdom made them of many shapes, one for every purpose. And Azurah named them Khajiit and told them her Second Secret and taught them the value of secrets. And Azurah left and spoke the Third Secret to the Lunar Lattice and bound the Khajiit to the Lattice, as is proper for Nirni's secret defenders. Then Azurah spoke the Third Secret again, and the Moons shone down on the marshes and their light became sugar.

 

But Y'ffer heard the First Secret and snuck in behind Azurah. And Y'ffer could not appreciate secrets, and he told Nirni of Azurah's trick. And Nirni made the deserts hot and the sands biting. And Nirni made the forests wet and filled with poisons. And Nirni thanked Y'ffer and let him change the forest people also. And Y'ffer did not have Azurah's subtle wisdom, so Y'ffer made the forest people Elves always and never beasts or trees. And Y'ffer named them Bosmer. And from that moment they were no longer in the same litter as the Khajiit.

The origin of Khajit, Bosmer, and Moon Sugar, all in one passage!

I know I've read somewhere that the Khajiti were Bosmer that Azura bound to the phases of the moon, but I'm not sure where I read that.