Concerning Cats

Human researchers have often debated the intelligence of cats, manytimes debunking what most cat owners will agree: cats are terribly intelligent creatures. In truth, their intelligence often matches or exceeds that of humans, and it is feline morals that most strongly differentiate their behavior from that of people. The feline heirarchy and system of morals have never been fully documented by a human. It has been suggested, in fact, that a facet of both is an effort toward the utter bafflement of humans.

Cats have often been associated with the practice of magic, whether appearing as familiars, pets, or dieties. Cats, in fact, have their own variety of magic, which allows them to assist with and perform various magic. The main reason, however, is that although cats do not have nine lives, they do have nine incarnations, and retain the memories of all their previous lives. This makes them ideal assistants, for although their 'lives' last an average of 1.5 to 2 decades, their combined nine lives can allow them to help more than a generation of practitioners.

Practitioners who work with a cat are strongly advised to avoid having the cat declawed. This does not foster friendly feline/human relationships. Spaying/neutering should be discussed at length with the individual feline.

The nature of a cat's relationship with its human is not entirely understood, and cats have been largely silent on the subject. However, it is notable that practitioners have been known to understand the 'speech' of 'their' cat, as well as instinctively know its location and easily share energy with it. It is largely believed this connection is a choice entirely of the cat--likely, the rapport occurs when a feline decides that a human has become 'hers/his', as the understanding has been known vanish and appear with a cat's affections.