| Cathay Khajiit | |||
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| General information | |||
| Universe | The Elder Scrolls | ||
| Aliases | Khajiit | ||
| Species type | Big Cat | ||
| Homeworld | Nirn | ||
| Environment | Elsweyr | ||
| Intelligence | Sapient | ||
| Biochemistry | Carbon-based lifeform | ||
| Biological information | |||
| Locomotion | Bipedal movement | ||
| Feeding behavior | Omnivorous | ||
| Lineage information | |||
| Cultural information | |||
| Alignment | Neutral | ||
| Personality | Varies by individual | ||
| Sociocultral characteristics | |||
| Scientific taxonomy | |||
| Planet | Nirn | ||
| Domain | Eukaryota | ||
| Kingdom | Animalia | ||
| Subkingdom | Eumetazoa | ||
| Infrakingdom | Bilateria | ||
| Superphylum | Deuterostomia | ||
| Phylum | Chordata | ||
| Subphylum | Vertebrata | ||
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata | ||
| Superclass | Tetrapoda | ||
| Class | Mammalia | ||
| Order | Carnivora | ||
| Suborder | Feliformia | ||
| Family | Felidae | ||
| Subfamily | Felinae | ||
| Other information | |||
| Status | Least Concern | ||
The Cathay are one of several morphologies of the Khajiit species, indigenous to Elsweyr of the planet Nirn.
Morphology[]
Khajiit are each subtly bound to the Lunar Lattice, a mysterious force entitled the ja'Kha'jay in their native tongue. The Lunar Lattice determines the form a Khajiit assumes in life, according to the phases of Masser and Secunda at the time of their birth; while Khajiiti newborns appear incredibly similar to one another at birth, their future form becomes clear in a matter of weeks. This is due in part to the fact that, although born smaller than the children of either man or mer, the Khajiiti mature at a significantly faster rate.
It is imperative to note that while the Khajiit derive their natural form from the moons of Nirn, their peculiar tie to such is in no way related to lycanthropy, for, unlike that disease, it is neither contagious nor temporal. A Khajiit will retain its form of birth throughout their life and the moons, although they affect in what form the Khajiit will be born, do not affect it after that. Furthermore, there are no known shapeshifting Khajiit.
There are rumored to be "more than twenty" forms of Khajiit, though to date, there is only information on those that follow.Template:Ref
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