Hellcats

Hellcat Recent History
Looks
Mating
Abilities
Other Information
Known Hellcats
OOC Information
See Also

Hellcat Recent History

The Hellcats originate from the Sultanate of Haavi, living out in the unforgiving heat of the Galila Dunes. They were originally a large clan with their own village close to Qabar, but most of the remaining hellcats have scattered since their village was destroyed by a large band of Tirosite hunters looking to use them as fighters in their shifter-focused gladiator-type games. Some were taken, others fled, and many were slaughtered, turning the sands red.

Their queen was killed in battle, leaving her eldest daughter the rightful heir. Anamarija now serves as Queen of the Hellcats, but it is a mostly empty title given their scarcity.

Hellcat society is matriarchal.

Looks

Hellcats in cat form are towering beasts rivaling the size of baby elephants. They are pitch black like panthers with more bulk, and the females are larger than the males. Their eyes seem to have fire in them in this form, though their human forms often sport variations of red, pinks, oranges, and yellows. Their eyes all harbor a very faint glow in the iris, but it can be subtle at times or barely there depending on their bloodline.

Their human forms tend to have slightly darker skin and dark hair, though those who were born from hellcat x outsiders may have lighter skin, but still have the tell-tale eyes and dark hair of their hellcat parent.

Mating

Hellcats look for strength more than looks and personality while choosing mates. They seek a partner that is as strong or stronger than they are. Of course, there are those who mate for love or looks, but this is typically frowned upon. Strong mated couples are viewed positively, and if they love each other, that is just icing on the cake.

When hellcats mate, they bite each other, leaving a mark behind. It is meant to scar. There are strange practices revolving around the mark though. These marks, though permanent signs of mating, can be challenged by males seeking a female who is already mated. It is up to the female to decide if she is willing to let the males fight for her hand. If not, she lives by her mark, and the male cannot challenge.

Weak hellcats of either gender tend to be overlooked, but not always. They are undesirable in the eyes of stronger hellcats.

If a hellcat in the clan is badly wounded and their mate is unable to protect them, their mating is considered null and void and the hellcat witch removes both party's marks. They are unable to mate again. This is only if the mate was actually there and proved incapable of helping their spouse. Gender has no say in this law of protection. A strong pair should have no problem fending off predators and hunters and protecting their mate.

If a hellcat is in trouble and someone seeking to mate them is able to protect them in their moment of vulnerability, it earns them the right to take the wounded/protected as their mate. It is up to the wounded hellcat to offer this, but it is a well-established rule amongst their kind.

There are also certain things that make a mating more valid, like submitting to the new mate. For the more effeminate, it means presenting themselves on all fours. For more masculine, it means public displays of affection, as hellcats are normally very private and prefer to gift things and offer platonic affection to others in more personal settings.

Abilities

Hellcats have the ability to shapeshift into their cat forms.
Hellcats can create and control fire, smoke, and ash in either form.
They can breathe fire.
Hellcats are swift and dexterous/nimble.
They are easily trusted by desert fauna, for better or worse.

Other Information

Only a hellcat can be at the head of the clan. Outsiders can be mated in, but if the Queen takes a mate that is not a hellcat, that mate does not become King. It is possible to have a King and a Queen without the two being mated, though the Queen's word is always put above the King's.

Arabic, Croatian, Egyptian, Persian, Mongolian, shorter Moroccan names, and Archaic Haavian based names are all acceptable for naming your hellcat. If you want a word translated into Archaic Haavian for your hellcat's name, ask Victoria and she will run your options through her translator so you can pick one.

Known Hellcats

Anamarija - Queen of the Hellcats.
Bahar - The Clan's current witch.
Leliel - Almahvius' avatar.
Moreth - Made into a hellcat by his father, Osnodon. He is not a natural hellcat
Tariq - Warrior in the clan.
Zareen - A wonderful cat with a kind disposition.

OOC Information

Playing a Hellcat is by invitation only. Anyone that wants to create one needs to ask VICTORIA, as they are a result of her creative brainstorming. She will almost always say yes! She just wants to keep track of how many there are.

Land of Karchan