Felidus

The Great Beast of the Jungle, creator of the many great cats and other solitary predators. It spread its people across the sea, in order to facilitate new life and growth across barren lands. It is Felidus who turns the barren, rocky, and volcanic islands into tropical jungles full of life.

There are ten tribes which follow Felidus, though one now has only a single living member. There are the Clouded Leopards, Lynx, Leopards, Cheetah, Cougar, Snow Leopards, Jaguars, Island Clouded Leopards, Tigers, and Lions.

Felidus itself taught his children to hunt. Its senses are stronger than a regular animal, being able to see beyond normal vision and smell emotions. This is an advantage that the Tabaxi do not share most of the time, though some are about to gain abilities that are similar. Another advantage is its grass-like fur, which it uses with trees and shrubs in order to hide itself as the forest.

It is said that Felidus brought its children from the Spiral Isles, their original home, across the Sea of Chaos to the Islands now known for Tabaxi. It was during this exodus, done to spread his children far and wide, that Felidus came into conflict with the Leviathan, leading to a feud between the Tabaxi and Triton that lasts to this day. Hence why many cats hate water yet love fish.

It is said that the Tabaxi started in the Southernmost tip of the Spiral Isles, and left to where it would be warmer year-round. It is said that Felidus called for the snow leopards to continue protecting the homeland, but they have been almost exterminated. In their final days, they tried to offer a sacrifice in the form of a successful hunt, but it did not work. It is not known if Felidus was unable or unwilling to help, only that it didnt.