Ccoa

A ccoa is a magical cat of the Andes. It looks like a very large house cat, about 18” (45cm) high at the shoulder, and its eyes glow eerily. It is arrogant, autocratic and unforgiving in its attitude towards humans; it expects food and respect, not excuses.
The ccoa cannot speak, but there is no doubt it is intelligent. It can understand speech and its silent communication skills are masterful, communicating with gestures. Its eyes are its mana organs, which contain an enormous amount of mana — unlimited, for all practical purposes!
It is active at anytime, and very solitary. It is always seen coming down from a mountain, but there is only a 
rumor that anyone has ever seen its home - see below. It collects crops as tribute from the local farmers — it eats vegetable crops, though no one knows why it needs so much food! No one knows how it takes the food, either — it just comes around, with a small sack on its back, and whole fields worth of food disappear.
It knows all Elemental spells. It has been accused of causing hail, windstorms, lightning, earthquakes, volcanoes, flooding rains — and it fully admits it has done these things, with a smile and nod and a delicate pointing of the tail toward its empty food sack. This is what happens when people do not give it what it deserves ...
The ccoa also has the unusual ability to grant Magery to people! Those not born mages who desire power abase memselves at the ccoa‘s feet and promise it service. It rewards them with Magery 1. Those who continue serving the ccoa and use their powers to feed its ego and grain bins are paid with further levels of Magery. The ccoa can revoke this privilege at any time, however, so such mages don’t dare to rebel against their master. Should the ccoa die, though, the Magery that it has granted will become permanent. Thus, a party might be hired by a ccoa's “servants” to destroy it.
In combat, it uses Elemental spells and throws Missile spells. It usually lets its servants, including mages,
fight for it.
Rumors: The ccoa is rumored to be a mere servant of mountain spirits or demons — anyone attacking it might have to deal with them! Some say it has a fortress built high on a mountain, with a well-worn trail beaten to its door by those who
have visited it to deliver produce. It has servants to handle its household affairs, though it seems to have an uncanny ability to know what is going on in its house at all times. It may deign to receive visitors, if brought a gift. A real gift, not that petty little magic knife that just disappeared into its treasury. Oh, a magic sword, too - ah! That's better! Thank you, come in ...
It is also rumored that the ccoa can shapeshift into human form for an hour a day.
Category:Myth