Cat Sith Yokai

**Cat Sith Yokai** are a variation of the Cat Yokai and the Fairy Yokai that takes on a appearance of a normal housecat.

## Physical Appearance

Cat Siths has the appearance of a normal housecat of any fur color and any species. To Humans, they look like all the other cats they see in their lives. However, Cat Siths has two forms. Their disguise form is a housecat but with some differences. They tend to have a white spot on their chest, and they tend to look at you in a way that seems intelligent, as if they can understand what you are saying. Also, their eyes may seem like normal cat-eyes, however, if you catch their eyes in certain lights, their eyes with change color to their true eye color.

Their true forms are humanoid beings. A mixture of both a fairy and a cat. In this form, they take on an appearance of a human. Fur all over that varies in color and pattern depending on their magical specialty, feline eyes that vary in color depending on their specialty, feline half muzzles for noses/mouths, complete with whiskers and fangs, claws on their human-like hands, feline ears, which differ depending on their "breed", feline legs/paws, feline tails, and wings on their backs, which, like fairies, differ in appearance and variety (whether insectoid, bird-like, or bat-like) depending on their magical specialty. They usually have a bottle of fairy dust around their necks. Acting as a keychain for their collars.

## Description

Cat Sith Yokai were seen as fearsome, but they were also capable of bringing blessings. They could steal a person's soul before it was claimed by the gods by passing over a corpse before burial. Making them thieves among the Grim Reapers who wants to take the souls to either the Spirit Plain or the Scarlet Domain. Cat Siths are fond of milk, and it is said that if you leave a saucer of milk out for them, they will bless your house, but if you refuse to, your home will be cursed by having all of your cow's milk be dry.

## Abilities

Here are the abilities that Cat Sith Yokai can have in their arsenal:

* Blessing Inducement/Curse Inducement
* Fairy Physiology
	+ Enhanced Condition
	+ Decelerated Aging/Semi-Immortality/Immortality
* Feline Physiology
	+ Camouflage
	+ Claw Retraction
	+ Climbing
	+ Enhanced Agility
	+ Enhanced Balance
	+ Enhanced Bite
	+ Enhanced Flexibility
	+ Enhanced Leap
	+ Enhanced Senses
	+ Enhanced Stealth
	+ Enhanced Speed
	+ Enhanced Strength
	+ Night Vision
	+ Predator Instinct
* Soul Absorption
* Spiritual Awareness

## Pop Culture

The Cat Sith are seen in anime and video games. Final Fantasy has a Cat Sith as a playable character. Megumi Tensei or Persona have Cat Siths as one of the Persona you can summon. Alicia Rue from Sword Art Online (SAO) is the ruler of the Cait Sith Race.

## Variations

### Fairy Yokai

Fairy Yokai are beings that have been commonly described as miniature elf-like humanoids with bug-like wings that commune with nature, are magical or are otherwise skilled in magic, and can fly. These Yokai are experts in magic as they utilize fairy dust to do various things such as making the flowers bloom during the Spring.

## Life in the Hidden World

Cat Siths spend their time being distracted by catnip, music, and riddles, as well as doing play leaping and wrestling games. When they're at the Surface Worlds, they would use their disguise form to walk through the streets. Humans won't know that they're Yokai as they are oblivious to the fact that when they're looking a Cat Sith, they believe that they're just normal cats. These Yokai can work with other Yokai Subspecies like witches by being their assistants. Just as long as they get catnip and milk they'll do anything their master wants them to do.

## Symbolism

Cat Sith comes from Scottish and Irish mythology. Legends say that Cait Sith aren't fairies, rather witches who can transform into a cat nine times. After the ninth time however, the witch will be a cat permanently. Some say this is how the legend of cats having nine lives started.