Snow Leopard Yokai

**Snow Leopard Yokai** are a variation of the Cat Yokai who are known for living in snowy mountains.

## Physical Appearance

Snow Leopard Yokai are anthropomorphic versions of their Surface World counterpart. They're commonly seen as having whitish to gray fur with black spots on head and neck, with larger rosettes on the back, flanks and bushy tail. The belly is also whitish as well. Their eyes vary but the common color is pale green or gray. Their spots can become any shape or pattern.

## Description

Snow Leopard Yokai lives in the snowy mountain areas of the Hidden World. They're well adapted to the cold and are expert climbers. They know their way in the mountains. As apex predators, they hunt down their prey either solo or by groups. Group hunting being more common then solo hunting. These yokai don't roar like other Cat Yokai subspecies do. Instead they meow like a domestic cat. They can also do grunting, prusten, and moaning.

## Abilities

Here are the abilities that Snow Leopard Yokai can have in their arsenal:

* Apex Predator Physiology
* Arctic Adaptation
* Feline Physiology
	+ Camouflage
	+ Claw Retraction
	+ Enhanced Agility
	+ Enhanced Balance
	+ Enhanced Flexibility
	+ Enhanced Leap
	+ Enhanced Senses
		- Enhanced Hearing
		- Enhanced Smell
		- Night Vision
	+ Enhanced Stealth
	+ Enhanced Speed
	+ Enhanced Strength
	+ Powerful Bite
	+ Predator Instinct

## Pop Culture

The snow leopard is widely used in heraldry and as an emblem in Central Asia. It has long been used as a political symbol, the Aq Bars ('White Leopard'), by Tatars, Kazakhs, and Bulgars. A snow leopard is depicted on the official seal of Almaty and on the former 10,000 Kazakhstani tenge banknote. A mythical winged Aq Bars is depicted on the national coat of arms of Tatarstan, the seal of the city of Samarqand, Uzbekistan and the old coat of arms of Nur-Sultan. In Kyrgyzstan, it has been used in highly stylized form in the modern emblem of the capital Bishkek, and the same art has been integrated into the badge of the Kyrgyzstan Girl Scouts Association. A crowned snow leopard features in the arms of Shushensky District in Russia.

## Variations

### Cat Yokai

Snow leopards are part of the Big Cat Family as they share an ancestry with other cat species.

## Life in the Hidden World

Snow Leopard Yokai are experts in ice-based and snow-based powers. They can control ice and snow. Using the surroundings of the snowy mountains to attack trespassers or to give them camouflage when they're hunting for prey. They mostly spend their days resting on cliffs. Like other cats, snow leopards use scent marks to indicate their territories and common travel routes. This is by scraping the ground with the hind feet before depositing urine or scat, but they also spray urine onto sheltered patches of rock. This is very common for Snow Leopard Yokai to do in order to tell others that they control this specific area.

## Symbolism

Snow Leopard symbolizes courage, intuition, and creating karma. Snow Leopard gives you the courage to claim what you want in life, facing the wild world knowing your self-worth. Snow Leopard is a master at trusting its inner instincts and intuition. They have an intensely magnetizing eye gaze, which lends itself to trusting the way it uniquely witnesses the world.