Cath Shee [Great Cat]

Known as the faerie cat, the cath shee is a hefty feline of up to 400 pounds, its fur a greenish gray, its ears tufted, and its large eyes gold. Once common on the mainland, it now lives only on a hidden elven island kingdom. Elves tell many stories about it: some say the elven creator god made it as a companion for his people, others that cath shee are elves reborn and sent back by the elven pantheon to guard elven realms or make amends for past wrongs.

An innate power lets it teleport instantly and flawlessly up to 100 yards, whether to escape danger or to pounce. It favors ambush, appearing beside prey with total surprise. If both front claws hit, it kicks with its hind legs, automatically hitting for 2d6. It has 10% magic resistance. Mates defend each other and their kittens furiously; any threat to its partner or kittens sends it into a frenzy that adds +4 to its attack and damage rolls and makes morale checks unnecessary.

Cath shee keep to themselves most of the year, each claiming and defending a range of several square miles even against its own kind. They pair up only to mate in spring, staying together through summer if kittens arrive.

Highly efficient carnivores, they hunt mostly rabbits and small rodents, and teleportation means few victims get away. A silver or green elf may win one as a partner, though never as a pet. The elf rolls 1d20 with Charisma adjustments, reading the result from the reaction table's Threatening column; a Friendly outcome means the cat agrees. Every six months afterward another roll, on the Friendly column, decides whether it stays.