Cat

Cats were a variety of feline animals of various sizes.

Varieties

 * Housecat : The domestic cat, often called a housecat, was a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal. Cats were valued by humans for companionship and ability to hunt small vermin and household pests. For that reason they were most often found in inhabited regions as pets, or sometimes as wild cats (domestic cats without any owners). Housecats weighed about 8–10 pounds but could weigh up to 25 pounds. They lived around 15 years.


 * Water cat : Water cats were cats that were once familiars to wizards but had been corrupted by polluted sewer water.

Felines
Felines were animals that were related to cats.


 * Jaguar : A large, jungle-dwelling cat.


 * Leopard : A large, spotted cat.


 * Lion : A large golden cat; males had manes.


 * Lynx : A large forest cat smaller than a lion but larger than a housecat.


 * Panther : A large, usually black, cat similar to a leopard or lion.


 * Astral panther : A panther that dwelt in the Astral Plane.


 * Fey panther : A panther touched by the Feywild.


 * Spectral panther : A panther than can move between the Shadowfell and the Prime Material Plane at sunset and sunrise.; Fey panther : A large panther touched by the Feywild.


 * Tiger : A large, striped cat.

Catlike creatures
There were a number of non-feline creatures that resembled cats in various ways.


 * Displacer beast : A beast appearing as a skeletal panther.


 * Krenshar : A hyena-like predator described as "catlike."


 * Lammasu : A magical beast appearing as a cross between a lion and an eagle.


 * Rakshasa : An magical creature with the head of a feline, usually a tiger.


 * Sabu lord : A mighty Zakharan great cat with extraordinary abilites.


 * Sphinx : A magical beast said to have the body of a lion.


 * Tressym : A winged cat.


 * Werelion : A lycanthrope with the form of a lion.


 * Weretiger : A lycanthrope with the form of a tiger.

Reputation
Many deities favored cats. The Mulhorandi god Anhur and the god Malar were associated with hunting cats. The elven god Solonor Thelandira also favored the great cats. Both Azuth and Savras favored gray-colored cats in particular, while Bane favored black ones. Mask favored either of those colors. Brown cats were sacred to the halfling goddess Cyrrollalee, and calico cats to Deneir, Milil, and Savras. Striped tabbies were considered holy to Eilistraee's worshipers, but white cats were special to followers of Mystra. Rare gold-furred cats were considered a blessing from the dwarven god Vergadain. Sharess was considered a cat deity, and she had a particular association with tressym. Hellcats often served the god Set.

Novels

 * Homeland (panther)
 * Ironhelm (jaguar)
 * Sandstorm
 * Silverfall
 * Sword of the Gods: Spinner of Lies
 * Stone of Tymora
 * Sword of the Gods
 * Viperhand (jaguar)

Video games

 * Baldur's Gate
 * Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
 * Icewind Dale II
 * Neverwinter Nights
 * Neverwinter Nights 2
 * Neverwinter Nights 2: Mysteries of Westgate

Magazines

 * Dragon #238

Sourcebooks

 * Monstrous Manual
 * Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide