The Nekomata species was first established in Japanese folktales when a house cat grew angry at its master and its tail split in two and gained demonic abilities. This creature is of course of the feline variety and is known for its obvious split tail that sets it apart from other feline and give them their demonic qualities. While some Nekomata take after the bane Neko's for luck, others have supernatural abilities that allow them to haunt dreams and control elements

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Metaneko - These Nekomata take on a metal like body that protects them from non magical attacks. They are extremely heavy however, which makes them slow. There size is about the size of a large dog in Neko form.

Lucky Nekomata - These Nekomata act much like bane Neko and are known for their extremely good luck. They however have no real fighting abilities and their Neko form resembles more of a house cat with two twin tails.

Elemental Neko - These Nekomata have the ability to conjure and control one of the following abilities: wind, fire, and lightning. These Neko can only control their main element and no other, however they are resistant to magical abilities and absorb attacks of their own element which boost their strength. Their element is normally somewhere on their body during transformation. An example of these type of Nekomata would be Kirara from InuYasha.

Nirineko - These Nekomata are made of shadows in their Nekomata form, and resemble demons the most of their brethren. They are resilient to physical abilities, but are affected greatly by magical attacks. They prefer not to attack their enemies physically, but instead with nightmares and have the ability to control shadows.

FACT SHEET

NORMAL ABILITIES

• hawk eye: perfect eyesight allowing the individual to see clearly for miles

• nine lives: the ability to heal any wounds more quickly than other races

• superior speed: self explanatory

• bound: the ability to jump and leap much longer distances than normally possible.

• metal manipulation: conjure and manipulate metal [exclusive to metaneko]

• elemental manipulation: conjure and manipulate wind, lightning or fire [exclusive to elemental neko; may only chose one]

• lucky chant: the ability to raise the luck of another for a day [exclusive to lucky neko]

• shadow manipulation: conjure and manipulate shadow [exclusive to nirineko]

PURCHASABLE ABILITIES

• empathy: the ability to sense another's emotions by touch, or being in close proximity of another user if the emotion is strong. the user also has the ability to slightly shift the emotions of the target, but this can only be used by touch.

• telepathy: the ability to speak with others through the mind.

• guarded mind: strong protection from mind-altering or mind-detecting abilities. This includes emotion-based powers.

• soul link: the ability to temporarily bind the caster's soul with another. this forms a telepathic link, but additionally conveys emotion and sensation. half of the damage done to either individual will be passed on to the other instead [exclusive to lucky neko]

• metal touch: the ability to turn an item that is touched into metal (the larger the item the more energy it drains) [exclusive to metaneko]

• horror: the ability to be able to invade dreams and invoke a sense of horror and terror upon the victim [exclusive to nirineko]

• healing touch: the ability to heal wounds from touch and sharing your own energy with another to heal minor wounds. [exclusive to elemental neko]