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Cats have been the companion of humanity for millennia. It is only natural that they would come to The Neath. But only in the Neath do they speak.
Our Feline Friends
Consciousness has not changed the behaviour of cats much. Like on the Surface, they tend to be vain, obtrusive and demanding[1] (and also very cute!) Even their relationship with humans has not changed much; the two species still cohabit alongside each other. For instance, some cat live with an owner, some serve as a mascot and others get food simply by being charming.
However, this is where the similarities between the Surface cats and London's end. Cats in the Neath are very fond of secrets.[2] Any human who manage to catch a cat by surprise is told a secret in exchange for the cat’s liberation, with different colour of fur determining how deep the secret will be.[3] Cats are also involved in many spies network, mostly those working between The Flit and Mahogany Hall.[4]
Unfortunately, Londoners do not always treat cats correctly, and it has become a custom to send cats through the post to unsuspecting receivers.[3] Despite this hiccup, the two societies manage to cohabit alongside each other, so much so that a cat once managed to get elected Lord Mayor![5]
Yet the most surprising fact Londoners learn about cats is that each of them possess a title of nobility.[6] The Court of Cats meet to arbitrate dispute[7] and take important decisions.[8] The Duchess, known for her love of cats, presides over the meetings.[9]
Still, cats are creatures with many mysteries. Why they sometimes appears in dreams, for instance.[10] Why do they sometimes speak of war.[11] And why are they so hostile toward snakes?[3]
The War of Illusion
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The Cats of the Neath have a particular hatred of Snakes. This is due to a certain war within the Lands Beyond Mirrors, Parabola. Within Parabola, the Cats fight the Fingerkings, rulers of the Is-Not, and take the form of big cats like tigers and panthers. Indeed, in the land of dreams, every cat is a big cat.[12] However, the Court of Cats has been known to strip some cats of their dream-selves.[13]
Notable Cats
The Viscountess of the Viric Jungle
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
- ↑ Go Tell the King of Cats, Fallen London ’Why are the cats of London so very terrible?'
- ↑ Try to talk to her cats , Sunless Skies
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sidebar Snippets#Cats, Fallen London
- ↑ Follow at a distance, Fallen London
- ↑ Election 1898: The Victor is Announced, Fallen London
- ↑ The Court of Cats (Story), Fallen London ’Even the mangiest of Spite mogs is the Knight of Somewhere-or-Other or the Lady of Somewhere-Else.’
- ↑ The Court of Cats (Story), Fallen London ’"We are here to settle the division of properties in the divorce of the Viscountess of the Hanging Mountains and the Prince-Bishop of the Dome of Scales."’
- ↑ Light Fingers: A Session of the Court of Cats, Fallen London
- ↑ The Court of Cats (Story), Fallen London ’The Duchess presides.’
- ↑ Step into the abyss, Fallen London
- ↑ A dream about a sacrifice (A Game of Chess), Fallen London
- ↑ The Navigator Promise, Sunless Skies ’You glimpsed a moment in Parabola, where every cat is a Big Cat’
- ↑ Go Tell the King of Cats, Fallen London ’"Suffice to say, the Court felt that that cat's behaviour to his own kind was reprehensible enough to merit such a reduction of status. "'
