Servals

Servals are one of the species that play a role in Perfidy.

Range
Natively, servals lived on the western part of the Paradise Isle, but they mostly took refuge to the Feral Hills during the many wars in the olden days. To this day, most servals reside in the Hills. Some also live in the Southern Steppe Fields, but they are a minority there.

Behavior
Often seen as cold and non-caring, servals are passive felines who prefer to avoid conflict. They generally have a certain arrogance to them that makes them think they're better than other Eses. Servals like to hunt and stay on their own. They're in general very conservative.

Abilities
Servals can bite, kick, and use their paws and claws to defend themselves or hunt.

Lifestyle
Servals are born and raised to be loners. Their fathers never have anything to do with raising the cubs, and even their mothers seem very nonchalant about caring about their kits. This causes the younger servals to grow up hardened and strong. They disperse from their mothers once they can stand on their own four feet, and often leave without even saying as much as a farewell.

Diet
Unlike most carnivorous Eses, which adjusted their diet slightly over time, servals are one of the few that have stayed true carnivores. This keeps their hunting skills sharp.

History
Before the wars between the Pastures and the Southern Kingdom, servals were already loners that didn't care much about each other. They spend the majority of their lives by themselves and are completely fine with that.

During the war, though, most servals fled to the safer and more northern Feral Hills, where they became slightly more community-oriented, because they had to work together with other Eses to fight in the war. After the war was over, most servals remained in the safe Hills and went back to being more solitary again.

General
Servals are smaller felines with relatively long legs, big ears, a short, bushy tail, small muzzles and small heads. They have a lithe built and are made for walking long distances by themselves.

Fur colors
Serval fur color ranges from blonde brownish to slightly darker sandy brown with paler and darker markings. Their spots are always (near) black. There are white ocelli on the back of the ears.

Eye color
Servals have orange-brown to brown eyes.

Significant servals

 * Ichabod
 * Mer