Ray cat

A is a creature belonging to the cats faction. Ray cats can be found rarely underground, as well as in and the. Additionally, 2-6 ray cats can be found alongside at the.

Ray cats are docile creatures, meaning they will be neutral in spite of the player's low inital reputation with cats; however, they will still become hostile if provoked, or if the player's reputation with cats falls significantly. Ray cats attack with their and their, natural short blade weapons that each deal  damage.

Ray cats passively give off light in a circular area with a radius of 4 tiles, about the same as a. If the player is favored by cats, they can pet ray cats, which will bestow phosphorescent on the player for 100-200 rounds. This will cause them to give off light in a circular area with a radius of 3 tiles.

is a unique ray cat that can always be found in.

Joppa Ray Cat
The "joppa ray cat", as it is referred to internally, is a unique ray cat that has a 2% chance to spawn in the, which will replace Joppa if the player chooses a different starting village when creating their character. Besides being excluded from dynamic encounters, the joppa ray cat is identical to a normal ray cat in all regards. It is a creature distinct from Ctesiphus, however, who will be guaranteed to spawn in Joppa if the player selects Joppa as their starting village.

Trivia

 * The ray cat may be a reference to an idea explored by the Human Interference Task Force to create cats that would glow when near high levels of radiation.