Lore:Sabre Cat

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Sabre Cats
SR-creature-Sabre Cat.jpg
A Sabre Cat (Skyrim)
Type Beast (Mammal)
Range Cyrodiil, Hammerfell, High Rock, Skyrim, Solstheim
Coldharbour, Colored Rooms, Sovngarde
Appears in

Daggerfall, Skyrim, ESO, Legends

Sabre Cats, also known as Sabertooths[1]:120 or Rhojiit, are large cats that primarily inhabit Skyrim, but have also been found in parts of Cyrodiil, Hammerfell, and High Rock.[2] They are powerful and fast predators that evolved two distinctive and dangerous sharp front teeth.[3] They are very dangerous and will attack wildlife and people without hesitation, often ignoring the former in favor of the latter.[4] They are known to carry the disease Witbane.

According to a Khajiit story recorded by Sonia Vette, who overheard the story being told to a child, sabre cats were originally Khajiiti warriors in the Pride of Alkosh. They were called to Skyrim by Alkosh, but their devotion would earn them the ire of Lorkhaj, who would share a "roar" with Ra'Wulfharth to change the moon phases of Masser and Secunda. Ra'Wulfharth used this ability to change the Khajiit warriors into the Senche furstock, a very large quadruped form of Khajiit, and Lorkhaj "stripped from them all reason". Overtime these Rhojiit "grew small and lost their cunning altogether", resulting in the modern sabre cats that roam the land today.[5]

Many variants of sabre cat share physical similarities with the known forms of Senche-Cat, with the addition of the distinctive sabre teeth.[6][7] Like Khajiit,[8] they are considered cousins of Senche-Cats.[9]

Uses and Culture[edit]

Sabre Cat Tooth (Skyrim)

Teeth from sabre cats have been harvested for alchemical purposes, as well as their eyes.[10][11] Their pelts are used in various applications ranging from decoration to leatherworking.[12] However, the author Aldetuile discourages consumption of their meat, as it is "tasteless and not fit to eat".[3]

There are many recorded instances of successfully tamed sabre cats, often as mounts, although the vast majority of sabre cat are wild.[2] The cute appearance of their cubs have resulted in a few being taken in as pets, although they are noted to be dangerous even in their youth.[13][14] Sabre cats are also captured and left in their wild state, to act as a form of entertainment by pitting them against other animals or people in combat.[15][16]

Sabre cats have some association with the goddess Kyne, who is known as the "Mother of Men and beasts". Facing a guardian spirit in the form of a sabre cat is one part of the goddess' sacred trials.[17] Bards have claimed that the Vale Sabre Cat variant's glowing fur was a blessing granted to them by Kyne. However scholars in the College of Sapiarchs refute this.[18]

Variants[edit]

Death Mask Sabre Cat[edit]

Death Mask Sabre Cats are a breed of sabre cat bred to have a macabre appearance by Nord necromancers.[19]

  • Found in: ESO

  • Death Mask Sabre Cat (ESO)

Sabertooth Tiger[edit]

Sabertooth tigers are a type of striped sabre cat commonly found around the Iliac Bay region. They attack with their very long incisors and front paws.[20] Nobility sometimes train them as house pets.[21]

  • Sabertooth Tiger (Daggerfall)

Snowy Sabre Cat[edit]

The Snowy Sabre Cat primarily makes its home in the coldest stretches of Tamriel, with the adaption of a paler coat helping them blend in with the snow where they live.[3] No other feline creature in Tamriel is as adapted to the cold as they are.[22]

A breed of the spotted variety are known as Snow Leopard Sabre Cats, and were domesticated by the shamans of the Skaal tribe as mounts.[23]

  • Snowy Sabre Cat (Skyrim)

  • Snowy Sabre Cat (ESO)

  • Snowy Sabre Cat Cub (ESO)

  • Snowy Sabre Cat mount (ESO)

  • Snow Leaopard Sabre Cat (ESO)

  • Snowy Sabre Cat (Legends)

Vale Sabre Cat[edit]

The Vale Sabre Cat originates from the Forgotten Vale. Its most notable difference from other breeds is its glowing fur, a trait it shares with other animals of the Vale. The origin of this glowing fur is a matter of a scholarly debate.[18]

  • Vale Sabre Cat (Skyrim)

  • Vale Sabre Cat mount (ESO)

Gallery[edit]

  • Sabre Cat (ESO)

  • Sabre Cat (old model, ESO)

  • Sabre Cat Cub (ESO)

  • Vampiric Sabre Cat (ESO)

  • Eye of Sabre Cat (Skyrim)

See Also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Art of Skyrim
  2. ^ a b Sabre Cats in ESO
  3. ^ a b c Cats of Skyrim — Aldetuile
  4. ^ Sabre Cats in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  5. ^ The Tale of Dro'Zira — Sonia Vette
  6. ^ Senche-cat's various appearances in ESO
  7. ^ Sabre cat's various appearances in ESO
  8. ^ Senche-Couagr mount description in ESO
  9. ^ Sabre Cat mount description in ESO
  10. ^ Sabre Cat Tooth ingredient in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  11. ^ Eye of Sabre Cat ingredient in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  12. ^ Sabre Cat Pelts in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  13. ^ Sabre Cat Cub pet description in ESO
  14. ^ Snowy Sabre Cat Cub pet description in ESO
  15. ^ Lost Knife Hideout in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  16. ^ The Pit quest in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  17. ^ Kyne's Sacred Trials quest in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  18. ^ a b Vale Sabre Cat Growler mount description in ESO
  19. ^ Death Mask Sabre Cat mount description in ESO
  20. ^ Sabertooth Tiger abilities and appearance in Daggerfall
  21. ^ Runaway Pet quest in Daggerfall
  22. ^ Snowy Sabre Cat mount description in ESO
  23. ^ Snow Leopard Sabre Cat mount description in ESO
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