Here is what I've cobbled together by adapting SFB Kzinti, I figure they got the name because a member of the first contact team was a scifi fan. 
The Kzinti
Personality: The Kzinti are aggressive and impulsive felinoid carnivores. They have a reputation for eating their prisoners (rightly deserved). They prefer close quarters combat with their "natural" weapons, combat claws and their teeth. They have a reputation for toying with prisoners or hunting them. The Kzinti have suffered through many internal conflicts, which keep them from becoming more of a threat to their neighbors.
Physical Description: The Kzinti are large (over 2 meters tall and weigh over 150 kilos) humanoids of clear feline ancestry. They are covered in fur, have cat ears, and no tail. Their fur tends to have a tiger stripe pattern.
Homeworld: Little is known of the Kzinti Homeworld, other than it orbits the star 61 Ursa Majorus at a distance somewhat greater than 1 AU. Its day is 27 hours and 36 minutes long. Its year seems to be one and a half times longer than Terra's. It was assumed that it is a lush tropical planet, but recently it has been learned that it is drier and cooler than Terra. They have also expanded and conquered several nearby systems. Several of these systems contained planets with sentient races but does not allow these races to leave their planets. The Kzinti trade with them and smugglers have had some dealings with them, but they have no space faring capability of their own.
Culture: The Kzinti government is a confederation. The lesser factions or clans are governed by dukes. The dukes form a governing council and elect one of them to be the Patriarch. The Patriarch serves a term of six years. The Patriarch chooses five dukes to form the Pentarchy, which advises the Patriarch. The Kzinti worship several gods, the most important seem to deal with the hunt. The Kzinti males dominate their society. Kzinti males tend to take multiple females as mates with one female being his "Prime". The Prime is in charge of the household. Kzinti females rarely take occupations out of the household. Kzinti place a high value on honor and fight duels to the death to settle such disputes, to Kzinti society appears to be overly polite to off-worlders. Society is broken down into clans, ruled by a hereditary noble house, and these clans are broken down into castes, with a warrior caste, merchant caste, and worker caste. Each caste sends three representatives to the clan council, these advise the duke and represent the people. There have been several wars with the Federation and the Klingons. The First Federation-Kzinti war started in 2225 and lasted until 2231. The Second Federation-Kzin war was in 2240 and ended in 2245. The Federation's superior technology and training were the deciding factors in both conflicts. As of 2268, the Federation and Kzinti have signed a peace treaty, the Treaty of Friendship. The Kzinti still have hostile relations with the Klingon Empire. The Kzinti have been refitting their fleets with technology gained in the Treaty of Friendship.
Languages: Kzinti , Federation Standard is known by some nobles and starship officers. Kzinti also have a complicated body language and use scents to communicate emotional state, a gingery scent denotes excitement - either anger or fear.
Common Names: Kzinti have several names, their common names are structured as clan name, then given name. They also have a "Battlename" which only close friends know.
Last edited by Antonsb214; 05-02-2004 at 01:32 PM.
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