Town Cat



The Cat is a pet. It arrives at dawn (4:30 AM) the day after the player uses the Cat License, which is purchased from the Zoologist for. The Cat can be petted and also counts as a town NPC for the purpose of the Pylon network. There are six breeds of cat, with one randomly being chosen when it arrives. If the cat is killed it will respawn within 1-3 days. Like the Angler, the cat's death message is " has left!".

The only requirements for the Cat is the use of a Cat License and the presence of a valid House. The Cat's House can be changed, as with any other NPC, however the Cat can share the same house as another NPC. Lastly, the cat needs a 2 tile floor space to sleep on. Some things such as chests can prevent cats from moving in if no other space is available for them to rest.

Throughout the day (and night), that cat will occasionally sleep on the floor. Cats will not count towards the NPC "crowded" limit and hence will not affect NPC happiness. However they do count towards the ability to teleport to a town (requiring 2 NPCs).

Names
The Cat may have any of the following names:

Trivia

 * Despite the cat's bestiary description mentioning gifts, the Town Cat does not have any such mechanic. This simply references the real-world behavior of house cats, known for bringing "gifts" of dead animals to their owners.

Many names are references:
 * "Alexi" might be a reference to Alexei Nikolaevich, son of Russian Czar Nicholas II.
 * "Bob" is likely a reference to James Bowen and A Street Cat Named Bob
 * "Blaze" is a reference to the Sonic character Blaze the Cat.
 * "Charlie" is likely a reference to the British childrens PSA "Charley Says", who is also an orange tabby.
 * "Cleo" is a reference to a character from The Catillac Cats.
 * "Garfield" is a reference to the famous comic character of the same name.
 * "Hobbes" is a reference to the same named character from the popular comic strip, "Calvin & Hobbes".
 * "Jaspers" is a reference to Rose Lalonde's cat of the same name from "Homestuck".
 * "Jiji" is a reference to the character of the same name from the Studio Ghibli Movie, "Kiki's Delivery Service"
 * "Luna" is a reference to the same named character from the anime, "Sailor Moon".
 * "Max" is a reference to the character Max Dennison from the film "Hocus Pocus", a teenager who is transformed into a black cat by a trio of witches.
 * "Momo" is a reference to the character Momo from the kids animated TV show "Avatar: The Last Airbender".
 * "Mr. Cat" is a reference to the animated video "Mr. Cat" by TomSka.
 * "Salem" is a reference to the character Salem Saberhagan from the comic/TV series, "Sabrina the Teenage Witch".
 * "Sekhmet" is a reference to Sekhmet, a lioness goddess from Egyptian mythology.
 * "Snowball" for a black cat is a reference to the family pet cat from "The Simpsons".
 * "Tigger" is a reference to the character from the "Winnie the Pooh" franchise.
 * "Tony" is a reference to "Tony the Tiger", the mascot for Kellogg's "Frosted Flakes" cereal.
 * "Pete" is likely a reference to eponymous children's book character, "Pete The Cat"
 * "Valerie is likely a reference to "Valérie", a character from the video game.
 * "Adol" may be a reference to Adol Christin, the protagonist of the Ys series. "Dogi", the name of his best friend, also appears as a possible name for the Dog.
 * "Ichibi" may be a reference to "Naruto" and the tailed beast, Ichibi being the one-tailed.