<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"> I'm interested in finding the connection between Novacats and the more familiar felines of Earth.  Alas, my characters are engineers, ex-cops, or military peoples, not biologists.  T_T<br/> <br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Afraid to disappoint you there Mark.  Its a simple matter of "seems versus is."<br/><br/>They merely look like the familiar earth felines, and because the comman language is based on standard earth, they are named after what standard Earther's would call them.<br/><br/>We of course would have a difficult and trying time pronouncing their true name.  Although we could eventually learn it.<br/><br/>Nijra's name is shortened for convenience.  Her true name is:<br/>Nijralarkensvortakenskalowsketra<br/><br/>In Novacat it would be a growl short -roar growl part hiss kind of thing with the exact intonations being critical.  Not really at all transferable to human or even most humanoid ability as neither humans nor most humanoids have the ability to roar.  We just think we do.  *wink* Although, Luna, with her ability at linguists may have the vocal and mental prowess to both understand and speak Novan.<br/><br/>Nee-ra-lark-enz-vorta-kenz-kalooz-kee-tra<br/><br/>Beauty sings in the dark glade calls from trees at night<br/><br/>is a rough standard translation.<br/><br/><br/>As for the more muscular male with the dark wings, he's a hunter.<br/><br/>His short name is Krol<br/><br/>(Kroel)<br/><br/>Krolskevonistarkalon<br/>(kroel- ske-von- ist-arka- lon)<br/>Hunt night vanish among slasher<br/>