Machka: The feline touched
Parent Constellation: Lynx
Pronunciation: Mach-Kah

Touched by the constellation of Lynx, the Machka are our feline-featured race. This is our only nocturnal race. They are subdued and shy, and the species as a whole tends to have a weak immune system and gets sick fairly easy. They are finicky, and a very clean race - almost on par with germophobes - for this reason.

Like the Nivasi, the Machka are pretty solitary creatures - however, their own shyness is the reason for this. This, though, is overcome as they welcome company and will, most often, attempt to overcome their shy nature to be personable. They also completely believe in sharing their things and their land if someone wishes to, and they hold no grudges with any of the other races.

Actually, the only thing the Machka get territorial over are loved ones in the terms of "This is MY person" - even this takes a lot of time to get to, though, and a lot of trust for that territorial issue to come up.

Physically, their features can encompass any feline traits. Ears, tails, eyes, claws, odd bits of fur here and there. Their hair can grow in patterned, cat-like fur or in natural human colors. Their eyes tend to be only blue, green, or yellow. And, like every other Race on Svatura, there are no anthros - they are simply feline featured humans.

This race makes good acrobats, decent hunters, and there are a rare few who are very apt at being burglars and thieves.

Their Tiya isn't particularly strong, however, and their magics are purely air based. It's usually used to help them soften their own landings, get them into higher places without being hurt, and to create cyclones of protection around them.

Machka lifespans vary greatly due to their weak immune systems. The average is about forty to fifty years of age, though if they are extremely careful and manage a healthy lifestyle, they can live to be up to seventy years old.