History Literature / TailchasersSong

** To ''Literature/TheElricSaga'' (the cat goddess is named "Meerclar").

The cats of the novel have their own [[FantasyPantheon mythology]]: they believe that everything was created by a feline god called Meerclar Allmother. The world was originally populated with cats, children of the Two: Harar Goldeneye and Fela Skydancer. Notable among the children of the Two are the three firstborn: Viror Whitewind, Grizraz Hearteater, and Tangaloor Firefoot. Driven by his jealousy of his siblings, Grizraz creates a [[{{Hellhound}} demon hound]] to kill everyone. Whitewind succeeds in stopping it, but [[HeroicSacrifice dies in the process]]; later, Tangaloor traps Grizraz beneath a tree. Grizraz, after being trapped underground for a while, is blinded by the sun, and [[BeneathTheEarth digs a hole into the Earth]], where it is said he still remains....

''Tailchaser's Song'' also has its own brand of [[Literature/OldPossumsBookOfPracticalCats T. S. Eliot-inspired]] honorifics. They are born with their "heart name" (equivalent to the Japanese first name--such as Fritti, Tangaloor, Sresla, etc.) that only family, close friends and lovers can use. They are appointed a "face name" at an old enough age (equivalent to the Japanese last name--Tailchaser, Roofshadow, Pouncequick, etc.) which is their commonly used name. They have to discover their third and most special name, their "tail name," by themselves.

The cats of the novel have their own [[FantasyPantheon mythology]]: they believe that everything was created by a feline god called Meerclar Allmother. The world was originally populated with cats, children of the Two: Harar Goldeneye and Fela Skydancer. Notable among the children of the Two are the three firstborn: Viror Whitewind, Grizraz Hearteater, and Tangaloor Firefoot. Driven by his jealousy of his siblings, Grizraz creates a [[{{Hellhound}} demon hound]] to [[KillEmAll kill everyone]]. Whitewind succeeds in stopping it, but [[HeroicSacrifice dies in the process]]; later, Tangaloor traps Grizraz beneath a tree. Grizraz, after being trapped underground for a while, is blinded by the sun, and [[BeneathTheEarth digs a hole into the Earth]], where it is said he still remains....

* BoisterousBruiser: Prince Fencewalker, son of the current King and Queen of the cats. He's large, loud, consistently cheerful, and more than a little hammy at times. He also leads an army of cats into Hearteater's underground fortress, seeking to destroy the unknown enemy who has catnapped so many of his parents' subjects.