Cait Sith

The Cait Sith are a race within «ALfheim Online», featuring distinctive ears and a tail identical to that of cats. The ears and tail uses a mechanism for sending signals to the brain, which when grabbed roughly can cause a strange sensation, due to the fact that they are appendages not native to humans. As such, some players find it amusing to see a Cait Sith's response from having its tail grabbed. This species owns Butterfly Valley, which is one of the three large pathways to the World Tree.

Abilities
The Cait Sith are the only race capable of taming animals.

Wall Run: As one of the lightweight races, the Cait Siths are capable of using the skill Wall Run, that, as the name suggests, allows them to temporarily run on walls. The normal limit is a distance of ten meters but those with an extremely high sprinting speed are known to be able to run for about thirty meters.

Background
The Cait Sith are on good terms with the Sylph and have at one point teamed up with them in order to complete the quest of the World Tree, under the agreement that the race to recieve unlimited flight, would assist the other in the next great quest.

Known Cait Sith

 * Alicia Rue (Leader)
 * Silica
 * Sinon

Trivia

 * The etymology of Cait Sith (actually Cat Sith) comes from Celtic Mythology. They were supposedly fairy creatures that resembled a large black cat with with a white spot on its chest. Some believed they were really witches that could transform into cats nine times.
 * Cait Sith is also the name of a recurring character in the Final Fantasy series, first appearing in Final Fantasy VII.