Using in-game ESO models to depict different Khajiit forms

Robo_Hobo

For fun I decided to see how many different Khajiit forms I could depict using in-game models and the character creation screen. Here's what I came up with.

• Ohmes

When Masser is new and Secunda is full, the Ohmes is born. They are like the Bosmer, but sometimes shorter. Many Ohmes tattoo their faces to show they are Khajiit. - Jobasha

• Ohmes-raht

When Masser is new and Secunda is waxing, the Ohmes-raht is born. They have light fur and a tail, but they walk on their heels like men, and can be mistaken for men at a distance. - Jobasha

• Suthay

When Masser and Secunda are new, the Suthay is born. They look similar to Jobasha, but smaller. - Jobasha

(Personally, I'd prefer a digitigrade model more for Suthay and Suthay-rahts, to be closer to TES3 Khajiit, but I think that might be too hopeful. I can settle for them being plantigrade too along with the Cathays.)

• Suthay-raht

When Masser is new and Secunda is waning, the Suthay-raht is born. Jobasha is a Suthay-raht, as are nearly all Khajiit in Morrowind. Other races call the Suthay-raht "Ja'Khajiit," but Jobasha knows not why. "Ja'Khajiit" is one of our words for Mehrunes Dagon. - Jobasha

• Cathay

When Masser is waxing and Secunda is full, the Cathay is born. They are larger than Jobasha, and stronger. - Jobasha

• Cathay-raht

When Masser and Secunda are waxing, the Cathay-raht is born. They are even larger and stronger than the Cathay. - Jobasha

• Tojay

When Masser is waxing and Secunda is new, the Tojay is born. - Jobasha

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• Tojay-raht

When Masser is waxing and Secunda is waning, the Tojay-raht is born. - Jobasha

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• Alfiq

When Masser is waning and Secunda is full, the Alfiq is born. The Alfiq is like what you would call a "housecat." Jobasha does not advise calling an Alfiq a "housecat," for while they are not made to speak your language, they do understand it. - Jobasha

Can probably use any of the housecat pet models, really.

• Alfiq-raht

When Masser is waning and Secunda is waxing, the Alfiq-raht is born. - Jobasha

Also can probably use any of the housecat models and just be a bit bigger since -raht forms usually are, but I decided to go with the Lynx for this particular picture.

• Dagi

When Masser is waning and Secunda is new, the Dagi is born. - Jobasha

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• Dagi-raht

When Masser and Secunda are waning, the Dagi-raht is born. - Jobasha

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• Pahmar

When Masser is full and Secunda is new, the Pahmar is born. They are like what you would call a "tiger." - Jobasha

(I don't think the 'tiger' reference necessarily means that they need to have tiger stripes, just the anatomy and size)

• Pahmar-raht

When Masser is full and Secunda is waning, the Pahmar-raht is born. They are like the Pahmar, but larger and more dangerous. - Jobasha

(Same model as the Pahmar, just a little bigger)

• Senche

When Masser and Secunda are full, the Senche is born. The Senche is very large, but similar to the Pahmar-raht. They stand as tall as an Altmer, and can weigh as much as twenty Altmer. Other Khajiit ride them. - Jobasha

I suppose you could say they just use the same models as the Pahmar (which could use the same models as the senche-animals/mounts, just different in size) and then have the Senche be even bigger than the Pahmar-raht one.

• Senche-raht

When Masser is full and Secunda is waxing, the Senche-raht is born. The Senche-raht is much larger and slower than the Senche. Their legs are straighter and their body is not as long. They stand as tall as two Altmer and can weigh more than fifty Altmer. These are also ridden, especially in battle. Imperials call them "Battlecats," but again, Jobasha does not suggest calling a Senche-raht a "Battlecat."

While there are no in-game models that match this, it seems it's already been datamined that a Senche-raht will be available as a mount eventually, and the model actually does seem pretty accurate to that description, as far as I can tell from the icon. Hopefully that means it will be used as NPC's and potentially enemies too.

Here it is:

Danikat

Ohmes-raht could be possible with current models. They're basically khajiit with fine, light coloured fur and less distinctively cat-like features. So either a khajiit styled to look as human/elven as possible or they could stick a tail and a fur pattern on a bosmer.

The ones which have never been fully described or seen in games like the Dagi and the Torjay could be either the easiest or the hardest. There's more freedom for ZOS to design them, but they also need original designs, or at least more drastic scaling of current models.

Robo_Hobo

@Danikat

Yeah, sticking a tail on a Bosmer could work for Ohmes-raht at the very least.

Although, it would be pretty cool if they used the fur patterns from the Khajiit and stretched them over the Bosmer model (minus the head?) for them too, that way the tail doesn't seem so out of place.

Dagi at least have one bit of lore about them, and how they're able to go higher up in trees than even Bosmer can, which suggests that they're lighter than them, and thus smaller.

And if Ohmes are already "sometimes smaller than Bosmer", they must be pretty small. Personally, my interpretation is that they might be similar to monkey or lemur-like cats, but that's pretty much just conjecture.

Tojay also have nothing, except for they tend to live in the Tenmar forest, which is also said about the Dagi.

If I were to guess (nearly baselessly), I would say they might also be man-faced like the Ohmes, since the Suthay and Cathay are cat-faced bipedals, and there's only the Ohmes and Ohmes-raht as man-faced.

phairdon

Who knew? Khajiits are also a airline. Cathay Khajiit.

lucky_Sage

If the bring new playable kitty I want the one that looks like a elf with cat ears

Inval1d

If the Sable Man-Beast skin weren't so ugly we could make our bosmer look like an Ohmes-raht... Without tail that is.


This fanart is my head canon!

I like the slighty feline aspect ohmes have on it, like is not simply the regular bosmer.