Suthay



Suthay are a breed of Khajiit, a race that hails from the land of Elsweyr.

Appearance and physiology
The Suthay are quite different from the first two types of small biped Khajiit, the Ohmes and the Ohmes-raht, and have easily distinguishable 'catlike' features including upright pointed ears, fur, and They are smaller than most Men or Mer. Unlike other small biped Khajiit, the Suthay have a digitigrade arrangement of the lower body skeletal structure, walking on their toes rather than walking flat on the ground.

The Suthay were a common sight in Morrowind early in the 5th century of the Third Era.

Influences of the moons
The Suthay are one of 17 confirmed breeds of Khajiit, and each breed is born due to the influences of Nirn's two moons, Masser and Secunda.

The former is Nirn's largest moon, and the main influencing force on Khajiit breeds. Depending on Masser's lunar lattice, the Khajiit will fall under one major appearance and physiology out of four possibilities. These are as follows:

Secunda, Nirn's smaller moon, influences the appearance and physiology of a Khajiit in more subtle ways than that of Masser. Generally, the closer Secunda is to a full phase, the less beastlike a breed appears. The closer Secunda is to a Waning phase, the more beastlike a breed appears.

The Suthay is a small biped, born under Masser's new Phase, and Secunda's new Phase. Interestingly enough, though it is farther away from Secunda's waning phase than the Suthay-raht, the Suthay appear more beastlike due to their digitigrade skeletal structure.