You can find cats in the most unexpected games, and Crusader Kings 3 (affiliate link) is one of them.
In this game the player's character can get a pet cat, and yes, you can "pet" the cat.
But do you ever actually see the cat? Sadly, no. All this talk about a cat and not a single visual of him.
Getting a cat in Crusader Kings 3
Getting a cat in this game is a random event.
Here's the cat's full story in screencaps (PS5), but I must warn you: You won't like reading it if you happen to like cute little rodents. Cats are predators after all.
The Kitten
I'm out playing with King Beorhtfrith when he suddenly disappears into the taiga go? I turn in a circle, looking, and suddenly he reappears, holding a small kitten out towards me.
"Kaleva! It's for you!"
- A kitty!!! (You gain Pet Cat)
- Ew, put it away.
The Cat
As the cat rests in my lap, contently purring, I ponder what should I name him. Something historical? Something alluding to his gray fur? Something to describe the soothing feeling I experience when I scratch him behind the ear?
Oh, I know! I will name him...
- Mite
- Mittens
- Gray
(or you can choose your own)
Pet Cat
This character enjoys the company of a feline companion
Intrigue +1
Learning +1
Pet Tapsa
It's time to take a deep breath and find my trusted four-legged companion Tapsa. Some people say cats are evil and selfish creatures, but no matter how tough life gets I know he will always be there for me!
Effects
- You will lose some stress
! Pet Tapsa will be unavailable for 5 years
- Pet your cat
Petting Tapsa
I find Tapsa outside, strutting around the yard. As soon as he spots me he meows and saunters over, rubbing up against my leg.
I spend many minutes crouched by his side, petting him and scratching him under the chin, and when I stand back up again I feel lighter than I have in a long time.
- Thank you, my friend (You lose 14 Stress)
Tapsa: The Troublemaker
My vassal Duke Máel-Sechnaill approaches me, rage in his eyes and cat in his hand, held by the scruff of its neck. As he thrusts the cat in my face I see that it's my dear Tapsa!
"I found this little monster among my things - what wasn't scratched to bits was covered in piss!"
- I'll compensate you!
- He is just a cat...
Travel: Homeward Bound
After a long day of travel the horizon starts to bleed into warm colors. I take a moment to pause, close my eyes, breathe.
"Careful!" my caravan leader Hrani screams, pointing at the wetlands beyond the path we follow. What looks like a small rodent is running into the wild and, after it, a gray figure I easily recognise.
- No, Tapsa! Hrani, follow him!
- Tapsa is smarter that all of us, he'll find the way...
- I'll personally find you, my dear Tapsa!
- Quick! Everyone after him!
Travel: There You Are!
It doesn't take much to track the growling and broken twigs to their origin. Tapsa sits over a leaf litter, licking his gray paws from the blood of his victim.
The squirrel is almost unrecognizable, right next to him.
- Hah! I knew you'd be successful! Well done! (You gain Adventurous Pet for 2 years)
- I will never take my eyes off you again.
After this the character died, and with that also the cat disappeared. Ceased to exist. Was the poor cat buried with his owner? Probably.
So, had to revert to an older save to see the rest of the cat's story.
