Traits

In New Paths, we sort cats into three genetic boxes: 

XY - Sire
XX - Dam
XXY - Intersex

Variations you may know include "Tom" and "She-Cat" or "Molly" in various fandom spaces. For New Paths, we opted for gender-neutral terms. A "Dam" is simply a cat that is capable of being pregnant, while a "Sire" can impregnate another cat. An Intersex cat typically will be either capable of one or the other, or infertile, but this is left up to the player.

Note: There are other variations of intersex genetically speaking-- including XX and XY intersex individuals!-- but this is simplified for the sake of gameplay purposes while allowing representation.