The Case for Cats
If Ves had to make a living artifact that not only embodied his extraordinary identity, but also had to serve as a tool of evolution, he wanted it to be a cat.
Why a cat?
"There are too many reasons to count."
Ves adored cats and was most definitely a cat person. Even though his family already collected a lot of cats, there was always room for more.
The cat was literally and figuratively the totem animal of the Larkinson Clan, which he personally founded and represented. It made little sense to resort to another animal unless it was a member of the Felidae family such as a tiger or a leopard.
A cat was also an inherently mobile object, which suited a living product the best.
Ves had made a number of other totems in the past. The Unending Regalia which he wore right now, the Hammer of Brilliance which he occasionally made use of and the Larkinson Mandate which he used to track his clansmen all had one trait in common.