The most common follower skin and a whole family of story cats, from shopkeeper Forneus to the twins Aym and Baal.
Cats are everywhere in Cult of the Lamb, both as the follower skin you see most and as some of the game's saddest characters. The cat Follower Form is unlocked from the start and tied for most common, so most cults are half feline by accident.
The form is only half the story. According to the wiki, cats also headline the cast through the shopkeeper Forneus and the twins Aym and Baal, who guard The One Who Waits.
Those cats carry real weight. The wiki notes Forneus is the grieving mother of Aym and Baal, tying the cutest species in the game to one of its darkest arcs.
This guide covers the cat Follower Form and how to get it, plus the cat characters Forneus, Aym, and Baal and how they connect.
A default follower skin, tied with the fox as most common.
Forneus, the poetry-quoting black cat merchant.
Aym and Baal, the cats beside The One Who Waits.
Forneus is their mother, forced to sacrifice them.The cat is one of the first Follower Forms you own. Per the wiki, the cat is a default Follower Form, unlocked from the start, and it is tied with the 
fox as the most common form in the game.
It comes in three looks. According to the wiki, like every form the cat has three color variations, so you can vary your cat 
followers without them all looking identical.
Cats fit the game's pettable theme. The wiki notes the Pettable 
trait lets you pet a follower regardless of form, but a cat follower is the natural pick for players who just want a lap of purring worshipers.
The most important cat in the game is a merchant. Per the wiki, Forneus is a big black cat who appears on crusades in any region, selling the Ambrosia Tarot and handing out free Blueprints, Follower Forms, and Gifts.
She speaks entirely in poetry. According to the wiki, Forneus quotes John Keats, filling every cheerful sale with lines about beauty and the heart that hint at a deeper grief.
Wrecking her stall pays off. The wiki notes that breaking the props in Forneus's room drops red hearts, Gifts, and resources, so clearing it fully nets more than the freebies she openly offers.
The other famous cats stand at the side of a god. Per the wiki, Aym and Baal are twin cats who serve 
The One Who Waits in The Gateway.
They can also join your cult. According to the wiki, the Lamb can recruit Aym and Baal as followers, turning the god's attendants into members of your own flock.
They tie into the endgame. The wiki frames the twins as part of the story around Narinder, which is why they appear beside him long before you learn where they came from.
Forneus, Aym, and Baal are one grieving family. Per the wiki, Forneus is the mother of Aym and Baal, the kittens she was forced to sacrifice, given away as a gift for the one that waits.
The Lamb can reunite them. According to the wiki, you can return Aym and Baal to their mother, staging a reunion that turns one of the game's cruelest backstories into a rare happy ending.
Forneus (crusade shopkeeper cat) Aym and Baal (sacrificed to The One Who Waits)
Reunite the family (return the twins to Forneus)Talk to Forneus across runs, not just to shop. In practice her dialogue carries the whole cat-family arc, and reuniting her with Aym and Baal is worth doing for the story even after you marry your favorite cat follower.
Cats tie the fox for most common. Per the wiki, both are the Follower Forms you see most often across recruits and drops, so a random cult skews heavily toward the two.
Forneus is named for a demon. According to the wiki, she takes her name from the Ars Goetia like much of the cast, a dark label for a poetry-loving cat.
The cat family is optional heartbreak. The wiki notes none of the Forneus, Aym, and Baal story is required to finish the game, making it a reward for players who talk to every character.
Cats span the whole game, from a starter skin to a grieving family. These guides cover the outfits over them, the other star species, and the shop where the biggest cat trades.
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