Tabaxi
From research at the The Library-Museum in Nayora
Frustratingly, none of them- books that were clearly written in subsequent ages, based on tone and writing style- seem to specify anything about involving Tabaxi. In fact,heir point of origin as a species remains obtusely vague. Some sources suggest they rose up during the later years of the Creation Era, alongside other beast-like species. Others suggest Tabaxi were the creation of some mad druid or wizard, pushing felines beyond Awakening. Those seem to hold some undertones that push bile up your throats, a suggestion that deep down they are beasts, unlike 'other sentient species'.