I got mine tonight. I was only 19 and the first one that spawned was 20 so i couldn't tame it. Then the second one that spawned, the taming failed and I died when I attempted again. Finally, on the third spawn, I tamed my new kitty with about 30 health to spare. I had to collect about 30 statues to get the three spawns.
A couple of points to note:
You do not need to be on a quest to tame this cat. There is a quest that involves collecting relics from the Ruins of Mathystra, but the cat figurine is not a relic and is interactive for anyone.
The cat randomly spawns when you open the statues. The statues drop both dull figurines and bright ones. The cat can spawn from either.
This cat remains translucent after taming but this is not an inherent prowl skill. The cat moves at normal speed and does not have a harder-hitting opening attack.
My cat also dropped dead about 5 minutes after I tamed it, but was immediately revivable. I like the earlier explanation about the spawn-despawn mechanic, as the cat is essentially a guardian of the statues and despawns automatically after a few minutes if you run away or stop the fight some other way.
A couple of points to note:
You do not need to be on a quest to tame this cat. There is a quest that involves collecting relics from the Ruins of Mathystra, but the cat figurine is not a relic and is interactive for anyone.
The cat randomly spawns when you open the statues. The statues drop both dull figurines and bright ones. The cat can spawn from either.
This cat remains translucent after taming but this is not an inherent prowl skill. The cat moves at normal speed and does not have a harder-hitting opening attack.
My cat also dropped dead about 5 minutes after I tamed it, but was immediately revivable. I like the earlier explanation about the spawn-despawn mechanic, as the cat is essentially a guardian of the statues and despawns automatically after a few minutes if you run away or stop the fight some other way.