The Cult of the Cat, based in present day Gotham City, draws its history from ancient Egypt when people worshipped and revered cats as sacred and performed the ancient rite of theft. The modern cult's founder and leader, Thomas Blake, has a known psychotic streak. During the initiation of a new member, blood of an innocent victim is used to sanctify their statue. To bankroll the Cult, Blake amassed a fortune in stolen jewels and objects and is independantly wealthy. The Cult also had cutting edge genecisists work on gene splicing cats into beasts.