1) When I was in Valhalla this morning, here is what after-life Al said:
You are about to step into a Hardcore incarnation, and be born under the The Wallaby Moon Sign as Actually Ed the Undying.
You have chosen the Actually Ed the Undying Path.
Seems like the name of the character class perhaps should be "Actually Ed the Undying" rather than "Ed".
2) Purr of the Feline is effectively "Servant Level: +5". Sort of like the various items/effects/skills in Axecore that are "Minstrel Level: +X". When you look at your servants in the Servants' Quarters, you see their real level & experience, but in the charpane, it shows the boosted-by-five level.
We should probably support this the same way we support Minstrel Level, even though the Effect description says "Makes Ed's Servants Stronger" rather than "Servant Level: +5". I am actually surprised the description isn't more informative; it's sort of like those old-style effects that were intentionally vague.