Muddypaw

A mid-furred, odd-eyed silvery classic torbie and white she-kit with a short tail

Muddypaw is a young apprentice and still growing. Small for now, she will one day take on a similar size to her mother, Emberdust, being slightly smaller than average. She has a facial structure similar to Specklenose, with her features being sharper rather than soft and rounded. She is on the leaner side, but still well muscled, though any defining parts of her body are hidden beneath her mid-length, fluffy fur.

Muddypaw’s pelt consists of a variety of colours, in which the primary one is a silvery cinnamon, making the young she-cat look quite different to those around her. The cinnamon is a rich, brownish-red colour that contains slightly darker swirling classic tabby markings. Peppered within her cinnamon colour are streaks and splotches of rich silvery red, also overlaid by her tabby markings. It was the swirls of cinnamon against the red that gave Muddypaw her name, along with Emberdust’s fondness for ShadowClan’s swampy territory. Another aspect of Muddypaw’s pelt is the white that adorns it. Her chest and belly are a pure white colour, as well as her lower muzzle, a blaze, her front right paw and a little spot in the middle of her back right foot’s toes.

Muddypaw inherited Emberdust’s shorter tail, leading to her own tail being around half length. Despite being short, it is incredibly fluffy, just like the fur on her white chest. From her father Muddypaw inherited the lentigo condition. The skin of her nose, paw pads and ears are all adorned with different sized speckles of black, something which Specklenose adores about her.

Lastly, Muddypaw’s eyes are not a single colour, but rather a combination of blue and amber. The outside is a bright blue colour, but as the colour get closer to her pupil, it turns to more of a rich amber, some sort of central heterochromia. Her eyes are almond shaped like her mother’s.

Muddypaw is loud and enthusiastic. She enjoys being the center of attention but isn’t actively attention seeking. Adventurous and curious in nature, she enjoys exploring and learning new things. As a kit this often got her into trouble but in her new position, with her mind focused on learning the various remedies and herbs, it has caused her to become studious and attentive.

Family means a lot to Muddypaw, and she adores everyone she is related to, especially her immediate family. Always on the look out to protect and care for them, sometimes she has a tendency to come across as bossy or dominate. This will expand out to friends that Muddypaw makes, but all involved will know that she means the best.

If Muddypaw could be said to have any clear faults or flaws, it would be her curious nature. She enjoys poking her nose into places, even if it doesn’t belong, and coupled with her being a loud soul, she often ends up demanding to know things. Sometimes in a rather pestering manner, and she can become quite sullen when her questions go unanswered or if they’re not answered satisfactorily.

• Born in the Moon of Tiger's Wrath (2020) 143

Kithood [0-5 moons]

Muddykit was born to two young ShadowClan warriors, Specklenose and Emberdust along side her two siblings, Swampkit and Wolfkit. Her parents do their best to take care of her, despite the complications that arose with Emberdust’s milk production. She spent her days either meowing at the top of her lungs or crawling all over her siblings. Despite her parents best efforts, there has been a few little accidents with the kits. Specklenose has dropped Muddypaw a few times, groomed her eyes, and one time even tripped over her when she had unknowingly crawled beneath his legs. Despite these accidents, she remains fine and loves her parents no less.

When Muddykit’s ability to talk strengthened enough and her ability to explore, she became quite the adventurous sort, getting herself into various amounts of kitten trouble. Poking her nose into dens, annoying warriors and elders alike. If not for the little kit’s sweet nature she might have been viewed as a nuisance, especially with her tendency to talk for her brother Wolfkit. With her various little explorations and interesting new games, it was inevitable that Muddykit would end up visiting the Medicine Cat’s Den with stubbed toes, the odd thorn and even a minor sprain or two. It was during these visits that her memory and ability to identify plants by smell was recognised, although the little kit never thought twice about it herself.

Apprenticeship [6moons to present]

Muddypaw was thrilled to be given her apprentice name, although she was confused at first to be named the Medicine Cat’s apprentice. Even so, she has decided to become the best Medicine Cat Shadowclan has ever seen and has thus far been attentive and studious in her learning.

• A Wolf in a Muddy Swamp (28MW'21)
• Smoldering Embers (28TW'20)
• Three to Ascend (3LG'21)

Flutterdream – Great-aunt

Kitten 1‘s pelt type is shorthaired. (Ll, RR, ReRe, lplp, whwh, Lyly)
They are a cinnamon silver classic torbie and white molly. (XOXo, blbl, Dd, dmdm, Aa, mcmc, Spsp, tata, bmbm, li, wbwb, EE, ShSh, Ccs, kk, Wsw)
They have a shortened tail. (acac, sfsf, JbJb, Mm, RtRt, mkmk, pdpd)