Dapplepaw

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Despite being the only kit in her litter, Dapplepaw is runty and small. She lacks the intimidating height of her peers. She's short and thin, with a body that's long and slinky. There's little muscle to support her body, and Dapplepaw is easily injured.

Dapplepaw is half white, with her entire belly and underside being white. Most of her markings are black, with only a few patches of ginger mixed in. Her tail is long and feathery, that is primarily black with flecks of orange. The fur itself is long and whimsical, with a mind of its own. She often picks up stray sticks or leaves without realizing it, and it's rare to see her without something stuck to her pelt.

Dapplepaw has the soft, rounded face of her mother, always giving the illusion of a sweet docile cat. But she can be just as volatile. Her face gives away her thoughts easily, with large expressive gestures. Like her father, her whiskers act like they have a mind of her own, moving frequently to convey her feelings. Her cheeks are fluffed out by tufts of fur and a wide blunt muzzle leaves nothing to be feared. Starting between Dapplepaw's eyes and reaching down to her nose is an elongated orange diamond that's reminiscent of her mother's face markings. It's surrounded by a border of white. The rest of her face is black fur with only the edges showing a bit of orange. Her eyes are her father's though, and they shine with the same amber gleam.

Markings: calico
Eye Color: amber
Fur Length: long
Build: runty
Extra Features: 55% white-spotting
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Dapplepaw is creative. She loves to express herself by decorating her pelt or nest with feathers and flowers. She finds her stride in unconventional skills. She's crafty with her paws and enjoys building and taking things apart. Dapplepaw does her best work when it comes to building dens, taking apart two-leg traps and gathering herbs for the medicine cat. She likes to experiment and build odd contraptions that only sometimes work.

Dapplepaw is smart. She's quick to understand new things and the theory behind them. Thanks to her creativity, Dapplepaw will also think outside the box and come up with unconventional solutions. Early on, Dapplepaw gets a sense of how her origin makes other cats look at her strangely. She knows she's different and has more to prove than the other kits.

Getting a sense of her position in the clan instills deep jealousy in Dapplepaw. She can't help but always be envious of her peers. When Dapplepaw looks at the other kits, she sees what she can't have. Because of her envy, Dapplepaw struggles with self-doubt. She compares herself to others, easily finding ways she's lacking. She fears being abandoned for doing something wrong or not being good enough.

Dapplepaw can be impatient. While her mind can easily pick up on theory, it doesn't translate to practice. Born small and runty, Dapplepaw's body can't keep up with her mind. Dapplepaw struggles with physical tasks and common warrior duties like hunting or fighting. Even though she knows how to do something, her body won't cooperate. She gets frustrated with herself and the things around her when things don't work out exactly how she planned.

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It was a beautiful night when Jaythroat gave birth to little Dapplekit. On the other side of the border, Tansystrike awaited to take the kit away. Before Dapplekit could see the world through blurry baby blue eyes, she had already lost her parents. They had given her up, unable to bear the weight of their secret. Instead, Dapplekit opened her eyes to see a white and ginger she-cat standing with a white and black tom. They were her parents. Ruefeather and Fayre.

Little Dapplekit, not knowing her birth parents, had a fulfilling kit-hood without them. Ruefeather takes Dapplekit out for the first time to gather herbs just outside of camp. Mind ever curious, Dapplekit is always following her parents around, eager to learn new things from them. The four she-cats in the nursery (Thymekit, Violetkit, Martenkit and Dapplekit) become quick friends. Unbeknownst to Dapplekit, her den-mates are her distant cousins. Thymekit and Violetkit are her cousins through Tansytrike and Martenkit's through Jaythroat. Her ThistleClan blood is another well-kept secret. The girls gossip about love and romance, but Dapplekit's uninterested. She'd rather hear tales of adventures, learn new herbs from Ruefeather or craft things with Fayre.

On her apprentice ceremony, Dapplepaw is apprenticed to Wolfbriar. The two head out for their first trip around the territory.

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