Moonpaw (CS)

Moonpaw is a long-furred, ginger tabby-and-black tortoiseshellRevealed on she-cat, with one green and one amber eye, and curled ear tufts shaped like crescent moons.Revealed on Her face is split between black and pale orange tabby.
Moonpaw is a ThunderClan apprentice under Squirrelstar's leadership in the lake territories. Moonkit was born to Thriftear and Bayshine. As a kit, a mysterious voice was constantly present in her life, but she thought it was simply an imaginary friend. Assuming she was special, her parents believed she might be destined to become a medicine cat, so they arranged a meeting with Jayfeather and Alderheart to confirm this. The two disagreed, however, and she was entrusted to Sunbeam as Moonpaw. Yet, even as a warrior apprentice, the voice in her head remained a major distraction, so she decided to trial being a medicine cat apprentice instead. 
She took well to the training, but after the voice revealed that it is real and not imaginary, Moonpaw resumed her training as a warrior apprentice. After the unsettling experience with the voice, which continued to haunt her, her parents finally revealed the identity of the voice as her sister, who died soon after birth. The revelation shocked Moonpaw, who came to doubt the voice's true intentions and what it might mean for her future.
==History==
===In the Changing Skies arc===
====The Elders' Quest====
:Moonkit is the kit of Thriftear and Bayshine.
:She watches with disappointment and jealousy as her denmates, Shinekit, and Goldenkit, are apprenticed before her. Moonkit is taken to meet with the medicine cats by her parents to see if that is her destiny within the Clan. However, it is quickly shown that she has little potential in the medicine den and is allowed to be made a warrior apprentice instead. Squirrelstar holds the ceremony and she is named Moonpaw and given Sunbeam as her mentor. The apprentice soon struggles to focus in her training as she is distracted by a voice in her head. While out, she catches a glimpse of an identical orange cat in a reflect that swears her to keep this a secret.
:After her first Gathering is made difficult due to the voice constantly distracting her, Moonpaw wonders if she should instead be a medicine cat apprentice. She timidly approaches Jayfeather and Alderheart again after being supported by Sunbeam in the decision. Moonpaw believes training as a medicine cat apprentice instead will help her understand the voice in her head. 
:She takes well to the training, managing to remember herbs she is shown. However, when it comes to attending the half-moon Gathering, Moonpaw is stopped by her unofficial mentors due to her not being a true medicine cat apprentice yet. Remaining in camp, she keeps herself busy with studying herbs, realizing that it helps keep the voice quiet. The following morning, Cherryfall and Lionblaze return to camp after the former is attacked by a fox. Moonpaw helps Jayfeather and Alderheart treat their Clanmate and earns a compliment from the gray tabby. Amongst this the voice returns and warns Moonpaw again that she is following the wrong path, but the apprentice ignores it and continues her new duties.
:Reluctantly, she is permitted to attend the following half-moon Gathering. On her way to the Moonpool, the voice constantly nags that she is wasting her time as a medicine cat apprentice, but Moonpaw ignores it. Reaching the Moonpool, she takes in the sight of it and is introduced to the other medicine cats by Alderheart. The medicine cats converse about the ongoing issues of Twolegs interrupting the sacred place, while Moonpaw hopes that she is able to make sense of the voice by talking with StarClan. She attempts to touch her nose to the water, but as she does she sees the reflection of the orange tabby again but falls into the Moonpool. She is rescued by Mothwing and Frostdawn. Jayfeather and Alderheart check her over as the voice continues to tell Moonpaw that she is not meant to be a medicine cat and lightly threatens her when she retorts back to it.
:That night she travels to the Moonpool alone to get her answers as she speaks with the voice's reflection within the water. Moonpaw begs the voice to prove that they are real, and it explains that it will and tells her that she will find the missing sun in a hollow tree. The vagueness of the statement confuses the apprentice as the orange cat disappears. Moonpaw ponders if she can truly trust them. She returns to camp and after a full day of not seeing the sign of the orange cat, Moonpaw recognizes that the voice was not real and that she can return to being a warrior apprentice. However, later on Myrtlebloom's kits go missing and Squirrelstar leads a patrol to find them. Moonpaw tags along with them and soon Oakkit and Hazelkit are found, but with no sign of Sunkit. The tortoiseshell apprentice soon realizes what the voice had told her and knows where to find the remaining kit. Splitting off from the patrol, she finds the ginger tom in a hollow tree and brings him back to camp. When the duo are back in camp, Sunkit reveals to Jayfeather that he had followed Moonpaw out of camp much to Alderheart's dismay. Moonpaw is shaken by what the kit had said, wondering how far the orange cat would go if they were willing to endanger a young kit.
:Following the incident with Sunkit, Moonpaw doubts herself as a medicine cat and decides to return to being a warrior apprentice. She approaches Sunbeam who gladly accepts her back as an apprentice. The following day she joins Shinepaw, Goldenpaw, and their mentors for training. She manages to catch a large rabbit which impresses her Clanmates and Sunbeam. All the while she tries to ignore the voice as it pesters her throughout the session. Afterwards, Moonpaw busies herself with tidying the warriors' den to keep the voice at bay. She finishes her task and is praised by Sunbeam, who is grateful she returned as a warrior apprentice. Moonpaw heads to her nest to sleep but is quickly disturbed by a cold feeling as the voice softly whispers to her. She bolts from her nest, running to her parents for comfort.
:Bayshine and Thriftear console their daughter as they ask her what had happened. Moonpaw reveals to them that she has been hearing a voice and has seen what they look like. Her parents share a glance to one another as her father asks if the cat she has seen is an orange tabby. Moonpaw confirms with a nod as Thriftear reveals the ghostly cat is her littermate, a sister. She adds that her sister had died shortly after they were born despite assistance from the medicine cats. Moonpaw is taken aback by the revelation as her parents apologize for not telling her, thinking that it would have upset her. The apprentice feels shock and fear, realizing that they think her sister is in StarClan despite that each time she has appeared she has no stars in her fur. She excuses herself to think it over and leaves camp.
:Moonpaw heads to the lake, wanting to see her sister's reflection in the water. The orange cat appears as the apprentice apologizes for not knowing the truth. She adds that she was glad to have met her but that it would be best if she moved on as StarClan would be better. Her sister, however, disagrees and remains adamant at remaining at Moonpaw's side so they can play together. Moonpaw feels torn at the comment, but explains that she cannot do that due to her responsibilities and the fact that she was alive. The apprentices watches as her sister's expression changes from confused to one of anger as the orange cat threatens that they will always be together, either in Moonpaw's world or in the other world.
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==Personality and traits==
:Moonpaw is described as determined, capable, hardworking, and, eager young cat.Revealed on 
:She shows herself to be determined to prove that she can follow her own destiny, and not one set by her parent's for her strange appearance or their own anxieties. Moonpaw takes great steps in doing this, by recognising that while her heart yearns to be a warrior apprentice, she may need to be a medicine cat to completely understand the voice that follows her. As a medicine cat apprentice, she shows herself to be a fast learner and very switched on, enough to even earn praise from the usually grumpy Jayfeather.
:But, the young cat is spooked after an incident with the voice proving to her that it is real and potential harm coming to a Clanmate. Moonpaw understands within herself that while she excels with the tasks of a medicine cat apprentice, her heart is not truly in the role and she takes it upon herself to retrain as a warrior apprentice with Sunbeam.
==Family==
:Moonpaw's parents are Bayshine and Thriftear, and she has an unnamed sister. For more of Moonpaw's family, click here!
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===Interesting facts===
*Moonpaw is named for her face resembling a half moon.
*Moonpaw is the second known character to have heterochromia, the first being an unnamed BloodClan cat in The Rise of Scourge.
*Moonpaw is also a chimera cat. A chimera cat is a cat with two different and complete sets of genes, resulting in two different pelt patterns existing, among other genetic quirks.Revealed on catster.com
===Mistakes===
*The left side of Moonpaw's face is mistakenly said to be orange tabby, and tortoiseshell.
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==Notes and references==
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