Owltuft

**Owltuft** is a small, light golden-brown marbled tabby she-cat with darker brown markings. The stripes on her tail darken into black at the tip. She has a white muzzle. Her eyes are yellow with flecks of green.

## Personality

Who said you could only choose between brains *or* brawn? What she lacks in sheer brute strength in size, Owltuft makes up for in a high level of endurance that allows her to deliver fierce blows in quick succession before dodging away from an incensed set of claws. She despises pity or any sign in herself that might be equated to weakness of any kind and would sooner walk on a broken paw than accept the shoulder of a clanmate, though could be persuaded if the help were offered in a way that did not make her feel condescended-to. She is equipped with the tact to successfully communicate with others and to convey her feelings in a way that might not be an *outright* display of rude bluntness, despite the instinct she may feel to do so. She has very little patience for those who are cruel simply to control those they deem weaker or beneath themselves.

## History

Owlkit was born the runt of her litter. Once apprenticed, Owlpaw firmly dedicated herself to her training, eager to prove herself to her littermates and mother. She often butted heads with apprentices who taunted or poked fun at her, though over time has learned to be a bit more careful with the fights she picks. During the late stage of her apprenticeship, her younger denmate Greypaw died mysteriously, leading Owlpaw's littermate Lynxpaw to become much more protective and beg her to not leave camp for her evening escapades. One night he followed her out, hid in some bushes, and pounced on her pretending to be a rogue. Though Owlpaw scratched him up pretty badly, the message was received.

She earned her warrior name of Owltuft with little event. For a while she believed herself to be entirely disinterested in romantic relationships, but in recent moons she has begun to realise that this disinterest is directed exclusively towards toms.

### First Leaf-fall

Owltuft and Goatwhisker both go to sit by the camp entrance during Smokefall's kitting, disconcerted by the sounds of her yowling. As the kitting ends, Owltuft comments that she was out on a hunting patrol when Grapeclaw kitted, and she wishes that Flaxbriar had been so prophetically accommodating this time. Together they wonder how many kits Smokefall has had, with Owltuft suggesting only two. She looks over towards where Treekit, Woodkit, and Leafkit are playing near Brightpelt, thinking that she should offer to watch the kits sometime in the future, to give their mothers a chance to get some air.

The next morning, after Peapaw and Ermineflight return and give news of an ambush by the Bloodhides, Blazestar sends Owltuft alongside Goatwhisker, Tigerpelt, and Shadowstreak as reinforcements. Arriving on the scene of the battle, Owltuft is horrified at the state of her Clanmates, and charges to attack Athena. She manages to injure Athena and knock her down, but is interrupted by Damocles, grabbed by the scruff and flung away. Owltuft takes the chance to see how her Clanmates are doing, seeing that EagleClan is not doing as well as she had hoped. Damocles charges at her and she leaps onto his back, biting down on his shoulder.

## Trivia

* Owltuft was named after the saw-whet owl.