Adder

**Adder** was a lithe, golden molly with light green eyes and short fur. She had battered ears, and a large scar down her side.

## General Information

### Residence

Fieldclan (formerly), Off-Territory (formerly), Wildwalkers (formerly)

## Kin

### Siblings

Mudpaw (littermate), Tawnypaw (littermate)

## Education

### Apprentices

None

She was born in Fieldclan under Cliffstar's leadership, given the name **Adderkit.** The memory of **Adderpaw's** mentor was lost to time, but she earned her warrior name, **Adderclaw,** for her tenacity, energy, and occasional standoffishness. She later left the clan for the sake of her own mental wellbeing, dropping the suffix and opting to go just by **Adder.**

During her lifetime, **Adder** fought in the Darkclan War, and, after leaving her clan, played a small part in the creation of the Dark Realm. She never had an appentice, but she did have kittens with Snakefang.

## History

She was born as Adderkit to unknown parents, alongside her brothers, Mudkit and Tawnykit. Her parents were a bit neglectful, fighting with each other often, and frequently leaving the kittens with the other queens-- who, of course, paid the most attention to their own kids.

She and her brothers liked to pull pranks and jokes on cats when they could, finding creative ways to entertain themselves and get attention. The three were close, but their relationship could get tense when emotions ran high or jokes went too far. They weren't always completely in tune with each other, and they had their sibling squabbles, but they loved each other regardless.

Also in the nursery were Bluekit, Snakekit, Robinkit, Nimblekit, and then Nightkit, the only kitten of her two very doting parents.

Nightkit and Adderkit were nearly inseparable, with Nightkit almost matching Adderkit's boundless energy. Adderkit would scheme harmless pranks, and Nightkit would help execute them.

While Adderkit loved having fun around camp with her friends, Nightkit craved adventure, and felt confined in their little camp. She wanted more excitement than whatever imaginary games they created in their confined space-- a desire which only grew with age.

The first sign that their friendship wasn't quite as picturesque as they thought emerged when Nightkit snuck out of the nursery. Adderkit tagged along-- whether out of curiosity or peer pressure to "keep up" with Nightkit, she could not remember.

What Adder *could* recall, however, was what Happened while they were out: she was grabbed by a red-tailed hawk just as the search party was coming for them. The search party sped up to grab the bird before it could close its talons securely around Adderkit, but the massive nail still tore through her side, resulting in a scar that she carried with her through life and into the afterlife.

Both kittens were punished for leaving camp, but Adder's vague, biased childhood memories would tell her that she got the worse punishment, of the two of them.

Nightkit was apologetic and came to check on Adderkit every day in the medicine den while she healed. She didn't sneak out again, but she still cast longing glances out of camp.

**(To be continued later.)**

## Plot Holes

How did the Darkclan War impact her life and her mental state? What part did it have to play in her life?

What were her relationships like with Bluepaw (Bluewhisker), Snakepaw (Snakefang), and other known apprentices, before things went downhill?

Her relationship with her parents, and other clanmates? Who was on her side? Did *anyone* try to help her when she needed it?

Her kittens: their names, their stories, how she raised them. And what was the entire story with Snakefang?

What part did she play in the creation of the dark Realm, if any? What did she struggle with when leaving the clan? Was she against her clan, or all of the clans, or was she only against Nightshade and her supporters? How did she view everyone else?

## Trivia

* Adder was the second character Shadow ever created-- both on the server and outside of it-- although she was barely outdone for first place. The *first* character Shadow ever made ("Shadowstreak") was overhauled completely, making Adder the oldest character that is still recognizable as its original version.
* Adder's character was rewritten in 2020, but the history and events were left more or less unchanged.
* Adder was played by Shadow of the Raven's Wing, back in 2015, just after the Darkclan War resolved.