Oregano

Oregano is a large, gray and white tom with a mustache like patch on his muzzle, and amber eyes. He is currently 72 moons old. He is considered a minor character.

Mate: Yukka

Sons: Pumpkinkit, Mouskit, Tanuki

Allies: All of ZeldaClan, Crab, Dingo, Grace, Lia, Fia, Falcon, Frigid, Smolder, Xenon.

**In Depth Backstory**

Oregano is a kittypet in the poorer section of Lake Elsinore. He lives in a large house of twolegs, from multiple generations. The oldest female, the grandma, is an immigrant from italy who moved to California when she was around twenty, taking italian traditions with her. She moved to escape WWII and to open an italian restaurant. Today, her kits have taken ownership of the restaurant and she only cooks at home.

This is where Oregano comes back in. From when he was a wee kit, he always believed in generosity. His two legs feed him plenty of scraps from the table, (This explains his chonk) and to this day he always keeps some for his friends.

He is allowed outside for as long as he wants, his family likes to spoil him like that. And so, he knows many of the loners and kittypets around his house, and he is good friends with ZeldaClan as well. Whenever he visits, he brings cheesy italian delicacies with him, as well as stories. Lately, his oldest twoleg has been ill, and her children and grandchildren all busy, and so he spends more of his time laying next to his old twoleg, purring and comforting her in her last days.

**Interactions with Main Characters**

Oregano has known ZeldaClan for years, and he is treated like a clanmate by all.

On Xenon's travels, she ran into Oregano, who she stayed with for a number of moons, Oregano trying to teach her generosity and warmth, and Xenon not quite getting it. Oregano had heard of Xenon through Crab and Dingo, so he wasn't surprised to find Xenon missing one morning.

Oregano was one of the cats called upon to defeat Xenophon. He chose to stay with his twolegs, worried about what his old friend would think if she found him all clawed up, missing, or dead.But he did have a bone to pick with Xenophon. Many of his dearest friends were being held, with Zeus controlling their every move.To save his friends and help ZeldaClan on their mission, he did find a way to help. With his vast network of contacts, he could provide younger, stronger, more willing cats to join ZeldaClan's fighting force. Without Oregano, perhaps Xenophon wouldn't have been beaten.

After ZeldaClan won the battle, and order was restored, he met a tired she cat named Yukka. She had moved in a few blocks away, becoming a kittypet. Yukka's mate, Yarrow, and part of her litter had died in a violent storm years ago. Her last kit, named Tanuki, had gone missing not long after. She had spent the years since restlessly searching for him. Now she had almost given up, and she was ready to move on. Oregano and Yukka became close friends, and eventually Oregano asked her to be his mate. She agreed, and a few seasons after, she accompanied him on one of his visits to ZeldaClan. There, she reunited with Tanuki and had to make a painful choice. She joined ZeldaClan, not knowing she was carrying Oregano's kits, to be with her long lost son.

Oregano couldn't join his mate. His oldest twoleg had died not long before, and he wanted to support his mourning family. But, he promised to visit often, which he did. Every quarter moon after, he stayed the day in ZeldaClan, playing with his kits and spending time with his mate, before returning home. When his twolegs move away, leaving him behind, he joins ZeldaClan as an elder. ZeldaClan is happy with this, they owe it to him for his help in the battle, his gifts over the years, and his kindness.