Mudnose

Art by TennelleFlowers

## Appearance

Mudnose is a short, stocky black-furred tom with yellowish-amber eyes. He has long, scruffy fur, large, bushy brows, and long spikes of fluff in his ears that are angled outwards. There is a large tuft of fur on the top of his head, and the fur on his cheeks, muzzle, and chin all sag down. He has a light brown muzzle and graying tips to his fur, mostly visible at his ear fluff, eyebrows, chest, and chin. His reddish-brown nose is the same color as the large, bat-like insides of his ears, which point toward the sides of his head.

## Personality

Mudnose is Field Colony’s oldest senior ranger, and he serves as a designated mentor. Back in his younger days, Mudnose was a flirtatious troublemaker, but in his old age he has mellowed out taken his role as a senior ranger seriously. Mudnose has mentored many cats in Field Colony, and many consider Mudnose a secondary father figure — or primary, considering that he has two litters of kittens with his mate, Meadowleap.

Everyone in around the lake recognizes Mudnose's strengths in teaching; even when Mudnose isn't training his own new-claws, other rangers will ask Mudnose to come and supervise *their* training. In his youth, Mudnose was the definition of a troublemaker and a rebellious spirit alongside his friend Fleetfoot, and quite the ladies' man if you ask him, but training new-claws calmed him down considerably. Mudnose still holds on to that memory of what it was like to be an overly excited new-claw, and he uses that memory to relate to his pupils and get them to listen when harsher words might not. Mudnose might be starting to show his age, but he still has a lot to give to his Colony.

## Relationships

### Spottedshadow

Spottedshadow is unlucky for a lot of reasons, but she did luck out real hard in the mentor department. Not only does Spottedshadow have a supportive, surrogate mother-daughter relationship with the WindClan medicine cat, Mistysnow, but she has also got one of the best mentors WindClan has ever seen - Mudnose. Patient, kind-hearted, and thoughtful, Mudnose was the perfect mentor for Spottedshadow, and even as a warrior, Spottedshadow still aspires to be the kind of cat that Mudnose is. As an apprentice, Spottedshadow was always getting into trouble with Forestleaf and Mudnose was able to help guide Spottedshadow in a more positive direction. Even now, when Spottedshadow feels unsure about her decisions, she looks to Mudnose for guidance and wisdom. She doesn't always follow it, and Mudnose worries that Spottedshadow maybe a little too open-minded for her own good, but he remains patient and willing to listen.

### Fleetfoot

Mudnose and Fleetfoot are close friends and have been since their youth, stirring up trouble together in their younger moons and irking the older rangers. They are so close, in fact, that due to each of their flirtatious natures, many cats suspected that they held stronger feelings for each other until it was revealed that Meadowleap was expectant with Mudnose’s kittens, and later Graymist with Fleetfoot’s.

### Mistysnow

Mistysnow is Fleetfoot’s sister, Field Colony’s herbalist, and another one of Mudnose’s old, close friends. Not many details are known about their relationship.

### Meadowleap

Meadowleap is Mudnose’s mate and the mother of his kittens.

*More coming soon...*

### Clayfur and Thrushspots

Thrushspots and Clayfur are Mudnose’s daughter and son from his first litter. Not many details are known about their relationship, but Mudnose most likely tries to be the best father he can be for them.

### Tabby and Horse

Horse and Tabby are Mudnose’s son and daughter from his second litter. Not many details are known about their relationship, but Mudnose most likely tries to be the best father he can be for them.

## Gallery

New-claw  Raven and Mudnose, art by TennelleFlowers in Drawing a \_\_\_\_! Mentors of Clouded Moon