Shrewbelly

Art by TennelleFlowers

## Appearance

Shrewbelly is a dark gray-brown tom with bright, upturned lime-green eyes. His eyebrows are round, small, and a lighter shade than the rest of his fur. His pelt is thick, soft, and long, especially in the ruff around his neck. He has tiny, rounded ears and a small, blunt muzzle. His pointed nose is dark brown and the hair on his head and cheeks is feathery and sleek.

## Personality

Shrewbelly is a calm and kindhearted tom, Marsh Colony’s greatest keeper, the best den-dad. Shrewbelly has always been more interested in caring for kittens than in being an active ranger. He has been an important figure in raising his Colony’s kittens for a very long time despite only having his own first kitten fairly recently. Every mother in Marsh Colony knows that she can trust Shrewbelly with her kittens, and many young cats within the Colony respect him as a sort of kittenhood-mentor prior to becoming new-claws.

Shrewbelly is the kind of cat to shower those he loves with praise and compliments. He never thought he'd find a mate in Marsh Colony, even though he loved raising kittens in the nursery - so he always wanted to raise his own. Now that he has Lichen and Mudtrail, he loves the two very much, excited at becoming a mate as well as a father.

## Relationships

### Mudtrail

Mudtrail is Shrewbelly’s mate, and he is the second tom she has borne kittens with. They are far more compatible than Mudtrail had been with her previous mate, Snowstorm, and are genuinely a good match for each other. They are raising their son Lichen together and they couldn’t be happier. Shrewbelly loves Mudtrail deeply being incredibly supportive and showering her with compliments, and Mudtrail loves him in return, considering his enthusiasm to be like a breath of fresh air after Snowstorm.

### Lichen

Lichen is Shrewbelly and Mudtrail’s son, the only kitten of his litter. He is only one moon old, and so his relationships are rather limited, but Shrewbelly dotes on him very much and wants to do everything he can for him.

### Boulder

Boulder is the son of Mudtrail and Snowstorm — Shrewbelly’s foster and stepson. Shrewbelly helped Mudtrail look after Boulder during his kittenhood, but he was unable to get through to the unhappy young kitten, and as Boulder grew, his attitude only worsened. Now, Boulder despises Shrewbelly and everything about him, seeing him as pathetic and soft and not worth anyone’s time. Shrewbelly still tries to be nice to and understanding of Mudtrail’s son, but it isn’t always easy.

### Frostshadow

Frostshadow has been said to be close friends with most of Marsh Colony’s keepers, including Shrewbelly. Not much is known about their relationship.

### Snowstorm

Snowstorm is Shrewbelly’s nephew, Mudtrail’s ex-mate, and Boulder’s father. No specific information is known about their relationship, but the most likely case is that Shrewbelly still tries to be cordial towards Snowstorm while Snowstorm pays him no mind at all.

### Kestrelsnap

Kestrelsnap is Shrewbelly’s sister and Snowstorm’s mother. She could not be more unlike her brother. She is hard and blunt where he is soft and gentle, and while Shrewbelly wants to remain an easygoing keeper with kittens and other keepers, Kestrelsnap wants to serve Marsh Colony as a strong envoy. Not much is known about their relationship.

### Whitefire

Whitefire is Shrewbelly’s mother. Not much is known about their relationship.

## Trivia

* Shrewbelly’s original name was Shrewflight.

## Gallery

Shrewbelly complimenting Mudtrail, art by TennelleFlowersShrewbelly and Mudtrail by TheNameIsWater.