Player Cat/Wildwood Story

Cattails
**Wildwood Story**

**This page's content relates to Cattails's newly-released sequel, Cattails: Wildwood Story.**
Because Wildwood Story has just been released, parts of this page may be lacking information. Please be patient, or help out if you'd like!

## Player Cat

### Role

Leader

The **Player Cat** is the character the player controls in Cattails: Wildwood Story.

## Backstory

### Events of Cattails

   The player cat was a domestic housecat, who was adopted from a pet store by a young girl and her mother. The cat was suddenly abandoned by their human family on the road, after the mother became agitated by the new cat. The cat was now left to fend for themselves in the wild. After being abandoned, they soon fell asleep on the roadside.

The next day, they meet Coco, a cat who offers to help them. Coco teaches them basic survival skills, and then briefly introduces them to the three cat colonies: the Forest Colony, Mountain Domain and Mystic Colony. The player must select one to move into, as there is no option to live independently.

Shortly after moving into their colony, Coco visits the player to ask for their help "restoring the balance." This begins the main quest of the game, the Forest Guardian Quest. If the player completes the main quest, they can become a leader of their own custom colony.

### Events of Wildwood Story

After restoring balance to the forest, several years pass in peace. Until one day, the temple is shattered by a bolt of lightning! The Guardian fades, and soon is is apparent that a new home and a new temple must be built before the Guardian is gone forever. The decision is made to travel to new lands to settle, and the player leads the cats of the forest to the Wildwood.

More information pending

## Customization

Refer to this devblog for more in-depth information.

Unlike in the previous game, there are many options to customize the player cat. There are 30 preset colors (different colors of tabby and tortoiseshell, etc.), but these can be modified to the player's liking. Eye color, body type/hair length, face hair length, ear size, tail length, and voice can also be changed. There will also be user-created mods available which will likely give the player the ability to download and use other player's creations.

Accessories can be equipped on the cat's head or body. Pets are a type of accessory that follow the player cat when equipped. It is yet to be disclosed if pets other than the Pet Rainbow Firefly and Pet Mole (kickstarter rewards) affect gameplay.

## Abilities

The player cat is capable of hunting, fighting, foraging, swimming in water, gardening, and mining. In later versions of the game, they can also learn various active skills.

As the leader, they can change colony details with the help of Coco and recruit cats in the future.

Unlike the original game, the ability to sprint is not an active skill but is toggled to the player's whims. Attacks can be charged to deal more damage at the cost of time, and the player cat can dodge with a quick leap.

## Trivia

* Unlike in Cattails, if the player's Birthday lands on the same day as a festival, other cats will still congratulate them and (if relations are high enough) give them a gift.