Bitterroot

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Bitterroot is a slim, long, curly-furred, dark gray-hued black she-cat.

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An AcornClan nursery queen currently serving under Maplestar's leadership. In the past, she lived as **Bitter** under the steady roof of a barn some length away from the forest, alongside another she-cat named Meteor. The two would often gossip about toms and just hang out next to one another. One day, Bitter went looking for her around the thunderpath, though she was only met with the sound of the screeching tires of a monster. She was hit, ripping her pelt, crushing the side of her torso, and breaking her leg. She just barely held on, and was found by an AcornClan warrior named Snipshine, who led her back to camp and rescued her. Stubbornly surviving and recieving treatment, she gratefully decided to stay in the clan, and recieved her current name of **Bitterroot**.

Some time after officially becoming an AcornClan warrior, Bitterroot became mates with Snipshine, immensely happy that he saved her that day. However, once she got somewhat sick of her and Snipshine's other clanmates, she decided to continue hanging out with Meteor whenever she had free time. One of those times that Bitterroot did actually manage to locate her friend, she let her know about the way she became mates with a strong, neat-coated tom after being saved by him, and the way it reminded her of a fairytale where the prince saved the princess. Additionally, they were soon having kits. To her surprise, Meteor was in the exact same situation, although her mate was Tanglemurk, a warrior of AcornClan. Vowing not to tell any of her clanmates, Bitterroot returned to camp, curious about how the other pair would handle having kits.

## Clangen History

### Moon 2

Bitter had been a loner all her life, from when she was a kit to when she was an adult living mostly by herself. She had learned how to take care of herself and survive all on her own. She lived close to a barn and was acquainted with a younger silver she-cat named Meteor. The two would often hang out around the nearby thunderpath, occasionally talking about toms as they relaxed. Neither of the she-cats led particularly difficult or complex lifestyles, without much pressure to do something *more*. The barn provided just enough shelter and shade, alongside a plentiful amount of food, not just for them, but also for other cats. Visitors ranging from other cats to foxes would constantly be rolling in, waiting for an opportunity to get food. One day, Bitter trotted over to the thunderpath expecting to find Meteor, but she was only greeted by a loud screech of tires and bright lights. A monster hit her, tore her pelt, crushed her leg, and sped off. The entire right side of her torso had been ripped to shreds, blood quickly beginning to pool beneath her. The rush of adreanaline she felt kept her from actually sensing any of the pain, allowing her to just slightly drag herself to the nearby patch of grass beside the thunderpath. A wave of pain suddenly rushed throughout her, freezing her body and muscles. She was in complete and utter shock, now unable to move and in horrible pain, blood still gushing out of the fresh wounds, thinking she would certainly die. Having heard her extremely loud yowls of complete and utter anguish, an unfamiliar large brown tom quickly appeared from the bushes and called for help. But nobody came. The tom took the matter into his own hands and dragged Bitter back to AcornClan camp, and she barely made it despite the very small distance between their camp and the thunderpath. The cats there knew what to do and rushed to Bitter’s aid, practically smacking cobwebs and unfamiliar herbs onto her injuries. Thankfully, her leg injury wasn’t permanent, and neither was the torn pelt, although she would likely be left with a limp and a permanent scar on her side. She joined the clan to thank them for their help, and she was named Bitterroot. Also, she found out that the name of the tom who helped her was Snipshine. Interesting.

### Moon 3

Ever since Snipshine lost his second apprentice, Bitterroot was the one keeping him company. The two would hang out almost constantly, and they became close friends very quickly. She would comfort him saying it wasn’t at all his fault that Coralpaw contracted foamcough, and that Rookshell was actually at fault, even though she was fully aware of her hypocrisy and toxicity around the matter. She didn't really care, though, and just wanted to comfort him. This is how the pair began disliking Rookshell, even if what happened wasn't her fault.

### Moon 4

One gorgeously misty morning, Snipshine asked Bitterroot if she wanted to go on dawn patrol with him. She agreed, and instead of just training or hunting like they usually did, Snipshine brought her over to a meadow full of flowers. He picked a flower and put it behind her ear, and then he told her he developed slight feelings for her over the last two moons. He didn’t expect her to reciprocate his feelings, but she really, really did. She was immensely grateful for his help the day a monster hit her, and even if they had known each other for only two moons at this point, they wished to spend all their time together from this point on.

### Moon 7

Well, this was rather unexpected. Bitterroot had been feeling slightly ill recently, vomiting and feeling discomfort almost all the time. Snipshine concernedly asked Rookshell if she could be sick with foamcough, but these symptoms were rather... different. As it turned out, Bitterroot was expecting kits, and she was going to have them in about one moon. She was fairly happy, even though neither she nor Snipshine were expecting something like this.

    Around midday, Bitterroot volunteered to go on patrol. She remembered Meteor, and the way they used to chat about toms and kits. She wanted to tell her about her mate and the kits they were expecting. After some searching, she found Meteor in a crevice beneath the old barn. The other she-cat certainly wasn’t expecting to meet Bitterroot here, but she welcomed her. Bitterroot told her about how  Snipshine rescued her and that they were expecting kits, and was rather shocked to find out Meteor was expecting kits as well. What made her jaw drop to the floor was the name of Meteor’s mate – Tanglemurk. Tanglemurk was also from AcornClan, but wasn’t being mates with Meteor against the code? She promised not to tell anybody and went back to camp lost in thought.

### Moon 8

Late in the night, Bitterroot began feeling intense pains – she sensed it was time to have the kits at last. She woke Rookshell and Heathbracken up to let them know, and they brought her over to a quiet corner of the nursery with soft moss bedding. Carefully, the she-cats guided her through the process of kitting, and there were no major casualties. Four kits joined the clan that night – Songkit, Midnightkit, Fawnkit and Autumnkit. In the morning, Snipshine woke up to Waterhusk nudging his shoulder to let him know that his mate kitted. He was exhilarated, and so, so proud of his mate.

   A couple long hours had passed when Bitterroot woke up to an unusually gloomy aura. Wolfpaw walked up to her and let her know an abandoned newborn kit was found by Tanglemurk. Remembering what Meteor had said to her, she immediately sensed that Tanglemurk lied about the kit, who was named Finchkit, being abandoned, and that he was actually his son. Why did he bring him to AcornClan, though? Did something happen? Nevertheless, Bitterroot decided to take the kit in as one of her own, because in case something really did happen to Meteor, Tanglemurk wouldn’t forgive her for not nursing Finchkit and letting him die. She wouldn’t forgive herself, either. Her suspicions were confirmed when she saw that the kit had the exact same glimmering speckled silver pelt as Meteor. She told Snipshine about the situation with the kit and they decided to let him believe he was one of their own.

## Pixel Sprites

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## Description

### Scars gained

*The following is a chronological list of scars and/or major injuries that Bitterroot has gained:*

* A thick scar on her side, caused by being trampled by a thunderpath monster. (Moon 2)
	+ Additionally, the monster caused her to have a weak hind leg, and she limped for some time. (Injuries sustained Moon 2, though she only healed Moon 4)
	+ Her pelt has multiple patches with scorched skin that prevents fur from growing. (Moon 2)

## Personality

Bitterroot is a resilient and independent she-cat. From her early days as a kit to her life as an adult, she's shown a strong sense of self-reliance. She's resourceful, having learned how to fend for herself in the wild, and she's not easily shaken by the hardships she faces. Although she isn't one to admit it, she enjoys listening to and creating gossip, talking to Snipshine about Rookshell's apparent lack of care although she knows just how much effort she puts into her work. Also, Bitterroot is very compassionate and feels pride in her work as a nursery queen, and the life of a warrior never really suited her in the first place.

## Kin

### *Members*

Mate: Snipshine (*Alive as of most recent playthrough*)

Sons: Songkit, Autumnkit, Fawnkit (***ALL** alive as of most recent playthrough*)

Foster son: Finchkit (*Alive as of most recent playthrough*)

Daughter: Midnightkit (*Alive as of most recent playthrough*)

## References

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2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *Clangen, Bitterroot's Info Page*
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