Lithepelt

## Education

### Mentor(s)

Violetsky (deceased, former) Harpyfeather (deceased, former) Pointear (deceased, former)

### Apprentice(s)

Featherwing (former, alive) Turniptail (former, alive)

## Appearance

A sleek, lithe (shocking) she-cat with short fur. She was a pale tan color, with very faint tabby stripes. She had a long muzzle, large ears, and a narrow face. She had dark markings around her eyes, which are a shade of dark blue.

## Personality

Lithepelt is a quiet and non-confrontational cat. They were never skilled at combat and were more of a follower than a leader. Xe was content to let others make decisions. They were unmotivated at times, but a creative problem solver. They easily grew attached to other cats and were particularly sensitive, having a hard time with loss. Xe had a history of not dealing well with grief.

## History

Lithepelt was born to her mothers, Boartusk and Four, in the twolegplace. She had four other siblings at the time named Jackal, Mink, Corinth and Star. She at the time was called Lithe. Boartusk was a cat who had formerly been from ShadowClan and had run away due to a particular incident that she refused to speak about. She had left to live with Four, a stray in the twolegplace, and the pair had their kits shortly after.

However, Four and Boartusk had a difficult time supporting their new family. Even to a single cat, the streets aren't a welcoming place. It was near impossible to find enough food to support them all, especially once the kits started needing solids. Eventually, Boartusk left in the night, bringing two of her children away in the hopes that Four would be able to support the remaining three.

Boartusk ended up going to ThunderClan, where they took her in without knowing her history and simply believing her to be a loner. Lithepelt and Jackalnose were raised in ThunderClan, having only faint memories of their time back in the twolegplace. Eventually, even that was forgotten.

Initially, Lithepelt and Jackalnose both begun as warrior apprentices, apprenticed to Violetsea and Indigoheart respectively. Jackalnose thrived in her position. Indigoheart was an excellent member and the two cats quickly formed a close bond. Boartusk had never been close to either of her daughters, too lost in her past regrets and consumed by grief for abandoning the rest of her family, so Jackalnose saw Indigoheart as a parental figure.

Lithepelt could unfortunately not say the same. Violetsea was incredibly harsh and impatient, and Lithepelt wasn't naturally talented in much of anything that was expected of them. Violetsea's initial techniques were already harsh- constant punishments and challenges that were blatantly unfair were pushed onto Lithepelt all the time. But after Lithepelt showed no improvement, Violetsea started to use her claws.

Eventually, Lithepelt couldn't take it anymore. Xe faked a prophecy from StarClan that foretold that they were the one chosen to be the next medicine cat, and that their path had to be switched to appease ThunderClan's ancestors. They were careful to hide it from their mentor, fearing what her reaction would be. Unfortunately, it wasn't successful. Violetsky learned of it, and on their next training session, attacked Lithepelt and hurt them badly.

This didn't end up stopping Lithepelt, though, and shortly after it was moved to a medicine cat apprentice. There were two medicine cats at the time, Harpyfeather and Pointear. Pointear, the younger, was immediately suspicious, and questioned Lithepelt about the nature of the prophecy. Harpyfeather had already known it was fake, but she was also more observant than her younger colleague. She knew that Lithepelt was miserable, so she accepted them without question.

Lithepelt wasn't much better at being a medicine cat than they were at being a warrior. They had none of the natural intuition that they ought to. Pointear was almost as frustrated as Violetsky was, though to their credit, they never lashed out at Lithepelt. Harpyfeather was very patient and would work with Lithepelt for long hours to ensure she had every herb and use memorized and knew exactly how to treat a huge variety of wounds. Lithepelt was constantly tired, and a bit bored, and it sometimes regretted its decision. But whenever it thought of Violetsky, it's determination to make this work was tripled.

Eventually, Jackalnose received her warrior name and was celebrated by ThunderClan. Lithepelt was informed that she wouldn't receive hers for quite a while longer. Medicine cats always trained longer than warriors, and Lithepelt had started late. They became even more frustrated, and started reconsidering their place in the Clan altogether. So, eventually, they just left one day without warning. She didn't even tell Jackalnose or Harpyfeather. Xe was determined to turn xer back on xer old life, and never look back.

Lithepelt traveled back to the twolegplace, and by complete coincidence, ran into their sibling Star. Of course, neither was aware of the other's relation to them, so they met as strangers. Star was a bit worried about Lithepelt's clear distress and the scars that still remained on their pelt, and generously offered to allow her to stay in their home. Lithepelt reluctantly accepted.

Star talked to Lithepelt about their past in an effort to get Lithepelt to talk about her's. Apparently, her other mother had abandoned the family early on, taking with her two of Star's siblings. Four still had difficulty taking care of them, so she brought Star and Corinth to a twolegplace where she hoped they would be well cared for. Then, she left with the last remaining daughter, Mink. The last time Star had heard of them, Mink was mourning for Four after her death. Star had no idea what had become of Mink since.

Lithepelt spend a while in the twoleg house with Star and Corinth. It was new, but it was nice as well. Over time, they began to connect the dots, and they eventually realized the truth about their past. Star and Corinth were shocked to some extent, but ultimately moved past it. After all, they had reasoned, it didn't matter now, did it? Lithepelt wasn't sure she agreed, but they didn't argue.

At some point Lithepelt met a neighboring tom. His name was Cello, and she instantly fell head over heels for him. Xe began to forego time with xer siblings, instead preferring to run around the twolegplace with their new crush. Eventually, she confessed, and was delighted to find that he liked xem back.

Lithepelt had kits eventually. Three, but they were born early, and two were stillborn. Only one survived, a young she-kit named Cora. Lithebird loved Cora and Cello, and was delighted about the family they had created. But of course it wasn't meant to last.

One day, Lithepelt was suddenly confronted by a familiar face. Jackalnose had been searching for her, all this time, and finally she had found Lithepelt here. Jackalnose was furious and hurt, and she attacked Lithepelt in a furious vengeance. Lithepelt was too shocked to defend herself- besides, she could barely defend herself, even when she *was* at peak physique. Jackalnose never actually intended to hurt her, though, and was simply trying to work through her emotions with claws.

Cello was nearby, and when he saw his mate being attacked in a manner that he saw as brutal, he immediately leapt in. He fought Jackalnose, and they fought back. Lithepelt was still in a stunned state and was too scared and horrified to step in as the battle escalated. By the time xe had built the courage to step in, Cello was badly injured, and Jackalnose had little more than a slight limp.

The conflict devolved into an argument, where Lithepelt was forced to explain herself and the nature of their time in the Clan. Jackalnose's immediate guilt was obvious. Lithepelt was about to apologize to both her sister and her mate when the three cats were suddenly interrupted. Their commotion had attracted a nearby group of around four to five dogs. All three cats fled, but Cello and Jackalnose were injured. Neither were able to get away in time.

After their loss, Lithepelt became lost. They eventually stumbled back to ThunderClan, where they were too distraught to offer any explanation on the events that had occurred. They spent a lot of time in the medicine den. While having no sign of physical injuries, xe had no desire to do much of anything.

Of course, they did improve, over time. It took small steps, mostly aided by Harpyfeather, but they did eventually reach a point where they could rejoin and become a functioning member of the Clan once more. They rejoined their mentors as a medicine cat, and even Pointear seemed at least a little bit happy to have them back. Of course, that's not all loose ends tied up, though. What of Cora?

Lithepelt had completely forgotten about her daughter and left her behind, but she trusted that nothing terrible would happen. After all, Cora was in the care of Star and Corinth. Lithepelt trusted that she would be just fine.

## Trivia

* Lithepelt is very loosely based off my other OC, Lithebird
* Violetsky went to the dark forest when she died but is not listed because of a lack of relevance
* Violetsky and Indigoheart were siblings
* Cora, as you may guess, is the same cat who was the adoptive mother of Hecate, mate of Crook, and mother to Lily and Shai

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