Mistypaw

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**Mistypaw** is a silver molly with a white dappled pelt and black markings consuming her face, limbs, and tail. She has hazel eyes, that are green and "veined" with dark-brown.
**Mistypaw** was born to Floweringsky and Palemist alongside her siblings Sunnypaw and Flurrypaw. She has served under Valleystar's and Dawnstar's reigns. When she was only about 3-4 moons old, Mistykit was almost swallowed whole by a snake, but saved by her clanmates. She has since been involved in the flood that destroyed Sunlit Prairies' camp.

## General Information

### Scent:

She strongly has the scent of her mother, as well as the scent of the nursery clinging to her fur. As she ages, this will mellow out into that of roses.

## Relations

Crush: TBD

Friendships: TBD

Enemies: None

Mentors: Sunrisesolstice

## Interests

*Likes*

mushrooms, the number 6 and collections of items following in that pattern, the medicine cats, herbs, long walks in the territory, being shrouded in darkness, cool stone and cooler weather patterns, the rain and storms, she especially is fond of the sound of thunder, blossoming meadows, most all of the seasons aside from summer.

*Dislikes*

she’s horrified of snakes due to her near-death experience with one as a kit, she hates being hot as she finds it incredibly uncomfortable, can’t stand when cats won’t listen to their mentors/act up, any kind of code-breaking or ill-speaking of authority/Starclan, climbing trees, having to run for extended periods of time, being belittled or spoken down to, being taken off task.

## Skills/Faults

*Skills*

mistypaw is a talented and very dedicated apprentice. She is a keen and attentive learner, and works best when visual examples are provided for her to copy. She’s incredibly patient and observant, always aware of her surroundings and the happenings of her clanmates around her, even to the point of knowing specific details based on some amounts of eavesdropping she does (albeit in secret,) her wide, thick paws make it easy for her to scoop and pack Earth for tunneling, and she’s got exceptionally good hearing. Her sense of smell is also incredibly heightened, she can taste prey from several miles away even from underground. She’s a decent fighter, and incredibly smart with the moves she does decide to take, as she’s well aware of herself and her body and what exactly there is to her that might not exactly work in her favor in paw-on-paw combat. She’s pretty fast when it comes to battle, the name “misty” becoming evident in the way that she ebbs and flows out of harm’s way like that of a translucent mist. Her courage is unmatched as well, and even despite adversity, mistypaw will persevere no matter what is sent at her. She’s determined and level-headed, and while she does have a sense of humor, she’d rather play was done after work, or if it was kept out of her way at the very least until she can get specific things done herself. She’s incredibly pro-active, and always thinking several steps ahead in any given situations. Her adaptability makes it simple for her to stay on task even in the worst of weather conditions or change, the health and security of her clan will always be her top priority, and she’s more than accustomed by now to strange and quick happenings that feel much more sudden and forced onto the more senior members of the clan. Her clear-headed nature also helps her from straying too far off task, and by extension, keeps her from getting herself into any hare-brained situations that may lead other apprentices down a rougher path, never taking part in dares or pranks as she sees them as childish. She’s very hygienic as well, making sure to put extra emphasis in grooming her pelt after each training session simply out of courtesy of her denmates rather than the comfort of herself, as much as she doesn’t mind getting her paws dirty. She’s very cooperative with authority and by extension most older members of the clan, she takes what they say to heart on a regular basis and almost feels as though she’s attempting to earn their approval through praise. She’s decent at swimming, having some kind of distant relation with that of her ancient ancestors, she even still holds the webbed paws that were once so prevalent and useful among clanmates. She’s incredibly brave in the face of danger, and more than willing to put her life on the line for her clanmates. Due to her near-death experience, mistypaw is more than aware of her longevity, but is willing to risk it for the sake of her clanmates.

*Faults*

she struggles a lot due to the near-death experience she had as a kit, permanently altered by the experience both physically and mentally. While she was once a snotty and obnoxious kit, always fussing with her pelt and keeping “pretty” for her denmates, she was stripped from her element and tossed into a wild territory of new-found appreciation upon being rescued. She greatly appreciates her life now, and is looking to give back to the cats that rescued her all those moons ago by becoming the best tunneler she can manage to be. Due to this incident however, she struggles with communicating, especially if it comes to needing to raise her voice- it’s almost impossible for her to do so. Her voice is incredibly quiet and scratchy-sounding, something the little apprentice is very insecure about. She attempts to hide this by not speaking and rather signaling for things, and only whispering words when necessary- though when in company of friends, she’s a lot more comfortable doing so. While not entirely mute, she does become selectively mute during times of turmoil or great anxiety for her, shutting down into herself and becoming non-verbal. She’s not inherently that strong either, at least not yet. She never gained much weight back after nearly being eaten by that snake, so she’s lagging behind considerably from her denmates in terms of size and strength- but she’s determined to make due even with the circumstances. Her wounds are also a very weak point on the molly, and are prone to infection even still, making her visits in and out of the medicine den a necessity especially in colder weather conditions where it becomes even harder for her to function with them. Her wounds in the cold begin to fester and hurt her, and although she has some fur left to try and keep warm, she’s nowhere near as thick-furred as she once was before the attack took place, making it difficult for her to regulate her heat enough for her to withstand it during particularly chilly training sessions. Since a majority of her body is black, she’s prone to baking in the direct sunlight, causing hot flashes and other related problems. She heavily dislikes conflict, especially with her own clanmates. She tries to soothe tensions with every opportunity by being as open to their ideals as possible, even if it’s something she may not entirely believe in herself. She tends to do things for her clanmates above things that need to be done for herself. She’ll put herself in harms way several times over for a warrior before she ever considers doing the same for her own general interests or well-being, she’d throw herself into the maw of danger if it meant saving a clanmate’s life. Her devote faith in all that the adult cats tell her is more than problematic, making her easily open to manipulation since she hangs on every word as though it were spoken by Starclan members themselves. She’s not immune to corruption of any kind- if a cat were to seize her and groom her for their bidding, considering the age difference, it’s highly likely that mistypaw would unknowingly follow along, no matter how much she may doubt herself every paw-step of the way. She tends to get anxiety from time to time, and while it doesn’t hinder her work much, it makes it hard for her to communicate when she shuts down and loses the ability to speak. She tends to be less than fun to the apprentices, especially even to her own siblings at times, considering the fact that she’s a known tattle-tail. Other apprentices know that if telling on them gets her any bounds ahead with the adult cats, she’ll immediately toss them under the brambles in the name of “being loyal to her clan.” while not stuck up or snobby by any means any longer, she hasn’t lost any of her sass, occasionally letting slip sly comments that ruffles the pelts of those who hear her. While she’s brave for her clanmates, if she were to be pitted up against a threat entirely on her own, mistypaw is more fearful and skittish than the average tunneler. She can manage to defend herself, but she’s much more likely to flee from a threat against her own life if there’s not the risk of her clanmates being harmed in the process. She would never knowingly lead a threat to the heart of her clan if she can help it.

## Personality

mistypaw is a highly intelligent, energetic, and heavily motivated apprentice. Observative and thoughtful, mistypaw is always thinking several steps around and outside of any given box, and determined to tackle just about any hurdle thrown at her, mistypaw is an ideal apprentice to those highly dedicated in clan life. She’s resilient, having gone through something some cats could never even dream of in the past, she was crafted to come out stronger and greater than ever before, and she’s determined to make her mark on the clan, and make up for the work done to save her life. She wishes with all her heart to one day become a skilled and talented Tunneler like the cats that came to her rescue all those moons ago, and she hopes that if nothing else, that they’re at least proud to have helped out that once weak, whiny, and irritable kit that only ever seemed to get under other cat’s paws. Loving and appreciative, mistypaw is greatly taken in by praise, but highly sensitive when scolded, but she refuses to let this hampen her work. Lack of praise to her is criticism, and to her, that won’t be tolerable. She works her hardest each and every day and follows orders to a T, and is highly respectful to authority and the likes. She’s a very friendly cat, although she can be a bit stand-offish and strange at first glance, once cats get to know her and feel comfortable with her, mistypaw proves to be a loyal, excitable, and energetic friend. She’s always willing to listen, and since she herself never feels like she has much to say, she makes a great friend to the talkative, as she’s a fantastic listener. Telling her secrets will have her pinky promising to hold onto it forever, locked up tight in her maw- and she’s determined to keep any and all promises she makes. She’s not the type of cat to go back on her word, and due to her productivity in training, she often manages to tackle both friendships as well as work at the same time, balancing them healthily enough for her on her thin, bony shoulders. She’s incredibly proactive, she’s always thinking ahead and is prepared for the worst outcomes rather than forcing herself to stay too hopeful about anything in particular, even if it were to help her feel better in the long run. While she does have a sense of humor, mistypaw is incredibly realistic about things and likes to think logically about just about any and every comment made- much to the distaste of the other apprentices at times. She tends to be a bit of a tattle-tail as well, as her undying loyalty will always be to her clan above everything else. Mistypaw’s goal will always be to impress her mentor, but she knows better than to make any rash or stupid decisions without consulting with them about the best outcome before-hand. She wants to learn everything and anything there is to know about clan life, and is highly inquisitive when given the opportunity to speak her mind. She’s relatively confident in her abilities, however since she’s so new to training still, she still has plenty to learn. She tends to get creative and does well in an environment that allows creativity to blossom, she loves trying to think of new ways to do things that may make it easier the second or third times around- though she does get easily disheartened when shot down on her ideas. She’s an incredibly honest cat, and while she might’ve spread lies and rumors when she was a kit, when she was made an apprentice, she made a vow to herself to never tell a single lie ever again, at least not to her clanmates. She’s extremely interested in Starclan and all there has to do with their spiritual ancestors, working tirelessly to attempt to please them as she’s eager to earn her place among them once she does eventually meet her fate. By extension of this, mistypaw understands her longevity much more than many other cats her age, and will never put herself in unnecessary danger if she can manage to find a better solution out of whatever problem has been provided to her. While she is ambitious, she’s keen on her ideal role as tunneler and nothing more, but she refuses to settle for anything less. When she has her heart made up about something, there’s nothing mistypaw won’t do to see it through to the very bitter end. She’s relatively compassionate, and while she’s somewhat an introverted cat, finding loud crowds of cats and approaching new ones she hasn’t been introduced to yet scary- she’s always willing to lend an ear if a cat needs it, regardless of how she feels about them. She feels for her clanmates and loves them just like she does her kin, and will do anything to protect them, and if that means a little discomfort from her side, she’s willing to make that sacrifice for them, if for nothing more than to hopefully help their day go by slightly smoother. She’s very enthusiastic about the work of a tunneler, she finds the concept endearing and overtly exciting, even in the most menial of tasks tossed her way. She’s pretty cheerful as well, and while not the type to bounce off the walls in her excitement, she’s always in relatively high spirits, and if anything is pestering her, you’ll be hard-pressed to get it out of her. She’s very considerate of her clanmates, she’s always looking to make them comfortable above all else, and will put her neck on the line for them if it meant even an ounce more of comfort. She’s the apprentice getting excited for tending to the elders, as she sees it as a necessity rather than just “boring apprentice tasks,” and besides, she always knows there’s more to learn about life. Each and every day she wants to learn something new, whether it be through asking questions to her clanmates or trying new hunting and or fighting moves. She’s very adaptable to just about any environment, and very good with handling change. While grief does harm her, the loss of a cat will not hinder her anymore than it may a seasoned warrior- taking their time they have to themselves to grieve while also continuing to put their all into their work, sometimes at the expense to their own health at times, considering just how young they are and how eager to please she can be.

## Detailed History

*Dawnstar's Reign*

**Moon 2**

Mistypaw makes her debut in the flood that destroys their camp, attempting to escape alongside her denmate, Spotpaw, after they're awoken in the middle of the night by the squall.

## Detailed Appearance

COAT PATTERN:

mistypaw has a very unique appearance. similar to that of her kin, gloommoth, mistypaw has a black head, socks, and tail with a light grey overcoat, with white-spotting dappling not just her chest and underbelly, but also the backs of her forearms and even making dappled expressions of freckles on her face, which almost appear as dew landed atop her cheeks in certain lighting. she has soft, blanket-like fur that is as soft as down-feather, with sweeps of curls whisking up along her back almost resembling that of feathers. Though she used to be a lot fluffier, she still holds a decent amount of fur-mass. Her overcoat is speckled with a glossy white sheen, almost making her look similar to a dove or some other kind of bird with the appearance of what almost seems like feathers in some lightings as part of her coat, despite it simply being her passed-down speckled pelt genes from her mother, Floweringsky. She’s got some smoke in her as well, with a seal-point color masking her face and eyes in darkness, the tips of her paws and the end of her tail also follow suit in that of a gradient pattern. She has a white tipped tail, a defined white spot on her bridge, and an even larger seal-point spot on her chin. There is some portions of her fur that is tipped black and accented in the pale-feathered color, similar to that of a swan’s feathers.

EYES:

her eyes are a very unique shade of hazel, deeply embedded into the wider, more curious and skeptical eyes that lay within her skull. Her eyes are extremely unique, and unlike most of what other cats will have seen before. The brown of her eyes floods into the depths, dark patterns almost mirroring that of webs breaking up what light was left in the hazel storm, with her left eye being distinctly different despite somehow looking almost the same, being that her iris on that half is rounded with green rather than the lighter brown shade held by the other. Gold accents also detail unique patterns in her left eye, while in the right, the dark brown that consumes it is much more prominent. When looking directly at her in the tunnels, you can only just make out the faint glow of her left eye due to the gold and green accents that detail within them.

BUILD:

mistypaw is a relatively feminine looking cat at first glance. with small shoulders and thin legs, shes quite lithe with little weight backing her, at least as of right now. She's very small and petite, with wider-set paws amply built for digging and packing Earth. she has long, thick, soft flowy fur along the lengths of her body, with a thick plumy tail that feathers into that of what appears to be a waterfall out behind her. she has a narrow chest cavity with small rooms for her organ-space, giving her little wiggle room when it comes to over exerting her frail, still kit-like body. she's taller than the average cat even in her youth, with long legs and a long torso that stretches on a great length, she looks almost awkward in her youth- much like that of an ugly duckling, as some may describe her. she has a small primordial pouch that is not necessarily dominant, with large, sharp fore-claws and a small chin, though backing a ferocious bite if a critter were to have it coming to them. her face is softer compared to most, with rounded features that make her youthful appearance just that much more evident, it's unclear if this will change with age. she has a small, rounded muzzle and very long whiskers that are black at the base, but grow white at the tips, much like her body itself.

SCARS:

mistypaw has only recieved a singular scar, and it's caused by that of her backstory. she has a bite-mark, albeit not one fatal, in her left front right-paw that consistently forces her claws to be unsheathed. Alongside that, shes also missing a rip of fur off her chest, from where she had to be separated from the snake's viciously kept jaws. It lays like that of a second bite-wound spanning across her neck and down her chest area, expanding and growing more as she ages up to adulthood. she still has left-over burns from the stomach acid of the snake, keeping her from growing back a large portion of her fur on her hind-quarters. Although you'd never be able to tell without that context.

ACCESSORIES:

as a token for her perseverance and survival, mistypaw had requested the snake's fangs to keep as a token to remember the encounter by- and to show cats that she had been strong and victorious, and no matter how traumatic the event may have been, she'd persevere despite it all. she wears them under her chin where they lay hooked into her fur. on occasion, she embeds her claws with said fangs, since they prove to be much sharper than her own and considerably stronger in terms of damage done to enemies least suspecting such a strange attack.

She has also collected a collection of mushrooms- her lucky number “6” of them to be specific. She believes this number is lucky due to it taking 6 warriors to pry her out of the jaws of the snake that had threatened her livelihood.

## Kin

Mother: Floweringsky

Father: Palemist

Sister: Sunnypaw

Brother: Flurrypaw

## Backstory

mistykit was born to floweringsky and palemist alongside her siblings sunnykit and flurrykit. she had a relatively normal childhood, playing with her siblings, bothering their parents- the normal kit shenanigans. while it was all fun and games for a while, eventually mistykit found herself fighting for her life when she was violently attacked out of the blue in the middle of the night by a hungry snake. albeit not a big one, little mistykit was no match for the beast. and as much as she tried to fight it off or run away, the snake only seemed to continue to consume her, first biting her paw before it took a grip on her chest, working to swallow her hole as though she were simply dinner. however, her screams and cries for help were eventually rewarded when her parents came rushing out to save her. with the help of several council members and many other senior warriors, the distraught and horrified parents were eventually able to manage to free mistykit from the gaping mouth that would've been her death. the snake was killed in the process- and her body was limp and weak by the time it was extracted from it's corpse, too weak to move a limb and sodden wet with saliva and stomach acids. horrified, she was brought directly to lavendersnow, who was able to inform her family about the amount of luck that must've been following the kit that day. not just had the snake not been poisonous, but it had also failed to rupture any vital organs in the molly, aside from that of a vein in her fore-paw that caused it to be permanently retracted at all times. she had also lost a good amount of fur in the altercation, earning a nickname among teasing kits in the nursery at the time of; "the ugly duckling." though most kits were more impressed with her feat of survival rather than teasing about it, kits would be kits, afterall, and mistykit would take no mind. she knew how lucky she was to even be alive today, and if it hadn't been for her clanmates, she would've perished. ever since that day she's devoted her life to the prairie's promise and all the possibilities that coincide with being an experienced and talented clan cat.

## Trivia

* due to almost being eaten by a snake in her youth, mistypaw will permanently have a disability in the form of an extended front-left set of claws, as well as, despite not realizing it at the time, a reduced ability to speak and use her voice caused by the damage the snake had done to her through puncturing her voice-box and constricting her lungs and chest. she still has chest pains on occasion, and isn't able to speak very loud or very long. alongside this, her voice is also much more raspy-sounding in comparison to other cats her age, which was also caused by the snake attack.

## Links

Theme Song/Voice Claim

* Spotify
* Voice Claim: Megan Fahlenbock, Gwen from Total Drama, 7/10 accuracy- her voice is constantly cracking.

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