Ginsengpaw

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**Ginsengpaw** is a cute, small, chocolate calico molly with deep blue eyes.

## General Information

### Scent:

A warm, fresh smell. Almost like a ripe peach, that’s been burning in a fire. It has those weird woody-burning undertones, but you can still recognize it beneath the smoke.

### Pelt Color:

Mottled chocolate and cream with less than 40% white-spotting.

## Historical Information

### Date Accepted:

12/17/22

**Ginsengpaw** was born to Sandmumble and an unknown tom. She has served under Valleystar's and Dawnstar's reigns. She debuted during the badger attack, where she lay injured after sustaining an injury. She appeared briefly after that before eventually drowning in the flood that destroyed Sunlit Prairies' camp.

## Relations

Crush: N/A

Friendships: N/A

Enemies: N/A

## Interests

*Likes*

Ginsengpaw enjoys things most others would find unsettling, gloomy, or plainly unusual - she’s a night owl, finding comfort in the dark. She enjoys listening to the elders stories, and finds enjoyment in listening to scary tales with the kits before she goes to rest - or any stories, be it legendary fables of cats long gone or a cats’ backstory. They feel a deep sense of accomplishment when they manage to help someone or do something right, they love giving others a reason to like her. Her favorite weather is a foggy, but not rainy day. Her favorite prey is the dove, even though it is a fairly uncommon catch.

*Dislikes*

Ginsengpaw hates showing weakness, especially infront of cats she knows well. Conspiracies, be it about her or others, make her blood boil - she doesn’t find sense in talking behind others’ backs. She hates being unable to accomplish her goals, or being interrupted and belittled by others. She doesn’t have too much of a liking to cats who boast about their relationships with their parents - she feels some cats do this just to spite or mock her. She fears rejection or abandonment, hence her people-pleasing personality - she hopes it will keep others from leaving, because she can be a use to them. Her least favorite prey is the shrew.

## Skills/Faults

*Skills*

A philosopher, Ginseng is easily compatible with other beliefs or ideas, and her opinions are easily influenced, leading her to be a reasonable, open-minded cat. Ginseng’s sturdy build also gives her an advantage in combat and tasks requiring physical labor, despite her young age. She also doesn’t mind helping others, and is quite good at all sorts of tasks - be it cleaning dens, entertaining kits, anything. She is fairly intelligent compared to her peers, as she spent most of her time hanging around older cats - she also has a very developed vocabulary. Although not one to start conversations, she easily talks her way through them with smooth, sweet phrases.

*Faults*

Her young age makes her inexperienced compared to her peers. She gets jealous easily, and doesn’t deal well with comparison or confrontation. Speaking if confrontation, Ginseng lacks bravery, and likely wouldn’t be able to help or save a Clanmate without freezing up with fear - this is once again caused by inexperience. She’s somewhat insecure, and gossip easily gets to her. They’re also clumsy, they’re in that “not-quite-grown, but not small anymore” phase in her growth. She’s not exactly the easiest to get along with, despite her deep desire to be liked.

## Personality

A “goody-two-shoes” or “people-pleaser,” even with her young age, Ginseng carries many responsibilities for others, often volunteering to do chores and duties for other apprentices; she believes she’ll grow to befriend them via this. Hardly one to act out or talk back, Ginseng accepts and acknowledges criticism and punishment with little to no ill feelings.

She is also not one to go out of her way to chat or gossip with others, but she can hold simple conversations when prompted. They are also timid and like having a routine and plan, hardly even trying new things or makings risks. Ginsengpaw is often described as “serious” or “too mature for her age.” Once her shell is cracked, Ginsengpaw is a very kind, and gentle she-cat, who’s only put up walls around herself to defend herself from words shed from sharp tongues.

## Detailed Appearance

A gorgeous, cream-and-brown mottled she-cat, with a neat, mostly-white face. She has somewhat more of a stocky build, with well-muscled shoulders. She has a small, reddish-pink nose, like the ginseng berry, and round, soft gray-blue eyes. A patch of darker fur rings around her right eye. Her tail is mostly an orange-tinted color, with brown wrapping around it. She has large, strong paws, and strangely sharp claws, perfect for her rank.

## Kin

Mother: Sandmumble

Father: Unknown tom

Sister: Cavernpaw

## Backstory

With only her mother, Sandmumble, and her sister, Cavernkit, Ginsengkit often lacked the validation and love received by kits from their fathers - Ginsengkit’s mother refused to share any information about him, and even things like his name are not known to his kits. Sandmumble was often busy too, as if she were purposefully avoiding the kits, her green eyes often brimming with pity. This essentially lead to the two kits raising themselves, quickly maturing and mentally growing far faster than their denmates. Ginsengkit often heard the prickly rumors and gossip spread around about her kin and the two kits’ father; as much as she pretended to ignore the sharp thistles of the words, they still hurt their heart. She feels a strong need to prove herself as an apprentice, hoping to do well in her training - if only to prove their Clanmates, and most of all their doubtful mother - wrong about her.

## Trivia

* a silly little angsty kid with mommy issues

## Links

Theme Song/Voice Claim

* Playlist: Spotify
* Voice Claim: BMO (Adventure Time)

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