Mistysnow

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**Mistysnow** is a major character in Clouded Moon. She is Field Colony's herbalist and Fleetfoot's sister.

## Appearance

Mistysnow is a very tall, elegant, gray-speckled tabby molly with long, feathery fur and light blue eyes. She has prominent cheekbones and tall, rounded ears. Her nose is upturned and her muzzle is short, with drooping fluff hanging down from her cheeks. Her tail is rather thick, shaped like a feather. Due to her age, creases have appeared under her eyes and her muzzle has begun to sag.

## Personality

Mistysnow is levelheaded, thoughtful, compassionate, quick witted, and wise, and thus, many in Field Colony revere her opinion over Hazelfur and Forestleaf's, the Captain and Second respectively. She works tirelessly for her Colony, and though she may be elderly, she is still keen, perceptive, and spry.

## Biography

### Pre-Series

Mistysnow has been a Herbalist longer than she can remember, before Hazelfur has been leader and also longer than when before Orangebrook, Wrensong, and Smallpebble became herbalists at the time thus she is the spiritual leader of the herbalists during their half-moon meetings, and is the often the one to receive the most vivid messages from the Spirits Beyond, despite she doesn’t really have an interest in the colony’s ancestors.

## Relationships

### Fleetfoot

Fleetfoot is Mistysnow's littermate. The two started off very close as kittens, but slowly grew apart after Mistysnow became a herbalist.

### Spottedshadow

Mistysnow is very close with Spottedshadow. For a brief time as a new-claw, Raven (now Spottedshadow) was quarantined in the herb store because of her vitligo. During that time, Mistysnow would often give her small tasks and chores to keep her busy and entertained.

When Raven's mother Whitebelly, was killed, and her father Blackpelt, lost his leg, Raven helped Mistysnow tend to him and learned a lot about herbs. Mistysnow bonded quite a lot with her over the course of this period, and they eventually formed a surrogate mother-daughter or mentor-student relationship. Raven even began to seriously consider becoming Mistysnow's new-claw, but Mistysnow knew that in the long run, she would serve Field Colony better as a ranger, and so she persuaded her not to.

Even now that Spottedshadow is a ranger, Mistysnow continues to watch over her and steps in to provide help whenever necessary. The two are good friends - Mistysnow still feels a motherly bond to Spottedshadow, as well as being one of the few cats that truly understands her. The two are very important to each other and have impacted each other's lives greatly.

### Mudnose

Mudnose is a childhood friend of Mistysnow's. Before becoming mates with Meadowleap, Mudnose had a crush on Mistysnow, which Mistysnow was aware of and reciprocated to some extent. However, due to her role as an herbalist, Mistysnow never entertained the thought of pursuing a romantic relationship. Despite this, the two remain good friends.

### Orangebrook

Orangebrook is the herbalist of River Colony, and Mistysnow is frustrated with him more often than not. He is the oldest of all of them and yet the least experienced, having switched over from ranger duty after the death of his mate. He does not like taking advice from her or from the other herbalists and does not seem to take the spiritual aspect of their role seriously at all, much to Mistysnow's chagrin.

They have a formal but terse relationship. Mistysnow does her best to remain patient with him even when it is difficult, and still offers him counsel even if he refuses to listen to it. He has a way of getting on her nerves, though, and there have been instances where she has refused to give River Colony assistance when he has asked for it.

### Wrensong

Wrensong is the young herbalist of Oak Colony, and Mistysnow is quite fond of her. When Wren was a new-claw, she struggled to grasp communication with the Spirits Beyond (which was secretly because she received omens through her brother, Thorn), and Mistysnow made sure to pull her aside and reassure her that she would either get the hang of it quickly or not - and either way, it would be alright. Wrensong looks to Mistysnow for guidance and aid when she needs it, and Mistysnow in turn looks after her.

### Goldenpelt

At first, Mistysnow was fond of Golden due to his relationship with Raven. The two of them appeared to be good friends, and Golden was a fine enough young new-claw, with charm and charisma and a shining path ahead of him. Mistysnow picked up on his feelings for Raven and even supported them at first - they were one of the main reasons why she told Raven to become a ranger rather than an herbalist. She did not want to get in the way of Raven and Golden potentially becoming mates in the future.

As time went on, however, Mistysnow began taking note of the deeper incentives behind Goldenpelt's actions. She noticed how he was subtly turning the other Field Colony cats against Spottedshadow and how he kept her from Gatherings and therefore in within his grasp. She resents how manipulative and toxic he has become and regrets her earlier feelings towards him, wanting to help Spottedshadow stay away from him as well as she can.

## References

1. ↑ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3vzFZw9G40w