Moonflower

## Moonfur

**Moonflower** was a light grey and white spotted tabby with light green eyes.

**Moonkit** was born to Nightshade and Bluewhisker in FieldClan under Fallenstar's leadership, along with her siblings: Badgerkit, Skykit and Emberkit. Unfortunately, Emberkit was stillborn. **Moonkit** ran away to Twolegplace at four moons old, befriending a loner named Malcolm. She eventually returned to FieldClan with Malcolm, who became Cloudpaw, and they finished their apprenticeship together.

Runningbrook was appointed as **Moonpaw's** mentor after she returned to FieldClan, in the hopes that the calm and reassuring queen would guide **Moonpaw** through her inner turmoil and nurture her into a loyal warrior of the Clan.

**Moonflower** gave birth to Cloudshade's two kits, Shadowclaw and Sagekit. She died when her kits were four moons old. Sagekit died a moon later, and Shadowclaw was raised by his aunt, Skystrike.

## Personality

Moonflower was a very kind and outgoing molly, who never wished ill on anyone. She was very headstrong, spiteful, and would always stand up for those who couldn't. She was loud and proud of herself, and wouldn't change herself for anyone.

She was extroverted, and her energy and impulsiveness were traits that sometimes landed her in trouble.

## History

Moonflower's childhood was spent stuck in camp. In the aftermath of the Crimson Guild War, her clanmates were often busy, and her mother would herd Moonkit and her siblings away when they tried to approach. Bluewhisker would step in to try to give the kittens more freedom, and to spend extra time with them, but Nightshade had more control.

Moonkit felt stifled in camp. When Skykit saw a chance to sneak out, Moonkit followed her without a second thought.

Moonkit got separated from her siblings in a storm, and took shelter beneath a bush until it cleared. She was cold and scared, but she also realized that she had never felt so *alive.* She realized that she didn't want to be found, so she left her shelter and set off on her own.

In her wanderings-- always one direction, so she could find her way back if she needed to-- she found Twolegplace. She met a kittypet named Malcolm who was kind to her, and who introduced her to the comforts of having reliable food sources and shelter. For a few months, she lived there happily, but she couldn't stay when the human began keeping her indoors for longer periods of time. She didn't want to be trapped again. Also surrounded by territorial rogues and kittypets, the twolegplace was feeling less and less like the home she had wanted it to be.

She was reminded of her own siblings, and how they were surely apprentices by then. She had left them behind for her freedom, but they probably had some now. Moonflower missed them, and she wondered how they were doing.

She convinced Malcolm-- the only cat she really connected with, and one of very few who were kind to her-- to come with her to the clans, but it took several months for them to find their way. When they did, Moon discovered that Nightshade had been killed. A part of Moonflower felt relieved that her controlling, overbearing mother wouldn't be there to hover over her constantly, but also very guilty for feeling that way for a*nyone--* especially for her own mother, whose death she missed.

Moonpaw and Malcolm-- now Cloudpaw-- grew up together, eventually gaining the names Moonflower and Cloudshade. Moonflower's siblings had also earned their warrior names by this point, becoming Skystrike and Badgerfang **(though Badgerfang may be retconeed in newer versions of the canon, presumed dead after being separated in the same storm Moonflower ran away in)**. Their closeness returned over time, with Skystrike growing quite close with Moonflower, as though she'd never run away to Twolegplace at all. While growing up in FieldClan, Moonflower befriended a warrior named Lightningheart. They became close confidants and considered each other best friends. Lightningheart would go on to become Skystrike's soul mate, though he died before the two ever had any kits.

Moonflower and Cloudshade eventually became mates and Moonflower gave birth to two kittens: Shadowkit, a black and white tom whom she named after Nightshade, and a molly named Sagekit. In many ways, Shadowkit became more of a son to Skystrike than a nephew, and when Moonflower died, Skystrike raised him herself.

## Detailed description

Moonflower was a slender, light blue and white spotted tabby molly with two white rings on her back- one on either side of her spine. She had light green eyes and a narrow face.

## Trivia

* Moonflower was owned and created by Shadowed of the Raven's Wing. As a Wildwalker, she is (tentatively) played by Jay Strun.
* Her story has undergone some heavy overhauls to promote clarity.
* Moonflower is based off of a real cat of Shadow.
* Moonflower's name was originally going to be Moonshine, before Shadow realized it was an alcoholic beverage, and then became Moonfur, before finally settling on Moonflower. (The second in the forum and server's history; the Moonflowers may have lived at the same time.)