Squirrelpaw

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**Squirrelpaw** is a gray tom with dull, green eyes.
**Squirrelpaw** was born to two unknown kittypets and abandoned at the Clan border. Covesomber found him and took him in, alongside Wolfpaw, as her adopted kit under Valleystar’s reign. He witnessed both the coyote attack and the badger attack on camp.

## General Information

### Voice Claim:

Darius [From Camp Cretaous the Netflix Series]

## Relations

Crush: N/A

Friendships: Wolfpaw, Covesomber

Enemies: N/A

Mentors: Carrionsaunter

Apprentices: None

## Interests

*Likes*

Squirrelpaw loves, some could say, adores risky tasks. The rush of adrenaline feels amazing for the tom and brings satisfaction and more energy. He enjoys simple tasks too, savoring every moment he has with his kin and friends. He often likes to spot and enjoy the little things in life, like watching small creatures such as butterflies. Squirrelpaw likes sunbath as much as he enjoys the shade. The tom also likes hunting, excelling at catching rodents, or helping moor-runners on hunting patrols, though he prefers catching prey within the tunnels. He enjoys gorging himself with birds, if allowed to. He also, occasionally, likes decorating his pelt for fun, sometimes allowing friends or kin to stick his fur full of decorative flowers, feathers, etc.

*Dislikes*

Squirrelpaw doesn’t quite like the humid environment left after large rain storms. That combined with the density of his pelt feels him feeling moist and (when in the sun) overheated. He also dislikes repetitive tasks, though he wouldn’t say much about it. He dislikes being cooped up in the trainee’s den all day, striving to let some of his energy loose. He can’t stand being put into awkward situations, especially with cats he’s not familiar or comfortable around. He doesn’t like being given tasks with too small of a time frame to finish as it promotes the tom to tucker himself out trying to complete it in time. Similarly with the opposite, which is tasks with no timeframe at all, as he likes to know exactly how much time a cat needs the tasks completed. There isn’t much else reason behind disliking the unlimited timeframe tasks. It just bothers him. He dislikes having to groom his pelt, as it takes a while and is often repetitive.

## Skills/Faults

*Skills*

Squirrelpaw is incredibly flexible, able to force his body into odd positions in order to fit into small/cramped spaces. This flexibility makes it easier for the Tom to comfortably travel through small tunnels, unlike some of his clan mates or fit into narrow spaces. Their strong forelimbs makes it comparably easier for the Tom to shovel away mounds of dirt and rock, with thick paw pads to protect from potential scratches & scrapes from moving such large amounts of rubble. Their powerful forelimbs makes climbing certain terrains easy for the Tom, focusing on their forelimbs to lift themselves over ledges or up the sides of trees safely. When around cats, the tom is comfortable around or friends with, he can be the life of the party, extroverted and outspoken. He has a tremendous amount of energy that he can spend just about anywhere, on any task assigned to him. His tail, laying across his back, acts as an extra defense to any attacks aimed toward his back. With how dense his fur is, it’s common for a cat (especially with ragged or serrated claws) to get them stuck in his fur. His own claws are dull from digging, but the pure strength storied in his forelimbs more than makes up for it. His lack of hesitance toward dangerous situations or risky tasks can make him an asset on the battlefield or rescue missions as he’s more than willing to put his life on the line for another cat in need.

*Faults*

Squirrelpaw, due to having a double-coated pelt, it’s prone to getting waterlogged, meaning the Tom takes a while for his fur to fully dry, making a swim during leaf-bare to be rather risky, depending on the duration of the swim. Their thick fur tends to pick up lots of debris such as loose twigs and leaves, clumps of dirt or mud and occasionally fur from other animals. The ragged fur along his back and upper shoulders, especially, tend to pick up such debris. He also sheds often, leaving tufts of fur on anything that manages to snag onto his pelt, this also means he needs to groom often and regularly to maintain a healthy coat. They often need other cats to groom their back in over to keep the fur there in some way, clean. Beyond that, they’re weaknesses include not being able to fully stand up for himself, needing another cat to do so for him and his inability to stand up for others or even speak in large groups without some cat he’s familiar with nearby. He has trouble refusing or turning down tasks that may be too much for him. His tail’s limited movements doesn’t quite allow him to communicate with it and tends to leave his flanks and hind area unprotected. His lack of fear in dangerous or risky tasks/situations means he may take risks that could lead to injury or even death in some scenarios without supervision.

## Personality

Energetic and fun-loving, Squirrelpaw can be a bit of a paw full at times. He’s a very determined cat, and can easily get tasks done, in a reasonable time frame, if given the opportunity. His determination can come in the form of focusing on tasks (or a set of tasks) for as long as necessary til they’re done. This has gotten him the reputation of being a very helpful cat, willing to take up tasks given to him by any cat and always delivering. He’d never miss the chance to spend time with his clan mates, taking any opportunity he could to meet new cats, and is usually the first cat to greet someone new, whether it be a cat who just walked into a den, or a cat who recently joined the clan. Whoever he doesn’t do all too well outside of his social circle, crumbling in social situations without a friend or someone he's familiar with nearby. If there’s no cat he’s familiar with or comfortable around nearby, he’ll default to becoming something of background noise, where he won’t say much, but may speak up if he thinks he can add something to a conversation. Outside of this, he has lots of energy he can spend on a multitude of things though he lacks any arrogance to take up tasks that are too much for him. Although he wouldn’t downright refuse to do something, he’d say or do subtle things to, hopefully, make other cats notice that he’d rather be doing something else. He does, though, find thrill in dangerous tasks or in adventuring to unsafe areas in territories, something that tends to leave his clan mates a bit worried for him each time he leaves for a training session. He’s quite polite and obedient, though he’s no stranger to asking questions when they come up. He’s quite impatient, unfortunately. When he wants something or is tired waiting for something or someone, he’ll often nag to one of the cat’s involved or try to find any tedious task to occupy him for a short period of time until that thing or cat has returned or is ready. These tasks tend to include digging small holes beneath him with his paws, grooming his pelt, or (if given the opportunity) hunt voles, mice, or even birds if he’s bored enough. Otherwise, he doesn’t tend to complaint, often being a very compliant cat.

## Detailed Appearance

Squirrelpaw has a light grey coat, darker greys over his shoulders and down his spine that fade into the light grey. This grey color shifts into a dark grey stripe down the top of his tail, the stripe going all the way to the tip, where is fades into a grey that covers the tip of his tail. The majority of his tail is white, what the exacted of the stripe and tip. On his forehead lies a grey marking, that fades out into the rest of his forehead, forming a stripe on the back of his head, that goes down his neck. The tips of his ears have dark grey tufts, the grey color fading down his eyes, into the back of his neck. His cheeks, underbelly, front paw’s toes, back paws, and the ear around his eyes is white. Squirrelpaw has dull, green eyes that look almost like gray in dim lighting, and a silvery- green in moonlight. Their tail is slightly deformed at the base with a kink that causes his tail to lay across his back, the tip often tilted toward his right. His body is small and compact, with thick muscle along his shoulders and forelimbs, and large paws to match. Their fur is thick and plushy, often tangled or ragged along their back and upper shoulders. His nose is a dark, dull pink, his inner ears a pale, dull pink, of which looks almost gray in color. His paws pads are a gray color with a slight pink tinge to them. His paw pads are thick and dry and a rough texture to them. He has long whiskers that often tend to brush up against the tunnel walls when he passes through.

## Kin

Mother: Covesomber

Father: None

Sisters: Moonhalo, Wolfpaw

## Backstory

Squirrelpaw was originally born to a kitty-pet by an unknown name. His biological parents likely chose not to keep him, having later abandoned him near Sunlit Prairies’s border. The, at the time, nameless kit was left there for days before he was found by Covesomber. The kit was weak and nearly starved. The kit was later named Squirrelkit after the squirrel-like appearance his plushy tail gives him. It wasn’t noticed until a couple days after he was brought into camp that his tail was deformed at the base making his tail constantly stuck in this awkward position, laying across his back. It didn’t seem like a big issue either way, as it didn’t majorly affect the way the tom could live out his life. Squirrelkit spent many moons in the nursery with Covesomber and Wolfkit, his adoptive kin. Covesomber, Wolfkit, and Moonhalo were the only family he knew, and he was fine with that. He was always an enthusiastic kit, polite yet filled with endless energy. Covesomber and the other queens likely experienced many sleepless nights at his paws. Squirrelkit was elated when he was deemed old enough to leave the nursery, even if it was under the supervision of his mother. He never strayed far, often staying close to his kin. Occasionally though, he would stray off to speak to the elders, though he didn’t bother trying to speak to Moonhalo often with the prickly exterior she posed when he got too close. Eventually he learned to keep a distance, at least for his own comfort. Squirrelkit, after seeing Wolfkit finally become Wolfpaw and begin her training, became impatient, though he had no clue of what he wanted to train as. Eventually, after talking it out with his mother, and cats from each of the middle ranks, he settled on tunneler as he seemed best suited for that rank. He was soon named Squirrelpaw a few days later and chosen to be apprenticed by Carrionsaunter. He was aware the tom wasn’t exactly beloved by his clan, but he was determined to make the tom proud, regardless. He quickly learned of the tom’s high standards, but has managed to meet the mark, thus far. He’s still as determined as ever to make the senior feline proud, while making a few friends along the way.

## Links

Theme Song/Voice Claim

* Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3XbGZsQK64bvV7BTTT8gXC?si=sG33Nw-7T-6y7Qu9t7\_3XQ*End of spoiler warning*