Maroonlily

### Sisters

Arkrosetwist, Alfalfaglow, Silenecreek (littermates), Hollyhockwallow and Burrowpetal (older sisters)

### Brothers

Nutmegleaf, Claymark, Gourdstem (littermates), Foalchime and Ruffleflank (older brothers)

### Other relatives

Tuftwander (brother-in-law), Hailpelt, Russettang (nephews), Chinchillachime (niece)

### Friends

Most of her siblings, Pipertwirl, Ivyrustle, Rattlewanderer

## Appearance and Personality

### Appearance

Maroonlily is a short and stout she-cat. She has thick limbs, short legs, and a short, fluffy tail, with pretty thick, water-resistant fur and short, slightly tufted ears. She has a round face and wide light green eyes. Her fur is a dark, slightly desaturated crimson, making her fur look a bit maroon. She has darker tabby markings and lighter, creamy-colored undercoat markings.

### Personality

Maroonlily values her family the most. She's protective, motherly, and loves caring for kits, or just any type of young cats in general. She likes mentoring as well, but not as much as being a queen. Maroonlily also is very rational and clear-headed, often logical; but the she-cat mostly goes by her heart. She's least likely to start fights but most likely to win them, as sometimes her sharp tongue from her younger days can shine through. She is pretty awkward and irritable on bad days, but that doesn't prevent her from being a good cat.

## Backstory/Life

### Kithood

Maroonkit was born to Mahoganyfeather, her father, and Wheatsinger, her mother, alongside her siblings, which came to a total of a very large family of two parents and seven children. Plus the litter Wheatsinger and Mahoganyfeather had *before* their second litter, so that came to a total of eleven children. Wonderful. The nursery was chaos for a bit. She and her brother Nutmegkit would hang out often, and one day they discovered their sister Arkrosekit bullying another kit called Piperkit, who was the runt of her litter consisting of only three kits. She and her brother told Arkrosekit to quit it and to not judge, which stemmed a long relationship of sourness between Arkrosekit and the rest of her siblings. They became friends with Piperkit and her siblings, Ivykit and Rattlekit, and they all had a good time and finally became apprentices.

### Apprenticeship

Whoo, so, keep up. We've got the second litter of kits becoming apprentices now, Maroonpaw, Nutmegpaw, Arkrosepaw, Silenepaw, Alfalfapaw, Claypaw, and Gourdpaw, and the other litter becoming apprentices, Piperpaw, Ivypaw and Rattlepaw.

Maroonpaw, Nutmegpaw, Piperpaw and her siblings were still a close friend group and often sparred with each other or asked their mentors to hold joint training sessions. But Arkrosepaw also found her little girlfriend group consisting of two other mean, sassy she-cat apprentices called Ridgepaw and Abysspaw. They'd still constantly bully Piperpaw and the whole friend group and wouldn't stop unless caught.

One day, Ivypaw was just sick of the bullying, so he and his brother Rattlepaw planned an attack against them. They put ants in the girls' nests, and when they woke up, they were not happy. After they got the itchy ants off they actually beat Piperpaw and her siblings hard. Piperpaw ended up with a bleeding nose, Ivypaw ended up with a twisted paw and Rattlepaw got the worst of it, with a black eye and a torn ear. The friend group was very sad that three of them were confinedt o the medicine den, and Maroonpaw and Nutmegpaw felt really bad. They visited every day, careful to stay out of the way of the girls who were put on elder duty for three moons and banned form Gatherings for two moons due to their cruel behavior.

Anyways, nothing interesting happened for the rest of the apprenticeship, because luckily the girls toned down their behavior after getting caught and punished. And the siblings all became warriors, with Piperpaw and her siblings' ceremonies being postponed until a moon later because they needed to heal.

### Warrior Life

So, they became Maroonlily, just because it sounded pretty, Nutmegleaf, due to his gentle nature, Arkrosetwist, because of Ivypaw's injury, Silenecreek, because of where her successful final assessment was, Alfalfaglow, because her pelt shimmered in the sun, Claymark, from his tabby pelt, and Gourdstem, just because he had a lot of leaves and stems and all that most of the time. The other litter got Pipertwirl, Ivyrustle, and Rattlewanderer.

Maroonlily and her friends stayed close even as warriors, especially with Ivyrustle whom she was beginning to get kind of a crush on. He was smart, athletic, social, and she just thought he was really handsome. Ivyrustle started to fall for Maroonlily as well and the two kind of just knew they liked each other for a bit before finally starting to go on dates. Maroonlily's mother helped coach her through the relationship and she finally got a mate! She was really happy with her decision and loved Ivyrustle a lot.

She was happy to find out that her sister Silenecreek had gotten a mate as well named Tuftwander. She was overjoyed to find Silenecreek expecting kits when the sibling gang was around twenty-six moons old, and when they were all twenty-eight, they were happy to find Hailkit, Chinchillakit, and Russetkit were brought into the world. Ivyrustle and his mate were charmed by the idea of kits and contemplated having their own, and they agreed once they were a bit older they'd have some.

Eventually, her nieces and nephews became apprentices when she was thirty-four moons old, and there was finally room in the nursery for Maroonlily and her kits. They tried for kits, and it failed the first few times, but when she was forty, she finally got pregnant and they were overjoyed. This was also at the same time Hailpelt, Chinchillacharge, and Russettang were made warriors, so a lot of good fortune was coming to the family.

Now Maroonlily just chills in the nursery, waiting for her kits to come, because they are due in a few weeks. Her siblings and nieces and nephews, and occasionally her parents come to visit every once in a while, and so does her mate when he's not busy. They're a pleasant, large family.

## Other

### Trivia

* Maroonlily's family could probably rival Junglestar's family from A Better Way. I tell you, this woman has so many relatives. She probably makes up a good third of HillClan.
* Oh my god it's 1 AM. What am I doing.

### Gallery

* Maroonlily's template image.
* Maroonlily's reference sheet.
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