Howlpaw

Howlpaw is a white tabby she-cat with black stripes and purple eyes.

Howlpaw is a Gorseclan apprentice under Nightstar's leadership in the Valley Territories. She was born as **Howlkit** to Wolfsky and Moonbranch with her littermates, Ravenkit and Spirekit. Nightstar and Songleap fostered Howlkit after Moonbranch died of whitecough, and Wolfsky seemed to abandon his kits. As an apprenitce, **Howlpaw** was mentored by Sunshadow.

## **History**

**Post-New Clans**

Born at the beginning of Leaffall with her sisters, Howlkit was the bold and daring one of the sisters named in honor of her father, Wolfsky. However, her father was not in the clan, having gone missing a moon before her birth, but Moonbranch made sure to keep her kits happy. Howlkit usually had competitions in who would lead in the games they played, while Ravenkit followed along while their mother carefully watched them. After their father's rescue, they soon grew close to him, who would always bring them beetle shells to play with Howlkit would usually roll in.

Howlkit contracted Whitecough with her mother; while she survived, her mother died. Howlkit and Spirekit dealt with the situation by comforting each other while Ravenkit distanced herself from her sisters. Howlkit grew very close to Songleap, so she and Spirekit just kept playing and having fun, especially when they started helping Songleap with her new kits, while Ravenkit only distanced herself further. While Howlkit didn't want to leave the nursery, she was ready for the fun and adventures of being an apprentice.

### **Dusk Fury**

#### Fallen Storm

Howlpaw confidently walks up to Sunshadow, ready to explore the territory and catch her first piece of prey. On her first day as an apprentice, Sunshadow taught her how to hunt in the forest, and her first catch was a red-eared turtle.

## **Personality and Relationships**

### **Personality**

Being bold and brash makes Howlpaw live up to her name, loving to boss her sisters around as kits. Howlpaw got only more brash and bold after her mother's death. Still, it also made her feel closer to family and how the family needs to be taken care of, which is why it stung her when Wolfsky seemingly abandoned them and Ravenpaw distanced herself. Howlpaw hopes and needs to find joy in being an apprentice and throwing herself into her duties and work.

### **Ravenpaw**

Howlpaw is Ravenpaw's sister; before their mother's death, Ravenkit made her Howlkit keep her head on her shoulders. However, their relationship took strain shortly after their mother's death. They argued if Wolfsky still cared about them. Howlkit stopped talking to Ravenkit after the birth of Songleap's kits, and Ravenkit cares little about it anyways. Their relationship got worse as they were the only apprentices.

### **Spirepaw**

Spirepaw is Howlpaw's sister; always competing in kithood games, the two sisters grew even closer, comforting each other in their times of morning and loss, which has made them inseparable ever since their mother's death doing anything together no matter what happens they know that they have each other back. At the same time, the sister slowly split apart with Howlpaw taking the life of warrior training and Spirepaw the life of a medicine cat.