Icyveins

***Spoiler warning:** Plot and/or ending details follow.*

> *"Shut up! You can't decide that for me! You have no reason to believe I'll ever be any use to the clan. You may as well just exile me!"*
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**Icyveins** is a beautiful, skinny, mostly deaf pale snow bengal molly with light blue eyes, a thin tail, and tall, skinny legs.
**Icyveins** was born to two unknown cats in the territory of Sunlit Prairies. She was promoted to a Gardener and was never given a chance to train because of her disability, never gaining the 'paw title. She, becoming irritated with clan life as it was boring, unfulfilling, and clear that the clan really had little interest in keeping her around if things went south, chose to move clans. During the time Widowstar was poisoned, she showed up on the territory. Believed she could be the culprit, she was placed as a prisoner of the clan before she was able to prove her innocence, wanting to train. She was apprenticed to Sirenstar.

## Relations

Crush: x

Friendships: None

Enemies: Sirenstar, Dawnstar, Crescentdust.

### Crescentdust

*"Is it because you yourself cover something up? Or because you're too afraid to face reality?"*

*"While I don't agree with Crescentdust's outburst, she has some valid points."*

Crescentdust and Icyveins first interact during the discussion about Vixenpaw's death and the fate of Thunderpaw because of it. Icyveins defends Thunderpaw from Crescentdust, and because of this, the two begin to argue. They lock in on one another, leading Crescentdust to become enraged and leaving Icyveins to defend Thunderpaw after the altercation. She thinks of Crescentdust as idotic, naive, and overly sensitive, though she never states that she disagrees with her beliefs.

Crescentdust grants her the nickname 'Sunlit Prairies,' in reference to the clan she was in before Hanging Canopies.

## Skills/Faults

*Skills*

Because of her lack of hearing, all her other senses are advanced to an almost unbelievable degree. She can see things from very far away, and nearly smell things from beyond the border when she takes the time to focus on it. She’s also incredibly quick, and due to her constant and frequent, almost neverending training, she’s basically mastered every possible move that a cat can teach their apprentice. Oftentimes, mentors may leave Icyveins up to training the young apprentices, though without giving her one of her own. She’s a talented fighter, very quick and aware of easily damaged areas. It’s difficult to defeat the molly, as she shrugs off pain as if it means nothing to her. She sharpens her claws constantly, and speaks with little emotion. She barely has fun, and usually doesn’t react to much. 𝗙

*Faults*

Due to her inability to hear, it’s very easy for her to be snuck up on. She also is pretty bad at fighting, despite being related to Icecrown, a molly who struck down even the largest prey in mere seconds. She’s incredibly prone to anxiety and is very stubborn, believing she is completely worthless and she’s relatively depressed because of it, constantly dragging herself through her daily duties. She messes up constantly, as she feels either way it doesn’t matter if she makes it through or not.

## Personality

The molly has been riddled with distress since she was young, but shes passionate and willing to learn anything. She isn’t very confident and is not at all very amused by much, but she’s worth while to be around. She speaks only the truth, and doesn’t really sugarcoat things, especially when it comes to younger cats due to her growing envy. Due to the chance that she may grow to be like her grandmother, cats from around the territories have held her at an arm's length, terrified that they may be the tipping point for her. Though she promises to her clanmates she’s nothing like the molly. She knows the power her bloodline holds, but she also realizes she looks exactly like a murderer, one who nearly destroyed her clan as well as the others. Her ambition is strong, just like Icecrown’s, but her ability to do such things is very limited. She stays distant and expects nothing of cats. She’s unrelenting when something needs to be fixed, and her power is strong when she seeks to use it. Attacking her is unwise unless the cat can quickly sneak upon her and finish her. She’s powerful and quick, her fighting skills are immeasurable. She’s not very adventurous, and stubborn when it comes to change, while also not being very empathetic due to her depression. She chooses not to eat more often than not, finding her to be a useless source for the work the hunters put in to keep her clanmates fed. She’s barely religious, and doesn’t see Starclan as anything helpful. The molly though doesn’t spend much time sulking, she will remember impactful things and think constantly about them, letting it slow her movements and causing her to stare on at places or cats that may have harmed her. She’s incredibly realistic and idealistic, smart and knowing. She’s not afraid to speak her mind if need be. It seems as if the molly cannot feel pain due to how little she reacts to wounds she may receive, just shrugging off the wound to keep her from being easily defeated. When she’s in battle, she may receive a devastating wound and take the time to finish off her target or try to, before her body collapses from exhaustion.

## Detailed History

*Sirenstar's Reign*

Icyveins first appears in Hanging Canopies' camp, reacting to the death of Vixenpaw. After examining the corpse, the molly turns on Crescentdust, who had been yowling that Thunderpaw was a traitor, and that he killed Vixenpaw. She argues that he may have fought him, but he had not purposefully killed him. The two argue, with both parties shouting various insults at one another, before they're silenced by Sirenstar. Once Thunderpaw darts, Icyveins chooses to follow the tom, behind his mentor. Before she goes, she takes evidence from the corpse to remind Thunderpaw that he was not completely innocent. Icyveins leans in to groom the tom's fur and comfort him after eavesdropping on him and his mentor. She speaks to him in a sort of motherly tone, despite being the same rank as him. She's calm and quiet, yet her thoughts remind her that Crescentdust at any point could've harmed her if she so saw fit.

## Detailed Appearance

With soft, fluffy, thin fur, the molly is shaped through and through like a Desolate Tundras’ cat. Formerly a Prisoner, the molly is somewhat thinner than the other cats, though she has always been muscular, with thick shoulders, thin, narrow hips and large, webbed paws, making her fine as swimming, though she’s afraid to dip under the water. Her paws are dark like her spots, running up to about her elbows, and her claws are sharp and pearly white, clearly unused over the months she’s been alive. She’s a snowy Bengal with dark spotting along her spine and down her tail, with not a single scar to be found on her body, her nose is soft pink with the inner ears and paws being the same coloration. Her eyes stay wide constantly, their color staying a bright blue with narrow pupils, much like her great grandmother, Icecrown. She looks most like the molly did, with the strong limbs, pale coat, and greyish black pattern down her spine. Her whiskers are soft, but somewhat limited, as well as very sensitive. She has wide rounded, sea blue eyes, with hints of bright glittery gold embedded inside the orbs. She has tall ears that take up little of her face, them looking quite small compared to it. Her face is well rounded yet defined, with a small muzzle. Her nose and lip line are wide, and dark in coloration. She has deep embedded whisker holes and a gentle appearance. She’s soft to the touch, with her chest and belly fur being the softest parts of her. She has little difference in color from her belly to her sides, but it is somewhat there. She has a thin belly and legs that are tall let thin. She has a thick tail, much like that of a snow leopard’s, thick and plumy with a thicker tip than the base, constantly moving to convey emotion and “talk” to cats since she cannot. She’s taller than the average cat than shorter than any other Bengals.

## Kin

Mother: Unknown

Father: Unknown

Brother: Fluffykit

Grandmother: Icecrown

## Backstory

She was born to two very young cats during Silkstar’s reign. Named Icykit for her sleek, soft white and grey pelt, the molly was quickly realized to have many health issues, being born sick, frail, and weak. Her younger brother, who was born after her, was stillborn, leading many cats to believe she would not make it either. She was raised in the medicine den, becoming closer to the healer than she ever did her mother, who stopped visiting her as to not get too attached when she inevitably passed. Though she kept growing, and eventually the molly was leaving the medicine den and attempting to play with the other kits. Though, it was beginning to get more obvious something was wrong with her. The medicine cat tested her and quickly came to the realization that the tiny kit was almost completely deaf. Silkstar acknowledged this, but offered her a chance either way. Silkstar though passed when Icykit was only two months old, and under the leadership of Dawnstar, the young kit was quickly assigned to become a Gardener of Sunlit Prairies. She grew and grew, and after the passing of her parents, she was welcome to get her full name instead of becoming a ‘paw like the rest, planting herbs for the medicine cats and helping clear out bedding. Though she quickly grew tired of the repetitive tasks, she asked Dawnstar for the chance to train as a normal apprentice. The molly refused, and out of her own irritation, Icyveins left her clan and chose to seek out refugee in Hanging Canopies. Taken in as Prisoner and questioned, the molly tried her best to answer and give them the ability to see her worth, but many cats could not understand her reasoning. She was assigned to be an apprentice, and after many months of training, the molly is growing tired of the constant judgement of her clanmates. She wants to prove herself an equal, and so she is working hard to prove herself whenever she’s in the eyes of Sirenstar.

## Trivia

* She is bisexual, leaning towards females, and uses she/her pronouns.
* She's a Bengal, her model being based off one, despite this being nearly impossible with how the breeding of wild cats is.
* She is mostly deaf, completely in her right ear and little out of her left. It makes it nearly impossible for her to take orders and follow them correctly.

## Quotes

*"I just want to be of use to my clan, I'm tired of feeling like a burden."*

-Icyveins to the narrator during her submissions.

*"Whatever you claim, you cannot fault a young apprentice for the death of another...You should know better than any how apprentices squabble, Crescentdust."*

-Icyveins to Crescentdust in her debut.

*"It's alright, kid...I doubt Sirenstar will kick ya' out, that girl wouldn't kick out a rabid badger. You're safer than a fox cub feedin' off kits."*

-Icyveins attempting to comfort Thunderpaw.

## Links

### Voice Claim

* Winona Brooks

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