Sporestar

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## Overview

Sporeweaver is a former power cat with the power of mycelium (fungal network).

### Appearance

A compactly built fluffy dusty gold tabby with black freckles on his nose. He's battered with a few battle scars, one having fully blinded his left eye. His remaining eye is blue, and his somewhat untidy fur is constantly sprouting with mushrooms.

### Personality

Sporeweaver is confident and relaxed, not hesitating to crack jokes, even at the expense of himself. Especially at the expense of himself, in fact. He plays up an egotistical and incompetent character, which keeps expectations of him low. Right where he wants them, that way he can laze about without pressure.

### Power (Mycelium)

#### Details

He has the ability to cultivate a mycelium network and tap into it for information about its surroundings. The level of information the network can share is tied to how established it is. An area of the system freshly planted will only be able to share baseline environmental info, like how wet it is or sun exposure and such; meanwhile an older and more cared for section might be able to become a rough extension of his senses. The system stems from mushrooms that grow on his fur and emit spores. The spores are basically useless on their own and won't become a proper part of the network without a direct jumpstart from Sporeweaver, which he does by feeding his own energy into the spores through direct contact.

#### Drawbacks

It will cause him to feel hungry and tired. After the jumpstart, a steady stream of buried prey is needed to keep it growing well. There is some passive growth, but it won't advance with any haste without the extra help. Any kind of extreme stimulus like fire or flooding or direct disturbances of the system may set off alarm bells in the back of Sporeweaver's mind, with even hints of pain depending on the severity of the disturbance. He isn't fully aware of everything going on in the network at all times; he's only fully aware of it when he's actively tapping into it.

## Detailed History

### Origins & Kithood

Spore didn't originate from RiverClan, his parents are unknown, though suspected to simply be loners. He was abandoned in RiverClan's territory and taken in by the clan to be collectively raised by the resident queens. Though sometimes they probably wish they hadn't taken him in, with the amount of trouble that he causes. As a kit, Spore discovered a part of his ability, beginning to sprout mushrooms in his pelt. He initially feared that they were trying to eat him, coming to Coralflowers in distress. He eventually accepted that they weren't harming him, and were just fucking weird. Sporekit has quite the pension for lying and trying to sneak out of camp, all around a headache of a kit to take care of. He and his partner in crime, Bellkit, often snuck off together to explore. This habit came to bite them in the back, as Bellkit was attacked by a fox, barely surviving. Her apprenticeship was delayed, much to both of the kits' protest.

### Apprenticeship

Sporepaw began apprenticeship *without* his best friend, which sucked. He made sure to visit Bellkit constantly while she recovered and tell her all about what he did. Which wasn't much, to begin with. His mentor, Spirewatcher, was very focused on making sure that Sporepaw had a healthy mindset in place. There were plenty of long discussions, which Sporepaw thought were absolutely *weird*, but very much appreciated. (More to be added)