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Beesprout - 23 moons - trans male, he/him - HillClan medicine cat

Beesprout is a small tortoiseshell tom with low-grade white spotting and short legs. He has green eyes.

The former apprentice of Lightsage, little Beesprout is used to being babied by the old medicine cat. Though that doesn't mean he likes it - his adorable appearance makes many cats not take him seriously enough for his liking, which is why he has developed a biting, hot-headed personality. Despite what his fondness of butterflies and other bugs might suggest, he tends to snap at clanmates and strangers alike. Do not let his cute chubby cheeks deceive you!

Shinefeather, the deceased mate of Dovepetal

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Viperpaw - 11 moons - cis female, she/her - lesbian - HillClan apprentice

A chocolate ticked tabby molly with low white and odd eyes (green/yellow).

Venompaw - 11 moons - cis female, she/her - bi - HillClan apprentice

A chocolate ticked torbie with yellow eyes.

The two resident troublemakers of HillClan. They usually act all high and mighty due to being related to the deputy ("She's only your aunt's mate!" "Shut up, it still counts!") and tend to bully the younger apprentices, but really they're the biggest dorks. They both share an admiration for bugs and other small critters and used to collect them as kits.

Viperpaw is definitely the brain behind their pranks with Venompaw being the muscle.

The former is more quiet than than her sister and seems a little smarter, while the latter tends to act without thinking in many situations.

They're the daughters of Chestnutfall and Cloverskip and the nieces of Houndhowl.

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Scarletthroat - 39 moons - HillClan warrior - amab nonbinary, they/them - pan

A long-eared ginger tabby cat with a white underside and eyes that are half blue, half orange.

Famous for being just a little too flirtatious with cats from SeaClan and CraterClan, Scarletthroat isn't the most popular cat in their own clan, understandably, though cats have learned to put up with their nonsense as they are an excellent warrior besides this.

They often had to be dragged away from enemy patrols in the past, though miraculously, this problem has solved itself in the last few moons. Scarletthroat hasn't so much as looked at another cat lately...

Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that Peakshine's kits - in CraterClan of all places - look a little like them...? Either way, CraterClan isn't too happy about it, and HillClan will be sure to know that soon enough...

Houndhowl - 40 moons - HillClan warrior - cis female, she/her - lesbian

A muscular chocolate tortoiseshell molly wirh long legs, rounded ears and stern amber eyes.

Houndhowl is the infamous "drill sergeant" of HillClan, known for commanding younger cats around and scolding them for slacking off or pulling pranks. Really, she's just trying to keep the clan in working order, with so many known troublemakers like Fallingpaw, Viperpaw and Venompaw in their ranks. She doesn't have the most patience for young apprentices, but gets along well enough with the other warriors her age and often assists her mate Milkdawn in her job as deputy.

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Dovepetal - 29 moons - CraterClan warrior - cis male, he/him - bi

A somewhat tall white tom with lilac spots, thin fur on his face, belly and paws, one folded ear and a blind right eye.

Dovepetal was born alongside his sister Featherspots. He had always been sickly, especially as a kit, and had his apprenticeship delayed due to it. He didn't mind, though - it meant he could spend more time with the slightly younger Shinekit! The little molly was his best friend, and once they became warriors, his beloved mate.

Sometime during his early warriorhood, Dovepetal's right eye became infected because of his poor health, and eventually went blind. During the time he had to get it treated daily, he befriended the young medicine cat Petalsong despite their differing personalities and often found himself going back for minor ailments. In the past, he would often wait until his various illnesses got bad as to not bother the medicine cat, but now that he was comfortable around Petalsong, he felt okay with bothering him every once in a while.

His relationship with Shinefeather seemed perfect, and Dovepetal's life was going well - and got even better when Shinefeather announced she was having his kits! The couple were overjoyed, but their happiness didn't last. Shinefeather died during birth, leaving Dovepetal to care for Risingkit and Ghostkit alone. Another monarch nursed them while Petalsong helped the new father deal with his grief, despite the medicine cat himself having fallen in love with Shinefeather before her death.

Dovepetal does not know of his best friend's feelings for his deceased mate, but now that his kits are apprentices and he has started to move on, finds himself feeling similar things for the medicine cat...

He is the brother of Featherspots, father of Risingpaw and Ghostpaw, mate of Shinefeather (deceased) and crushing on Petalsong.

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Willowfern - 60 moons - SeaClan warrior - trans tom, he/him - demi pan

A maned, chubby, short-legged blue rosetted caliby with almost blind yellow eyes.

Willowfern used to be the mate of Rabbitsnow, who he was deeply in love with since their early warriorhood. They did not officially get together until shortly before their first litter's birth, always dancing around the topic of feelings as they were both shy and not good with words.

Their first kit, Whitepaw, now a young apprentice, soon got two younger siblings, Crimsonkit and Twinklekit. Though shortly after Whitepaw, now Whitehaze, became a warrior, and their younger litter moved into the apprentice den, their lack of communication abilities forced Rabbitsnow and Willowfern to admit that their relationship wasn't quite working out like this and they ended things, despite their feelings for each other not having changed.

Sunhaze - 13 moons - CraterClan warrior - trans male, he/him - bi

A small, fluffy ginger tabby tom with large bright amber eyes and a squirrel-like tail.

An excitable, mischievous young warrior who can usually be found with his childhood friend - definitely not crush, no - Milkweedfang. He is loud and almost hyperactive, making him a lousy hunter and an undesirable patrol partner, but he is still loved by many due to his extroverted and friendly personality.

Once he decides he wants to be your friend, you better just give in, because he will not back down.

Milkweedfang - 12 moons - CraterClan warrior - trans male, he/him - bi

A tall, long-legged, scruffy black and white tom with dark green eyes.

Milkweedfang is a grumpy tom with a perpetual frown on his face that few besides Sunhaze seem to be able to make disappear. His words are often harsh, but he means no true harm - he's simply very direct. He was born a rogue and taken in at five moons of age after getting separated from his family. Sunhaze, then Sunkit, made it his goal to befriend the rude kitten and ultimately succeeded. To this day, no one knows how he did it.

He is an average warrior, not particularly good or bad at anything, but excels in sneaking around, unseen, in the open territory that CraterClan inhabits.

First up: The men of the hour, Shallowstride and Fallingshadow! Though they're Shallowpaw and Fallingpaw when the story starts out.

Fallingpaw (Fallingshadow) - 10 moons - HillClan warrior apprentice - cis male, he/him - gay

A chocolate and white tom with shining yellow eyes. Always wearing some type of bruise or scratch.

Fallingpaw is a seemingly overconfident, overachieving apprentice with a flamboyant, cocky, later in his warriorhood even flirty, attitude. Many, even more experienced warriors, think his success is effortless, that he was just born for his role. The truth is, Fallingpaw overworks himself. Every night he trains and trains until he physically collapses from the exhaustion so he can be the best and be the cat everyone sees in him. He is truly extremely insecure in himself, his confident appearance a mask he carefully trained himself to keep up so nobody would ever see him fail.

Losing his parents in a battle early on was hard on Fallingpaw, and he withdrew himself from many clan members. Only Shallowpaw stuck by his side throughout all of it.

Fallingpaw's late parents, Oatheart and Acornclaw, were highly respected warriors, and so the young cat began to train late into the night even as a kit to live up to their legacy. Shallowpaw was by his side as always and would drag him to his nest often if it got too late or Fallingpaw refused to stop.

The two have a very close bond, though they're often seen bickering wherever they go.

He has an older sister named Sheepsong and his mentor is Crowcall.

Shallowpaw (Shallowstride) - 10 moons - HillClan warrior apprentice - cis male, he/him - bi

A murky black tom with spikey fur and one green and one copper eye.

Shallowpaw is one of the top apprentices of his generation. Born to Rockflame and Darkpounce, he has always been naturally bulky and tall, having no trouble beating older apprentices at battle training and hunting down bigger prey from the beginning. He is gruff and quiet on the outside and a constant shadow to Fallingpaw, who seems to be one of the only cats Shallowpaw voluntarily talks to for more than a few sentences at a time. In fact, he tends to (lovingly) insult his friend, so more often than not he can be heard shouting at the cocky tom throughout camp. Shallowpaw is the only one who can keep Fallingpaw in check and stop him from accidentally hurting himself. The two compliment each other very well both in physical skills and character and even their mentors rarely split them up during training to get them to work to the best of their abilities.

Shallowpaw almost always has a scowl on his face that few cats can make fade. In fact, he is rather friendly when you get to know him, he just shows it...differently. He is (clearly) not above insulting Fallingpaw if he's saying or doing something stupid and always makes sure to tell his friend to stop overworking himself so much. Shallowpaw can actually be really soft and concerned around his best friend, but never tell that to anyone, ever.