Sootpaw / Mothclan

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Sootpaw Molly 10 Moons ✸✸✸ Mothclan Kit "That's a madness that breaks faith." Short haired tortie w/ yellow eyes Appearance Sootkit, though your fairly standard tortie, tends to be noticeable mostly through her near-constant state of ill-kempt fur. At any given moment, this young molly seems to have a second pelt of dirt and debris attached to her. If she held still enough, it's possible she'd blend into the ground almost entirely. Of course, this coating of dirt/mud/etc. only hides the orange splattered across her otherwise black belt, a colour that would be striking if not for its frequent disappearance beneath her mess. Perhaps her name was foreshadowing, despite the original meaning being for the black along her form. She's a little small for her age, likely a consequence of her mother's difficult pregnancy, and she seems to take advantage of her small size by trying to squirm her way into any available hidey hole. Other than her usual dirtiness, there is one feature of this kitten that is notable. After gaining some of her adult teeth, it seems Sootkit bit down on the wrong thing. As a result, she is missing one of her front teeth, leaving a gap whenever her maw opens up. Personality Sootkit is an eccentric child, to say the least. She seems capable of playing like any other kitten for some time, but it's just as likely that she'll be found burying herself in some self-guided exploration or trying to find out what it's like to chew on something she probably shouldn't chew on.  She's not the most sociable of children, prone to entertaining herself rather than playing with others. Sootkit is not shy per se, but she seems not to care for the company of others. Instead of saying this, however, this kitten of few words is much more likely to bite. Yes, biting seems to be Sootkit's go-to method of communication; from nibbles of adoration to chomps of irritation, all attempts to scold her out of this toothy habit. She's a little too inattentive to retain most information, but the truth is that if properly engaged, she'd be a quick learner. The downside is that she appears to be interested in very few things and even fewer people. History Sootkit was born to a first-time mother, whose pregnancy was evidently too difficult. Born a little too early, it was touch and go for the first few weeks of life, but the little kitten pulled through. The same could not be said for her mother and the sole other sibling, however. She doesn't feel as though she missed out on having family though, being raised around so many others. It's hard to miss people you never met.  Sootkit has had a fairly simple life; she's never experienced worse than some scolding here and there, due to her own misbehaviour. Except for the time she lost a tooth trying to bite a rock, she's avoided any sort of trauma in her young life. When she became an apprentice, Sootpaw was given Eveningblaze as a mentor. This wasn't her first choice (though by then, she was spiteful enough to want no mentor whatsoever). She had been probably the most unpopular kitten before, and others' opinions did not better in light of her apprenticeship. Other Unknown father; potential plot point in the future [art] by bits