for......no reason whatsoever, could you elaborate on the softpaws and their lore :eyes:
I could’ve sworn I had elaborated on their lore prior but?? Apparently I didn’t T^T
The Softpaws serve, narratively within OFND, as a mix between canon’s kittypets and the Sisters.
Like kittypets, various Softpaws colonies are found all over the place! They most commonly reside within smaller ruins (places such as the coliseum located nearby the fortress valley), though sometimes they’re nomadic. While they’re usually all cats, it’s not uncommon to find softpaws mingling with other animals, especially if they’re female, though being invited into a specific colony is reserved solely for those who share their blood, as every colony is based around similar strict bloodline principals.
(Think of them like the Huntresses of Artemis, but with actual blood relations binding them alongside their vows, magic and beliefs)
All Softpaw colonies follow the teachings of the Earth Mother, their primary deity, and take great pride in the fact that they can listen to the earth itself in order to be guided on where to go next, what places to avoid, where to find water or food, or simply for comfort - though this power is reserved for their mollies. Toms are exiled once they come of age (a full year), and though they share this unique ancestral magic, they aren’t taught how to tap into it. They can’t see ghosts, but they’re aware of the universal spectral plane and fear it rather than actively ignore or revere it as others do. Their outlook on this is actually rather unique - but not unwarranted.
Fun fact: a major villain (not of Ignite) descends from a Softpaws colony!
