#stumpypaw

[diaswarriorcats]

[once-a-kittypet]

Stumpytail

First Mention: Forest of Secrets (chapter 20; page 203)

[koolaidcatley]

[fernclans]

MOON 6 ALLEGIANCE OF CYPRESSCLAN

here they are!! the current cast of our neighboring clan, CypressClan! more info about how everyone is doing and what they're up to below the cut!

Pondstar has had a rough go at it the past 6 moons; though having taken Storkpaw as his apprentice two moons ago, their training has been delayed twice -- first from an eagle which had grabbed the tom, taking one of his lives, and second from Storkpaw getting heat stroke. He doesn't seem to be the best with kits or apprentices.

Fernrose invited an abandoned kittypet into the clan, feeling sympathy for the situation he had been put in. Pondstar wasn't the happiest, but wasn't going to argue against a needed set of paws. He's settling in well into his role as deputy in spite of his young age, and the clan remains supportive of Pondstar's choice.

Bitterrumble took Bushpaw as an apprentice after the molly expressed interest in myths and stories from a young age, endeavoring to meet and converse with StarClan cats long gone. Though he was a bit unsure about taking an apprentice so young, he also missed having living company in the healer's den.

Bushpaw was almost held back a moon for sneaking out of camp as a kit, but it was decided against. Sometimes she feels uncertain if she's worthy of being a dedicated clan healer as her main interest was with prophecies and myths than medicine, but she does her best to meet Bitterrumble's standards.

Adam was a shipyard cat for most of his life, but after falling ill, the humans of the docks took him to the woods. Adam feels indebted to Fernrose and Springmallow, who found him and brought him to their camp. Shortly after being abandoned, he was taken again by different humans; after a 3 moon journey, Adam returned to CypressClan, feeling firm in his heart that it's his home.

Springmallow was with Fernrose when he found Adam on the thunderpath, and also with Bitterndrift when she found Cliffstripe after the wolf attack. His life has been pretty low-key so far, and he's started developing a crush on Bitterndrift.

Bitterndrift meanwhile, has had one hell of a half-year. The moon after Cliffstripe's brief stay, she was given Stumpypaw as an apprentice; unfortunately that very same moon, she got one of her legs caught in a human's trap which has prevented her from getting to do much training with him. On top of that, a moon ago she realized she was carrying kits! Very excited to see where this goes

Stumpypaw is honestly a little upset he hasn't been able to train with his assigned mentor, and even moreso after he was bit by a rogue while on a patrol with Springmallow. This moon made up for it slightly by giving him the opportunity to team up with Fernrose in driving a fox away from a small goat carcass.

Storkpaw is going through it internally. She KNOWS how big of an honor it is to be given the LEADER as her mentor, but she can't help but feel uncertainty in becoming a warrior. She worries that she'll let Pondstar down, and feels a heavy amount of weight on her shoulders.

Faithdance and Stemfish are enjoying their retirement; between all of the commotion with their clanmates and the twos inclination for prophecies and omens, they have much to chat about around camp. I love them both dearly.

next cypressclan update will be on moon 18! :3

[letyachan]

551.Stumpytail

Son of Rowanberry and Clawface

"But we were close to them once. We have not stopped thinking about them just because we no longer live among them."

[an-ordinary-housecat]

stumpytail

[sky-scratch]

[residents-of-the-darkforest]

Dark Forest Resident: Stumppaw

Aliases / Nicknames: Stumpy, Stumps, Little One, Loudmouth

Gender: tom

Sexuality: asexual

Family: Lilywater (mother), Redears (adopted mother)

Other Relations: Frondecho (mentor)

Clan: Shadowclan

Rank: apprentice

Characteristics: small, autistic, special interest in herbs, frequently gets bullied, very loud when excited

Number of Victims: 4

Number of Murders: 4

Murder Method: poisoning, deathberries

Known Victims: Foxpaw, Elderpaw, Doepaw, Fernpaw

Victim Profile: bullies, apprentices

Cause of Death: neck broken by Frondecho

Cautionary Tale: mentors should check in on the mental health of their apprentices

Story:

Stumppaw was found when his mother, Lilywater the Riverclan warrior, dumped him on Shadowclan territory next to the Carrionplace after he was born a moon too soon.

He wouldn’t have been found at all, but, as the whole Clan was about to find out, Stumppaw was very loud when he wanted something. A patrol found him and took him in, where Redears, his foster mother, took care of him.

When he reached apprentice age, he begged and begged Fennelstar to let him be the medicine cat apprentice, but to his dismay, he was made Frondecho’s apprentice instead.

The other apprentices of the time-- all from one litter-- made fun of him for wanting to be the medicine cat, bullying him every day until he had enough.

Foxpaw always left a nice large meal outside the apprentice den for breakfast-- to share with his littermates-- so Stumppaw filled the rabbit with deathberries and waited.

One after the other, they died painfully, and Stumppaw thought he had created the perfect crime. Until Frondecho grabbed him by the neck and shook him until his vision went black.

Additional Information:

--Submitted by @ambitiousauthor​ 

--Frondecho found out because Stumppaw talks very loudly in his sleep.

--Frondecho was also the dad of Stumppaw’s victims.

--He does not have a tail.