Peach

Peach is a Field Colony new-claw under the training of Spottedshadow. She is the daughter of Volefur and Ambereyes, as well as the younger sister of Timberleg and Lilyfire. Peach is a major character in Clouded Moon: Shifting Roots.

Appearance
Peach is a cream-and-ginger patched dilute calico molly with wide yellow eyes. She has thick, fluffy, soft fur, but has a strong, rounded build and powerful legs, as well as a thick mane of fluffy neck fur (often referred to as "floof") that connects to her fluffy underbelly, and an equally thickly-furred tail. She has a small heart-shaped nose, thin brows, small, rounded, triangular ears, a short, but wide muzzle, a fluffy nose bridge, two soft tufts of fur on each side of her cheeks.

Personality
Peach is rather excitable and energetic, albeit chaotic; however, her enthusiasm is contagious and it's hard not to smile around her. She keeps the atmosphere light and cheerful and is rather playful, often humorously teasing other cats such as Spottedshadow or Pool. Though she can be a bit clumsy and loud, Spottedshadow recognizes her tenacity as something that will define Peach as a Ranger, and Peach is no pushover.

Pre-Series
Peach was born to Ambereyes and Volefur in Field Colony as the only kitten of her litter. She had two older siblings, Lilyfire and Timberleg. While Volefur was rarely around and never took much action in his role as a father, Peach seemed to maintain positive relationships with the rest of her family.

She quickly befriended the only other kitten of her generation, Stone. The two aged in the nursery together, and once they had come of age, they took up base training duty as new-claws. At six months old, they transitioned to field training and were given mentors. Peach was given to Spottedshadow, much to her interest; the odd, quiet molly was of her parents' generation and was a good friend of Timberleg's.

They bonded straight away and the first month of their training went well. Since Timberleg was mentoring Stone, Peach was able to train with him often, and she enjoyed it quite a lot.

Synopsis
Shifting Roots: Chapter 1

Peach attends her first Moonlight Gathering. On the way to the Moonlight Island, she learns how Spottedshadow's first Moonlight Gathering went, only fueling her own excitement about making friends and seeing what Moonlight Gatherings are like. Upon reaching the Moonlight Island, she follows Spottedshadow over to Thornheart and Dawnfrost, whom Spottedshadow catches up with, though she doesn't seem to notice Thornheart's hesitance in telling Spottedshadow that Oak Colony is well. However, after the arrival of River Colony, she meets new-claws of another Colony—Grey and Moss. The three new-claws happily chat amongst each other until the arrival of Marsh Colony, where they meet another new-claw, Pool. Though stifling a laugh when Moss teases Pool about his height, she never teases him directly.

Once the Moonlight Gathering begins, she sits out of sight, though she comes into view upon Hawkshell's reveal of a mysterious creature murdering Sunfire and Breezeheart. At this announcement, she worriedly gazes up at the Captains, then solemnly lowers her head before looking up at the Captains once more, waiting for them to continue. However, the moon is covered with clouds, signaling for the Moonlight Gathering to end. As other cats take their leave, Pool voices his disbelief that Sunfire has died. Peach tells him that at least every cat is taking the announcement seriously, so no one will get hurt. She looks at Spottedshadow for assurance in this statement, but Spottedshadow looks away, causing Peach to droop in disappointment. With the mood lowered, Peach becomes more interested in Pool, and the two excitedly play together before Peach and Spottedshadow take their leave with the rest of Field Colony.

As Field Colony returns to the Field-lands, Spottedshadow asks how Peach thinks of her first Moonlight Gathering. Peach teasingly tells her that she thinks there aren't enough cute Marsh-lander new-claws, referring to Pool. Feigning offence but clearly bashful, Spottedshadow swats Peach down and challenges her to race back to camp. The two race past multiple Field Colony cats, one of which is Goldenpelt, who looks up to glare at them.

Ambereyes
Ambereyes is Peach’s mother, and for the most part, raised her alone. Peach’s other parent was the Colony as a whole, and really, she wouldn’t have it any other way. Ambereyes, enjoying the role of a keeper and being very fond of mothering kittens, was a good mother to Peach and brought her up well. Ambereyes is still proud of Peach and hopes that she can become a brilliant Ranger, knowing that Spottedshadow will mentor her well.

Volefur
Volefur is Peach’s father, although he was never active in that role. He has been mostly absent in her life as well as her older siblings’, not out of spite or lack of importance, but because his relationship with Ambereyes was never intended to be affectionate or intimate. She had wanted kittens and he’d wanted status. That was purely it, and they’d each gotten what they wanted. Peach is aware of that, and although her feelings about it have never been directly stated, she does not seem to hold any negative feelings against her father.

Lilyfire
Lilyfire is Peach’s older sister. No details have been given yet about their relationship, but from Mother's Day artwork by Avalon Roselin, they are shown smiling together, and Peach seems friendly towards her.

Timberleg
Timberleg is Peach’s older brother and the mentor of her best friend, Stone. With Timberleg himself being a friend of Peach’s mentor, Spottedshadow, they most likely train together very often and see a lot of each other. While traveling to Peach's first Moonlight Gathering, Timberleg is shown walking with Peach and talking good-naturedly with her. They seem to get along well.

Stone
Stone and Peach, being the only two new-claws in Field Colony, are very close friends. They train together frequently, and Peach’s excitable and cheery personality provides good contrast to Stone’s more organized and reserved nature. Not many details are known about their relationship, but they get on very well and care a lot about each other.

Spottedshadow
Spottedshadow is Peach’s mentor, and the two of them have a highly positive relationship. Spottedshadow understands her new-claw well and is a good mentor, working with her in fun and effective ways. She is also close with Timberleg, which means lots of training with him as well as Stone; something that Peach can always take delight in.

Spottedshadow acts as a guardian towards Peach and a bit like a second big sister. They are shown to have a playful and teasing relationship. Peach knows about Spottedshadow and Wildfur's relationship due to Spottedshadow often talking about him, but opted only to poke fun at her mentor for it rather than make a big deal out of it and expose her.

Pool
Pool is a Marsh Colony new-claw that Peach met at her first Moonlight Gathering. They seem to have a positive and friendly relationship, as Peach teased him playfully and they were later seen cheerily playing together. Their first interactions are the result of their mentors, Wildfur and Spottedshadow, who are in love with each other and try to spend as much time with each other as possible. When later speaking with Spottedshadow while returning to the Field-lands, Peach teasingly tells her that she thinks there aren't enough cute Marsh-lander new-claws, referring to Pool.

Trivia



 * Peach’s design was originally very different, and it was later given (with some adjustments) to her mother, Ambereyes.
 * Peach hasn't hit her growth spurt yet.
 * Despite her fluff-heavy appearance, Peach is rather nimble.