Playercat

The Playercat is the character controlled by the player of the game, and the main character of From the Ground Up. By default they are a black tomcat with orange eyes named Kitty. The Playercat is always the leader of the Player Clan, which may change during the course of the game. This article refers specifically to the original cat the player creates at the start of a new game. For the cat that may succeed the original Playercat, see NPC Cats.

History
During the course of character creation, the player may choose which background the Playercat comes from. The Playercat may be a wanderer, a homebody, a fighter, a kittypet, an abandoned kittypet, or an amnesiac. The player will be asked where they fell asleep before being transported in their dreams. While in StarClan, the Playercat gazes into the Pool of Reflection, where the player designs their appearance. After doing so, the Playercat is greeted by the First Stars.

The First Stars explain that the Playercat has come to StarClan, where Clan cats go when they die. The Playercat is briefed about Clan life and the duties of a leader, before being given the choice of whom to receive their nine lives from. These choices will determine the Playercat's starting stats and skills, as well as the skills their Clan will be known for (i.e. RiverClan and swimming, SkyClan and climbing, etc).

After receiving their nine lives and leader name, the Playercat is returned to the waking world with their new identity and task.


 * If the player chose to be a wanderer, they will have gone to sleep in a place they've never been. The Playercat will not be familiar with the area and they will wake to the sound of another cat trying to rouse them.
 * If the player chose to be a homebody, they will have gone to sleep in their den. The Playercat will be very familiar with the area, and this den will become the leader's den of the Player Clan's Camp. They will awaken to the sound of something rustling outside their den.
 * If the player chose to be a fighter, they will have been killed in the fight they were in. They will be able to choose if they are familiar with the area or not, and will be awakened by a cat who claims to have watched their body all night and witnessed the Playercat receiving their lives. They will only have eight lives, as the Playercat was already once dead when the lives were received.
 * If the player chose to be a kittypet, they will wake up in a cat bed inside a human home. They will be unfamiliar with the wild, and must escape their twoleg nest before being able to begin their journey.
 * If the player chose to be an abandoned kittypet, they will wake up by a thunderpath. They will be familiar with Twolegplace, if there is one, but nowhere else, and will awaken to a cat nearly being run over by a monster trying to cross the thunderpath.
 * If the player chose to be an amnesiac, they will awaken in an unfamiliar place with a great deal of head pain. They will not know the area at all, nor even know how they got there. A cat will be tending to their head wound.

No matter what the player chooses, the first cat they meet will be their Clan's medicine cat. This cat will ask the Playercat questions that will further determine their personality. After this, unless the player chose the homebody origin, they will be tasked with finding a place to call home and begin marking their territory. Once this is finished, the player is released, and the rest of the Playercat's story is procedurally generated over the course of the game.

When the Playercat loses all of their lives or retires due to injury or old age, the mantle is passed onto their deputy or other successor, and the player then controls the new cat.

Appearance
See Appearances & Genetics

By default, the Playercat is a black tom with orange eyes, however this can be changed. Depending on the player's choices, they may or may not have an assortment of scars or accessories on their body from the beginning, though they may gain more as their story progresses. This includes lost eyes, lost ears, or a halved / completely missing tail. The player may also choose to be a male tortoiseshell, however as in reality, they will be genetically sterile and unable to produce kits.

Personality
See Personalities

During the course of starting up a new game, the player is given choices that will let them determine their own personality.

Relationships
See NPC Cats

The Playercat has the same relationship values towards an NPC as an NPC does towards them. Much in the same way an NPC's feelings towards the player are influenced by the player's actions, the player's reactions to an NPC, chosen by the player via menu options or influenced by their personality traits, will determine how their relationship and opinion towards the NPC in question will change. For more on this, see Socializing.

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