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{{Infobox NPC
|name = Mittens
|release = 11 September 2025
|update = Eye on Ashenfall - 0.9
|race = Cat
|gender = Male
}}
'''Mittens''' was a cat that supposebly owned blacksmith [[Dragonwilds:Gothren Actillian]] in [[Dragonwilds:Bramblemead]]. He lived in Gothren's forge and played a crucial role in developing [[Dragonwilds:blurite]] weaponry.{{CiteJournal|journal=Blurite Crossbow Limbs|quote=Mittens was the lifelong owner of Gothren Actillian.}}
==History==
Mittens took up residence in Bramblemead, within Gothren's forge and dedicated himself to helping his "pet" master blacksmithing. Recognizing that his human companion needed assistance maintaining consistent forge conditions, Mittens learned to maintain optimal forge temperatures by rhythmically jumping on the bellows at precise intervals, something Gothren seemed to enjoy. He studied the timing required for proper blade cooling and developed a system of strategically timed alarms, toppling carefully selected items to create "glorious" clattering sounds that kept Gothren on schedule.{{CiteJournal|journal=Blurite Crossbow Limbs|quote=he had learned how to keep the forge fires perfectly hot by playfully jumping on the bellows periodically — something his pet seemed to enjoy. He knew the right length of time a sword should be cooled for and would make sure his human stuck to that timing by offering useful alarms made of glorious clattering things.}} When Gothren began working with blurite, Mittens found himself confronting unfamiliar territory. He remained painfully aware of his human pet's limited imagination and could see little practical value to the metal. However, the striking blue hue appealed to Mittens' feline sensibilities, and he perceived untapped potential in blurite's construction properties. Through precisely timed meowing and the strategic destruction of reagents at key moments, Mittens gradually guided Gothren toward engineering a blurite crossbow design of superior quality, worthy of his cherished pet.{{CiteJournal|journal=Blurite Crossbow Limbs|quote=Not all cats are terrified of crossbows, though most of the Bramblemead population quickly learned to fear them. Some cats could see their merit but were painfully aware of their human pet's limited imagination... Mittens could see there was little value to the metal, beyond some weird human aesthetic that he did not understand, yet there was some potential to the construction. With carefully timed meows, and some creative knocking over of reagents, Mittens was able to engineer a crossbow of superior design, worthy of his cherished pet.}}
Mittens later pioneered the creation of blurite crossbow bolts through similar methods. While Gothren continued relying on familiar iron and bronze for ammunition, Mittens recognized greater potential in the strange blue metal. He systematically sabotaged the sand molds Gothren crafted to forge blurite bars, ruining them so they produced long thin strips instead. The process proved more laborious than anticipated, requiring Mittens to destroy more molds than anticipated before Gothren finally understood that blurite bolts should match their namesake crossbow. Mittens cared more about the aesthetic of blurite bolts than their effectiveness; For a cat, appearance remained everything.{{CiteJournal|journal=Blurite Bolts|quote=It was Mittens that learned how to turn blurite into crossbow bolts. His pet, the blacksmith Gothren, had continued to rely on iron and bronze to get the job done, but Mittens had realised that there was great potential in this strange blue metal. He would ruin sand moulds, crafted by Gothren to forge blurite bars, making them appear as long thin strips. It took more ruined moulds than the cat had hoped for his owner to realise that blurite bolts would match their namesake crossbow. Whether they were more effective, is of no value to a cat, appearance is, after all, everything.}}

Following certain incidents involving cats and crossbow limbs, a superstition developed in Bramblemead that it was bad luck to house cats and crossbows together. The supposed reasoning ranged from practical concerns about feline safety to increasingly absurd fears, including the notion that cats might somehow develop opposable thumbs and weaponize crossbows against their owners.{{CiteJournal|journal=Iron Crossbow Limbs|quote=Following certain incidents with cats and crossbow limbs, a superstition began to build in Bramblemead about the danger of crossbows and felines. It was considered bad luck to house a cat in the same home as a crossbow, with reasoning ranging from the safety of the cat, to the safety of the human population should the cats rise up and develop opposable thumbs.}} Not all cats faced the same fate. Mittens, unlike most of his Bramblemead contemporaries, lived comfortably in his blacksmith's forge and never learned to fear crossbows.{{CiteJournal|journal=Blurite Crossbow Limbs|quote=Not all cats are terrified of crossbows, though most of the Bramblemead population quickly learned to fear them. Some cats could see their merit but were painfully aware of their human pet's limited imagination.}}
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