“He once herded the family into the hallway during a storm. There was no storm. He maintains there was.”
He once herded the family into the hallway during a storm. T
Legendary · One of 5
Bartholomew Chimneytail
“He supervises the household the way captains supervise decks: from the highest point, with total authority.”
A Hearthglow cat of The Hearthside
3 known connections · an open question
The living story
The story so far
Bartholomew is twenty pounds of ship’s cat — descended, he claims, from the mousers of clipper ships, and his purr has a foghorn register that rattles windows. He supervises the household the way captains supervise decks: from the highest point, with total authority.
Happening now
Keeps the Hour Before Dawn of the Vigil over the Purring Dark.
What may come
When the watch changes, the purrs fade and the next watch begins. Somewhere, always, a cat is purring.
Connected
Whispers about Bartholomew Chimneytail
“A vet once checked if she was conscious mid-flop. She opened one eye, judged him, and re-melted.”
A vet once checked if she was conscious mid-flop. She opened
“He cleared the entire living room in one bound. The landing was perfect. The vase was not.”
He cleared the entire living room in one bound. The landing
Why someone keeps Bartholomew Chimneytail
- because his purr has a foghorn register and it rattles your windows in the best way
- because he once evacuated the family from a storm that didn’t exist, out of caution
- because twenty pounds of captain supervising from the highest point is pure security
The Hearthside
The domestics: Maine coon, ragdoll, Bengal, sphynx, British shorthair, Siamese, Scottish fold, Persian, Russian blue, Abyssinian — and Biscuit, the orange tomcat, the starring Common. Every lap is a throne.
Keep this cat
$100 · One of 5
Not for sale yet — when this universe opens its gates, keepers will claim their cats here. No payment link exists yet; nothing here can be bought.
Coming soon
Notify me when The Purring Dark opens.
We’ll email you once — when the gates open. No spam, no launch date promised.
At a glance — details & stats
- Element
- Hearthglow
- Clowder
- The Hearthside — The Ones Who Chose Us
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Personality
- Bartholomew is twenty pounds of ship’s cat — descended, he claims, from the mousers of clipper ships, and his purr has a foghorn register that rattles windows.
- Edition
- One of 5
- Stats
- power 92 · speed 50 · charm 95