“He was nearly exposed at a symposium. He ate the evidence. The symposium continues.”
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Common · One of 400
Notquite the Small Wonder
“He is having the best time.”
A Thornwild cat of The Bonefields
3 known connections · an open question
The living story
The story so far
Notquite is small, ancient, cheerful — and technically not a cat at all, a nimravid like Beardfang. Nobody has told him. Everyone has agreed never to tell him. He is having the best time.
Happening now
Keeps the Early Watch 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 Notquite the Small Wonder
“He was almost famous. The fossil record shows he almost made it. Almost counts. Almost.”
He was almost famous. The fossil record shows he almost made
“Beardfang knows. Beardfang will never tell. This is the kindest thing Beardfang does.”
Beardfang knows. Beardfang will never tell. This is the kind
Why someone keeps Notquite the Small Wonder
- because he is having the best time and must never be told
- because cheerful ignorance, lovingly protected, is precious
- because the conspiracy to keep him happy is the Bonefields’ kindest project
The Bonefields
The extinct: Smilodon, American lion, Homotherium, cave lion, Machairodus, Dinofelis, Barbourofelis, Thylacosmilus, and the small ancestors. They sleep in stone and wake in story.
Keep this cat
$5 · One of 400
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
- Thornwild
- Clowder
- The Bonefields — The Titans Before Memory
- Rarity
- Common
- Personality
- Notquite is small, ancient, cheerful — and technically not a cat at all, a nimravid like Beardfang. Nobody has told him. Everyone has agreed never to tell him.
- Edition
- One of 400
- Stats
- power 50 · speed 62 · charm 72