The Lanternbound - Cinderpaws

The Lanternbound - Winter's Watchers

They are the ones who come when the nights stretch long and the candles burn late. Drawn by flame, by warmth, by the soft glow of windows lit against the dark. The Lanternbound drift through the deepest winter hours; gentle guardians of hearthlight and small solstice rituals.

Some say they were once souls who loved the turning of the year so fiercely that they never stopped returning for it. Others claim they simply gather wherever light meets shadow.
Either way… leave a candle burning, and you may find one lingering close, lantern in hand, curious and kind.

Cinderpaws is a Lanternbound cat who always smells faintly of woodsmoke and winter baking, as though he naps exclusively beside ancient hearths. He’s shy at first, more glowing ember than bright flame, but once he trusts you, he curls close and carries his little lantern like a badge of loyalty.

If you’ve ever felt a soft warmth brush your ankle while sitting by the fire… that was Cinderpaws, keeping silent company.

Cinderpaws stands at just short of 7 cm in height.