Post by shire on Feb 22, 2019 3:18:48 GMT
PALEPAW of BRANCHCLAN
18 MOONS
APPRENTICE
MALE
GRAY ASEXUAL
18 MOONS
APPRENTICE
MALE
GRAY ASEXUAL
PERSONALITY
+ analytical, intelligent, quick-learner, driven, loyal
/ craves knowledge, awkward, talks a lot, optimistic, doesn't take things personally
- self-critical, easily overwhelmed, afraid of loss, overlooks negative aspects of others, dependent
/ craves knowledge, awkward, talks a lot, optimistic, doesn't take things personally
- self-critical, easily overwhelmed, afraid of loss, overlooks negative aspects of others, dependent
HISTORY
palepaw's family was chaotic and turbulent from the start. his mother, icewhisker, was a young branchclan warrior, well-liked and somewhat spoiled by her friends and family. she was pretty and had plenty of skills among the trees. she fell in love with a loner while trip to the ground, a handsome seal-point tom named stark. icewhisker continued her trips to the ground to meet stark, even teaching him some climbing to meet him close to the canopy where her clan lived.
she began to worry that her forbidden courting would become discovered, and to avoid any suspicions, took a mate in branchclan named nettlesmoke. nettlesmoke was devoted to icewhisker, and icewhisker played the part of an equally devoted mate, but her true attentions were saved for stark.
icewhisker soon found herself pregnant and the clan and nettlesmoke were overjoyed. icewhisker was confident she could raise her children to be branchclan warriors, with nettlesmoke as their other parent, and her romance would be remain a secret forever. her meetings with stark became fewer and ultimately stopped as her pregnancy continued, the she-cat remaining in the comfort of the clan camp instead of climbing down to the ground
and so palekit was born, alongside his identical brother mousekit. they were born cream colored, and icewhisker quickly realized her mistake. the kits showed signs that they would be identical to their father, and true enough, as days went by, palekit and mousekit both showed signs of developing seal-point markings. nettlesmoke, shocked at the sight of the creamy kits, accused icewhisker of carrying a different cat's kits. after all, both of their families did not show the same coloring, and icewhisker and nettlesmoke were white and black respectively.
icewhisker denied such accusations at first, but panic soon set in as the clan began to side with nettlesmoke. icewhisker was horrified, for she had always been loved and favored, and in retaliated towards the sudden judgement, she left, taking her two young sons with her.
she took her sons to the ground, initially hoping to find stark and follow a hasty and foolish plan to continue a family with him. but he was a wanderer, and when icewhisker's had stopped meeting him, he had moved on and was no longer able to be found.
and so palekit and mousekit were to be raised as loners, though both kits were too young to comprehend or understand their turbulent start. palekit from the start was filled with questions, about any other family, about a missing father, about why they were alone. icewhisker's patience was short with him, the she-cat growing bitter and frustrated following her decisions, and gave him vague answers that did not satisfy his inquiries.
he wanted to know everything! as they grew, icewhisker finally began to give in, giving him something to focus on in the form of hunting lessons and, eventually, teachings of starclan and the warrior code. she did not teach them anything of branchclan or the culture they had left behind, but starclan and the code were lessons to guide them and she hoped they would help them in the loner life she had set them in.
unsurprisingly, life was hard without a clan. icewhisker was not used to functioning without the support a clan had given, and both palekit and his brother could tell she was overwhelmed, though neither knew with what. they tried to help where they could, palekit trying to make up stories for her and mousekit fluffing her nest with whatever soft or pretty thing he could find, but her mood was often sour.
they were often hungry, both kits small and staying that way, though palekit made sure not to complain. moons went by, the brothers growing and developing the hunting skills their mother would teach them, growing enough to begin to hunt on their own. they went through what would have been their apprentice moons and even into their warrior moons, all the time with only each other for company and a mission to help care for their mother in the dangerous forest.
palekit and his brother often went out alone now, carefully exploring and testing the boundaries of their self-made territory. their games often moved onto low hanging branches, the pair both feeling an affinity for having the thick branches beneath their paws, though the discovery of such skills did not bring a smile to their mother's face, but instead grief.
winters were always the hardest, and during a particularly rough one, mousekit's energy soon began to drop as he began to cough and wheeze. . palekit noticed first, and was quick to alert his mother, who immediately began to feel panic again. there was no medicine cat here and she knew nothing of herbs and their properties.
after only a few days, mousekit passed away in the midst of fever, and palekit was devastated. his grief only grew when icewhisker's own health began to drop, and the reality that he would soon be alone was quickly coming near. icewhisker, in a last effort to save her remaining child, quickly told him of branchclan, their true home. she told him in hurried words to find them and return, where there was safety and security.
overwhelmed with this new information, palekit set out to try and find the elusive clan after burying his mother alongside his brother. some clumsy climbing and careful tracking later, he came across a branchclan patrol, and fumbled over his words in an effort to explain what his mother had told him.
the clan had not forgotten icewhisker and her kits despite the length of time that the family had been away, and as the names were recognized by some of the patrol members, he was brought back to the clan camp. the way was hard, for while palekit had branchclan blood, he had not been trained in the trees, and his steps were uncertain and nervous.
he was allowed back into branchclan, despite some doubts and skeptics, and was finally given his apprenice name of palepaw despite being the age of a young warrior. he was assigned to the unenthusiastic serpentstride for his incredibly late apprenticeship, and palepaw is excited and eager to learn, fully planning on just ignoring his new mentor's blunt nature to learn anything and everything he can.
she began to worry that her forbidden courting would become discovered, and to avoid any suspicions, took a mate in branchclan named nettlesmoke. nettlesmoke was devoted to icewhisker, and icewhisker played the part of an equally devoted mate, but her true attentions were saved for stark.
icewhisker soon found herself pregnant and the clan and nettlesmoke were overjoyed. icewhisker was confident she could raise her children to be branchclan warriors, with nettlesmoke as their other parent, and her romance would be remain a secret forever. her meetings with stark became fewer and ultimately stopped as her pregnancy continued, the she-cat remaining in the comfort of the clan camp instead of climbing down to the ground
and so palekit was born, alongside his identical brother mousekit. they were born cream colored, and icewhisker quickly realized her mistake. the kits showed signs that they would be identical to their father, and true enough, as days went by, palekit and mousekit both showed signs of developing seal-point markings. nettlesmoke, shocked at the sight of the creamy kits, accused icewhisker of carrying a different cat's kits. after all, both of their families did not show the same coloring, and icewhisker and nettlesmoke were white and black respectively.
icewhisker denied such accusations at first, but panic soon set in as the clan began to side with nettlesmoke. icewhisker was horrified, for she had always been loved and favored, and in retaliated towards the sudden judgement, she left, taking her two young sons with her.
she took her sons to the ground, initially hoping to find stark and follow a hasty and foolish plan to continue a family with him. but he was a wanderer, and when icewhisker's had stopped meeting him, he had moved on and was no longer able to be found.
and so palekit and mousekit were to be raised as loners, though both kits were too young to comprehend or understand their turbulent start. palekit from the start was filled with questions, about any other family, about a missing father, about why they were alone. icewhisker's patience was short with him, the she-cat growing bitter and frustrated following her decisions, and gave him vague answers that did not satisfy his inquiries.
he wanted to know everything! as they grew, icewhisker finally began to give in, giving him something to focus on in the form of hunting lessons and, eventually, teachings of starclan and the warrior code. she did not teach them anything of branchclan or the culture they had left behind, but starclan and the code were lessons to guide them and she hoped they would help them in the loner life she had set them in.
unsurprisingly, life was hard without a clan. icewhisker was not used to functioning without the support a clan had given, and both palekit and his brother could tell she was overwhelmed, though neither knew with what. they tried to help where they could, palekit trying to make up stories for her and mousekit fluffing her nest with whatever soft or pretty thing he could find, but her mood was often sour.
they were often hungry, both kits small and staying that way, though palekit made sure not to complain. moons went by, the brothers growing and developing the hunting skills their mother would teach them, growing enough to begin to hunt on their own. they went through what would have been their apprentice moons and even into their warrior moons, all the time with only each other for company and a mission to help care for their mother in the dangerous forest.
palekit and his brother often went out alone now, carefully exploring and testing the boundaries of their self-made territory. their games often moved onto low hanging branches, the pair both feeling an affinity for having the thick branches beneath their paws, though the discovery of such skills did not bring a smile to their mother's face, but instead grief.
winters were always the hardest, and during a particularly rough one, mousekit's energy soon began to drop as he began to cough and wheeze. . palekit noticed first, and was quick to alert his mother, who immediately began to feel panic again. there was no medicine cat here and she knew nothing of herbs and their properties.
after only a few days, mousekit passed away in the midst of fever, and palekit was devastated. his grief only grew when icewhisker's own health began to drop, and the reality that he would soon be alone was quickly coming near. icewhisker, in a last effort to save her remaining child, quickly told him of branchclan, their true home. she told him in hurried words to find them and return, where there was safety and security.
overwhelmed with this new information, palekit set out to try and find the elusive clan after burying his mother alongside his brother. some clumsy climbing and careful tracking later, he came across a branchclan patrol, and fumbled over his words in an effort to explain what his mother had told him.
the clan had not forgotten icewhisker and her kits despite the length of time that the family had been away, and as the names were recognized by some of the patrol members, he was brought back to the clan camp. the way was hard, for while palekit had branchclan blood, he had not been trained in the trees, and his steps were uncertain and nervous.
he was allowed back into branchclan, despite some doubts and skeptics, and was finally given his apprenice name of palepaw despite being the age of a young warrior. he was assigned to the unenthusiastic serpentstride for his incredibly late apprenticeship, and palepaw is excited and eager to learn, fully planning on just ignoring his new mentor's blunt nature to learn anything and everything he can.
RELATIONSHIPS
MOTHER:
icewhisker
FATHER:
stark
SIBLINGS:
owlkit
OTHERS:
nettlesmoke
SHORT DESCRIPTION
small cream and white tom with brown seal points and blue eyes
OTHER INFORMATION
bad jokes galore
small from lack of nutrition as a baby
awkward social skills bc he has never had friends
mom was kind of controlling and limited them so he tends to be pretty dependent
branchclan: so how much do you know about the clans
pale: haha what the fuck is a clan
small from lack of nutrition as a baby
awkward social skills bc he has never had friends
mom was kind of controlling and limited them so he tends to be pretty dependent
branchclan: so how much do you know about the clans
pale: haha what the fuck is a clan
