Post by ⇢ Birchnose on Jun 6, 2013 16:14:18 GMT -5
BIRCHNOSE -- THUNDERCLAN
24 MOONS • MALE • 'A'SEXUAL • WARRIOR • SOURCE[/font][/center][/size][/i]
[/b]) first thing first, birchnose is very different from the other warriors of the clan - not really seen as a true warrior only pushed through because he was getting to old to be an apprentice. there was a time and place where his mentor; gentle and sweet ivystep; put him in a situation where he had to prove himself worthy of being a warrior. how he's still the skittish little tom he was back then, and he probably always will be. he's got only a few good friends who he can be relaxed around and even then he's still waiting... watching.
PERSONALITY:
⇢(observant) birchnose is known for his great observant skills. he has always had a nifty eye sight and has been known to climb trees and help patrols with seeing if there are any enemy cats ahead. while he still panics in the trees, it not as much as when he is on the ground in war. you could say he's thunderclan's own personal scout; quick and quiet - in and out.
⇢(curious) now this is the reason why they named birchnose, well, birchnose. the young tom is in fact a very curious cat - and while scared of his curiosity half the time it doesn't stop him from winding up in a bad spot with his close friend Kiteflight. now don't get birchnose wrong, he loves it when the two hang out - but it's his darn curious nose and kiteflight's bad rep that seems to spell disaster.
⇢(quick) quick to flee and quick to spew out apologies! birchnose has been seen either fleeing the scene of the crime or crying and pleading innocent. how ever one will note that not only does birchnose have a quick reflex to jump into polite conversation and apologies, he is also very light on his feet and quick.
⇢(patient) honestly, he's the most patient cat you'll see. the only time he ever becomes impatient is when he's left in a crowd area with cats he doesn't know. it's actually quite amusing. you see; say kiteflight tells him to sit and don't move - chances are birchnose is not going to move he'll patiently wait for his friend to return.
⇢(loyal) you'll find that birchnose is deeply loyal to those who are his friends, family and his clan. of course more so his family and friends then the whole clan. he trusts his life with the leader and medicine cat and he shows undying loyalty to him - even going out of his comfort zone to gather herbs for the medicine cat. his loyalty may stem deeper and you may find a cat willing to die to remain loyal.
⇢(friendly) he's a pretty friendly cat over all. get past his skittish, quiet stage and you'll see a tom ready for adventure... or a good nap. birchnose is always willing to share touches with cats who are nice to him and don't give off an aura of anger, destruction or murder.
⇢(unique) unique is a nice way of putting odd. birchnose can come off as odd almost all the time. he's the tom who sits in the corner and stares, and when you catch him he apologize and tries to make it up to you. you may say he's on the verge of going crazy and slaughtering everyone in camp - and you may be right, but this odd ball doesn't have the guts to even get his paws dirty with cat blood.
⇢(quiet) quiet and alone, that is usually how he rolls. he likes the quiet, strives for it - but sometimes it gets boring. however his quiet nature does prove to help if the clan needs a scout to run ahead and look for enemies. he's quick and quiet, the perfect choice. although do not take him for some soft toned tom - when he's in a panic and he's close to being hurt he can yowl like the mightiest of warriors
⇢(protective) one will noticed that he is very protective of family and his clan. but while his protectiveness is mostly for his family and a few selected members, one will note that he is super protective of child-hood friend kiteflight. he wants his friend to live a long happy life and it that means beating every she-cat who just wants a fling out of the way - he will.
⇢(polite) super polite; and while i won't go into details here, i will leave you with the image of birchnose getting super nervous and just getting really polite instead of angry with cats.
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HISTORY:
⇢ oakfur, father. deceased.
⇢ cinderears, mother. elder's den.
⇢ pinekit, brother. deceased.
⇢ cherrypaw, sister. deceased.
⇢ willowstorm, sister. warrior.
of course birchkit didn't know that there was a friendship and it was almost routine to wake up, watch the clan wake up and slowly but surely have his ... friend, force him into some silly kit-games that scared him more then anything. even at the young age of 5 moons old, when kitekit was but 3, an apprentice had decided to join in the fun - where has birchkit didn't want to, so when the apprentice seemed to get a little to rough, birchkit fluffed up his pelt and hissed defensively. an act that wouldn't happen for many moons to come.
not even a moon later and the comfort life birchkit had finally settled into was thrush threw a new door. he was given to ivystep, a very patient she-cat, who would train him with kind words and soft touches. birchpaw was a good apprentice, always following his mentor's lead, head lowered, but it was in his second moon as an apprentice that his mentor told him to act natural - not play a face for her. if only she knew what she was getting into. it was in that moon that he took a risk and went with his sisters to a large rushing stream. he panic and when his sister tried to calm him down, the two tumbled into the water. birchpaw was dragged to safety by his mentor - who turned to rescue cherrypaw, but the she-cat had vanished presumed dead.
guilt began to run birchpaw's systems, he swore he heard names whispering murderer, and when he slept all he could see was the worried face of his sister turned to fear as she was washed away from him. not even a few days later his kit-hood friend would join the den and birchpaw would feel something akin to happiness settle around him. 'you're the best, thanks for sleeping here kitepaw.' birchpaw would meow every night before bed as his friend - yes he could call kitepaw his friend at this stage - would lie beside him, and the guilt, the whispers, the pain seemed to edge into a soft echo and pleasant dreams followed.
just like that, everything seemed to move smoothly; expect birchpaw's training. where he lacked in motivation he made up with creativity. his mentor would ask him to attack, birchpaw would climb trees and shake acorns down onto his mentor. his mentor would attack and birchpaw would flee up into the trees for safety. they - as funny as it sounds - became his safety net. it's here he gives his mentor a lesson, a lesson of living in the trees. he finds peace up there, and even shares it with his friend kitepaw. 'it-it's really pretty, and freeing up here you know. i think this may be where i belong.'
it's not long into the two's training when birchpaw flees from camp with sorrow in his heart. oakfur has passed away from an infection in his lungs. much to the surprise of the clan, birchpaw does not return by dusk and by dawn they are down two apprentices. they find the two toms curled up beside each other in a small hole within a trunk. it is cinderears and mallowpaw who awakes the two toms and usher them back to camp - but birchpaw can feel the empty hole, and he hides his face in his friend's shoulder until birchpaw can hold on no longer and falls asleep.
he's left in the apprentice den when his sister willowpaw becomes willowstorm. he can feel his sister's smug look as birchpaw nestles away from her - shaking from the panic of leaving the only place he called home. ivystep is quick and firm in her choice. he's not being made an apprentice until she can get him to fully attack another cat. so after a few moons and birchpaw is curious as to why kitepaw seems to rush out of camp and his mentor follows. something isn't right in birchpaw's head and he follows the two to find that kitepaw is pinned by his mentor and in a fit of anger, birchpaw rushes over and attacked his mentor. something new and foreign to the young cat; but pleasant for the mentor. he can hear his friend cheering him on and laughing all the same. 'you both set me up?!'
while he should feel betrayal, he feels pride, pride that he can successful save a life should he need to, but not have to take it. it's not long after his friend becomes a warrior that birchpaw becomes birchnose and is sent on his very first solo warrior mission. he is sent to scout the borders from his advantage, high up. but after a few tries, and successful watches, birchnose seems to become bored. so it comes to stand that where birchnose would follow or accompany his friend on little outings, birchnose isn't always a willing cat. sure he's said yes, but not to this crap that kiteflight gets them into and it usually ends with a flustered and panicking birchnose apologizing until dawn turns to dusk.
now we've come full circle. cinderears had retired to the elder's den as she should for a she-cat her age. willowstorm is still being a jerk to wards her only brother and birchnose? he's still friends with kiteflight, sitting in trees, scouting ahead - the same old business.
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REASON FOR NAME: birch for the color of his pelt. nose he is one the curious side
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