Post by Dawn on Jun 7, 2011 0:14:53 GMT -5
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PINECLAW
[th]large dark brown tom with bright green eyes
28 moons
Warrior of FishClan
Personality:
Pineclaw is a brave tom. He will not hesitate to leap into action and hardly ever thinks of his own safety if the safety of another is in trouble. There is a fine line between bravery and foolishness though, and Pineclaw tends to cross it. In caring more for the safety of others than his own, he has been lucky in the past not to have put himself and the cat he is trying to help in danger due to not paying attention to some overlooked detail.
Pineclaw is also a loyal tom cat. He cares for every cat in FishClan and wants what is best for them. He has pride of Clan and therefore is very protective of them. If a cat within his Clan is being threatened by a cat of another Clan or a cat outside of the Clans, he reacts as though he is being threatened. Again though, there is a fine line between pride in one's Clan and downright arrogance, a line Pineclaw has been known to cross. He believes FishClan the best Clan and his opinion is no secret.
While he is brave and loyal, Pineclaw has difficulty opening his mind to new things. He can open up with a bit of pushing, but he often finds it easier to stick with things he knows. If he is in his comfort zone, everything is alright and everything makes sense. If he is outside of his comfort box, he becomes very nervous and depending on how outside of his zone it is, he can withdraw into himself and become very snappish and fierce to anyone who comes near him.
Pineclaw is a very determined tom. Stubborn to the very ends of his whiskers, Pineclaw is one to fight for what he believes in. He doesn't budge if he has his mind set on something, unless really, really, really convincing evidence comes to light.
Pineclaw is an independant tom with an independant mind. If he were a loner, he would probably be perfectly able to take care of himself, but he loves his Clan too much to be on his own. Being independant as he is, he rarely allows others to alter his opinions and views. He will take what they say into account, sure. But he has very rarely actually had a change of views based on the insistance of others.
Appearance:
Pineclaw is a large tom cat, very muscular with broad shoulders. He stands with a mountain-like affirmation and at first glance, many decide he is not a cat to mess with. His muscles were easy to come by; he developed them with little difficulty. He has, in the past, been mistaken for a large rock from a distance due to his dark fur and large stature.
Pineclaw has thick fur, long and smooth. It is dark brown overall, and almost black in areas. The only places where this deviates are on his chest and underbelly which fade into a slightly lighter brown. It is difficult to keep under control, simply because there is so much of it. During the warmer moons, he sheds his thick fur for a thinner coat to keep himself from overheating. During the time when he is shedding, dark brown fur can be found all around the camp and territory.
Pineclaw has many scars to speak of. Despite being a somewhat young warrior, he has gotten in his fair share of fights. A particularly notable one is a long gash on his shoulder from a fight with RatClan. It was a rather deep wound, and fur has had difficulty growing back in that area. Yet another is a nick out of his tail, which he recieved in that same fight. While those two are the most notable scars on his large body, there are many smaller ones that are covered up by his fur.
His face is a round entity, dark brownish black furred with long whiskers. His nose is also black, blending in with his fur. The only things on his face that really stand out are his eyes. They are large and round, with bright leaf green irises. On a lighter colored cat they might not be so attention drawing, but set against his dark fur, they stick out like a black cat in the snow.
History:
Pineclaw was born to two FishClan warriors, Browntail and Tigerstorm. Browntail is a sleek brown she-cat with Pineclaw's large green eyes while Tigerstorm was a dark brown tabby tom with Pineclaw's large build and broad shoulders.
The two became close when they were young warriors and found themselves falling for one another a few moons later. Their romance was nothing out of the ordinary and soon enough, Browntail found herself pregnant with her first litter of kits. Pineclaw's brother Stripefang was born in the middle of green-leaf and Browntail could not have been happier.
Stripefang grew as all kits do and was made an apprentice and then a warrior in what seemed like no time. When he was a young warrior, Browntail discovered she was pregnant once again. This time, her litter was twice as large as her first and she was blessed with Pineclaw and Pineclaw's sister Shadowtail. However, just before Pineclaw and Shadowtail's births, Tigerstorm was killed by a wandering rogue.
Shadowtail and Pineclaw were pretty close growing up, and the two were always seen playfighting outside of the nursery. Stripefang was not as close with his siblings however and even expressed dislike towards Pineclaw a few times because of their mother's diverted attention. He was used to being the center of her attention but now all of that was gone.
When Pineclaw and Shadowtail were young warriors, Stripefang's jelousy of his younger siblings ultimately led to his death. When trying to impress his mother by taking on a particularly large warrior in a battle with RatClan, he was taken down easily. While his name may have suggested that he was a good fighter, he just got his suffix from being fierce of tongue. Browntail mourned for the loss of her eldest son and Pineclaw and Shadowtail mourned along with her.
Pineclaw seemed to become less popular with his mother afterwards though. She seemed to think that he may have some fault in the death of his brother, though ironically, it was really she who caused Stripefang to have the burning desire to impress. She was rather cool and curt with him and the two drifted apart. She ended up being killed in a battle with RatClan, similar to her eldest son. Pineclaw mourned her loss, though not as he would have if she had not blamed him for his brother's death.
Family:Oakstream (Mother, NP)
Tigerstorm (Father, StarClan)
Stripefang (Brother, StarClan)
Shadowtail (Sister, NP)
Notes:Hehe, based off of Kovu :3
