Rowantail

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Rowantail handsome spotted tabby manx tom Birdclan tom aged 31 moons Warrior Personality: Rowantail is probably the last you'd find in a skirmish. His attitude toward the world is to take it in slow steps. Much of any free time is spent on contemplation and finding peace with Starclan among the branches of the tree they call home. He believes, or hopes, the Clan sees him as a trustworthy confidant and would gladly aid with paw or ear. Surprisingly, Rowantail lacks little arrogance and quite the amount of humble nature, as such if a job needs to be done, no matter how trivial, Rowantail would gladly volunteer. Rowantail may seem the unconventional Warrior and this is true,but he also harbors a solid loyalty. He would stand bravely next to Lizardstar should their leader call him to battle, banishing his nonviolent mentalities should a member being danger. Especially if this danger should involve a Twoleg. Though irrational to charge after such a being, Rowantail's hatred runs deep as he suspects them for the disappearance of his father Speckledthorn. There is no true proof on the matter however. Twolegs are probably the only thing, besides Fishclan, that causes a deep burning anger to run through his veins. His peaceful nature also goes so far as his stomach. This thoughts, as he would comment, "make him just as hungry as any warrior after a battle". As such he takes no great joy in hunting, but realizes its logical necessity. He would deny it, but he wouldn't pass down a good meal anyways. An all around good natured cat, Rowantail likes to joke, play, and sass the others as anyone else. His kindness, however, is at times off putting. Some may view his time thinking or doing work normally deemed for Apprentices as laziness. As such, his attitude on the world has not only isolated him slightly, but Rowantail also has a tendency to give advise where advise isn't asked of him. This, of course, ruffles many pelts of those cats whom are more prideful. In the tom's defense, however, he doesn't do these things out of spite or arrogance, but out of simple forgetfulness. Rowantail is a fan of such things as: climbing, hunting birds, and thinking. While he dislikes: Snow, Twolegs, Kittypets, and the selfish brutes of the FishClan. Appearance: Image Rowantail is a long-legged tom with a round face, long pale whiskers, and large apple green eyes. He is a light lean cat who favors flexibility and agility. His large paws house claws with just the right curve to help him snatch birds out of the air. His pelt is a dual layer short tawny brown with dark spotting along his sides and back and striping crosses his chest and face. A lighter tawny color highlights markings on his face, muzzle, and underside. The light color across his muzzle is lopsided, favoring the left more then the right. Rowantail was born without or rather with a nub of a tail. Both his parents, however, had full tails. When he was younger he was teased dearly for it, but as many moons have passed he comes to cherish the unique quality it gives to his shadow. He has no issue with balance however, as his physical anatomy has evened it all out. History: It was a large family. Along with Rowantail, Larkwing had 3 other bustling kits in her litter; his brothers Thunderstep and Maplepelt and sister Tawnyclaw. All four of them had very distinctive personalities and all but Rowantail and Maplepelt had full tails. This caused him to bond more closely to the ginger runt. As kits they lived normal lives, with tales spun by their father, Speckledthorn, of adventure and the honor of being a Warrior. Yet one night, only a few moons before she would see her kits become apprentices, Larkwing told them of their family. "Your lives revolve around BirdClan as it runs deep within your blood." They never fully understood what their mother meant by such a thing, of the purity in their blood and how they remained untainted by other clans, loners, and kittypets. Rowantail, however, took pride in such a wonderous sounding thing. This may have started the distaste with the Twolegs, as any idea of a Kittypet joining from their Twoleg homes. Their soft lives growing up seemed an insult to the Clan and thus his bloodline. His displeasure would only increase after 3 moons into being an apprentice. A frigid morning during leaf-bare, while the snow was heavy, Speckledthorn had gone to hunt and did not come back. Though no body was found, any predator of the overgrown park could have made a meal of the tom. To Rowantail, however, the lack of remains lead way to suspicion that the Twolegs had come into the park and took him. Facts were never found to lay any of the theories to rest, and so Larkwing and her four kits were left to wonder. Life went steady as Rowantail worked on healing his emotions. He took much of it and stuffed it deep within himself and just showed a happy demeanor but became closer to his little brother Maplepelt. The closer they got they more Rowantail noticed Maplepelt was not as strong as he used to be. The young kits grew up and became Warriors but Maplepelt stayed small and thin. He had shown he could hold his own, and many believed it just to be because he was the Runt of the litter. Rowantail, however, saw some of the pain in Maplepelt's eyes. Only a few weeks after gaining his warrior name did Maplepelt fall ill and later die of an unknown cause. Rowantail took the loss hard though he knew it was better this way, with how much his little brother had started to hurt. Rowantail now does his best to do as much for the Clan for the both of them. Yet with both great losses in his life, Rowantail simply buried it and put his clan before himself and, thus, his feelings. He has taken to be happy and peaceful, while he prays and takes his time with StarClan as much as possible, hoping to hear word from Maplepelt or his father. As of 28 moons, Larkwing has been moved into the Elders Den. She is healthy, as are his brother and sister who live more normal lives in the Clan. And life has moved on, and as such, Rowantail with it. Family: Larkwing (Mother, NP) Speckledthorn (Father, StarClan) Tawnyclaw (Sister) Thunderstep (Brother) Maplepelt (Brother, StarClan) Notes: Rowantail is considered a Riser or Rumpy Rise in terms of tail length. He has only a very small tail, instead of the completely tailless verity of Manx. Maplepelt was a tailless or Rumpy Manx, meaning he had no tail. Tailless Manx have a high chance of having their spine too short, and they hardly last 1 - 3 years without serious medical care. This, of course, is the "unknown cause" of Maplepelt's death. [atrb=border,0,true] [atrb=width,400,true] [bg=#121123]

[River]

I really, really like this guy; I would say he's a very nice addition to the clan.

Accepted.