Post by lacihparg on Jul 10, 2013 21:08:26 GMT -6
BASIC INFO
Name:
Age: 50 moons
Gender: Tom
Clan: OwlClan
Rank: Leader
Brief Description: A longhaired black tomcat with amber eyes.
APPEARANCE & PERSONALITY
Image:
Looks in Detail:
Nightstar is a cat who commands your attention as soon as you feel his presence around you. Long, ebony fur gleams with a rich, earthy brown if the sunlight reflects his pelt just right. Yellow eyes gaze into your soul. It's very difficult to get around the wise leader of OwlClan. He is a large cat, made even larger by the sheer volume of fur on his body. His entire body is large: paws, legs, tail, head, ears, torso... He is, quite simply, a big cat. His large, fluffy fur only adds to his large appearance and makes him a very forbearing leader.
Personality:
The large ebony leader is very protective and wise. He lives up to his Clan's namesake, loving to spend time in the night hunting and patrolling. Often, you will find him lurking through his territory at night, choosing the daytime to sleep and relax as much as he can. OwlClan's leader has a panel of trusted friends he uses to help make his decisions. Not only does his deputy help him, but his senior warriors are often called together to discuss issues regarding the Clan and how to deal with them. Nightstar makes a huge emphasis on the decision-making process so that he can choose the best possible outcome for the cats under his charge.
HISTORY & RP SAMPLE
History:
Nightkit lived a practically perfect kithood. He had a loving, doting mother and a father who showered him with attention. What little Nightkit couldn't pick up on was that his mother kept quite distant from his father, and he didn't know why. He played games with the other kits, always the leader or the oldest or the best position. He delegated tasks (often the nasty ones) to the other kits and kept the best for him.
As an apprentice, Nightpaw thrived. His large build gave him a clear size advantage, and he quickly learned to puff his fur out to appear even larger. He quickly learned his battle moves and his hunting stances. His mentor, a close friend of his father, used his apprentice's skills to get Nightpaw out of menial tasks like taking care of the elders. Nightpaw was thrilled and used his "free time" to train even more. He soon realized that not only did he have size on his side, he also had speed. Nightpaw’s large girth hid quick paws, and he was certainly a fast cat.
As a warrior, Nightrunner experienced a severe case of inflated ego. His size, ability, and his lack of duties as an apprentice taught him that he could do whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted. After several instances of him eating prey on hunting patrols, Nightrunner was sentenced to camp and forced to attend to the apprentice duties he neglected. Changing moss, cleaning out the elder’s ticks, and even forced to sleep in the apprentice den, Nightrunner spent three moons living as an apprentice again. Warrior and apprentice alike made fun of the humiliated tom, making him bitter and angry towards his leader and his Clanmates. By the third moon, he was tired of being treated like a kit and demanded an audience with Rowanstar. The leader saw him and told him exactly why he was being treated like an apprentice: he had failed to learn the proper lessons. From then on, Rowanstar took him on like an apprentice, making him go on patrols with her and drilling him daily on the Warrior Code, its meaning and applications, and the general duties of a warrior. He was annoyed at first, seeing this as a pointless process. Even moons after his apprenticeship punishment ended, Rowanstar took him with her and she trained him. Over time, Nightrunner began to realize how stupid he was in the past and changed into a warrior with a healthy attitude towards his Clan. He asked his mentor to call a Clan meeting and apologized publicly to his Clanmates, asking forgiveness for his behavior, attitude, actions, and his overall stupidity for the previous moons of his life.
Many moons after he learned what being a warrior meant, the deputy died from white-cough in the middle of leaf-bare. Unexpectedly, Rowanstar named Nightrunner her new deputy, citing his change in heart as the main factor of his new position. Because he had the ability to abandon his selfish mindset and exchange it for the selfless attitude he wears now, he shows a true sense of self in relationship to the Clan. She watched him help out with patrols, asking what needed to be done and requesting cats join him -- not orders, requests. His change in heart led him to become a dedicated, thoughtful, true leader, and that was what she wanted the most. Rowanstar’s speech convinced the Clan.
He did not realize it, but Rowanstar laid on her last life and fell ill after a cold two leaf-bares after his appointment. She died in her sleep, peacefully and Nightrunner woke up a leader. After receiving his nine lives, he asked the Clan for help and established a group of senior warriors (including the deputy) to help him in decision making. He did not claim to make up new positions within the Clan, he merely wanted the help of more minds to keep the best interests of the Clan at heart.
It has been moons since Nightstar took his new name, and now he waits, wondering what each new day will bring to the cats of OwlClan.
RP Sample: 9 Lives
OOC INFO
OOC Name: Laci~
How You Found Us: I followed the trail of a ghost.
Other Characters: n/a
Anything Else: BLOOP.
