Character Name: Waterfur
Character Age: 20 moons
Gender: She-cat
Alliance: ThunderClan
Rank: Warrior
Appearance (6 or more sentences): A dark silver tabby (most likely an Abyssinian cat), with even darker gray stripes running over Waterfur's whole body; however, at her chest the markings do seem to fade away to a lighter shade of gray and finally turn into a small patch of white on her upper torso area. Her paws are white as well, and a small part of her tail is too. Waterfur has green eyes with a yellowish tint near the bottom and the very top of her eyes, which overall are the color of a newly budded leaf. She has thick whiskers that range from a consideration of "medium" to "long". She has an average build with the exception of her slender underbelly that curves inwards a little, yet this feature does not seem to ail her favorable fighting skills. In addition, Waterfur's thorn-sharp claws are the outcome of constant tree scratching to finely hone them, but since she has bigger paws than most, this presents as a challenge because her claws are sized for a feline with normal-sized paws. [/b]
Personality (6 or more sentences--these sentences form their own section and do NOT count towards the 4 groups below. Those are additional requirements): Always trying to empathize the other cat in a problem, Waterfur is slow to anger, but when provoked her temper can flare with the might of a raging fire. More often than not, she is kind to her clanmates- especially the elders. Waterfur is greatly loyal to her clan and hopes one day to stand on Highrock, addressing the cats of ThunderClan with a voice that rings clear around the camp. Although her hopes are high, she is a naturally shy cat to those who do not know her, but once you befriend Waterfur, you find that she could talk her way to StarClan and back!
In battle, she fights with every fiber of her spirit, be it border skirmish or clan showdown. Waterfur has learned to use her larger paws as an advantage against the opponent, throwing hefty blows backed by powerful shoulders and the claws of a badger. Although she's a great fighter, one skill of hers is even better- hunting. This she-cat is a superb hunter and if she comes back empty-pawed, she'll simply go out hunting again. Some prey is much easier to hunt than others, and Waterfur is one of the clan's best squirrel hunters.
---Likes (at least 3): Waterfur enjoys helping train apprentices to for the betterment of her clan, as well as talking walks alone to stop and admire life's beauty, even if that beauty is concealed deep within ugliness. She also likes tree climbing, because Waterfur feels it gives a better sense of the word "bird's-eye view". One of her favorite things to do, however, is hunt in a hunting patrol and know the joy of fed clanmates.
--- Dislikes (at least 3): She has a strong dislike of starlings; they slowly drag down her throat, leaving an awful taste in her mouth. Waterfur also has a strong bias against cats that do not try, don't attempt to accomplish a goal as impossible as it may be. Her biggest dislike is bloodshed, as it is the lifeline coursing through every cat and losing some is like dying a little.
---Strengths (No MORE than 5): Running, because she has sturdy, long legs that allow her to move swiftly, and again, hunting- she is excellent at it. Waterfur is also a natural tree climber, and her legs and body also help her when smoothly flowing over branches as would a snake over rocks.
---Weaknesses (At least 3): Fighting, as she does not like fighting but will when necessary, and has a hard time speaking to her leader, because he seems so powerful compared to her. She also has a soft spot for wounded warriors and this weakness has only been slightly overcome by hard determination.
History (8 or more sentences): When Waterfur was still a small kit, sickness began to spread around the camp. Her mother became very protective of her and her siblings, Brownkit and Mistkit. The illness was diagnosed as poisoning from sick prey. Cats would vomit up evil-smelling liquids, and have terrible pains which made them feeble. Her father, Thornpelt, was one of the first to catch this sickness, yet his case was so severe that he died from it.
After her father died, Waterfur sought comfort in the most experienced cats in the clan- the elders. Shadelake, a husky elder with a missing paw, helped Waterfur through her hardship of depression; he cared for her as a father would but never tried to assume his position. A few seasons later Shadelake died as well, from the dreaded greencough fatal to kits and elders. The she-cat pushed aside her sadness and grief to become an attribute to her clan, although oftentimes she still thinks about the two toms that made such an impact on her life.
Roleplay Sample (Required for first advanced bio): Waterkit was tucked under her mother's cloud soft pelt, asleep, when suddenly the entrance to the medicine den. She perked up and heard cats loudly wailing. What's going on? the little kit thought to herself. She squeezed through the tugging branches of the nursery and scampered out into the clearing. "What happened? Why is everyone out here?" A big she-cat sitting next to her, Roseheart, turned around and was about to reply when her eyes filled with grief. "Oh, Waterkit," she sighed, "I feel so sorry for you, just a little kit, to have her father..."Roseheart hesitated. “To have her father dead, killed by the evil sickness." Waterkit looked confused, the exclaimed, "You must have the wrong cat. My dad is the strongest cat in all the clans, and strong cats don't die from sickness, do they?" Roseheart did not answer her. "Do they?" she repeated, a little softer this time as if to show that she was realizing her father was dead. Waterkit brushed past the she-cat and bounded up to her father's body. It was cold and lifeless, as if he were merely a stone in a freezing river. She pressed her nose deeper into his fur, but only smelled the herbs rubbed over his fur to mask the scent of death. "No," she whispered, and then wailed again, "No! He can't be gone! He just can't be!" Waterkit stormed off, her tail sagging in grief. Roseheart was about to go comfort the kit, but a tail on her shoulder stopped her. "Leave her be. She needs some time alone, to take in the shock." It was Shadelake, the elder. Roseheart thought to argue, but instead headed off in the other direction toward the dead warrior Thornpelt. [b]
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