Character Name:
"I'm called Beastpaw. --No, you're right. It doesn't really fit. Blame my mother."
Character Age:
"I'm eight moons old."
Gender:
"What? You can't tell? No... Of course not... I'm a tom."
Alliance:
"I was born in Shadowclan and don't know what life is like anywhere else. I guess that means I'm loyal to Shadowclan."
Rank:
"Nothing more and nothing less than an apprentice."
Appearance:
"As you can see, I'm not huge. Please, I'm not even of normal size. I know you're thinking it: I look like a kit. And a sick, starving kit at that. Yes, I'm eating plenty. Yes, I've seen the medicine cat. I don't know what's wrong, so just stop asking.
"I'm a gray-brown tabby, in case you can't see. --It's not exactly dark out, but maybe you're blind? Whatever.-- Most of my pelt is the gray color, but the brown sneaks in where my flanks meet my underbelly. The stripes on my body are a darker gray than the rest of me, closer to black. On head, there's a black 'M' shape on my forehead, as well as a white blaze on my nose. The blaze continues to color my muzzle, chin, chest and underbelly. The very tip of my tail is white as well, and the rest of it is ringed with the black stripes.
"Both of my eyes are the same color: a plain, dull amber color. They're not shiny or bright or even remotely pretty. They're almost the color of rocks, but not the gray ones -- the kind of tan-ish ones? I don't mind though. They work, don't they?"
Personality:
"I don't exactly feel comfortable describing myself... I mean, I feel like others see me differently than I see myself. But I'll give it a try.
"I'm not shy, but I don't like being around other cats. They...intimidate me. I'm afraid of being judged by them, that's all. They're always watching me, probably thanks to my mother's status -- she's one of the stronger warriors in the clan apparently. They think I'm going to be great or something, and that most of them are watching me for signs of that. And I'm scared that I won't show any. Or worse, do something completely ridiculous while they're watching.
"I'm also not all too intelligent. I can remember things really good, once someone tells me them a few times. And I know almost all the battle techniques that Shadowclan uses, but I can't exactly pull them all off... I try really hard though."
---Likes:
"Umm.... I like the night. The moon, the stars.... they're all fascinating to me. If I could stay up all night and watch them... and then just sleep during the day, I would.
"I like squirrels. Like, the taste of them. They're just delicious. I can't catch them yet, since not only are they rare on our territory, but they're also pretty fast. I'm not a good enough hunter to catch them yet. But I want to.
"And... I like sunlight. Yeah, I know, I want to stay up all night and sleep during the day, but I like sunlight. But I just love the feel of warm sunlight on my pelt. It's so nice..."
--- Dislikes:
"What don't I like? I don't like the dark... I'm afraid of it. Again: yeah, I know. I love the night and yet I'm afraid the dark. It's not the night I'm afraid of though... It's the complete dark, like when you close your eyes and you can't see anything at all? It just scares me...
"And birds. I don't like birds. I'll eat them, yeah. And of course I'll kill them, when I can. But I don't like those feathery flying things. The fact that they can be flying above me, watching me without me knowing it... It makes me feel... weird.
"Oh! I hate bugs. Insects, whatever. All kinds of them. Beetles, ants, spiders, the ones with wings. Even butterflies. They gross me out. They just move weird and smell kinda funny. I'm actually kinda scared of them... I don't understand why, but I just am."
---Strengths:
"I'm good at hunting, but not in the way you would think. I'm not as fast as other cats are, and I'm a bit clumsy so I'm no good at actually chasing and catching the prey. But I'm a great tracIker. And because of my size, I can fit in some of the larger animals' dens. Or even get a paw into a mouse's nest.
"And, thanks to my tracking, I'm also really good at finding herbs. I'm not smart enough to be a medicine cat's apprentice, but I'm always willing to help the medic find what she needs.
"My small size doesn't just help with hunting though. It's made me a great stealth tracker. I can follow almost any cat without them knowing I'm there. I've learned to hide my scent in different ways, like with fern dew or by rolling in mud."
---Weaknesses:
"Weaknesses, huh? Way to make a cat feel good about himself.
"I'm not strong. I have virtually no muscles at all: just skin wrapped tight around bones. I don't know why they won't grow, but maybe they will. Hopefully. In the meantime, though, it leaves me as a sitting duck, and I can barely fend off attacks from the youngest apprentice.
"I can't run fast, as I said. It's my paws, I think. They're out of proportion with the rest of me, so I guess it makes sense. Whenever I try to run, I trip over my paws.
"And, well, it's kind of stupid, but I can't fight. Like, I know how to do it, the techniques and all, but I just can't. I don't understand how to... No ones really ever taken the time to teach me, so that might be it, but maybe I just can't fight? It worries me sometimes."
History:
"I was born in Shadowclan to a supposedly loving family. My mother's name is Owlnight, and my father's name was Scorchpelt. I had one sister, who is now Foxpaw. We seemed happy enough, I guess.
"Everything seems normal in my past. But there's one thing that happened, I think, that just sounds wrong when I say it aloud...
"You see, when I was about four moons old, I ran away from the camp. I was bored and wanted to explore, so I just ran. While I was out, I saw some of the greatest things in my life; the forest looks so much better through the eyes of a runaway kit. But, while I was exploring and wondering at all the amazing things around me, I didn't notice something tracking me.
"It was a fox. And let me tell you, a fox, to a kit, looks like a bear. When if finally showed itself, its jaw was dripping with saliva and it stalked towards me, some sort of sick smile on its face. It came after me, and even though I ran as fast as my tiny kitten legs could take me, it trapped me.
"It was about to eat me, I swear. I have a scar on my chest, under my fur, from where it clawed me. But anyways, it was going to eat me. But then my mom appeared, and she fought it, taking it down single-pawedly. My father came just after it died, having followed fear scent and the sound, I guess.
"I was so relieved, thinking I was safe, but then my mother did something unexpected. She turned on my father. And... and I think she killed him.
"The story every one knows is that Scorchpelt got killed by the fox. I mean, maybe he did. Maybe I just got scared and had too many poppy seeds. But I could have sworn that I saw Owlnight kill my father...
"Anyways, that's the only important thing that's happened in my life. That's the only thing that's honestly made a difference in it. Everything else has been fairly normal."
Roleplay Sample:
The tiny tom sighed and rolled onto his back. "Life is boring," he mewed, more to himself than anyone else. Not that anyone was around. Beastpaw had made sure of that. Not many Shadowclan cats knew about this place. It was a long hike, hard to get to not only because of the climb but also the system of holes one had to climb through to find it. One wrong turn and you'd be stuck. Here, Beastpaw knew he was alone. And alone was the way he liked to be.
