first posted Jan 18, 2016 0:11:47 GMT
Post by mothstep on Jan 18, 2016 0:11:47 GMT
Character Name:mothkit,mothpaw, MOTHSTEP
Character Age: 72
Character Gender: She-cat
Character Sexuality: asexual
Character's Clan: windclan
Character's Rank: medicine cat
Short description: A short-haired calico she-cat with yellow eyes.
Physical Description: Mothstep is a leathe and graceful looking she-cat. it is obvious from her stature and the way she holds her body that she is gentle and kind. There isn't a mean bone in her body and that comes through in her posture without a doubt.
Her short fur is white whit splashes of calico orange and black and her bright yellow eyes are acute and focused on what they need to be. She is not the type to have her gaze or attention wander. Despite her growing age, she is still looking as young as ever; her fur is neither thin nor scraggly and those who did not know her probably could not guess her moons. She is small, over all, and even cats younger then her (like Lionstar) tower over her in height and bulk. Hoever she is the exact picture of what a WindClan cat should be and she holds pride int hat.
Personality: Mothstep is a pacifist before she is much of anything else. She is not one to fight unless directed to by her leader and even then she is reluctant. She also, in all honesty, does not enjoy hunting much as it means killing other living creatures, but she understands the necesity and the circle of life. She does not, however, kill any birds for which she was named and her hunting outings remain locked on rabbits.
While Mothstep doesn't know the meaning of the word bitter, she has always eyed the Medicine Cat position and was hurt greatly when she was passed up and lost her chance at her dream life. But she has worked through her struggle and pain and has come out as a gentle and loving cat.
When she was finally offered the chance of a life time, she accepted graciously and all pain from her warrior life was instantly gone.
Despite having no kits and having no interest in ever taking a mate, Mothstep is everyone's mother. She is always yelling after cats to groom their ears or cover their dirt or finish their chores. She gets on many a cat's nerves for these behaviors but int he end, everyone loves her and is great-full for her pestering because she meas it out of love. They tolerate and accept her because she looks out for them.
History: Mothkit was a gorgeous little package and she never really grew out of that. Both her parents were proud of their little girl and doted on her with heavy affection. She knew from a young age what it meant to have a mother and a father that truely cared about you and she absorbed that love and knowledge into her soul.
Her older brother, Heronpaw, got the lanky genes and luckily for her, her younger littermate Acornkit seemed to follow in his pawsteps. And she was all too ok with that. Mothkit was happy to be close to the ground with only her fur's cleanliness to look after. And their younger littermate was full of energy, as the youngest should be, and was constantly coercing them into games and activities. While Acornkit and Mothkit rarely refused Pigeonkit's pleas for fun, they often ended in the three kits rolling around together.
The gorgeous calico kit found her gaze constantly pulled not toward the Warrior den as her brothers' was, but toward the medicine den. Although she never expressed her wish in words, it was obvious to all where her heart truely lay. But when the time came, it seemed the newly appointed Medicine Cat had no desire to take an apprentice.
Mothpaw was awarded her name as a warrior's apprentice and she couldn't help but feel her heart sink through her paws. The corner of her young eyes filled with tears as she gently touched noses to her new mentor. The moment the ceremony was over and the names of the three new apprentices were being cheered, she turned and ran out of the camp. Her heart was broken and she found herself sobbing in a rabbit's den, the chants of her Clanmates still ringing in the background.
When she was 7 moons, her mother died and the Medicine Cat said it was due to a complication from their birth, although Mothpaw was never entirely convinced of that. But she stepped forward and began to act more and more motherly to her younger siblings and even to her older brother. She felt that no kit deserved to be without a mother and she would do whatever she could to make sure no one knew that pain.
She struggled through her warrior training. Although she tried desperately to absorb what her mentor taught her, she had no interest and no talent for what she was learning. She hoped every day that Flamepelt would see her and realize where her potential lay. But he never did. She became drastically protective of all kits weather they had parents or not and devoted her life and her attention to the only place she felt she could.
Eventually, Acorntail received his warrior name but Mothpaw was still a ways behind him. When she was 16 moons, she was, essentially, threatened with being forced to retire if she didn't step up and earn her warrior name. A moon later, she showed that she was worthy of advancing and she was named Mothstep and sat her vigil.
While Mothstep's dream to move into the medicine den never truly died, she knew in her heart that if Flamepelt ever were to take an apprentice, it would not be a fully named warrior. While depression clouded her head, her heart stayed dedicated and strong. She tried her best to learn to enjoy hunting and training but found it impossible.
Moons passed and her littermate became Acornstar, leader of WindClan. She was overjoyed for him and continued to play the motherly role. But now, with her brother as leader, no cat could harp on her for the annoying affection she displayed.
ON WiTF 1.o
When Acornstar, Lionstone and Crowfeather were found and captured by twolegs in the territory, Mothstep was distraught. Lionstone, luckily for the Clan, was large and strong enough to escape. But the aging leader and medicine cat were gone for good. While Mothstep always has hope her brother will return, she knows in her heart the unlikelihood. She was, however, completely taken aback when Lionstar named her the new Medicine Cat of WindClan. After moons and moons of a miserable Warriors life, her dream had become reality and she reveled in it. In private, Lionstar had told her that Acornstar had shared with her the aging warriors dream and that this was a final gift from him.
OOC name: theAfanc
Timezone: -7 GMT
Tag: SPLISH SPLASH , THE COAL THAT BURNS YOU
