Post by amber on Feb 14, 2011 16:59:22 GMT -5
Name:
Thornpaw
Age:
6 1/2 Moons
Gender:
Tom
Clan:
MarshClan
Rank:
Apprentice
Mentor:
Lilypool
M/C:
Ehh....Open
Kin:
Bushtail ~ Father (Deceased)
Rosepetal ~ Mother (Deceased, or so he hopes)
Patchkit ~ Brother (Deceased)
Description:
Thornpaw is a black and white tom. He is actually quite small for his age, which is unusual of his family history. He has been mistaken for a skunk on more that one occasion, due to the white stripe on the back of his black pelt. Thornpaw has white paws and a white stripe stretched across his face. He has a small scratch just underneath his ear from his mother's claws. He has short legs, which cause him to trip frequently. Thornpaw has short ears that are white and a long black bushy tail. He seems to always have a thorn or two in his pelt, since he is constantly tripping into thorny bushes. He has handsome light green eyes that show the pain that he has gone through in his past.
Personality:
Thornpaw tries to have a positive attitude most of the time. He has a low self-esteem, due to his neglect from his mother. He decided after his mother's banishment to turn his hatred and suffering into something positive. Something that his father and brother could be proud of. Now, he is a sweet little kit that can't stand to see pain, or suffering. He likes to play with kits his age, and even apprentices. He is drawn to playing with kits that are several moons younger than him, since they are either his size or bigger. He is skittish at times, especially when he sees or thinks about his mother. He tries to hide the pain and suffering he has gone through, ever since he was a young kit, but sometimes it is inconcievable. These are the times when he hears cries of pain and sorrow. Cats being injured. He hopes that he will get over this as he grows older. He loves to watch the sun rise and fall, aswell as the moon rise and fall. He wants to return to the kit he was before his brother died. The kit who was sweet and gentle, loving and innocent.
History:
Thornpaw was born into a litter of two kits. Him being the youngest, and a complete suprise. His parents, Rosepetal and Bushtail were only expecting one kit. Thornkit, and his older brother Patchkit were the best of friends. The two were inseperable.
Rosepetal had a deep hatred for Thornkit, because he was the first out of both her and Bushtail's family to be born small and not grow much. Rosepetal abused the poor kit, doing all that she could to try and kill him. Giving him emotional and physical scars. Questions soon arose about why the kit was always bleeding, or hurt, but if he told, Rosepetal told him that she would kill him. Patchkit was treated like a prince, he was loved by Rosepetal, and was never abused.
Bushtail was Thornkit's idol. Until the dreaded day that Bushtail died in battle. Patchkit was there to comfort his little brother, doing all he could to be there for Thornkit. Patchkit hated being treated like he was when Thornkit suffered. On several occasions Thornkit almost died from lack of milk.
Patchkit soon grew ill, and died of greencough. This sent Rosepetal crazy. She began to blame Thornkit, and the trauma that the little kit faced only grew worse. He eventually gained an angry attitude. He was almost always mad at everyone, even the cats he once loved. He had turned his back on the world. His mother continued to abuse and neglect the kit, leaving him weak and unable to hardly move.
Thankfully, one of the warriors found out what had been happening to Thornkit when the kit reached four moons, and Rosepetal was banished from the Clan. The pain stopped there. He was given to another queen to be raised, but due to him not getting adequate nutrition in his earlier moons, he did not grow.
Luckily he was introduced to the fresh-kill pile which gave him some meat on his bones and he didn't look so scrawny.
Since he has been without his mother, the young kit has changed his attitude. He is more calm and caring. Like he was at a younger age. He still has many scars from his mother, and tries to hide them. He now is mostly quiet and shy, and tends to take a while to trust someone. But one thing the kit has learned is Memories never fade. And that line is a line he repeats quite often.
Thornkit became Thornpaw a half moon ago, and is eager to start his training, though he was upset his friend wasn't able to be an apprentice until just recently.
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