Name:Sparrow[dash]
Age:23 moons
Gender: Tom
Breed: tabby cat
Clan: RockClan
Rank: Deputy
Eye color: slate blue
Pelt color: cinnamon brown
Markings: tabby
Height: more or less 2 feet
Weight: 6lbs
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Likes:3+
Dislikes: 3+
Full Personality:[Proud & Loyal]
Sparrowdash is a very proud tom and never liked getting help from other cats on things he felt didn't concern them. Even with other warriors during his training, he felt that his leader and mentor knew best and he preferred advice from them and not from them. Which was a little mistake on his part, what Sparrowdash failed to realize was that everyone in their own ways built up a true warrior and that's something he still is trying to wrap his mind around, but he is slowly growing on the concept on sharing techniques inner clan only. He has to much pride to get help from other clans and so he doesn't really listen to their tips during gatherings. Though he respects other clans way of life, he feels they do not belong within his own clan. Because of this he does not like receiving any aid from other clans except in dire need for it, if it can be solved within the clan he will not allow outside help.
Sparrowdash is loyal to his clan which is pretty obvious, he does not believe in outer clan relations and will not take such offenses to lightly so try to catch him in a good mood if you hope for a bit of sympathy. He would never be one to break the code and sticks mainly to the code, though even the most by the book cats will stretch it for the needs of the clan.
[To Serious & Wise]
Sparrowdash can tend to be a little overly serious and rather bland at times. He doesn't like to show emotion much for he feels it exposes to much of the inner self that shouldn't be exposed. He's seen many cats destroyed by showing to much emotion to someone else so he's innerly terrified of commitment to another cat that would make his mind to fragile. With this fear it makes him very nervous when a cat tries to get to close and he can tend to lash out harshly to try and keep them away. To try and prevent this from happening he acts more blunt and emotionless to see strong and well under control of himself.
Sparrowdash may seem more bland but he really has some insight on how things are in the world. Why things should be the way they are and why they aren't. This trait makes him more deep and sometimes more thoughtful to those around him, making his personality very split, duty and pride on one side and empathy on the other it usually depends on what kind of mood his is in that day.
relationships:
[Suspicious & Gentle]
Sparrowdash often is misunderstood to those who don't know him to well. They think he is ambitious and a danger to the clans just because he wants his clan to survive. Like if there is a drought and he absolutely needs water he will ask another Clan if they could spare some, some other cat think of this as an aim for more territory because of how he words things to be more persuasive. Really he just wants to protect his clan and he feels like they are family, and he will do what ever it takes to protect his family. To others they see Sparrow as dark, and a little entrusting because of his reluctance to let others know to much about FrostClan's affairs ,or his own for that matter, during gatherings which makes some suspicious.
inside:Afraid of Love & Nervous around Females
Under all this rough exterior is a gentle tom that cares for others more than himself. He would in a heartbeat jump in the way of deadly claws to save a clan mate and secretly has a soft spot for kits, finding them as silly little things that have so much to give to the world. He never really thought of himself having any and really he is scared to, he feels as if he would fail them as a father. This rough tom is anyways as tough and structured as he looks, he is still human or rather feline in a sense. Tough he rarely try to show this part of him to others for he feels it makes him come off as an serious and weak.
other:
[Persuasive & Intimidating]
Sparrowdash has a way of getting what he wants out of other cats, mind you it does not always work but he is pretty good at influences others into doing what he thinks is best. He can have this way of speaking that would hit the soft spots of a cat that would allow them to agree with what he is proposing. Though he does not use this very often it is quite effective and he will try to trigger the emotions of: guilt, anger, pity, and even love to help fuel his way of thinking. Like I said he only uses it when he think his way is what is truly needed for his clan, other than that he stays away from other cats emotions, not ever really liking to play with them since he is scared of his own getting played with. This talent of persuasion allowed him to be a strong speaker, and an optimist when it comes to his clans success.
To add on to his persuasiveness his looks cause him to look intimidating at some points. His eyes narrow fully and his gaze becomes intense and it can make any cat think twice about what they are going to do. Again he only uses these skills when necessary and wont glare at every cat that walks by him, he tries to be humble and involved most of the time, but others his more sly nature appears when he feels his clan needs more than what it has already.
Birth Day: In spring about two years ago
Birth Clan:RockClan
Family:[FATHER]Brownwhisker
[MOTHER]Nettlefrost
[BROTHER]Darkstreak
[SISTER]
CreamkitHistory:[The Before & The Birth]
His parents went by the names of Nettlefrost and Brownwhisker. His mother was Nettlefrost a pale brown tabby with icy blue eyes. She was known for her distant nature, as she really didn't like talking to others very much. She preferred to be alone and felt she got her duties done faster because she didn't have to worry about anyone else. She grew up dodging any toms attempts to be her mate or even get close to her. That was until she met Brownwhisker, he was reserved and noble and often spent his time caring for his clan rather than himself. She respected his way of clan life and when he didn't show interest in her it kind of made her uneasy. Trying to keep away from Brownwhisker they somehow were put on most of the same patrols and though she kept to herself and so did he they had a sort of connection. Finally they both started to converse on patrols, a little here and a little there, then they had full on conversations and went just about every where together. They kept this kind of relationship for seven moons before they even decided to become mates. Now though they were rather old for parenthood, well 42 moons, Nettlefrost was now expecting kits. Seasons passed and she was lucky that her kits birth landed on a day in new leaf, when the earth was slowly warming up.
She had three kits that evening, two sons and a daughter. Sadly her daughter's lungs were not functioning and she died not being able to breath properly. Before her passing they named her Creamkit, for her creamy tan pelt. The first born son was named Dark-kit for his dark muddy brown looking pelt. He was strong and more built for battle than anything else, he had shorter legs and a wider frame and he was the first to crawl to his mothers stomach. The middle kit was a thin almost scrawny looking tom that they named Sparrowkit, for the feathery look of his tri brown colored fur. Sparrowkit was quick and he kind of stumbled and wobbled around before finding his mothers milk. The two songs grew up healthy and in no time at all they were playing outside the nursery. Dark-kit was always into play fighting while Sparrowkit was more into his surroundings. So they didn't always see eye to eye but they still loved each other as brothers. Sparrow was close to his mother Nettlefrost, always being mommy's little prince that when she struck with green cough he could barley function. Worried for his mothers life he didn't eat when his father demanded he didn't sleep when all the other cats did, he just waited. Finally his mother survived the epidemic but she could not exactly breathe properly anymore and so had to be moved to the elders den from proper care. More or less relieved that she was even alive now he finally started to take care of himself again. Nearing his sixth moon Sparrowkit and his elder brother awaited their apprentice ceremony. Dark-kit couldn't wait to learn some real battle moves, while Sparrowkit was just happy to being able to finally contribute to the clan. From just those five moons the two toms grew from tiny crawling kits to young males of the clan. Dark-kit became more broad and bulky with age and Sparrowkit became more longer and taller, both opposites in every way shape and form, but still they had a mental connection that bonded them as family and they could never hate each other. Finally the day came for the two to become apprenticed and that morning there mother licked them clean and proper for their first ceremony.
[Sparrowkit to Sparrowpaw]
Finally after his mothers constant grooming they were allowed to go out and wait for the clan meeting to officially begin. When their names were called Sparrowkit slowly walked forward trying to be dignified and mature for his transfer from kit to apprentice. Dark-kit on the other hand was more anxious and raced up to the front. Feeling a little awkward still walking up there he picked up his pace to a trot and settled beside his brother, feeling a bit embarrassed by his brothers kit like display. Everyone else thought it was adorable though and the meeting pressed on. Dark-kit got Goosefeather as a mentor, a down to earth and calm she-cat. Perfect to even out the overly anxious tom cat. Sparrowkit was given Leafstorm as a mentor a reserved but happy tom, whom also happened to be his fathers past apprentice moons ago. At the end of the meeting they were given their names: Darkpaw and Sparrowpaw.During the first few moons of their apprenticeship the two brothers stayed close through out the hardships of adjusting to apprentice life. The early risings and the vigorous training schedules but after a few good moons the two found it pretty easy to train and rather liked the early morning training because of the crisp new air.
Nearing the middle of their training Darkpaw started to branch away from his brother. Sparrowpaw at first thought it was just because he wanted to do his own things and respected that. Then Darkpaw started acting strange and was constantly sneaking away from camp. Sparrowpaw noticed it when he woke up and his brother wasn't next to him. One night he decided to follow his brother and kept hidden during his sneaking. Following him out into an open space he found that Darkpaw was talking to another apprentice, one in their own clan thankfully. A female he knew by the name of Mousepaw, she seemed coy and suspicious and for some reason Sparrowpaw had a bad feeling about how this was going to end. Over hearing bits of their conversation Mousepaw told Darkpaw that she was no longer interested in him as a future mate and that she had been recently getting close to another tom in the clan, Rockfur, a newly made warrior of the clan. Darkpaw was crushed and without thinking Sparrowpaw rushed to his side, from that day on Darkpaw was no longer the happy determined tom, he was more bitter and cold. Ever since then Sparrowpaw was afraid of love and tried to distance himself from his female friends.
Finally nearing the end of his training, Sparrowpaw took his final assessment, which this time happened to be a battle assessment. To his surprise he did rather well and though he messed up once or twice he passed and was going to be made into a warrior the follow morning. He heard that Darkpaw was given a hunting assessment for his final and luckily he stopped moping enough to catch a few pieces of prey and was also going to be made into a warrior, but so was Mousepaw and some other cat named Finchpaw. Walking out of the apprentices den the next morning was liberating for Sparrowpaw, he had finally made into the ranks of a warrior. Waiting for Darkpaw the apprentices made their way toward high rock. Sitting at its base they all went though the ceremony. In the end they were all given their warrior names: Darkstreak, Sparrowdash, Finchwing, and Mousepetal.
[Sparrowpaw to Sparrowdash]
The newly made warriors sat their vigil that night in complete silence, though Sparrowdash could feel the tension between Darkstreak and Mousepetal. From the looks of it, it was going to be a long night. Finally when dawn approached and they were relieved from vigil, Sparrowdash offered a quick hunting party to warm them up. Darkstreak declined naturally and stalked off toward the warriors den to make a new nest for himself. Finchwing agreed though and Mousepetal ran off to find Rockfur. Just looking at Mousepetal made the tom cat shiver, still him and Finchwing left camp moments after that. Sparrowdash never really knew Finchwing as a cat till this day and the two bonded quickly, talking about there past mentors and training they went through. The day faded quickly and both toms carried back two pieces of prey for the clan. It was no surprise when the clan found out Mousepetal was expecting, and not just recently but for a few moons. She was moved quickly into the nursery, Sparrowdash checked on Darkstreak to see if he was ok. Darkstreak admitted the kits were his own, and that back to that one night he wasn't ready and that was why Mousepaw went with Rockfur. Sparrowdash was shocked but promised not to say anything to the rest of the clan.
Later on that season he wasn't surprised to see Darkstreak lurking around the nursery, knowing perfectly well that Mousepetal was due to have kits very soon. A week later the kits were born, and the whole clan came to see the new kits, Sparrowdash was one of the first few to see the kits besides Rockfur and Darkstreak. She had three little kits two she-cats and a tom. One of the females, the first born resembled Darkstreak with the same dark colored fur and tabby lines. After seeing this Darkstreak got uneasy and left the den. Sparrowdash asked about the names, cleverly hiding his brothers secret. She announced that the dark female would be named Nightkit, the second female a more sandy brown she-cat would be named Fawnkit, and the male that luckily had some grey in him like Rockfur she named him Sootkit. Congratulating the two he backed out slowly and went to find Darkstreak who was moping around in the warriors den. Before he could say anything the current leader in the Clan asked him to lead a patrol toward the neighboring Clans borders, saying that he scented some of their cats on FrostClan's side of the stream. Sparrowdash accepted and lead a small group to investigate. Finding faded scents of the Clan cats he went back to the Clan and they concluded that maybe it was by mistake. Five moons later Mousepetals kits were ready to be apprenticed. At the ceremony, to his surprise, he was given Fawnkit, now Fawnpaw to mentor, while Darkstreak was given Nightkit to mentor. Sootkit was given Finchwing as a mentor, and the three newly mentors set off to train their new pupils. Though Darkstreak was a bit more reluctant.
He soon found Fawnpaw to be a very timid she-cat, jumping up at the slightest sound. He knew he had a lot of work ahead of him with this one. Though with the passing moons he was able to get her less skittish and made into a warrior.
