Post by Snowstorm on Apr 19, 2007 22:16:49 GMT -5
Picture -
Name -
Swiftstar
Gender -
Male
Age -
25 moons
Clan -
Galeclan
Rank -
Leader
Description -
Swiftstar is a handsome maine coon tom. He is fairly small and lithe even for his age. He is stunningly agile and swift on his small paws, being able to outrun most cats. However, sometimes his weight isn't enough to bring down another cat in battle which is his weakness. However, he can still use swift movements to get at the foe. Swiftstar's pelt pattern is made up of blacks, oranges, a bit of white and browns. He has one orange patch on his forehead, one going all the way up his left leg, a stripe on his hindleg and a few other patches here and there. He has a large black patch over most of his body. Going from his tail all the way up to his head and down to his right leg. He has three black spots on his right paw. Swiftstar's paws are white, he has a bit of white atthe end of his feathery tail and he has a large white patch on his chest trailing down to his underbelly. Swiftstar's eyes are a pale blue colour, not like in the picture. They have flecks of sapphire and you can often read his expression through his eye flickers and movements.
Personality -
Swiftstar is mostly known as the loyal and brave leader of Galeclan. But thats on the surface, there is so much more to him then meets the eye. Swiftstar has a painful past in which he chooses never to look upon for it hurts him too much. He is fairly sensitive about things and will get very protective if he is called a liar or insulted. Swiftstar can have a firery temper, even for his clan if they are disobeying him. As an apprentice he had a thorn sharp tongue in which undofrtunately he kept as a warrior. Though he may sometimes seem grumpy or just plain stubborn, he has a soft side too. Swiftstar has a soft spot for kits, and loves to teach. Swiftstar is wise beyond his years and can usually resolve problems without fighting. The way he likes it. Swiftstar is loyal and brave to the core and would fight to the end for his clan mates. He has a kind heart in there somewhere, you just have to dig deep enough.
History -
~Kithood~
Swiftstar was born a loner in a barn far away from clan territory. He had a brother named Shadowkit with whom he was pretty much best friends with. Their mother was named Ice but she was killed by a fox one cold leaffall morning. Their father Windfur, a run away Galeclanner took the two on a journey towards Galeclan, knowing he could never take good care of them alone. They were too young. One night when they were taking a break, all fast asleep, Shadowkit was taken and killed by a hawk before Windfur could do anything about it. So he continued on and on with Swiftkit until they reached Galeclan territory. His father had to leave him there in the cold for a patrol to find him because he knew if Galeclan saw him then they would most certainly attack and kill him for what he did before and throw the kit back into the cold because of his heritage. So Swiftkit was picked up by a patrol and taken to the camp to be cared for.
~Apprenticehood~
Swiftkit became Swiftpaw when he was exactly 6 moons old. He was mentored by Oakstar who had high hopes for him. Other cats were jelous of him because he was the first ever cat to be mentored by the leader and he wasn't even clan-born so he was shunned. He showed greeat potential at even such a young age. He met a she cat named Wingedpaw who he became best good friends and something more with. The two were nearly inseperable. Then the day came... There was a badger attack in camp. Wingedpaw was killed protecting the nursery.
~Warrior/Deputyhood~
Swiftpaw was completely broken when Wingedpaw died. He felt he would never love anyone again. At this time he also started getting bits and peices of his memory back from when he was a kit. These were dreams which still haunt him today. Oakstar made Swiftpaw Swiftheart and named him deputy because Ashcloud was also killed. He got an apprentice named Bluepaw. He was a great deputy even though he was sometimes bitter and cold towards cats. He soon lightened up however and served his clan even better.
~Leadership~
One day in Newleaf Oakstar suffered from a severe case of blackcough and became very weak. When Nightclan's old leader Birchstar saw how weak his brothers clan was, he launched an attack against them. Oakstar's last lives were easily torn from him. But with the dieing Oakstar at Swiftheart's paws, he listened intently to his last words. That he was to be the new leader of Galeclan. Then he was gone. And Swiftheart launched back into battle and killed Birchstar. He recieved his name and lives. When he ws getting them, he met his mother, father, Oakstar and Wingedpaw. So he was renamed Swiftstar.
IC -
A lithe maine coon stalked silently through the underbrush. The moonlight reflected in the leader's pale blue eyes. Swiftstar raised his head and took in the scents around him. He could smell rabbits and mice, but mingling with it was a cat's scent. Not from a clan though. He crocuhed down and his eyes flicked around, trying to pinpoint where the scent was coming from. Swiftstar flinched as he saw a cat trotting on a path in the forest. Swiftstar leapt from the bushes and tackled the cat, pinning him down. He looked down at a hauntingly familiar face. The face was black with multiple scars and one lost eye. Half of his tail was gone and he had claw marks all down his sides. The tom flinched as he looked up into Swiftstar's eyes. The toms eyes flashed for a moment. "Swiftkit?" The tom asked suddenly, looking totally bewildered. At this Swiftstar leapt off him in alarm. "Who are you?" He demanded harshly. He clawed the earth angrily. How did this cat know his name? The black tom paused. "I'm your brother Shadowkit. Well now I'm just Shadow...." The black cat replied cooly, his stubby tail flicking back and forth. Swiftstar sunk his claws into the ground. "You can't be Shadowkit! You were killed, by a hawk!" Swiftstar argued, tail lashing angrily. The cat shook his head. "The hawk dropped me by accident. I fell down and landed in a tree. I was found by a cat named Sage. He took care of me for a while..." Shadow sighed. "Im your brother." He repeated.
