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MtC - Pheasantpaw App

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Name: Pheasantfoot
Age: 24 1/4 Moons (updated: Feb 3rd)
*Joined at 6 and a 1/4 Moons
Gender: Male
Rank: Warrior

Family: 
  • Mother: Quailheart
  • Father: Unknown
  • Siblings: None

HISTORY:


Pheasantpaw was born just before Leafbare, and was confined to the nursery for most of his kit hood due to the extreme weather conditions. With no siblings, Pheasantpaw became very dependent on his mother, and spent little time with kits his age and more time with his her. This led to him becoming considerably more mature than most kits his age. He never sought to break rules or push the boundaries set by the clans, nor was he overly rambunctious. He was just okay with what was.

His odd disposition meant that he got along a bit better with apprentices than kits and often helped them while they replaced his bedding. As they brought in fresh moss, he would gather the old stuff and nose it out of the entrance. While the fresh air was welcome, juxtaposed to the stuffy den, the cold really made his leg and paw ache. Pheasantpaw was born with a severely mis-shapen leg. His elbow and wrist joints are unable to extend as they should, which renders his right leg as useless as carrion...Sometimes it pained all through the night and his mother would have to lick his fur to lull him to sleep. At first it really got him down, but after some cheering up from his den mates, and some practice, he realized that he would be able to at least hobble around with just three legs.

Although his mother encouraged him daily, he worried about what would become of him if he were apprenticed. He had had many moons to come to terms with the fact that he may never become a warrior... But this couldn't be it! As much as he loved his oldest clanmates, the last thing he wanted was  to end up in the elder's den as soon as he set paw outside the nursery! His fears heightened as the first day of his sixth moon came and went, with no announcement of his apprenticeship... He tried to tell himself that it was likely due to Redstripes's death, as well as Windclan now residing in Thunderclan territory. He he completely understood that Smokestar was very busy, but he had to know what their plans were for him!

This had been the first time in his life that he could not sit still! He had to take his destiny into his own paws!

With the thawing of the Leaf-Bare snow, he had been able to leave the nursery more confidently, without any hindering aches or pains from the chill. As quietly as he could, he stalked clumsily around the camp, looking for Smokestar's den. All he had to do was convince them to give him a chance! He tripped and stumbled several times over the foreign terrain, sending loud cracks and thumps across the camp. And as the sun rose, noses poked out of the apprentices' den, warriors looked on curiously... He had been caught.

He hung his head and his tail drooped.

"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here for a clan meeting!"

His heart leaped into his throat and he spun around to see Smokestar... Were they going to tell the whole clan! How could he have been such a mouse brain!?

"Pheasantkit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Pheasantpaw!"

Pheasantpaw stood there, jaw agape.

His mother wriggled forward with a mrrow of laughter "Of all the days for you to start acting like a kit!"

"Your mentor will be!....."


PERSONALITY & TRAITS



Pheasantpaw learned a lot in the nursery, having been around a lot of cats, before, during, and after they've kitted. This has led him to understand emotions a bit better than some cats, since he didn't spend nearly as much time scuffling and play fighting, and more time observing.

For the most part he is pretty knowledgeable about clan life and basic apprentice duties already, having chatted with them as they replaced his bedding, or dropped off fresh kill. But knowing something and doing it are very different. Pheasantpaw has a hard time with physical endeavors and he is hopeful that his mentor will be capable of aiding him in these pursuits!

He usually has a stillness about him, with a matter-of-fact look at the world. This makes him very easy to get along with, especially in an apprentice-mentor relationship. But sometimes his lack of action can put cats off; making him seem lazy or bland. He also has a hard time relating to warriors who concentrate mostly on strength and brawn instead of strategy, probably because he doesn't have those qualities himself.

Pheasantpaw also has a good heart! But unfortunately that's not all it takes to become a warrior! He can be a little slow, spending too much time over thinking and not enough time acting, and when he does launch into action it's usually very loud and sloppy. Most of the time his clan mates understand, since his balance is thrown off by his leg, but it can ruin anyone's day when their prey is scared off by a lumbering apprentice!

Lastly, Pheasantpaw can be easily subdued. It's rare that a Thunderclan cat will lash out at their clan mates over a deformity or injury, but he is highly susceptible to bullying. He has never learned how to cope with teasing due to his sheltered kit-hood, and a few well aimed jeers could likely crush his will to follow the path of a warrior. Hopefully his confidence will grow when he gets more experience, and maybe he can use that brain of his to come up with some coping mechanisms.

tl;dr


+ Kind
+ Knowledgeable (for his age)
+ Patient
+ Behaved
+ Empathetic

- Clumsy
- Slow
- Sensitive
- Bland
- Smaller than most apprentices his age

FUN FACTS!!


* Pheasantpaw has radial hypoplasia, which is the cause of his mis-shapen (front) right leg
* Pheasantpaw's father is unknown to most cats in the clan. Quailheart has not revealed her mate.
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jebugg's avatar
Oh my what a sweet little boy!! I adore his personality and design<3 You are a wonderful artist!
I wish he could meet MTC - Cranepaw! It would be very hard though since they are newly apprenticed, not allowed outside of camp alone and of different clans.. boo :' (