Stormshriek, OakClan Warrior

Stormshriek, OakClan Warrior Posted Aug 4, 2021 0:09:28 GMT

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⌘︎Stormshriek⌘︎

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Tom || 70 Moons || OakClan Warrior || Presumed Aromantic

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⌘︎Appearance⌘︎

One line Description: Long-haired dark gray tabby tom with amber eyes.

Descriptive Appearance:

    Stormshriek is a long-haired tabby whose pelt is primarily dark, striped gray. His belly, tail, and chest are a much lighter, silvery hue and makes for a rather striking appearance. Despite his cold and sometimes even callous nature, he's actually a bit of a diva when it comes to his coat and likes to keep himself clean.
    His eyes are a deep amber, almost orange. Most typically he wears a guarded, stony expression and has mastered the art of not giving away his thoughts.
    Despite his appearance - which may give one the idea that he's got a commanding voice - he's usually quite soft-spoken. However he didn't earn his name for nothing and has a very loud, distinctively eerie wail that's particularly useful for freaking out the twolegs in the cemetery late at night. Ghosts in the graveyard, indeed.

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⌘︎Personality⌘︎

Brief Personality: Stand-offish and reserved on the outside but really just a paranoid, nervous wreck.

Descriptive personality:

Most cats who don't know him tend to think of Stormshriek as the "strong, silent type." He's not one for socializing and prefers to just do the work that needs to be done. He's considered a reliable clanmate in that he's not going to shirk his duties, but he's not exactly anyone's first choice when they need someone to talk to.

Those who've been around him longer know that's not really the case at all. Rather, he's seen as a bit of a tragedy. While death affects every cat in the Clans, exposure to it from a young age seems to have made him particularly sensitive. He thinks he's been cursed to lose all those who he gets close to, so as a result, he keeps everybody at a distance. Some consider this to be a dramatic reaction of course, but he's doing what he thinks is best.

Sometimes this need to keep others at arm's length results in him coming across as a bit rude. He's not interested in socializing. He's not going to spread any juicy gossip. He's just here to keep cats fed and borders protected. Don't take it too much to heart, though. He was doing fine on his own as a stray before the Clans, so consider his allegiance his way of showing he cares.

He's usually very good at keeping calm in stressful situations. He doesn't lose his cool in the face of danger, and nobody's ever heard of him losing his temper. This is in part because he tends to expect the worst outcomes. Yes, he is a negative Nancy. But hey, better to be a pessimist and be pleasantly surprised rather than the always-let-down optimist, right?

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⌘︎History⌘︎

Mother: Kitty | deceased | kittypet-turned-stray [npc]

Father: unknown | unknown | stray [npc]

Siblings:

Shady ♀ | deceased | stray [npc]

Kits: n/a

Apprentices:

Owlpaw ♀ | deceased [npc]

Roseflight ♂ | alive [npc]

Sappaw ♀ [mew]

Descriptive History:

0 - 12 Moons (1st yr)

Stormy was born to Kitty, a former kittypet who had been abandoned in the woods, along with his sister, Shady. Stormy was Kitty's favorite, and though she never voiced this they knew simply based on the way she tended to favor him over her. Still, Kitty was mostly a good mother. Thankfully she'd been allowed outside while as a pet so she had some knowledge of the outside world and was able to teach her children the basics of surviving as strays.

Shady was an angry cat. She didn't take well to the clear favoritism of her brother and would lash out. One night she decided that she'd had enough and left in the dead of night at the tender age of 5 moons. Stormy, ever oblivious to the situation, was awoken by her exit and, curious, followed after his sister. It didn't take long to catch up to her, just outside of the cemetery walls where she had been cornered by a mangy dog. He was able to escape but only due to her demise. The sounds would continue to haunt him for many seasons.

Stormy stayed close to his mother's side after the death of his sister, even as he neared adulthood. He was a fairly quiet tom, but she appreciated the company and never chased him away. They ended up settling into their own little corner of the cemetery, where most twolegs left them alone or would occasionally even leave food out (though Stormy vastly preferred the taste of freshkill).

One day while out hunting, Kitty was hit by a monster and was killed immediately. Stormy was absolutely devastated by the loss and, having seen the twolegs do it day in and day out, buried her in the cemetery near her favorite tree.

13 - 24 Moons (2nd yr)

Stormy continued to live in the cemetery alone. While there were others that called it home, he typically kept to himself and minded his own business. He spent a lot of his free time near his mother's grave, sometimes grief taking over enough that he would simply wail in the darkness. What else could he do? The only family he knew had been taken from him.

Loneliness certainly did start to set in after a few moons and he found himself occasionally socializing with some rather odd sorts. They didn't make him feel like an outcast, being outcasts themselves. Talk of magical sky cats, the stars speaking to them...while he wasn't receiving any "strange messages" he found himself wishing that it were true.

Stormy was about 20 moons old when he received that very sign. His mother finally came to him, telling him of the Clans of old. At first, he protested the idea. Who would want this strange ghost of a cat to be a part of their ranks? She confessed that she had been watching him and was worried. For his own sake, he needed to move on from their deaths. He was surviving, but perhaps in a Clan he could truly thrive.

25 - 36 moons (3rd yr)

At 25 moons old, Stormy joined Oak in the formation of OakClan, during which he took the warrior name Stormshriek. He was wary at first, but the cats around him were surprisingly friendly. He found himself gradually coming out of his shell. He started to feel more than just the constant, aching grief that had plagued his entire life up to this point.

Stormshriek was entrusted with his first apprentice at 32 moons old. The little brown tabby, Owlpaw, was an impulsive sort and admittedly Stormshriek found himself a bit overwhelmed by her outgoing, bubbly nature. Still, he tried his hardest to train her to the best of his ability and was determined to show himself as worthy of being part of the Clan.

Unfortunately, tragedy struck just two moons after the apprentice ceremony. Whilst the two were patrolling along the DawnClan border, the young she-cat chased after a hare and wandered too far into the open. She didn't spot the large bird of prey high up in the sky until it was far too late.

He chased after the bird well into the other Clan's territory, even long after he could no longer see the bird, no longer heard the shrill screams of the poor girl. He collapsed, delirious and exhausted. Who knows how much time passed before that patrol found him, wails bouncing off the rocks eerily. He doesn't remember what exactly happened, though clearly their warriors took pity on the poor tom and eventually returned him to his own Clan.

He withdrew from the few cats that he'd formed any sort of bond with within his own clanmates, thinking himself as perhaps cursed. Clearly, death followed him and took any that he became close to.

37 - 48 Moons (4th yr)

He refused to take another apprentice for a long time after Owlpaw's death. It wasn't until Oakstar literally pulled him aside and insisted that he needed to take another. It was his duty as part of the Clan. Begrudgingly he took part in the next ceremony, taking on sweet little Rosepaw. The young tom had been the runt of his litter and reflected Stormshriek's quiet demeanor. There wouldn't be any issues with this one running too far into dangerous territory.

That leafbare was particularly stressful when Rosepaw came down with a fever. There were certainly a few close calls. Whenever Stormshriek wasn't at his side or bugging the medicine cat with offers of help, he was often deep in OakClan's territory or even out as far as the cemetery. All you had to do was follow the ghostly cries as he mourned his ailing student.

It came as a huge relief when, come newleaf, Rosepaw's health took a positive turn. Seemingly overnight he was able to return to training. His warrior ceremony was delayed, but it was with great joy that Stormshriek was able to see him named Roseflight.

49 - 60 Moons (5th yr)

The survival of his second apprentice brought about a change in Stormshriek. He gradually began reintegrating into the Clan's social life. Certainly not to the same degree as the average warrior, but for him it was a big step. Rumor had it he'd even been seen spending more time around another warrior, Mossclaw. When asked about it however, he bashfully denied it being anything more than typical Clan relations.

Stormshriek was around 55 moons old during the battle between NightClan and OakClan. He took part in the fight, and did not kill anyone, but witnessed the death of Mossclaw at the paws of a NightClan warrior. After the battle, he disappeared for roughly a moon. He eventually came back to camp, once more withdrawn and silent. Not even Roseflight was able to get much out of him.
When he was around 60 moons old, Oakstar, Dawnstar and Nightstar mysteriously vanished into the fog. Foxstar was named the new leader of the Clan. Stormshriek had his doubts regarding the strange disappearances and suspected some sort of foul play rather than it being something more unnatural, but with no leads and no real ideas, he chose not to speak about this to anyone. The last thing his Clan needed was doubt within the ranks. But still...what could have happened?

61 - 70 Moons (6th yr)

Not much of importance happened in the past few moons. Stormshriek continued to live in OakClan as a reliable, hard-working warrior, but he's kept to himself and stayed out of Clan affairs for the most part. He's just trying to live his life without getting anybody else killed.

Last Edit: Aug 6, 2021 18:44:29 GMT by liv

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