minnowpaw - thunderclan

[minnowpaw]

NAME minnowkit - minnowpaw - minnowleap

GENDER Female

CLAN Thunderclan

RANK Apprentice

MENTOR Lilystar

AGE Eleven Moons

DESCRIPTION A small silver tabby she-cat with golden eyes

APPEARANCE Minnowpaw has the characteristic body build of a Thunderclan cat, as she is a true Thunderclanner - born and bred. She is medium sized leaning towards the smaller size, though this could be attributed to her age. Her legs are long and nimble, her build lean and lithe. She has no unnecessary meat on her bones, though her chest and legs are slightly more muscular than the rest of her body as these are the areas most strained during climbing. Her legs are longer than the average clanner, and something of an oddity among Thunderclan. Nothing else of her build is odd among Thunderlan. Their generations of genetics and evolution for a life both in and out of the trees is evident in every inch of her being. Compared to a Wind or Shadowclanner, yes she is different. But so are they to her.

Coat and coloring wise, Minnowpaw is pretty. She isn't unusual enough to be called striking. Nor is she beautiful enough to be stunning or gorgeous. She is simply pretty, on a good day perhaps a kind tom would see her as beautiful. But in essence, she is nothing unique. Her pelt is a mixture of grays, mostly lighter colors. The darkest color on her is a dark silver, though this doesn't even verge into the range of "ash" or "charcoal". These dark silver markings are seen on her head, back and parts of her legs. They are faint and intermittent tabby markings. The rest of her is a light silver gray, though her stomach and lighter markings are a cream sort of color. This includes her paws, legs, belly, neck and parts of her face. Her eyes are a dark green in color. She has dark black tabby markings, which contrast with her mostly silver body.

She has no scars or particularly distinguishing markings. She has lived a rather short life, and is inexperienced. That, and she has a tendency to avoid things that could "disfigure" her. While she sees scars as trophies of battles and courage, she is just fine not earning any of her own. She is still young, and has plenty of opportunity though. She tends to carry herself with a lot of power - though not the quiet majesty of those who actually have power. Hers is a sort of social power, confidence, and ego.

PERSONALITY Minnowpaw is not the most admirable of cats. What she is, in short, is ambitious. This ambition drives almost everything she does. She's the type that enjoys wielding power - whatever power she can find. Being that she is young, her power is limited. But not socially. She's a pretty and social feline and uses this to her advantage. She can purr and bat her lashes and seem like the most pleasant chick around. But she'll whirl around and use it against you. She tends to gather information on everyone, storing it up for later use. She's the queen of gossip, and will occasionally slip some rumor into the mill if it will help her purposes. Her partner in crime is her sister Salmonpaw. Of the two, Minnowpaw is the more dominant.

Minnowpaw has dreams not of being leader or deputy (though she wouldn't refuse them should they come along), but of simply being the top. She doesn't need a label to be in control. She wants to be the most liked, but also the most feared. She wants to see others think of her, consider what it is that she would want done. She doesn't care about whether others like her. She intends to live her life much like a monarchy - no democracy, no voting. Simply her and her subjects, and perhaps a few trusted advisers such as Salmonpaw. Minnowpaw also has a distinct disgust with anything not-clan. She has a desire to clean the clans of all loners, half-clanners, and tribe cats.

But Minnowpaw isn't all bad. She's a tyrant and malicious, but there are those she cares for. Salmonpaw is one of those. Minnowpaw has her sister as a minion of sorts, but cares deeply for the other she-cat. She's fiercely protective of her and would never turn against the other she-cat. She is also unshakably loyal to her clan. She is single-minded in her achievements. And though she has the tendency to be ruthless and ambitious, it doesn't mean she is incapable of being kind. She is quite capable of making genuine friends and caring about others. She simply doesn't do it very often. The majority of her time is spent antagonizing her adoptive brother Firepaw.

HISTORY Minnowpaw and her sister Salmonpaw were the firstborn litter of Silverclaw and Tigerswipe. Silverclaw, as a young warrior, had fallen hopelessly in love with Tigerswipe. Tigerswipe was a dashing middle-aged warrior. He had earned honor in battle and had a reputation as a womanizer. Yet Silverclaw loved him all the same. She spent all her time fighting for his attention. And, finally, she earned it. Tigerswipe began to dally with her. But what Tigerswipe saw as temporary amusement, Silverclaw saw as a lasting pairing. Silverclaw became pregnant and shared the joyful news with Tigerswipe who reacted with displeasure. He informed her quite bluntly that his time with her had been mostly out of boredom, that he had never intended to actually stand at her side. A furious Silverclaw became torn between loving him and loathing him.

She carried his kittens to term. Tigerswipe continued to mess around with any she-cat that would have him. His sights were temporarily set on a she-cat named Gingertail. Gingertail had a long-time mate by the name of Icefang whom she loved dearly. She would never stray from him. For Tigerswipe, this just lured him in, made the chase all the sweeter. The challenge encouraged him, kept him interested. Despite the outrage of Icefang and other warriors, Tigerswipe persisted. And Gingertail always refused him. Silverclaw watched with seething hatred. She couldn't understand what Tigerswipe saw in the other she-cat. Gingertail became pregnant with another litter by Icefang. When she entered the Nursery, Silverclaw would hurl abuse at the other she-cat, accusing her of "stealing Tigerswipe away". As pathetic as it was, Silverclaw still loved Tigerswipe passionately. And he barely thought of her at all.

Eventually Tigerswipe bored of his game as he saw that Gingertail would never return his favors. His gaze began to wander once more, but this time - outside of Thunderclan. Both Gingertail and Silverclaw were nearing time to give birth. Silverclaw, seeing that Tigerswipe had moved from Gingertail, made desperate attempts to earn Tigerswipe's love - none of which prevailed. She awoke one morning to find him gone. She searched the camp for him, wailing her grief. A friend awkwardly informed her that he had left the clans, followed a she-cat loner he had met on the borders. They had run away together. Silverclaw was crushed, warped in a way by the information. Through it all, she still loved him, dreamed of him. She focused her fury at his betrayal on Gingertail, the last she-cat he had pursued.

Her own litter was born, two she-cats whom she christened Minnowkit and Salmonkit. From the moment of their births, Silverclaw taught them to hate as she had hated. She taught them to despise the loners who had stolen their father away. But in her warped mind, she had convinced herself that Tigerswipe had always loved her, that they had been mates, that it was the fault of loner's that he was gone. So this was what Minnowkit believed. Her mother taught her that other she-cats, Gingertail, had attempted to steal Tigerswipe away. That they were disgusting, had no respect for their bodies. And Minnowkit, like her mother, learned disdain.

Gingertail eventually gave birth, but all went wrong. She died, leaving behind a single son - Firekit. Silverclaw, as the only other nursing she-cat, was forced to foster Firepaw. And as she had hated his mother, so she hated him. And as her mother hated, so did Minnowkit. She blamed Firekit for the loss of her own father, and for her mother's borderline insanity. For through it all Silverclaw had only love for Tigerswipe. She was never able to show her true love for her daughters, only teach them as students of her own vengeance. Minnowkit tortured Firekit mercilessly, as did Salmonkit.

They became apprentices and though the abuse lessened in frequency, it was still quite evident. Silverclaw retired early to the elder's den after a violent outburst. The Medicine Cat had deemed her unstable. This too, Minnowpaw blamed on Firepaw. She earned a mentor, began to train as a warrior. And she swore to herself that she would never crumble as her mother had. She would never lose anything to another - as her mother had. She would be the ultimate, unchallenged. Her heart hardened. She intends to become a warrior, and to become everything her mother wasn't.

ROLE PLAYER Flyaway

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Poor wittle Minnowpaw. :c not her fault her mom went crazy, lol.
Make sure you find a mentor, and some people to play her sister and Firepaw, unless you have something else planned. c:
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