Post by Kanna on Dec 24, 2020 15:27:56 GMT
RIVERTAIL
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Female : Age : Medicine Cat : Asexual heteroromantic
Appearance: {Blue-grey tabby she-cat with orange eyes}
Rivertail is a typical ShellClan cat - her fur is medium, and hangs downwards slightly as if always laden by water. Her fur is tinged with a baby blue, with both darker and lighter striped markings giving her the tabby appearance. Her eyes are a deep orange in colour, and on top of her forehead is a tuft of her that often hangs down, brushing the tops of her eyes on one side.
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Personality:
{briefly; Malicious, angry, gentle, narrow-minded}
Although she started as a gentle and eager she-cat, Rivertail's mind warped as she grew, twisting her into a she-cat her younger self wouldn't even recognise. She detests StarClan and is angry at her fate, seeing herself at the cat in the right and StarClan as the aggressors. She holds a bit of regret for Pollenclaw's murder, but to her, everything else seemed to be as it was. Despite this, her softer, gentler side still exists, and when not used as a front, can unlock a kind and rather friendly cat.
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History:
Riverkit was born to parents Bubblestar and Rollingstone as a part of their first and only litter, alongside her sister Fogkit and brother Puddlekit. They were a close-knit family unit, but different to her brother and sister, Riverkit found herself drawn to the medicine cat den, and eventually chose, on her apprentice day, to follow the path of a medicine cat. Riverpaw enjoyed her time, although she started to grow frustrated at how helpless she felt. Surely, if StarClan cared about their cats, they wouldn't let them suffer, right? Surely they would want to make them better quicker? It was almost as if they were calling cats to come join them,
As Riverpaw mulled over this thought, she eventually came to the conclusion that she had to stop the suffering if it seemed inevitable. If StarClan wanted the cat eventually anyway, then it was better to make sure the cat didn't suffer before joining them, right? From then on, if a cat seemed like they wouldn't make it, Riverpaw would either use an excess amount of painkillers, or if it seemed inevitable, deathberries were an option. As she grew into Rivertail, she became concious that what she was doing may not be right, but no one had tried to stop her, so why should she stop? It couldn't be that bad.
Unaware to the she-cat, StarClan were growing angry at her actions. Even though only three cats had joined them from her actions, two of the three would have otherwise recovered. Therefore, at the next medicine cat meeting, one of the StarClan cats confronted her, telling her to stop. By this point, though, Rivertail had become fixated, hating seeing cats suffer. She ignored their advice. A little while later, Puddlepelt had become mates with a she-cat, Pollenclaw, and together had three kits - Sweetkit, Minnowkit and Stonekit. The latter, though, was weak and struggled to live. Stonekit was in the medicine cat den almost constantly, and Rivertail eventually grew tired. To her, Stonekit didn't have a life of any sort of quality waiting for her, and while there was a chance she could grow to live a life, Rivertail deemed it unlikely. The next day, Stonekit was pronounced dead from a "seizure". The she-cats mentor, however, saw what she did, but didn't say anything - he was old, and the clan needed a medicine cat that could properly function.
The medicine cat, however, did mention this to Pollenclaw when burying Stonekit. Stricken, the mother went to Rivertail, and a fight ensued. As they were out of camp, and Rivertail instantly thought her mother would disown her and exile her once the truth came out. To protect herself, she killed Pollenclaw. The she-cat regretted this, but to her, it was all that she could do. She become almost insensitised that day.
The mystery of Pollenclaw's murder remained unsolved for a long time, and the remaining two kits were fed from another queen. Rivertail did her duties, but was growing bitter. StarClan had made her do this, they had threatened her and now they had a cat all too early. This was their fault, to her. All of this would have been avoided otherwise. Why should she try pander to their needs if all they did was cause even more suffering? She had only been trying to care for Stonekit after all. From then on, Rivertail no longer saw StarClan at the moonpool, instead being plauged by nightmares and vague, dark forests.
One day, Fogsong announced her intention to leave the clan, deciding to become a kittypet nearby, stating that clan life wasn't for everyone. This angered Rivertail, and she snapped at her sister, leaving their relationship on a sour note. She never saw Fogsong again. Not long after, although Rivertail has no idea of how this occured, Bubblestar became aware of what the she-cat had done. Both she and Rollingstone disowned her, banishing her just as she feared. This angered Rivertail, who became consumed with bitterness. As a last send-off and almost in revenge, the she-cat snuck into the medicine cat den and killed her former mentor, leaving her clan without a medicine cat.
Rivertail lived alone for some time, angry at herself and everything that had occured. She viewed it with unfairness. Her goal had been true, hadn't it? The next winter, a few moons after she was exiled, a very cold night left the she-cat weak and on her last legs, where a hungry wolf took it's chance. Upon her death, Rivertail was thrown into the dark forest, which for her was the last straw. All she had tried to do was lower how much her clanmates suffered. Rivertail turned her back completely to the light, and made it her purpose to turn her trainees against StarClan, no matter what.
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Family:
parents
Mother: Bubblestar (Deceased, StarClan resident)
Father: Rollingstone (Deceased, StarClan resident)
siblings
Sister: Fogsong (Unknown)
Brother: Puddlepelt (Deceased, StarClan resident)
other
Sister-in-law: Pollenclaw (Deceased, StarClan resident)
Nieces: Stonekit (Deceased, StarClan resident)
Sweetshade (Deceased, StarClan resident)
Nephew: Minnowstream (Deceased, StarClan resident)
Grand-niece: Darkwhisker (Unknown)
Grand-nephew: Flyleaf (Alive)
Great-grand-niece: Crabpaw (Alive)
Great-grand-nephews: Brinepaw (Alive)
Ashpaw (Alive)
Tidalkit (Unknown, presumed dead)
Mentor:
Apprentice: