Lizardpaw

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Lizardpaw
A shorthaired black mackerel tabby tomcat with a lizard shaped stripe on his spine and a cream colored underbelly. His eyes are a dark amber

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➳Name: Lizardpaw

➳Name Meaning: He was named for the lizard shaped stripe on his back. 

➳Gender: Male
➳Age: 6 Moons
➳Clan/Residence
WaveClan (birth-6 moons)
OakClan (6 moon-current)

➳Rank: Apprentice


✿𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆✿
A shorthaired black mackerel tabby tomcat with a lizard shaped stripe on his spine and a cream colored underbelly. His eyes are a dark amber.


Detailed Appearance
Lizardpaw has short, though often spiked up, fur. Most of his fur is dark brown, dark enough to almost appear black when seen in low lighting or from far away. Amidst this already dark pelt are jet black stripes, many of which form somewhat diamond shaped patterns. Along his spine is one stripe which is a bit more jagged, and resembles a small lizard. His underbelly, muzzle, and toes are all an off-white color, not entirely dissimilar to very light colored sand. His eyes have recently lost their kittenish blue, darkening to become a deep brownish gold. 
➳Main Pelt Color: Dark Brown
➳Secondary Pelt Color: Cream
➳Stripe Color: Black
➳Nose Color(s): Black
➳Whisker Color(s): Black
➳Eyes: Amber
➳Fur Pattern(s) Black Mackerel tabby
➳Pattern placement: Diamond shaped markings. One stripe resembling a lizard. 
➳Fur Length: Short
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⌘𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚⌘

{briefly: Loner, Skittish, Defensive, Show-off }

Lizardpaw is a very aggressive tomcat, seeming to take after the animal for which he was named. He is always on high alert, with his eyes constantly moving and his fur almost always spiked up in slight alarm. This makes him very defensive, and he is quick to hiss at anything he may deem as a threat, which is honestly most things. He is not very trusting of others, nor is he outwardly affectionate, even around his own flesh and blood. More often than not the tomcat prefers to be on his own, chasing after interesting looking bugs or lounging in the sun. On the occasion that he does choose, or more likely is forced, to be around others, the tomcat becomes quite aggressive and competitive. He fights for attention, which is not always easy for him to get due to the fact that he is mostly nonverbal. 

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⌘History⌘

Kithood
Lizardkit was born from the union of Lighteningspark and Sunflower, a pair of WaveClan warriors who, despite lacking any romantic interest in one another, agreed to mate and raise kittens, as both of them had always been hoping they could have a family. However, things quickly turned upside down as soon as Lizardkit was born, as Sunflower suffered unforeseen complications which caused her to pass only moments after all of the kits were delivered. Their devastated father knew that it was important he find someone else who could nurse his kittens, so with help from WaveClan's leader, TickStar, it was arranged that an OakClan she-cat by the name of Thunderingsnow, who had recently delivered a stillborn kitten, would come to WaveClan in order to nurse the litter. Alongside Thunderingsnow was Firerunner, her much less amicable mate. 
Lizardkit's first few moons were spent in the presence of an incredibly strong support system, though Lizardkit did not always recognize it as such. He, as well as his siblings, had the favor of the leader, as she was good friends with Lighteningspark and felt that she owed him many a debt. Lizardkit, however, was often the least likely to be able to enjoy this favor, and instead could only see how much more TickStar seemed to shower praise upon his much more talented and vibrant sister, Viperkit. And, of course, he was well loved by both his biological father and Thunderingsnow. And although Firerunner did not shower him, nor any of his littermates, with affection, it would eventually become clear that even he felt some warmth for the kits. 
Perhaps one of the reasons that Lizardkit did not always seem to be very grateful for the love he was given was because, from a young age, he was aware of the fact that things were going to be temporary. Occasionally, while he was meant to be sleeping, he could hear Thunderingsnow and Firerunner talking about when they would go back to OakClan, and how long it would be before Thunderingsnow felt right leaving the kittens behind. Her job had only been to serve as a wet-nurse, so by all accounts she could easily have left as soon as the kittens were weaned. But instead, she had stayed, and became a constant in the kittens' lives. Thunderingsnow and Firerunner never realized just how much young Lizardkit knew about their situation, as he was good at being able to blend into the shadows, and he hardly ever spoke in general and  certainly not about that subject. 

Apprenticehood
The day of Lizardpaw's apprentice ceremony, which should have been a moment he was looking forward to, instead was one that the young tomcat had come to dread. 

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Relationships
⚘𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚⚘

➳Biological Mother * Sunflower * Deceased (Died after complications in kitting) * NPC

➳Biological Father * Lighteningspark * Alive * lastmoon14

➳Adoptive/Foster Mother * Thunderingsnow * Alive * lastmoon14

Adoptive Step-father * Firerunner * Alive * ginger

➳Biological Brother
Scorpionpaw * Alive * wolfpool

➳Biological Sisters
Viperpaw * Alive * lastmoon14
Weaverpaw * Alive * shad
Wasppaw * Alive * floralaliens


♥𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔♥
Mentor * Thunderingsnow * Alive * lastmoon14

➳ Enemies
TickStar * Alive * ginger



Training threads
Warrior: right side of the border