Post by duneshade on Jul 25, 2014 17:11:04 GMT -5
name duneshade
age 19 moons
gender male
clan vertigo
rank warrior
reason for name i was young and foolish as a freshman
appearance descriptionhe was the runt of the litter when he was born, and never did grow to fill out his lanky frame. tall and lean, there’s not much muscle to his build; rather he’s all limb and tail like a gangly, half-grown apprentice. his fur befits the name he was granted upon becoming a warrior, brown fur so dark it almost appears black coats the tom from head to tail-tip. long days in the sun have bleached the fur to a degree, and in the right light he’ll take on a ruddy tint. eye-wise there’s nothing remarkable, just a plain ol’ yellow-green with a touch of deeper green surrounding his pupilquirks-has a bit of a stutter, but it usually only pops up when he's excited or nervous
-born with a malformed right paw; slight hindrance
-absolutely despises fighting
personalityduneshade doesn't exactly exude an air of confidence and charisma to those around him. the tom was something of a nervous wreck as a kit and apprentice, prone to worrying over little things and having easily frayed nerves. now, with a few more moons behind him, he's grown out of that anxious nature to a degree, but he'd still be described as skittish by even the most kindly observer. generally, it's a good idea not to sneak up behind him unless you want to be on the receiving end of venomous glares for the next few hours. he's not shy after all, just prone to fretting a tad too much and he hates when others take advantage of his nervousness.
he's unsure of himself and it reflects in his actions, or lack thereof. his timidity means he's given to over-thinking, the young warrior tends to waste time being excessively cautious, leaving him paralyzed when the occasion calls for spontaneity. he has learned to be more willing when it comes to taking risks, though. after all, it was one big leap of faith and a willingness to abandon the comfort and safety of his known life that landed him with a mate and kits, a future that he'd never considered before meeting splashmist.
something of a pacifist, duneshade really just hates even the idea of battle. he's not exactly built for it after all. a skinny frame and a bad paw don't make for fighting material, and as such he prefers to look to less combative resolutions to conflict. his general belief can be summed up as "everything can be solved if we're willing to sit down and talk things out." so he tries his best to be a good listener, although he doubts that he's got much in the way of useful advice in him.
family
splashmist - mate
mottledkit - son
scorchkit- son
experiencedunekit was born into a rather normal and boring life. he had both his mother and his father, and, well, that was about it. he wasn't an adventurous kit, and never did get mixed up in kit escapades like some of his rowdy denmates did. things only changed for the cat when he was made an apprentice. in a bout of adolescent restiveness, dunepaw, a few moons into his training, made an impulsive decision to go wandering that would forever change his life. on a nighttime hunting trip he wandered just a little too far into neutral territory, and encountered a tempestclan apprentice by the name of splashpaw. the two got into a rousing discussion on the finer points of clan boundaries before they were interrupted by warriors from their respective clans and unceremoniously hauled back to their homes. dunepaw's interest was piqued, though, and the two met up a few more time before the warrior-in-training realised that he'd fallen for a she-cat from the rival clan. as warriors, the two realised they were in over their heads. they argued, and, for a time, they went their separate ways, with duneshade stuck in a state of irreparable melancholy. but the fire of young love is nigh on impossible to quell, and one thing led to another and at some point kits got involved which really through a wrench in everything. things seem to have worked out, though, as splashmist chose to leave her clan of origin and join duneshade in vertigoclan. now the tom's chief worry is that of raising kits of mixed blood, he only hopes things will work out as they have thus far.
