ghostfoot / vertigo

[ghostfoot`]

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name ghostfoot

age 40 moons

gender male

clan vertigoclan

rank warrior

reason for name for his ghost-like appearance including spooky red eyes and a hazy white pelt. -foot for his grace and agility.

appearance description

leggy and muscular, ghostfoot has a rather imposed figure that adds to his haunting appearance. while he does not appear too freakish surrounded by vertigoclan cats based on his size alone, his coloration surely makes him stand out. his vivid white pelt only seems such from a distance, but upon closer inspection this tom's fur is almost translucent as if he were a polar bear, but really he's just an albino. And while albinos often receive angelic blue eyes, ghostfoot was cursed with a truly eerie crimson gaze- glassy and lost-looking, those truly there is wisdom hidden there. this tom is exceedingly graceful, moving like liquid over the earth.

quirks 

• has physical grace unparalleled by most
• ...is albino
• was born as a rogue
• a skilled tracker
• absolutely smitten with flamingstar

personality

this tom is known for his attitude- his friendly attitude, that is. its undeniable, and it really does make this guy hard to hate. he's terribly outgoing, and happy to strike up a conversation with anyone. there's no 'shy' about this one, except for maybe when it comes to fessing up genuine feelings- he prefers to goof off instead of get too mushy. he'll break the silence with a joke, and brush off any serious inquiries with some kind of silly hijinks. it's only his nature! as a young rogue he was a terrible prankster, and today this mischievous roots still run strong within him. he can't seem to stand still.

he's loud, boisterous, and ready to take on the world. they say you're either a lover or a fighter, but ghostfoot begs to differ- hes equal parts of each. he's friendly enough he would consider most to be his acquaintance, but hes so loyal he would rip off some ears if it meant defending what was most important to him- whether that be his mate, his clan, his best friend, or a helpless loner he found in the forest. he'd die defending what meant the most to him, and he makes sure that everyone knows that from the way he fights for what is right. although he was not born in vertigoclan, his attitude shows vertigoclan warrior through and through.

of course, he has his off days. his are particularly unusual though because when he's feeling down he becomes completely reclusive. he wants to hide all day, and says nothing. these days strike him occasionally, but he would never lash out. in spite of his usually battle-ready attitude, ghostfoot is an outstandingly gentle spirit. every prey-kill is followed by generous praise and thanks to starclan, while he becomes deeply emotional for lost clanmates, destruction of nature, and so on. you would catch ghostfoot so much as swatting at a fly. ghostfoot has a lot of love to give, and he's happy to spread his companionship around. sure he can come off a bit naive, especially since his roots lie outside of the clans. his street knowledge is in tact, but it seems that somewhere along the line he developed an innocent child-like shell to protect him from the harsh realities of the world around him.

family

sandy - mother - a beautiful, delicate, abused she-cat who bore many kits and lived a rough life in the streets
shadow - brother - black kitten, deceased. former wandering companion, killed by a wolf and inspired ghostfoot to join the clans.

experience

a brief history:
ghostfoot was born in the city as a kit named echer, though to be cursed. he was the product of a loveless encounter, and his mother hated him for many reasons, and feared him as well (as she feared most). she often tried to abandon him, but to no avail. he didn't understand, and he was strong.

eventually though, she because pregnant again (and again and again), and he was truly kicked out. if he tried to return her various suitors would fight him off. misguided, echer began hitting on females, he became an awful flirt, and often mated far too often. surely he has litters all over the city, but one afternoon happened upon a tom attacking his mother and was truly scarred- she was killed, and in return echer would kill the attacker, but he was not that same after that.

after wandering the city for a few more moons, he happened upon a kitten who he knew to be from one of his mother's litters. his name was shadow, and after being found the bombastic little guy wouldn't leave his big brother alone. together they left the forest. many moons of companionship passed when suddenly danger struck, and the pair were attacked by a wolf which at the time had been terrorizing vertigoclan. shadow was killed, and echer badly wounded. several moons later he would find himself back on vertigoclan land, where he met a she-cat named pyrestar, who would grant him permission to stay with the clan and collect his bearings. then came a battle with rogues, and echer fought valiantly. soon after pyrestar would grant him permission to join the clan, renaming him ghostfoot.

he now lives happily with the clan, in spite of nasty looks he sometimes gets for being an outsider. he is quite smitten with the current leader, flamingstar, and feels that life couldnt get any better.