Redpaw // VertigoClan [apprentice]

[Redpaw ◂]

name redpaw
age 8 moons
gender female
clan n/a
rank apprentice

reason for name born during a blazing sunset. (red) . given to her after her rapidly shifting moods. (sky) after being banished from her clan, she's usually referred to as Red.

appearance description

Redpaw has a thick, yet short-furred dark grey coat, which can easily be mistaken as a soft hue of deep blue with the proper lighting. Her pelt color being equable in every aspect of her body and bearing no markings save scars that are almost invisible underneath her usually fluffed up fur, Redpaw can always effortlessly blend in with her surroundings, a quality which improves her fighting and hunting abilities.

Her built is a resistant and flexible one. Her long, lean legs allow her to reach quite high speeds while in a run, although her poor stamina usually doesn't allow her to maintain them for longer than several seconds. Her back legs are strong and muscular, one utterly fatal weapon of hers to use in a fight.

Finally, Redpaw's eye colour is an unusual, intense hue of deep maroon, which only enforces her name. Both of her eyes are excellently round-shaped and slightly bigger than an average cat's, something that makes them come off even odder as well as extraordinary.

quirks

• eternally dedicated - she will find her cause and die for it.
• diplomatic - while she doesn't usually have the best of intentions, she knows of ways to wriggle out of a fight, if she knows she cannot afford one.
• not easily fooled - not because of her non-existent wisdom, but because she's already been fooled too much in the past and has ever since become determined to change that.
• trustworthy - mostly to serve her own purposes, though that doesn't change the fact that she won't pretend to be something she's not for anybody's sake. she's got nothing to hide, and will openly embrace her dark side. if she claims something, it's usually because it is true. or at least, she believes it to be.

• fears oblivion & the unknown
• often characterized as manipulative and overly judgemental by others
• appears rather hypocritical quite frequently
• secretly power-hungry, and terrified by the idea of being beaten, or being forced into begging
  

personality

Red has a quite complicated personality which often prevents her from getting along with the average cat, or creature. Most of the times, she's found spending quality time only with those whom she believes deserve her fidelity and are worth her time, for regardless of the situation and the circumstances, she is always looking for a new opportunity. Cocky and pretentious characters usually only receive arrogant and contemptuous comments from Red, something that kind of forces her to come off as a hypocrite, but help her establish her superiority all the same. She craves being in control, and will pursue the highest possible position ignoring the costs more often than not. She's in no way born a natural leader or anything of the like. She just believes she's always the one who can offer the best possible solution to every problem, even when that isn't true.

At first glance, Red would probably be described as a bitchy, bossy, a little manipulative and yet somewhat wise fellow. She's quite of a lone soul who mainly relies on herself and refuses to belong to anyone. She accepts no mercy or blind compassion of any kind from others, something that also implies her putting a very poor amount of trust in anybody but her own blood. To third-party, her behaviour would probably be considered ignorant and uncaring, although Red's main goal is to avoid any pain that can be caused by naive and trustful actions towards others. Her attitude might look welcoming, and at first glance she might appear approachable, but do not be fooled, for it's an act.

Under stress-free circumstances, or while being in control of a situation, Red's nature is rather cheerful. She has a witty, sarcastic sense of humor that she uses escape from boring or awkward situations and to tease and banter with others. Except, there's usually no limits for her concerning when a joke will just be seen as just a joke and when others might take offense at it. Even though this usually ends up throwing her into more trouble, she's successfully taught herself how to wiggle her way out harm's way. Being in possession of an unusually strong will, the most creative of threats wouldn't break her easy.

Leaving her arrogant and ill-tempered cover, one would be pretty surprised to find out Red's inner world is a rather compassionate and loving one. However, the only other existence she will ever fully trust in this world with these parts of herself is her sister, and thus she's found hesitating to put her guard down around anybody but her family. Having travelled in the company of Silvs for pretty much her entire life, a special bond seems to have formed between the two of them, powerful enough to make them aware of each other's mental sensations through acts as simple as vague notions and unreadable expressions.

Generally, although Redpaw can make herself appear as a jolly, happy-go-lucky lass, she's capable of getting pretty rough within a matter of heartbeats. She does have a sense of morality, and wouldn't harm another creature more than she judges she needs to, then again controlling emotions such as anger has never been her strongest point. Despite the fact that she's been forced into living a life in exile, she will always continue searching for a purpose.

family

» Ashclaw (father)
» Dawnpool (mother)
» Silversky (sister)

experience

Within the very first few blinks of her eyes, Red could already sense that her life was going to be a long and complicated one. The first few months of being a kit were a true paradise for her and her sister; continuous hours of sleep, tasty food, endless tumbling around every last centimeter of VertigoClan's clearing, and living the life. Their parents, Ashclaw and Dawnpool, truly seemed to be some of the best they could ask for. Or at least, that was the kits' first impression.

Upon being apprenticed, the two sisters were, surprisingly enough, already unhappy with the way clanlife was going for them. All of their other denmates seemed to be getting on perfectly with their mentors and progressing rapidly on their apprentice duties, however Silversky and Redpaw just couldn't seem to develop that special bond between mentor and apprentice like the other young cats had done. They found themselves clinging to each other for comfort, however their improvement came awfully slowly, delayed enough to make their progress appear negligible compared to the other apprentices'. While there's still hope for things to take a run for the better, Redpaw can't help but feel that things are only going to get worse, and she will have to adapt to get through what fate still has in store for her and her sister.

ooc note

yOLO SHE'S A PAW NOW \m/ got her old app stored in a notepad aaaand Silvs is coming along with Silverpaw asap!