eagleheart - tempestclan

[eagleheart]

name eagleheart
age 46 moons
gender tom
clan tempestclan
rank warrior

reason for name eagle- for his dark tabby pelt with white markings, -heart for his fierce loyalty and bravery.

appearance description

( i sorta did terrible on this section, will fix if needed )

originally, eagleheart was a large and muscular tom, his bright teal eyes always beaming around and ready for something amazing to happen. but now... now he is much different. he is almost unrecognizable in appearance. a completely different cat, transformed by the ghosts of his past.

now a days, eagleheart is much less muscular. he doesn't really care to run much, or even eat for that matter. his once bright, vibrant fur was replaced with a dull, stress-driven coat of matted fur. the tom doesn't even seem to care about how he looks anymore. and why should he? eagleheart has no cat to impress. they are all dead and gone. ironically, through it all the tom seemed to keep his bright teal eyes... although they seem to missing something. they are missing the once beautiful and excited look about them, always eager to learn or see something new. now, they are much more lazy and uncaring. they only give the slightest flicker at the sight of a rabbit or while watching the sunset.

but besides that, most of his original attributes have stayed the same. his size is still rather huge, even if he no longer has the muscle to back it up. eagleheart's long whiskers still twitch with every scent, like they always have. one can never forget his left ear, which was nicked in two during a border skirmish. it has healed since then, but is still a little split at the seams. and obviously, the tom still has his long, wispy tail that swings crazily as he stalks past his clanmates. (different than picture)

quirks

the list of fears and obsessions inside of eagleheart would go on for moons and moons, and for the sake of this application, i'll keep it short. eagleheart has many irrational fears. the worst of all is kits. as you will read on and on about eagleheart, you will learn more about his bad luck with kits in his past. because of this bad luck, the unlucky tom tries to avoid all kits if possible. he simply cannot stand them.. and it's not because they're annoying. it's because of the love they bring, the feelings of everything good in the world.. the feelings that he once held deep in his heart. the feelings that eagleheart lost when his kittens were removed from his life. adding onto this, eagleheart generally tries to avoid she-cats or simply relationships. just like with the kits, he's had bad luck with them all. nothing good ever comes them... well, that's his opinion.

the next few things are a bit more normal than the others, and eagleheart wouldn't be surprised if he met another cat with the same fears. the young tom has an extreme fear of thunder. he simply hates it, even though he cannot escape it. he will never adjust to the noise, and that partly has to do with his first fear.. but we'll save that for later.

obsession wise, eagleheart was never very calculative of the world around him. he never paid attention to anything, or gave a shit about anything for that matter. well, that all changed when he met willowbreeze. he fell in love and had his kittens, and lost them all in a matter of moons. this singular event changed his entire view on the world around him. things can fade so fast. in the blink of an eye, your entire life can be ripped apart. and because of this, eagleheart is now one hundred percent observant of the entire world around him. it is slowly becoming an obsession; the way the bugs scuttle up the trees or the way rabbits shoot down their simple holes, or even the largest of things - the sun, the moon, silverpelt. all of it. he loves it all. eagleheart goes crazy for it. the tom can't seem to get enough of it, all because he's afraid he will lose it in a blink of an eye. it's truly a blessing and a curse.

personality

( kinda wanna leave this a bit empty, want room for him to grow and change )

despite being through hell and back, eagleheart still managed to act and work the same. he is still more dedicated to his clan than ever, and always will be. he tries his best to work through the hand he's been dealt and just push through it all, even if it may be difficult for him. he has a strong heart and tends to keep it that way. besides, where do you think he got his suffix from? loyalty, honest, and bravery could wrap up eagleheart entirely.

through it all, he has managed to be the bravest cat he could be. even though he'd never admit it, eagleheart has a hard time believing that any other cat could survive what he did.. and that gives him a little bit of confidence. this tom used to be extremely confident in himself, but since the loss of his family.. that has drastically dropped. now, eagleheart just looks for the slightest bit of boost to get him through the day.

loyalty, as his father taught him, is the most important thing in a tom. he was raised to be brave and true to anything in his way, no matter how difficult it is to conquer. eagleheart took that to heart and it definitely helped him out in the long run. he remains dedicated to his clan and is always working to improve it, even if he is struggling to deal with personal issues. the clans comes first, as his father always said.

honesty was always important. that's what his mother had pestered him about constantly, when young eaglepaw would lie about where he was and what he was doing. after being caught sneaking out of camp numerous times, his mother pressed this into his head. ironically, it caught up with him in adulthood and became one of the most important things in his life. now, eagleheart wouldn't be caught dead telling a lie. partly because of that, he often tells it how it is. he is blunt and doesn't tend to sugar coat things. he just the truth and nothing but.

finally, the tom has a bit of a problem with wearing his emotions on his sleeve. he tries harder than ever to hide them but he can't ever seem to do that. he likes to think he is a brick wall with a heart of ice but that is just not the case. he is an emotional cat, fighting an uphill battle against his lost loved ones. he hopes to improve in the future.



family

willowbreeze ♀ - mate, deceased

shadekit ♂ - kitten, deceased

turtlepaw ♀ - kitten, deceased

wolfkit ♂ - kitten, deceased

experience

( this is really boring and depressing so i apologize tldr; they all die )

if you've read this far, you've likely learned that eagleheart did not exactly have the greatest past. no, he was put through more shit than any young warrior should be forced through. though, insanely, he survived it and still fights through it all today. but for the sake of time and history, i'll start it off from his warrior ceremony.

quickly after eaglepaw became the brave eagleheart, he finally admitted his secret love for the beautiful willowbreeze. she was the love of his life, and her of his. no cat would ever question that, and if they did.. well, let's just say young eagleheart showed them a thing or two. and just like every young couple, they were eager to start their family. though they didn't quite understand the possibilities of failure and danger that followed it.

a few moons pass and the elegant willowbreeze is now pregnant with three perfect little kits. well, they were perfect to eagleheart. when the day came for the kittens to arrive, eagleheart could hardly keep himself composed. his heart beat like a drum and he sweat more than his first battle training. on the outside, he looked as if he was about to faint. yet still, the kittens came. this was when the first tragedy of the family came. shadekit, the first tom of the group did not make it. "stillborn" the medicine cat had announced. eagleheart can still remember the cry that erupted from his mates maw. he couldn't stand the sound of it. the couple still named the kit. perfect, jet black little shadekit. the one who never made it who was unfortunately the luckiest of the group. then, there was the first she-cat of the group. eagleheart can still remember his mates perfect laugh at the sound of the kittens meowing. "turtlekit!" she announced, still breathing steadily through the pain. yet, for many moons, eagleheart could not recall why she named her turtlekit. then, came the second tom. the living tom. a rather large, gray kit. once again, eagleheart remembered his mates pained mews. "wolfkit! wolfkit!" she had exclaimed.

just like little shadekit, wolfkit did not last long. once the two surviving kits were old enough to leave the nursery, an eagle came. unfortunately, this eagle was not their father. it was a real eagle, a bloodthirsty and rather hungry eagle. this brown and white creature swiped up wolfkit, and he was never seen again. this was still not the straw that broke eagleheart's back. sure, he was devastated.. but the worse was still to come.

caught in a terrible storm, eagleheart and willowbreeze weaved in and out of the trees, dodging pieces of hail that plopped along the forest floor. the lightning and thunder shook the entire forest as the rain and hail pushed harder. the only thing eagleheart could remember was a loud crash, a burst of light and a squeal. after that, he was awake in the warriors den. willowbreeze was dead. a tree had fallen on her and crushed her spine, yet the heartbroken eagleheart could not believe that. he searched for moons in the forest for his mate, all while leaving his precious turtlekit in the nursery with another queen.

and now, all that was left was turtlekit. his everything. all that he had. and now, she was becoming turtlepaw. maybe it was simply fate that she had survived this long and looked exactly like willowbreeze. maybe that was what drove eagleheart so crazy trying to keep her alive. the leader, feeling quite terrible for eagleheart losses, decided to give turtlekit to the father as an apprentice. for the long time in a while the tom was happy. the daughter and father grew closer and closer with each passing day.. well, at least until she was forced to grow closer with the rest of her family.

eagleheart also has trouble remembering this part. there was a skirmish on the border and many cats were yowling in fear. eagleheart was pinned and dealt with a nasty gash that split his left ear in two. he couldn't get to her fast enough. it wasn't a clan cat that had killed her, either. or at least, that's how he thought it occurred. but just like willowbreeze, he struggled to remember the details. eagleheart just knew he awoke in the warriors den, and turtlepaw was gone.

all at once, his life seemed to slip from his paws. the tom gave up on everything. he lost motivation and became quite vile among his clanmates, not willing to speak and if he did speak - it was an insult. he was stuck in the same place, spiraling downward. and now, he does what any cat of his luck would do.. nothing. the tom mopes around with his tail sagged and his shoulders hunched over, just looking for something to give him a reason to live.