Post by ♉ Graniteclaw on Jun 18, 2013 15:52:56 GMT -5
GRANITECLAW
STONECLAN X WARRIOR
[AGGRESIVE] œ [PROTECTIVE] œ [APATHETIC]
General Knowledge
AGE: 40 Moons
GENDER: Tom
BREED: Maine Coon
SEXUALITY: Straight
REASON FOR NAME:prefix For his white, gray, silver, and black coat
suffix for his aggressive, battle-ready nature
Appearance
graniteclaw has a lot of maine coon blood running in his veins and the effects are very clear. he is a large cat, weighing in at about twenty-one pounds on a good day. he stands at fifteen inches tall and is roughly forty-six inches long (including his tail which is thirteen inches long). maine coon's are one of the largest breeds of cats and he is definitely on the larger end of the spectrum. being a maine coon does give him a few advantages such as: his fur is more dense (water resistant) on his belly and rear allowing him to stay warm and dry during wet/winter months. his bushy raccoon-like tail helps cover his face against weather and extreme cold. His large paws act as snow shoes during the winter and also give him a combative advantage. (bigger paws, to better slap his enemies around with.) extra, long fur along his toes and ears help them keep warm.
graniteclaw's fur is to die for. It is long and silky, and also thick which makes him look even larger. it is a beautiful mix of white (partial face, chin, throat, chest, belly, paws), black (partial back, legs, tail), silver and gray (face, ears, chest, sides, legs, back, tail). his eyes are large and round, displaying a bright yellow-green color. he has black lips, a dark red nose, and white teeth and fangs. graniteclaw is easy on the eyes, but his attitude certainly makes you want to advert them.
Personality
graniteclaw is a difficult feline to get along with. don't get me wrong, he displays all characteristic of a good warrior. stoneclan is his pride and joy (well, if he can express joy that is.) he is loyal to a fault, protective of each individual member, and puts his clan mates before himself. for example, he would go hungry if it meant another belly was full. although the majority of his clan mates are okay with non-traditional 'families', graniteclaw is not. he hates the fact that he has half-clan, half-loner blood and resents these types of pairings. he feels the need to work twice as hard as the other warriors to prove his loyalty, especially sense he was regarded with wary as a kit and apprentice. this makes him resentful toward both of his parents. he refuses to walk the same path his father did (falling in love with a loner) and therefore he has turned off most of his feelings. this makes him apathetic especially toward she-cats. he is unwilling to allow himself to truly care about one, afraid that he'll end up caring about the wrong one. because of this, he tends to put off an 'i don't care, go away' attitude. this most likely makes she-cats veer from him, and it's rare that one tries to be his friend.
graniteclaw is a fierce tom. his combative nature often intervenes with making friends. he is always on guard and generally takes everything too seriously. he's an antagonist and it's thought that he takes joy in nagging and bossing around others. his motives are never all that clear, but no one should doubt that he would never screw over his clan or it's members. he may be the type of feline you steer away from on most occasions, but you'd probably rather have him on your side than your enemy's. truth be told, graniteclaw is unsure of what he wants. he's definitely afraid of feelings and sees them as a weakness, but he doesn't want to die alone and without a purpose.
History
FAMILY:blackstorm - father - deadonce upon a time...
jade - mother - unknown
unnamed - sister - unknown
blackstorm was a young tom. he had little respect for 'rules' and authority as an apprentice and never did seem to grow out of it. he constantly tested the patience of older warrior and only ever cowered for an instant when he was scolded by his leader. his clan mates were uncertain what to do with him and while many grew easily annoyed by his lack of control, some wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt and said he would mature as he grew older. that did seem to be the case eventually- when he was about fourteen moons old, he suddenly grew calmer and became more controlled. this was odd for most of his clan mates as it was expected that the transformation would be more gradual. it soon became apparent that something was going on, something serious. blackstorm would be in a hurry at all times, always willing to go on patrol or go hunting by himself and being gone for hours at a time without a word as to where he was. this kept up for several moons. speculation arose that he was visiting other clans, that he was going to become a loner. no one was certain or willing to ask him what was going on though. oh, but imagine the surprise when one day, he did not come back.
instead, a small loner she-cat did. she had been found at the boarder by a patrol, apparently making it obvious that she was trying to find stoneclan. with her she brought two tiny kits. she demanded to speak with the clan leader, and then a meeting was called. the she-cat explained that she was blackstorm's mate and that he had been killed. she did not go into detail about his death but it was obvious that she was distraught over it. the clan was shocked to hear this. jade spoke to the cats again, explaining that she felt guilty for taking one of their members away. she wanted to pay back the debt she felt she owed by giving the clan one of her and blacksotrm's kits. she left them with a tom, and the clan hasn't heard from her since.
there was only one queen overly willing to take care of the little kit. she had just given birth to four- one of which had died. she had not been told of his name, so she named him granitekit because of his coat coloring. this queen acted like any mother should, but she made sure to tell the kit of his real parents. she didn't want him to live a lie and to always wonder why the other clan members looked at him funny, so she told him the truth. his father fell in love with a loner, and he died with his true family. his mother was a kind she-cat who did not simply give him away, but gave the clan something to remember their fallen warrior by. this queen told granitekit that sometimes love was a greater bond than all others.
granitepaw trained as hard as he could and excelled as an apprentice. he was glad that he had been told the truth, and constantly found ways to prove himself to his clan. he hated his parents on the inside, even though he tried to understand what his adoptive mother had told him. however being raised as a clan cat, he could clearly see the love and protection that was all around him and didn't understand how his father could simply abandon that. it made him work as hard as he could to earn the respect and trust of his fellow felines.
now that he is a warrior, graniteclaw has almost completely tuned out his feelings. he sees them as dangerous. having his father's blood in him, he is unsure of the whole 'love' things. he never wants to dishonor his clan and sees too many loop holes within it's structure. he's scared that he would be like blackstorm and love a loner. he's also scared that he'll never love at all. he's actually not sure if it's even possible for him. he's been so hard on himself and has worked so hard to prove himself that he's really never worried about making friends or what she-cats think of him. he's conflicted about those kinds of subjects and would really rather stick to what he knows he's good at- fighting and being a warrior.
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