ternflight // shadowclan warrior

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Name: Ternflight

Gender: Male

Age: 60 moons

Rank: Warrior

Clan: ShadowClan

Mate/crush: none

Role player: Leaf

Personality: Ternflight is likable and sweet. He compliments his friends and even those who aren't his friends, and he tries to make everyone feel good. That's mainly what one side of his Clan will say. However, Ternflight is also a bit of a flirt. He's clambering for his own mate, but it would be against all odds for him to get one, for a she-cat would really have to understand him for that. While Ternflight is adorable and humorous on the outside, he's also a perfectionist. This results in one of the best hunters and trackers in the Clan, because he always need to check everything. When stalking he prey, he's perfectly silent. He tries to hide this from everyone, but he does like things to be perfect, like straight lines, even numbers, etc. Even when he's upset about something, he still maintains his likable mask. He is determined that no one but hopefully a mate someday should find the perfectionist inside him.

Ternflight is also incurably melodramatic. He exaggerates a story to the point of lying. It's true that for some things, he's just melodramatic. However, Ternflight is not all that brave. When he's faced with something, he has an inclination to just run. That, he probably does. However, he does have to be extremely scared to run away and so normal things can be scary for him. His reports can be inaccurate if he's in this state; he might think a branch brushing against him is the fox chasing after him and digging its claws into his fur. Most of the time, its an honest mistake.

While some flirty males that aren't as macho as they seem may be a little arrogant, Ternflight isn't like that. He knows what's really important, just sometimes he gets a little off-track. He tries the best for his Clan and does everything a good warrior should, but sometimes he can get impulsive, such as running away from things. Ternflight's personality makes lots of cats close to him; however, he yearns more than anything for a mate, someone who understands him completely and still accepts him that way.

Appearance: Ternflight isn't especially tall. In fact, he's one of the smaller ones in his Clan. He's built slim and small and flexible. His legs are short compared to other cats, but long compared to the rest of his body. He has a straight back and a long, gently curling tail. His head is small and well-shaped, but his ears are almost comically large. His muzzle is not broad or pushed in; it round and handsome. The placement and shape of his eyes make them narrowed, and another cat, perhaps, they could look ominous, but Ternflight has such a friendly expression that it never does so.

Ternflight's fur is thick to look at, but silky to pet. The dense fur protects him in the autumn and winter months. However, when summer comes, he sheds and his fur becomes thinner. His fur is dappled black and white. Covering his eyes, ears, cheeks and neck, a coat of black flows down to his back, half his tail, and the tops of his legs. Another asymmetrical black splotch lies across his nose. It bothers him all the time, being the perfectionist he is. The rest of his body is pure snow white.

However Ternflight feels, he always looks his best. Ternflight always has groomed fur and bright eyes. His gait is never slow or sleepy or stiff, even in the earliest morning or the latest night.

History: Ternflight was born with two other kittens. The first was a she-cat who was named Swiftkit, for her black pelt. The other was his twin, and died soon after birth. Ternflight was the smaller of his litter, and Swiftkit teased him mercilessly for that. Only one other litter was in the nursery at this time, and that was Rosekit, Dawnkit, and Flamekit. Dawnkit and Flamekit became Ternkit's friends and the three soon outnumbered Swiftkit. However, Rosekit was his soulmate and he told her everything. Rosekit had little queer mannerisms, too. She would often twitch her head or collapse without warning. Her mother would fuss over her. Rosekit didn't want to be fussed over, and neither did Ternkit. Though Rosekit couldn't exactly hide hers, she did understand Ternkit and the two got on very well.

Time passed and the five kits became apprentices. Swiftpaw didn't bother him anymore; she had become silent and sullen. However, she had began to hang out with another, older apprentice named Darkpaw. Ternpaw didn't say anything; Darkpaw was a respectable, mature sort of tom. His relationship with Rosepaw became closer, and his friendship with Dawnpaw and Flamepaw continued. Dawnpaw and Flamepaw were his friends, but they only knew his facade. Only Rosepaw knew the real him. However, when Rosepaw collapsed one day, she didn't wake up like she normally did. She died. Ternpaw was numb but, true to form, tried his best.

After Dawnpaw, Flamepaw, and Ternpaw fought a fox off the territory together, they were given their warrior names. Swiftpaw's ceremony had been postponed because she had been found eating prey on hunting patrols. She died before becoming a warrior after she became sick with greencough. The days were hard for the newly-named Ternflight, but Dawnpoppy and Flamestripe knew what he was going through. He was comforted and life continued. However, Ternflight's longing for a mate began now. He continued his adorable and humorous antics to attract more friends, but he did become a little bit more of a flirt. The only safe she-cat was Dawnpoppy, because he truly loved her as a friend, not a mate.

It continues on now. Dawnpoppy and Flamestripe are his closest friends, but beyond that he has a load of other friends. He's still looking for someone to heal, or maybe even replace, Rosepaw.