Darkpaw ||i'll take you on

[Poizuun]

Name | Darkpaw

Gender | Tom

Age | 6 moons

Rank | Apprentice

Clan | MeadowClan

Beliefs| Darkpaw has no real heavy belief in StarClan, but he doesn't deny their existence. They're there, but not something that you have to constantly pray to and pay homage to. In Darkpaw's opinion, all they do is sit around and watch things, they have no real stake in what's going on unless they feel like stirring things up or want to protect their kin from a danger that they have foreseen. They aren't a subject he seeks to talk about and he'll avoid talking about them as much as he can, since he doesn't necessarily hold them in a high redard, or even really know much about them past the basics.

Parents | Skunkflower (father) x Nightwhisker (mother) (deceased) (NP)

Siblings | None

Other Kin | Sootpelt (grandfather) (NP)
Shadefang (grandmother) (NP)

Mate | Not yet

Crush | Not yet

Kits | Not yet

Apprentice/Mentor | Not yet

Appearance | Though Darkpaw is still very young and kit-like, it is extremely obvious that he will grow up to be a large cat. His paws are very large and cause him to trip over them a lot, but he's getting used to it. His blood has obvious Maine Coon features, with the large paws and thick fur, which will just add to his size as he gets older. He has a somewhat wide head and long muzzle with large, somewhat rounded ears that are extremely fuzzy.

His fur is probably his strangest feature. His undercoat is black and white, though he still has "kitten fuzz" that causes his fur to fade from black at his head to almost white at his hind end. His face is almost completely black with only his muzzle going down his throat and wrapping around his shoulders. His chest, stomach, and legs are all white, his legs having blotches of black. His eyes are large and round, and a strange color of golden amber-brown with dark green around the pupils.

Personality | Darkpaw is extremely loud and boisterous, not for any specific reason, he just feels he has to talk loud in order for everything he says to be heard. He isn't necessarily argumentative or goes around seeking fights, they just seem to find him. He knows how to hold his own, though. His smarts haven't necessarily been completely developed yet, so most verbal arguments end physically for him. And it's him that initiates the physical aspect. Just because he doesn't always have a comeback for every statement definitely doesn't mean that he's stupid. Darkpaw just hasn't been around long enough to pick up the art of verbal arguments.

Though Darkpaw is quick to turn to violence, he has a noble heart and would never do anything to hurt those that are close to him, such as friends and family. He would never leave a comrade behind and help them through any problem that they have. He would also do anything he could to protect those that he loves.

Darkpaw has no fear of anything, a trait he displayed even from a young age. He doesn't go looking for danger, oh no, in fact, he is rather cautious in new situations. He likes to test the waters before jumping in, but so long as he doesn't feel an immediate onslaught of danger, he'll plunge in headfirst. He registers pretty low on a curiosity scale and won't go sticking his head into strange things just to find out what might be in there. If something gets stirred up, however, he definitely won't back down, no matter how large or skilled his opponent is. This is an extremely dangerous trait for a cat so young, especially since his fighting skills haven't been honed yet.

Skills | Because Darkpaw has just become an apprentice, he has no formal training in any field of becoming a warrior, though from an early age he always was adept at fighting and will probably always will excel at it. However, unless he can get control of his massive paws and large body under control, he won't be the best hunter. He shows good social skills among his clanmates, plus his predicted massive size, he could be useful with inter-Clan communication, intimidating the other party against violence with his size, but his friendly nature drawing them in.

History | Darkpaw was born as an only child to two ex-ForestClan cats, Skunkflower and Nightfang. His parents left ForestClan with the other cats, his father leaving his parents behind to continue living in the Clan. He was born on the journey, which proved to be fatal to his mother. She was exhausted after travelling for so long, then having to birth and nurse a kit, her body just gave out and she died. His father was obviously devastated with the loss of his mate, but he had a newborn kit to care for, which he did. Darkpaw was nursed by another queen that also had kits around the same time as Darkpaw was born.

When they made it to their new Clan, Darkpaw was just a moon old, but settled in nicely with his new surroundings and Clanmates. He and his father are extremely close, since they're pretty much all each other has, even though they're complete opposites. Darkpaw gets annoyed with how overprotective his father is over him, but he still loves his father deeply. As he got bigger, he managed to gain a kinship with a group of siblings and another kit, and they are some of the best friends he has. He knows that whenever he and his father have a disagreement, he'll be able to talk to them about it.