by Birchii » Sat May 04, 2019 8:14 am
Username: Birchii
Cat Name: Brightspark
Gender: Molly
Rank: Warrior
Age:
Clan: GealachClan
Bucket List:
i. Collect her gifts
Brightspark likes to collect interesting, unique and weird items. Usually, this consists of sticks, feathers or rocks that she finds pretty or have a weird shape, but there's also a big bird bone, a collar, and twoleg shiny objects in her collection, too. It initially was just a little quirk she had as a kit and young apprentice, but the idea to gift each member of her clan swiftly became the reason for the collection. She's determined to find a suitable gift for everyone, and ideally wants the gifts to be something to represent how she sees them.
ii. Help Pinefall open up
She knows how hard it is for her mate, Pinefall, to share what he's thinking, and so this is more of a long-term goal, rather than a task that she can simply start and finish. Brightspark tries her hardest to patiently listen to Pinefall when he's talking, and thinks carefully about questions that she asks, since the wrong one can put him off from sharing for a few days. She's also refining her ability to read his tone of voice, facial expressions and body language, so she knows when he's really uncomfortable and when he's just being moody.
iii. Perfect her swimming skills
Brightspark wasn't a great swimmer to start with. She struggled to keep her head above the water, and it frustrated her how her fur would drag her in the water. She barely passed her Swimming Assessment, and made a vow to keep going until she feels strong and confident enough in the water.
iv. Earn the title 'Weaver of Tales'
In GealachClan, there's a tradition during Green-Leaf where the clan will relax during sunset They'll gather as a circle and take turns to tell stories, whether they're real life experiences or completely fantasy. Since she's still young, she hasn't participated in many of these story-telling events and has yet to earn the honoured title of 'Weaver of Tales', a title given to the three best story-tellers of the season. She hopes to earn it someday, but knows that she has tough competition to beat for it!.
v. Learn some dog-speak
Brightspark thinks it would only be fair to learn some dog-speak from Làidir, given that the canine had to learn cat-speak at some point in her life. It would also prove useful for any dogs that wander across their territory, in the case when Làidir isn't around to help communicate.
vi. Become a Council member
Brightspark loves her parents dearly, and is proud of her father, Sablethorn, being a member of the Council. She's not sure exactly what she'd offer as a Council member, since they typically excel in some skill or ability, but it would definitely be a privilege and an honour to help her clan and continue it as a family tradition of sorts.
vii. Start a family
Brightspark has always wanted to have a family, and knows that Pinefall would make a wonderful father once he's ready. She's patiently waiting for Pinefall to decide to take the leap, as she knows she'll likely jump at the chance to be a mother.
viii. Put her pawprint on the wall
Another tradition for the warriors of Brightspark's clan is to have a pawprint on the camp walls. It signifies the transition from a warrior to a senior warrior, and though she knows it'll happen someday, she's still excited to have a piece of her permanently displayed within the camp.
ix. Catch a pheasant
Those tricky birds are so flighty! Brightspark sticks out across the Heather Heaths during Leaf-Fall, and is irritated at herself for not yet catching one of the visiting birds. She tells herself it'll happen next Leaf-Fall, and practices her stealth up on the open fields in preparation.
x. Train three apprentices
Brightspark has a lot of energy and moons to give to her clan, and truly hopes to become a mentor soon, and frequently thereafter. If she had her way, she'd leave one mentorship after seeing one apprentice all the way through their training, and fall straight into training the next one, but there are only so many kits and plenty of suitable mentors, so Brightspark hopes to have at least three apprentices over her warriorhood, sharing her knowledge and passing it along to future generations.
xi. Be the fun elder
Elders can be such grumpy, grouchy, or sleepy felines, and while Brightspark acknowledges and appreciates all that her elders have done to help the clan. However, she knows that when she finally retires, she'll be cracking jokes, laughing and smiling, and giving kits little ideas to encourage their creativity, all while amusing her fellow elders!
xii. Become a Gealach-Dìonadair
GealachClan believes they become Ancestors, spirits who dance amongst the stars and keep the moon company, when they die. For those few, true heroes and legends who live amongst GealachClan, there is no greater honour than becoming a Gealach-Dìonadair, or Defender of the Moon. Honestly, this is just a kithood hope that she knows is extremely unlikely to occur, especially since the clan's lives have been peaceful and uneventful for several moons now. She's content to simply reside peacefully along the Ancestors, but silently still wishes for it to come true. After all, one can dream!
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current collection goals; owls - guineas
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⥽ I'm Birchii (a.k.a Birch); I'm a big fan of cats, owls,
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