by WetPaint23 » Sun Jun 02, 2024 10:51 am
name Nightkit | Nightpaw | Nightriver
age 11 moons
gender Nonbinary (any pronouns, prefers they/he)
sexuality Pan
rank Apprentice
personality Nightpaw is a very reserved apprentice, who usually prefers to stay on the outside and listen. This, coupled with their size, leads to them overhearing quite a lot of conversations they probably should not be hearing. They tolerate no comments about their size, and always has a scathing comment or a claw to the nose prepared in return, despite the inevitable consequences. They form attachments very easily and don't like to be alone, very rarely being seen without Skypaw by their side. Or rather, standing by Skypaw's side. It's almost impossible to pry to two littermates apart. They feel safest by their brothers side, and tend to snap or reply coldly to other cats.
appearance An unusually small cat with scruffy black fur and dark copper eyes. They still have their kitten fur, and are exceptionally tiny for their age. Their fur usually sticks up no matter how long they spend grooming, and leaves tend to get stuck within their pelt. Despite being almost a full year old, they are only the size of a four moon old kit. Their limbs are all sized in proportion to their body, they just never grew. Both of their ears are missing the tips and slightly shredded, having damaged them in training. Their hearing remains unaffected for now, but they do often have ear infections, leading to hearing loss as they get older.
any kin A mother named Swiftface (a ginger tabby), a father named Magpietuft (deceased, a black tom) and a littermate named Skypaw (a ginger tabby with heavy white)
crush/mate None
offspring None
history(optional) Nightpaw was born as Nightkit, alongside their brother Skykit, to proud parents Swiftface and Magpietuft. They were the couples third litter, but the only to have any surviving kits. For the first few moons, there were no signs that anything was wrong. Nightkit was eating, sleeping, and playing just like a normal kit, growing alongside Skykit, perhaps even faster. At the age of three moons, Nightkit appeared to stop growing. They never got any taller and their adult fur never grew in. Despite many visits to the medicine den, taken by their worried mother, no cause for their failure to develop was found. They didn't seem to have trouble doing any of the tasks they had done before, and they weren't in any pain, so Swiftface was told to just wait and see. Over the next few moons it became clear that Nightkit was not going to grow any further. Soon even the youngest kits in the nursery had grown larger than they were. Swiftface reluctantly allowed them to be made an apprentice at the age of six moons alongside Skykit after their firm refusal to consider a medicine cat apprenticeship. They struggled greatly at first, just not having the size or body strength to successfully take down prey and succeed in battle. They became angry and withdrawn, believing that they would never be able to receive there warrior name. Overtime, Nightpaw has learned to use their size to their advantage, slipping under and tripping their opponents and going after smaller prey.
other Swiftface can be an adoptable character, but I'd like Skypaw to remain an NPC as I may come back and make a form for him later, if that's alright. I may also change Nightpaw's future suffix to -wish, as I'm not completely sold on Nightriver.
Apologies for my inactivity, it's been a rough couple of weeks and I haven't had much time to write. Finals have really been taking a lot out of me and I'm dealing with some physical health issues, but I'll be responding to everyone tonight!