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here Spottedcry is a large she-cat. She is really fluffy with her tail as the most fluffy part of her body. Her eyes are yellow and she is mostly white with some black and orange markings on the top part of her torso.
Name: Spottedcry
Gender: she-cat
Clan: Out of the 4 original probably Riverclan
Rank: warrior
Personality/Skills: She has a very seductive aura around her but don't let that fool you. She's a spitfire she-cat that will swat away anyone who try's to mess with her. She's the type that says the opposite of what she is really feeling so watch out. She can be a bit difficult to get along with but she still is kind to most everyone.
Important Notes: She is the only girl of a litter of 6 so that is something that effects her temperament
Name: Vampirefang/star
Description: Vampirestar is a large tom with long legs and short white fur. He has deep red eyes with a light grey nose.
Important Notes: He is albino and is a rather unemotional cat. Has always been the leader of his siblings but has had conflict with his brother who has always fought with him since they were kits and always wins against him because his brother runs on emotions while he is always calm.
Though you put the name-only for the second cat, I'm inclined to do a full on review, since I have a lot of information required for it and...other reasons.
This got super long, my apologies.
SpottedcryName Rating: 5/10
Name Type: Canonical
Name Reasoning: Spotted- is more for a tortoiseshell or a dappled tabby than a calico, since it refers to smaller patches of color. A calico is majority white, with (usually) big patches of color, such as she has. It's a traditional name, but it just doesn't work for this cat due to how her coat works.
As for -cry, there's two major flaws with it. The first is that, at best, -cry would imply a cat that's good at screaming and yowling, which is fine if you want to scare the daylights out of someone, but it's not exactly a skill worth naming, and at worst, it implies a crybaby, which is most certainly not something good to be named for. The second is that there's no indication that she actually does either of them. Suffixes, at least on this thread, are geared towards giving a skill that's useful and that the cat can actually preform very well, so this suffix doesn't really have a use on her.
Alternative Name: Brightstorm/Gannetstorm. Bright- refers to a patched cat with a majority of white on their coat, and Gannet- is for a calico. -storm will be explained more thoroughly below.
Character Rating: 5/10
Character Reasoning: Here's the thing, real talk: this does not seem like the kind of cat anyone would want in a Clan. She's a liar, bad-tempered, and a very difficult person to interact with. A good Clan cat has pretty much the opposite of those traits - the Clan needs someone who can be trusted, can be interacted with easily, and won't start picking fights for no reason. It seems to me that a lot of people forget that these cats live together throughout their lives - the Clan is more than a community, it's a family, and how someone acts will affect their relationship with everyone.
What I would suggest is toning some of this down, and adding some more desirable (for lack of a better word) traits, which brings me to -storm. A -storm cat has a rather dynamic, unpredictable nature, with an upswing personality (which is extroverted and energetic), and a downswing personality (which is calm and more introverted). The main thing to note about -storm is that these cats swing from these personalities over the course of days or weeks, and eventually calm down and become their downswing personality entirely. What exactly these two personalities entail is up to you, but the basic rule is that a -storm cat will be energetic and fiery in their upswing, and calm in their down.
To my main point: This cat has the possibility to be a very good -storm cat. Her up personality could be loud, flirtatious, energetic, stubborn, and quick to anger, while her down personality could be thoughtful, lax, open to different mindsets, and steadfastly confident. Of course, that's just an example, but I think you get the picture.
VampirefangName Rating: 2/10
Name Type: Lyrical
Name Reasoning: I've been wondering when I'd get a mythical creature name. Right about time, too, I was about to post something about those kinds of names. (knuckles crack)
The biggest problem with names like Vampire-, Dragon-, or some other third name is that these are
human creatures, not cats. Cats would have no idea who these guys are, because their mythology is centered on their own ancestors, not some pretend beings that humans concocted. The second biggest problem is the wild variation of these creatures. Even if cats knew about them, there are so many types of dragons around the world - green ones, two-legged, brightly colored and furry, giant, small, a part of nature or created with metal, etc - as well as so many types of vampires - you can read
here for the entire list. The coats would be too wildly varied to say anything about the cat. It'd be like naming them Dog-. There's also the fact that most vampires are humans, aka a creature that cats don't want to interact with, much less read up about.
Meanwhile, over at -fang, this suffix doesn't suit him. A -fang cat has skills in both hunting and fighting, while not particularly excelling at either, but definitely being above average. He doesn't appear to have either skill be notable, so there's that.
Alternative Name: Sloecloud/Lightcloud. Sloe- and Light- refer to a white cat, and -cloud is for a particularly calm cat, which will be elaborated on much like -storm below.
Character Rating: 6/10
Character Reasoning: First thing I want to get to: an albino cat is completely white, without a single marking. Albinism is when there's a complete lack of color in the pigments, which is what makes albino animals completely white with those classic pink or red eyes. There would be no grey marking anywhere on this cat if he was a true albino, and his eyes would either be a very light pink or a very light, nearly purple blue, and most certainly not deep red.
That said, let's get to his personality.
A collected, calm cat is fine, but unemotional is pushing it. Logic and coldness do not automatically win over anything, and a very distant, cold cat is not someone you would want in a Clan, much less as a leader, because the Clan is, again, all about a family that needs to be close and work together. I don't know about you, but if I was a leader and I had to pick between a passionate, energetic cat who is naturally social and a distant, aloof, cold cat, I would without a doubt select the one who is more likely to connect with their future charges on an emotional level and be compassionate to others' plights.
So here's my suggestion.
Make him a calm, collected, and ultimately relaxed cat who keeps a level head no matter what. Someone who stays steady and takes charge in an emergency is someone that the leader is going to notice. These cats tend to be patient, understanding, and objective, and will dissipate a fight without getting riled. A -cloud cat can be lazy and occasionally apathetic, but what stands out is their levelheadedness, and combined with a natural leadership quality, this would be a very ideal leader.
Emotions are not a bad thing for a leader to have in the least. What matters is how they handle these emotions.