#warriocats

NOT A CANON CHAR

skipperstone!! 

Some fanart of one of my favorite Moonkitti vids

My sincerest apologies, this has been sitting in my inbox for ages, I just keep forgetting to go through it. Anyway, here we go!

Name: Hollyclaw.

Past Names: Hollypaw, Hollykit.

Age: 30 moons.

Appearance: Hollyclaw is small for a ThunderClan cat, and though she had rather thick fur, her fur is also short so it doesn’t help her size much. Still, she has a good bit of muscle to her. She has plenty of scars all over her pelt, thanks to various injured she received, and both of her ears have plenty of nicks. Her eyes are hooded in shape and blue. She’s completely white. (Note: Under the epistatic white, Hollyclaw is a chocolate spotted tortoiseshell tabby)

Oooo epistatic white! Thats always an interesting thing to play with in the clans. Is it common in her Thunderclan? Or is it just as rare? 

Personality: If there’s one word to describe Hollyclaw, it’s that she’s ambitious. She knows what she wants and she goes for it, and she works hard for it. She’s very protective of her friends and family, and wants nothing but the best for them. She works hard and isn’t afraid of a challenge. She enjoys being around others and is exceptionally affectionate, especially with those she’s closest to. She craves social interaction and doesn’t do well on her own for long periods of time — a bored Hollyclaw is a Hollyclaw a bit too prone to experimental stunts. She’s the type to act first and think later, which is why she has so many scars: she doesn’t tolerate intruders trying to steal prey or pick on her Clanmates, so she will immediately jump into the fray to defend her Clan. She’s skilled at reacting on the fly, and is surprisingly skilled at winning even when the odds are most certainly against her, but she’s definitely too prone to buzzing around and getting into too many fights. Verbal diplomacy isn’t a skill she values very much. She’s a bit cocky and doesn’t especially care about what happens to her so long as her Clan is all right; she often needs reminders to take care of herself, and only the worst of injuries or direct orders from the Medicine Cats are really capable of keeping her down. She’s incredibly stubborn.

Hollyclaw has a great personality, and its good to highlight how different traits can be both good and bad for her. She seems like she has a lot of energy that she needs help channeling in a good way. The way I read the -storm prefix she easily could have qualified for that as well, although her skill at fighting is definitely clear too. Gotta love female -claw cats, we need more of them. Im sure there is always more to elaborate on, her fears, her dreams, her little quirks. But you have a good chunk of it and the real foundation of the character, enough that she doesnt seem incomplete or lacking anything.

Clan: ThunderClan.

Rank: Warrior.

Family:

-Mother, Morningstorm. Morningstorm was a small dilute (lilac + cream) tortoiseshell molly with long fur and hazel eyes. She was a well-rounded Warrior who died of a fever when Hollyclaw was only three moons old. She and Poppyfoot had had a tremendously strong relationship, and had been disappointed when it turned out that Poppyfoot was sterile and incapable of producing kits. Morningstorm was very loving and encouraging, and though Hollyclaw has few memories of her, the kit and her mother had always had a very close bond. This is possibly in part because Hollykit was the only kit of her litter; there was a point in the pregnancy when Morningstorm became very stressed, and it is suspected that this is why there was only one kit born.

-Father, Poppyfoot. Poppyfoot was a ginger classic tabby with short fur and green eyes. He died of the same fever that claimed Morningstorm, because of how much time he spent around her trying to help her (hence, he caught the illness and also died of it). He was active as a father and, though Hollykit was not his by blood, he doted on her and very much enjoyed teaching her. Hollyclaw seems to have picked up on his optimistic, hard-working nature, as those were the two traits Poppyfoot was best known fur.

I appreciate her bond with her parents, it can be a common trend that in order for a character to be interesting they have to have a lot of family drama. And despite the fact that her parents died, it at least sounds believable, and touching that the reason they died together was because they cared for one another.

-Biological/Foster Father, Whiteflower. Whiteflower is solid white (epistatic white over ginger spotted tabby) with short yet thick fur, lemon yellow eyes, and one torn ear. He remains a respected Warrior among the Clan, and provided genes so that Morningstorm — a very close friend of his — might be able to have kits. He originally acted as a supporting -flower, but after Morningstorm and Poppyfoot died, Whiteflower stepped in and supported Hollykit, taking on the role of a proper father. He and Hollyclaw maintain a very close bond to this day, even though Whiteflower is frequently worried by Hollyclaw’s impulsive nature. Whiteflower recently became mates with the recently joined (previously a loner who joined ThunderClan) Silverfang, and though Silverfang is pregnant, Whiteflower has not neglected neither mate nor daughter. Hollyclaw looks forward to the idea of being a big sister of sorts.

I also very much love this! No drama about who her real parents are, and a male -flower! 

-Aunt, Yellowclaw. A large, mostly cream spotted tabby molly with occasional flecks of grey spotted tabby, long fur, amber eyes, and a fair few scars. Younger sister of Whiteflower, she was actually born four months after Hollyclaw! The two were raised together for a bit, and then spent some time as Apprentices together. They are very close and work well together on patrols, as Yellowclaw is more thoughtful and patient.

-Uncle, Russetcloud. A large ginger spotted tabby tom with orange eyes and short fur. Littermate of Yellowclaw, he and Hollyclaw get on well enough. They’re not as close as Hollyclaw and Yellowclaw are, in part because of Russetcloud’s less openly enthusiastic nature boring Hollyclaw and in part because of Russetcloud often growing weary of Hollyclaw’s seemingly limitless energy. Still, they don’t have any major beefs and chat now and again.

-Grandfather, Thriftclaw. Thriftclaw is a large, light grey tom with short fur, amber eyes, and a fair few scars. Currently the Clan Deputy, it appears as if Hollyclaw has inherited his more volatile nature! The two are fairly close, even if Thriftclaw ends up exasperated at times because of just how many fights Hollyclaw gets into. Thriftclaw is gruff, but protective of his family and certainly never abusive or neglectful. He’s proud of his family and does his best to maintain close bonds with them.

-Grandmother, Snowfur. Snowfur is a long-furred, solid white (epistatic white over tortoiseshell spotted tabby) molly with blue eyes. She and Hollyclaw are quite close, and Snowfur loves telling Hollyclaw stories about her parents and their family. The two talk often, though Snowfur often fusses over Hollyclaw whenever she winds up injured again.

Its always nice to include extended family as well, and also fairly well developed though not to quite as a big a degree as Hollyclaw herself. Its especially nice the way that they all have some form of relationship/connection to Hollyclaw. 

Extra:

-Hollyclaw has a mate, Ravenwhisker, a short-furred black tuxedo tom who, while small, is still larger than Hollyclaw.

-Hollyclaw’s Mentor was Tigerclaw, a striking black mackerel tabby tom with amber eyes who was apprenticed under Thriftclaw. Thriftclaw is still waiting on the secrets to how Tigerclaw kept Hollyclaw alive, because she was — and to an extent still is — prone to getting into just about everything. Bramble bushes, accidental run-ins with foxes, getting stuck in trees — you name it, Hollyclaw has probably done it.

-Hollyclaw would like to have kits with Ravenwhisker, but is not ready to take a break from being a Warrior yet.

-Hollyclaw’s hunting is about as good as Ravenwhisker’s fighting — that is to say, not very good at all!