Dark Forest Resident: Burrcurl
Aliases / Nicknames: Uncle Burr (by his niece), Cursed Blood (by the elders)
Gender: male
Sexuality: asexual, aromantic
Family: Flowerface (mother), Bristletail (dather), Logkit, Cloverkit, Rosekit (siblings), Sprucequill(half-sister), Stumpbranch(brother-in-law) Gopherear, Pampaspuff (half-nieces), Falconstrike (half-nephew), Oakkit, Jaguarkit (half-great nephews), Brightkit (half-great niece), Nate (nephew-in-law)
Other Relations: unnamed mentor, Gopherear, Mintleaf (apprentices)
Clan: Riverclan
Rank: medicine cat
Characteristics: cold, distant, snappy, questionable motives based off of a promise.
Number of Victims: many
Number of Murders: many
Murder Method: poisoning via deathberries, shoving into dangerous situations
Method of Harm: manipulation, gaslighting.
Known Victims: Flowerface, Sprucequill, Stumpbranch (directly), Pampaspuff, Falconstrike (indirectly)
Victim Profile: anyone who shares the same blood as his mother, Riverclan and Windclan warriors
Cause of Death: jumped into the gorge and hit his head, slowly dying of blunt force trauma.
Cautionary Tale: N/A
Story:
Burrkit was born to Flowerface and his manipulative father, Bristletail. He was the only one out of four who survived in his litter.
Flowerface eventually realized how toxic Bristletail was and left him to have a healthier relationship with a tom named Coveshore. Burrkit eventually picked up on his father's resentment towards his mother. He became a medicine cat apprentice at the same time Flowerface had a single kit with Coveshore, Sprucekit.
As the moons carried on, his and his father's hatred towards the happy family grew, and while walking one day, Burrpaw spotted a bush with bright red berries. He got an idea, and the next thing you know, Flowerface had died under mysterious circumstances. Coveshore was also found dead in the gorge after the vigil, after he and Bristletail went out for some "fresh air." Bristletail died, too, before his son got his full medicine cat name.
When he eventually did, and saw his dad in the Dark Forest, he made a promise to himself and his father that he will end his mother's bloodline.
Moons passe. Sprucequill grew up and became mates with the deputy, Stumpbranch. She ended up expecting his kits, but he never got to meet them, because he was later found with his head bashed up against a rock.
Sprucequill gave birth to Gopherkit, Pampaskit, and Falconkit. The kits became oddly close with their uncle, despite warnings from the elders. Once the three were apprenticed, their mother died in the same way that their father did.
Burrcurl spaced out the murders to not raise any suspicions, so they got a chance to grow up. Burrcurl then decided to tell them about the Moonstone and how "only big, strong cats can go there." Pampaspaw and Falconpaw took the bait as a challenge, while Gopherpaw was a bit more skeptical.
The apprentices ended up crossing the Thunderpath to reach it, but all three were hit by a snowplow. Gopherpaw made it out with minor injuries, but Pampaspaw and Falconpaw didn't make it. Gopherpaw later got her warrior name early, along with her fallen siblings, out of pity.
As time went on, Gopherear started to get closer with the only kin she had left, Burrcurl. She eventually deciding to become a medicine cat. She did a good job at it, but the rumors from the elders about her being cursed and her wanting a mate and family weren’t exactly helping her mission to happiness.
One day, a huge stormed caused Riverclan territory to flood. The Clan evacuated while Gopherear stayed behind to rescue one of the leader's kit. The kit made it to safety while Gopherear was swept away by the flooding river.
The Clan briefly mourned while Burrcurl was silently giggling inside. His promise was complete!
The Clan took refuge in Windclan and it turned out Gopherear survived thanks to the help of a kind rogue she had met a while back. Burrcurl was secretly angered by this revelation.
Once Riverclan territory was good enough to return to, Gopherear decided she wants to stay in Windclan, away from the secret whispers about her family and pressures because of the deaths. Riverclan’s leader understood, and with Windclan’s leader, allowed her to join their ranks.
Burrcurl then got another apprentice, Mintpaw, who was also one of the leader's daughters. He became increasingly more critical and aggressive once it turned out Gopherear was still alive. He gave Mintpaw a hard time learning and often berated her for any imperfect details.
Mintpaw didn’t say anything, because she knew that this grumpy old cat was Gopherear's old mentor, and viewed her like an older sister. She was led to believe that she was the problem and not her mentor, because she's a great medicine cat.
At the gathering moons later, Windclan's leader announced that Gopherear moved into the nursery. Something inside of Burrcurl snapped. His mother's bloodline was expanding, and he had, no, he needed to exterminate them.
He ended up faking a sign that they should attack Windclan promptly. Riverclan warriors invaded and attacked the camp, while Burrcurl searches for Gopherear.
He spotted her leaving the camp and followed. He found her in a vulnerable position--giving birth in an abandoned fox den. Unfortunately, that rogue who had saved her life some moons ago was with her.
He tried to fight the rogue, but lost, which was to no surprise, and ended up admitting that he was the one responsible for her family's deaths. Bad timing, because Riverclan's leader and Mintpaw walked in at that exact moment.
The battle stopped. Riverclan apologized to Windclan for the whole mess, and Burrcurl was left at the mercy of both Clans for his part in the battle and the murders.
He ran, being run out of Windclan by cats of both Clans. Seeing no other way to escape, he leapt into the gorge for a swift and painless death. However, instead of a watery grave, he bashed his head against a boulder at the bottom and was left to bleed out on the stone.
When he finally died, he saw his mother, siblings, Coveshore, his half-sister, Stumpbranch, and his niece and nephew all glaring at him. He was so in denial that what he was doing was wrong he expected to go to Starclan. He was surprised when he ended up in the same place as his father.
Additonal Information:
--Submission by @boogurl405 amazing read, welcome!!
--This was inspired by a Roblox Warriors RP they did with a few friends.
--After discovering where his dad was and making the promise, Burr stopped sharing dreams with Starclan entirely and continued dreaming about the Dark Forest. The flood in Riverclan was also an omen, but Gopher was the only one who received it.
--A few things about why Mint idolizes Gopher: her sister, Timberkit, was attacked by a fox and got half her face ripped off, and was saved by Gopher. Timber was also the same kit Gopher saved while Riverclan flooded. At some point in the future, Timber becomes leader.
--A lot also went down in Windclan when it was revealed Gopher was carrying rogue kits; there was a tom who offered to act as their real father originally, but she felt it was too dishonest and ended up telling the truth anyways. Nate (the rogue) ended up joining.
--Amazing story!
