Post by castaway on Jul 7, 2011 13:03:50 GMT -5
spiderleaf
WHY SO SERIOUS?
WHY SO SERIOUS?
NAME... spiderleaf
AGE... sixty moons
GENDER... female
CLAN... cheetahclan
POSITION... medicine cat
SPECIES... king cheetah
APPEARANCE...Muscle Tone, Fur, Eyes
- FUR, in general, and on spiderleaf's behalf is somewhat bedraggled. however much she washes it, it really doesn't stay clean. but under that layer of dirt and crumbled herbs, you'll find a rich golden coat, decorated carelessly with hundreds of poppy-seed-like spots. for ever one of those spots, there is a spot of dirt. yes, you said it. she isn't quite as clean as someone might hope. and it doesn't help that her fur is thicker than natural. thankfully she manages to clean herself up nice enough at gatherings to make herself look at least a little bit superior. and, like any normal cheetah, she is completely healthy. she keeps herself up to date on herb dressings, and prides herself on her ability to keep at least most of her clan healthy.
- EYES, now turning onto the road of interesting. the colour of her eyes exceeds into the: baby blue category. though it seems that her pupils are a lot smaller than normal, and her eyesight appears thin, she sees perfectly well. if better, really. ringed with the original trademark of the cheetah, the teardrop, it is emphasized even more.
- MUSCLE TONE, like every cheetah out there, with the long legs and small, circular head. underneath that thick, grizzled fur, a whole skeleton of muscles trace her entire body. it seems amazing, really. but its just a genetic inside fact of the cheetah family. with stringy leg muscles running down each leg for speed and endurance, it's actually fascinating. an abdomen of thick stomach muscles that help to keep her breathing as shes running as well. this all helps in one way. protection.
- OTHER, everything else about her. her paws, large and easily grip the ground as she runs. her ears, noticably smaller than average, as sometimes she has a hard time hearing. initially, her whole body is smaller than the average cheetah. perhaps thats why she wasn't chosen to be a warrior, and had to deal with sorting herbs and healing clanmates. either way she enjoys it. it also happens that her tail is not only a stub, cut short and giving her little balance. she isn't a fighter, thats for sure.
PERSONALITY...Temperamental, Protective, Disrespectful, Demanding, Headstrong.
- TEMPERAMENTAL, always had the bad attitude of the bunch. never did bend down just to get approval. she was always the one with the loudmouth, she really didn't understand the words 'quiet down your scaring the prey away.' in a way this ties into being bi-polar. some times she might be as nice as she is, which unfortunately isn't very nice. or she can be your worst enemy. though, it seems she was a fitting medicine cat, as he skills in the herbology are something to be praised for. however, you can count on there ever being an apprentice for her. no doubt that poor kitten would be pushed and wormed into being the very best medicine cat around. if as grumpy as her.
- PROTECTIVE, no matter how gruff her standards are, if she loves you, and i know she does, you can count on her say in any argument. though her voice gets thrown around a lot because shes in love with her own voice, it doesn't mean her say is put in your fight because she wants it in there. it's usually because she wants to help you out. be thankful she is, that sort of praise doesn't come lightly. and even in battle she'd be willing to throw a few unfortunately mean words across the field just to annoy someone else. this cat has a bad-mouth for sure.
- DISRESPECTFUL, oh, she loves her ancestors all right, and cares for her leader. but that doesn't mean she can't put a bad comment on something they say. she will accept something earnestly, but usually if something doesn't go right, you can bet you'll hear her loud voice carrying from here to lionclan. her attitude often gets the best of her, and as an apprentice she got into plenty of trouble. this goes a long way back, with many stories she'd rather not tell you, in fact.
- DEMANDING, yes. of course this is true. have you not heard all the things said before? her voice and opinion goes into everything, so long as shes there to hear about it. without her, life would be rather bland i think. spiderleaf is the how-to of any clan. what she says, goes. in her opinion anyway.
- HEADSTRONG, nothing, and i mean nothing gets her down on the ground for long. if her mind is set on something, i assure you that you cannot change it. no matter what you say. her focus is on surviving. and it also means throwing her life down on the line to save her clan. indeed, she has a warriors heart, if a medicine cat brain.
HISTORY...Kit-hood, Apprenticeship, Medicine Cat.
- KITHOOD, as a kit, she wailed like no tomorrow. her mother loved her yes, but often sent her out as soon as she was old enough so the she could have peace and quiet. but 'spiderkit' didn't mind. she enjoyed getting the fresh air. and because of her interest in helping, she had even been out with the apprentices before she reached apprenticeship. she adored her elders, and looked up to her leader. her antics of being there for her clan were absolute. she was the head of the crowd at meetings under the leader, always looking up at him with love in her eyes, not realising that the apprentice echopaw was to be the new leader. she just loved being around higher authority figures, however. she never put up with them chastising her.
- APPRENTICESHIP, throughout her training and hunting techniques up until her assessment, her mouth was her motor. literally. she had to learn to be quiet or else she would scare all the prey away. it made her upset to be quiet, but she eventually learned the tactic, and is very good at it now. hunting animals, battling others. she wasn't very good. and when she was caught in a storm and a tree fell on top of her tail, crushing it. needless to say she was in pain for many days in the medicine cats den, and initially got to know the cat very well. that was when it was decided, not by her mind you, that she would become a medicine cat. it hurt her dearly to know that, but she accepted it without much thought. life as an apprentice wasn't easy. she was pushed to find herbs, often scolded for not remembering and always the first to go out with another warrior or apprentice who was injured and tend to their wounds. it was terribly hard, but she grew better at it by the day. eventually, her mentor had to retreat to the elders den, as her loss of sight made it hard to move around. and before she did that, spiderpaw was awarded her medicine cat name.
- MEDICINE CAT, spiderleaf worked endlessly day and night, not allowing anyone other than herself to work. by the end of her first week she had picked many of the herbs needed to survive through the winter, still refusing to lay still and rest. it did her good, to do this, and at this time her long time leader had died. she, initially was heartbroken. and she somewhat despised echoheart, who was now echostar. though she didn't blame him for her original leaders death, the change in lineup unnerved her. it still does to this day.
