Post by VALACIE on May 22, 2011 15:31:07 GMT -5
sunstride
YOU'VE GOTTA LOSE YOURSELF
IN THE MOMENT, BEFORE IT LOOSES YOU.
YOU'VE GOTTA LOSE YOURSELF
IN THE MOMENT, BEFORE IT LOOSES YOU.
NAME... Sunstride
AGE... 30 moons
GENDER... Male
CLAN... Lionclan
POSITION... Warrior
SPECIES... African Lion
APPEARANCE...Sunstride is known for being taller and less muscular then the average lion. Though still holding a rippling collection of firm muscles, he is notably sleeker then other males. Which, when combined with his long legs, grants him a long and gracefully fluid stride (Hence his name).
His pelt, has a rich pallet of gold with brown and black undertones. While his fur is short and soft, running smoothly over his muscles. As you get to his face you'll find that his fur favors soft yellow undertones more then the brown seen along the rest of his body. His mane is full and large, framing his face with golden fur but growing darker as it reaches his shoulder, until finally becoming a trail of almost black fur snaking it's way between his front legs and down the middle of his belly.
His eyes are his most telling feature; a vibrant and soulful caramel golden color that express his emotions easily. His eyes make him look older then his actual years, having grown deeper and more expressive after he lost his brothers.
PERSONALITY...For Sunstride, nothing is more important than loyalty. Loyalty to the clan coming first, followed shortly by loyalty to his family. Having grown closer to his remaining siblings since the tragic loss of his two brothers he will do anything for them, though he wasn't like that before.
Back then he would still have sacrificed much for his siblings (he wasn't self-centered) but had just grown distant from them over the course of their apprenticeship. He probably would of grown even more distant as the years passed, if the deaths hadn't occurred. Now though, he prefers to keep an eye on them, often going with Goldenpelt or Hawkfeather on hunts or just sitting with them. He tends to go out of his making sure he spends at least a little time with them each day.
Sunstride is generally a quiet lion. He doesn't like drawing attention to himself, unless he has something he thinks need to be said. As a warrior and a hunter he enjoys going off on his own just to get his mind in order. But he never strays far from the clan in case they have need of him.
Another change that hit him shortly after the death of Yellowpaw and Thunderpaw, was his view on life. He became more careful with himself, making sure that unless his full attention was at his command that he didn't stray far from the clan. He tries to leave as little margin for chance and mistake as he can, especially when out hunting or in the neutral territories. He's also come to appreciate new life more then he did before, and does his best to make sure that the Queens and the kit's are comfortable. Often running errands for them (such as fetching more food, or the medicinecat). Now that his own sister is among them he takes even more care, spending twice the time amongst the lionesses as he did before, and checking in on Goldenpelt as often as he can.
HISTORY...Sunstride was born to Cloudfur and Stormclaw. And was one of the four males in their litter of five, the fifth being their sister Goldenpelt. As a kit he was close to his parents and his siblings, even though he frequently teased his sister, for being a girl. He was never seen without them and was almost on the verge of being codependent, often times growing anxious when separated from his brothers and sister for too long.
Over time he grew out of this behavior. Being an apprentice meant that he was frequently away from his siblings and in the presence of his mentor. Who didn't stand for him being so attached to them, since as they grew older they were bound to grow apart. Following this thought the young Sunpaw was steadily growing more independent, spending less and less time with his siblings and more time on his own. He probably would of cut himself off from them completely, if they were all still alive and healthy.
But, things weren't meant to be this way. After the loss of Yellowpaw and Thunderpaw, and the near loss of his sister Sunstride fell into heavy thought. For a long time he was silent, mulling things over and just trying to wrap his head around the fact that he was now down two brothers, and had just two siblings left to him.
On the day he became a warrior he made his decision that he couldn't grow apart from them. With only his brother and sister left he didn't want to risk loosing them without having spent time with them. Which was his biggest regret once he thought about it...all that time that he could have been making memories, lost because he proffered to go off on his own. He knows that just being there for his siblings won't save them from getting killed if Starclan wants them, but at least he'll have more memories of them.
