x . . Leopardclaw [ ThunderClan ] ;; {fin.}

[Leaf]

( * AND HE SMILES AND MAKES BELIEVE )
Leopardclaw said he'd never leave

( * THE STAGE IS SET AND THERE IS NO TURNING BACK NOW )
the puppet master .

[/b] and i guess i have some pet names but that's the name i like. anyways, i've been pulling these strings for like three years and you don't know how many puppets i've made dance. it's hard when we're all on these different times, and so you know that i'm not some lunatic who's never on, i'm on basically every day so there you are! oh, right, i almost forgot! sometimes you can catch me impersonating nobody.. maybe cows and i'm loving it too! you need proof of my puppetry skills? fine! i swear, you're gonna be amazed, though.

"Okay. Attack me."
A golden-brown dappled tom crouched on the edge of a grassy clearing, opposite a young grey she-cat. The she-cat blinked in surprise and obidiently began prowling toward him, her deep green eyes narrowed to see which way was the best way to attack. Her mentor, the golden tabby, remained still, watching her every move carefully.
Finally she pounced, aiming for his shoulders. Almost as soon as her paws left the ground the larger tom sped forward, getting underneath her and rolling onto his back. He pushed his paws up onto hers and sent her landing awkwardly across the other side of the clearing.
The large tom let out a purr of amusement. "Clever, and better than last time. But your eyes betray your aiming. Next time, use the element of surprise, which is the warrior's best weapon."
"Yes Leopardclaw." The apprentice dipped her head, flicking her ears with embarresment. "I'll do better next time - I promise."
Leopardclaw snorted. "It's not about being a perfectionist. You're doing really well, trust me. Actually, you were easier to train than Dovestorm." He paused; then he shook his head and purred again. "Don't worry, Cinderpaw. You're doing just fine."
Cinderpaw tipped her head to one side. "Who is Dovestorm?"
Her mentor did not respond. His amber eyes trailed up to the steadily-darkening sky for a moment, and he breathed a deep sigh. Then the large tom shook his head and meowed calmly, "Come on. It's getting late; let's get back to camp."

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( * AND I CAN PROMISE YOU I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO FORGET )
the character basics .

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[/color] FULL NAME :
Leopard ;; for his leopard-like markings on his coat.
claw ;; for his strength in battle/fighting.
--- * NICKNAMES :
None ?
--- * AGE :
Fourty eight moons old.
--- * DATE OF BIRTH :
January sixteenth, 2006.
--- * GENDER :
Male/tom.

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( * MIRROR, MIRROR, ON THE WALL THIS IS HOW A HERO FALLS )
appearances are everything and nothing .

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[/color] BODY TYPE :
Quite a large and muscular cat, although his form is slender and agile at the same time. He has a long tail and powerful shoulders.
His tail is long, his ears are slightly above average sized and he has normal, delicate paws.
--- * HEIGHT & WEIGHT :
Height ;; Of average.
Weight ;; Of average.
--- * FUR :
Leopardclaw has a short-length coat which is slightly more thick on his tail.
The colour of this tom's fur is a dark golden, almost brown, with several markings. Most of these markings are like a leopard's, earning him his name: he has black spots along his flank. His tail and legs are marked with stripes and on his face are some thin but long stripes coming in.
--- * EYES :
Both eyes are a deep and solid, penetrating amber with a few lighter golden flecks. The shape of these eyes are quite wide but of average, the fur around them lightening slightly to give way to these piercing orbs.
--- * UNIQUE FEATURES :
Like the average warrior, Leopardclaw has many scars from previous battles in his lifetime. The main and most noticable of these scars is a long, ugly scar which parts the fur on his right shoulder.
--- * SHORT OVERALL :
To start, Leopardclaw is a rather large tom with powerful shoulders. At the same time he has a slender and agile form, giving him the advantage of speed. He has a long tail and ears that are only slightly above average size. The tom's paws are normal and delicate and his whiskers are long and a silky white.

The length of his fur is short, only slightly more fluffy on his tail. Leopardclaw's fur colour is a dark golden, basically brown, with several leopard-like markings which earn him his name. The fur lightens into a more golden colour around his head and neck. Markings on his sides and the back of his neck are black spots like a leopard, with the occasional thin and less noticable stripe behind his shoulders. On his legs and tail are more thick and bolder black stripes, the tip of his tail being black and the fur around it being slightly grey-white. His muzzle is white like snow and on his face are some thin black stripes which go in, towards his eyes and black nose.

Leopardclaw has two deep and penetrating eyes, the colour of which being a solid amber with only a few lighter golden flecks. They are, overall, sharp and piercing; the emotions behind them are not always so easy to read.

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( * I LAUGHED WHEN YOU SAID THAT WORDS ARE ONLY WORDS )
everybody has a personality .

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[/color] LIKES :
x . . When others actually listen.
x . . Rabbits, they just taste nice.
x . . Triumph - when he wins a fight.
x . . Living in ThunderClan... nothing can beat it.
x . . Aren't kits so cute?
--- * DISLIKES :
x . . Losing a fight is plain awful.
x . . When the prey escapes out of his grip.
x . . When cats just don't listen to him and/or don't follow orders.
x . . He absolutely despises kittypets and rogues.
x . . The worst thing about life is death.
--- * QUIRKS / HABITS :
x . . Leopardclaw always looks behind him when he pauses to taste the air.
x . . After making a catch, he swipes his tongue around his jaws for no apparent reason.
x . . When Leopardclaw has just woken up, he stretches each leg in turn and then yawns before emerging from the den.
x . . He has a tendancy to bare his teeth and lash his tail when he is frustrated.
x . . When worried or anxious, Leopardclaw either licks a forepaw or flicks his ears for no reason.
x . . Leopardclaw often watches the kits play after he's just arrived back to camp or just woken up, because he loves kits.
--- * STRENGTHS / WEAKNESSES :
Strengths ;;
x . . One of his main strengths is fighting.
x . . Leopardclaw feels strong and certain again when he watches normal Clan life.
x . . Mentoring is something he is particularly good at.
x . . His hunting skills are quite good.
x . . StarClan. Just one word says it all.

Weaknesses ;;
x . . Leopardclaw feels weak when he thinks of Dovestorm, Dewpaw and Whitepaw.
x . . He strongly dislikes fire, as it was the cause of his kit's death.
x . . Crowfood is something he just can't stand.
x . . Even though his paws are small and delicate, Leopardclaw can be quite loud on his paws.
x . . Another thing is heights because he gets dizzy when he's too high up, i.e. in a tall tree or something.
--- * SECRETS :
One of Leopardclaw's deepest secrets is that he is terrified of fire. However he never tells anyone or lets it show.
Another is he was close to becoming a kittypet; no cat ever found out and he discovered by himself where his loyalties really lie.
--- * FEARS :
x . . As mentioned before, fire is truly Leopardclaw's greatest fear.
x . . Death is something he cannot bare.
x . . Leopardclaw strongly dislikes heights.
x . . This tom is slightly frightened of Twolegs after his experience as an apprentice.
x . . Leopardclaw hates lightning. End of; it may be kind of girly, but he just is kind of frightened at the sight of a flash of lightning.
--- * GREATEST GOAL/FAILURE :
Goal ;;
To overcome his fear of fire. This is Leopardclaw's greatest goal because fire is the cause of Whitepaw's and Dewpaw's deaths, and he wishes he could be strong when seeing fire in front of him. Someday this will happen.

Failure ;;
The fact that Leopardclaw failed to save his daughters. His mate's death was natural, but he knows that he could have saved Dewpaw and Whitepaw from the fire. Every day he looks back on this and strongly regrets it.
--- * OTHER :
Nothing really.
--- * OVERALL PERSONALITY :
Leopardclaw is often a calm and dedicated cat, completely loyal to his Clan and loved ones. He is a sensitive and thoughtful tom and usually loves to help when he can. The tom is almost always certain and has a positive attitude about him.

However, Leopardclaw is very stubborn and easily impatient. If a cat disobeyed his orders he could snap more than he intended to and he holds a grudge for a long time. The golden-brown dappled tom doesn't forgive and forget so quickly, especially when the situation was big. Sometimes he can wake up in a negative and grumpy mood, often not interacting with anyone.

When the tom is depressed he spends a lot of time alone, thinking about the past or looking up at the sky. He very much enjoys the company of others, but absolutely hates when someone reminds him of his mate and kits' deaths. If someone dared taunt or tease him on how easily he lost these cats so dear to him, he would not hesitate to start a fight.

Overall Leopardclaw has a very mixed personality.

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( * AND BEHIND THESE EYES ARE MY TRUTHS AND LIES )
history is an explanation .

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[/color] PARENTS :
Mother ;;[/i] A gorgeous silver tabby she-cat named Greytail. Was a warrior and then a queen, then returned to warrior duties and died in battle. She was 31 moons old when she died.
Father ;;[/i] A large but slender golden-brown tom named Brackenstorm. He was Clan deputy for a few moons before Leopardclaw was born, and remained deputy until he died of greencough. Was 39 moons old when he died.
--- * SIBLINGS :
Leopardclaw did not have any brothers or sisters.
--- * OTHER SIGNIFICANT PEOPLE :
His kits . .
Whitepaw ;;[/i] Whitepaw was a small and elegant pure white she-cat with amber eyes. Sweet and gentle, died as an apprentice at the age of 11 moons in a forest fire.
Dewpaw ;;[/i] She was a small, slender light ginger she-cat with pale green eyes and white paws. Dewpaw died as an apprentice aged 11 moons in a forest fire.
--- * LOVERS :
Dovestorm of ThunderClan was Leopardclaw's only real true love. She was a slender white she-cat with deep blue-green eyes, and died at the age of 29 moons bearing his kits.
--- * BEST MEMORY :
When Dovestorm confessed her love to him was the best memory in Leopardclaw's life.
--- * WORST MEMORY :
He can't decide which is worse.
Dovestorm's death or Dewpaw and Whitepaw's death.
--- * FEARS :
... Its already been said!
--- * OVERALL HISTORY :
Kithood ;;[/i] Moons ago, Greytail and Brackenstorm gave birth to one gorgeous tom. They named him Leopardkit; to them, he was the most gorgeous kit in the forest.
Leopardkit grew up as a fine young tom. He spent much time with his mother, of course, and he enjoyed playing with the other kits in the nursery. His father usually had duties as deputy; Leopardkit wanted to grow up just like him, to be deputy and then leader.

Apprenticeship ;;[/i] When Leopardkit became six moons old he became an apprentice, taking the name Leopardpaw. He was given a mentor with the name Blackstripe; he was a firm and strict tom, but he could be gentle and the two of them formed a special bond.
Soon after he was apprenticed Leopardpaw met a kittypet named Smoke. Smoke was a dark grey tom cat with darker flecks, and he was a strong fighter. He invited Leopardpaw into his home; Leopardpaw had a look around, and he visited his new friend for a few days. But when Smoke asked him to leave ThunderClan and join him, he considered it until the Twolegs came out of the house. They chucked some large heavy things at him and chased him off their land; Leopardpaw never returned again, and never saw Smoke again, but he discovered where his loyalties truly lie.
Halfway through apprenticeship, a fight with an enemy Clan came. Greytail was in it and she was killed in the battle. Brackenstorm was grief-struck while Leopardpaw was miserable, but he finally managed to move on. However his father was sick with grief and sadness; Leopardpaw wondered if he'd ever get over it.

Warrior ;; His warrior ceremony finally came, and Leopardpaw became Leopardclaw. His mentor and father were so proud of him; he was proud of himself, too.
Soon later, though, Brackenstorm caught greencough and died of it. Leopardclaw spent a long time living in grief. A new deputy was appointed, but Leopardclaw felt utterly alone in ThunderClan now that his last remaining kin was gone.
Moons later, he was given his first apprentice. Her name was Dovepaw. She was a quick learner, but Leopardclaw found her hard to train. But as he mentored her, he began to like her more, and by the time she was nearly at warrior age Leopardclaw had almost fallen in love with her.
Then the current deputy was killed by a badger, and Leopardclaw was appointed as new deputy. He was shocked; he could barely speak on that night except blink in surprise. Dovepaw was so proud of him and spent a lot of time with him that night. A couple of moons later, she became a warrior, taking the name Dovestorm.
Leopardclaw and Dovestorm were very close. One night when they were out hunting, Dovestorm confessed her love to him. He told her that he felt the same way, and they became mates, having two kits. Unfortunately she died bearing his kits; Leopardclaw was distraught but managed to pull through. His kits were gorgeous; one looked a lot like Dovestorm, and he named her Whitekit. The other looked quite like his father; he called her Dewkit.
Whitekit and Dewkit became apprentices soon later, given mentors. And then the fire came when they were 11 moons old. A forest fire, started by Twolegs reached the camp, and ThunderClan had to abandon it. A tree fell and blocked the camp entrance; the two remaining cats in camp were his daughters, Dewpaw and Whitepaw. They were killed by the fire. Leopardclaw still thinks he could have prevented it and blames himself.
He got another apprentice after that, named Cinderpaw. But Cinderpaw was killed by two foxes at the age of 10 moons while on patrol with a few other cats, when Leopardclaw was on a hunting patrol. He was struck with sadness, but accepted this and managed to move on.
Leopardclaw still serves ThunderClan as a loyal deputy, his faith remaining in StarClan forever.


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( * OUR FINAL MOMENTS ARE THE ONE WE USE THE FULLEST )
the other little stuff .

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[/color] RULES ARE THERE FOR A REASON :
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--- * FAMOUS LAST WORDS :
Song: N-Dubz - Strong Again
--- * ANYTHING ELSE :
Nothing... o:
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