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Name: Yewpatch

    Gender: Tom

    Rank: New warrior

    Mentor/Apprentice: former Timberbreeze
apprentice Rowanpaw

    Personality:
    Meek - Kind - Humble - Cheerful - Gullible - Jumpy

The last thing you would expect the son of two leaders, practically a prince to be is...well, anything that this young tom is. The youngest of his NightClan littermates, this tom who looks so strikingly like his intimidating father is a quiet, gentle tom who is known for his capacity for kindness and his humble nature. The bottom of the totem pole among his three known littermates, he is content with his positioning among his more rowdy siblings - he is the target of his sister, Jetkit, and is often shoved around by her, and gets left behind in their games, against his older brother, Lostkit's wishes. But honestly? He doesn't mind. He has no wish to disrupt the hierarchy of his siblings, and just takes everything in stride - even if that means constantly being beat up by his sister. Forever an optimist, he sees the bright sides of everything, and the best in every cat. Despite being the son of the leader of his Clan, he is an unbelievably modest and humble individual, and is overall a bright young tom with a promising future.

Ever since the attempted murder of his father, Yewpatch has been very jumpy and rather timid, often shaking for no particular reason and 'seeing monsters' in shadows. Absolutely terrified of loud noises, thunder and the like will send him running to hide under the nearest shelter, trembling and covering his face with all-too-large paws. He is still relatively innocent, though, still trying to find the best in anyone and everything. He has a surprisingly high pain tolerance - after all, getting beat up on and constantly cutting yourself on various objects sure helps desensitivze you to it.


    History:    
    Born to the two starcrossed leaders, Hemlockstar and Talonstar, he was raised in NightClan with only the knowledge of his father and his two other siblings. He grew up thinking the late Voltagedrizzle was his mother, and has no idea the identity of his true mother, or the fact that he has three littermates living in HighClan.
    Unfortunately, the little NightClan family was not to last -  Voltagedrizzle was brutally murdered by an unknown assailant. Though his father, littermates and Clanmates were devastated, Yewkit didn't understand, and was absolutely positive that his mama would wake up and come back to him. The three were then taken in by Fawnspots and raised alongside her four kittens, Fadedkit, Juniperkit, Dreamkit and Sprucekit.
    The identity of his mother's killer was unknown to the entire Clan - that is, until tragedy very nearly struck. Convinced by Prairiesong and Hauntshadow that his mother was indeed sleeping, they snuck him out of camp with the promise that a special herb lay deep in the forest that would wake his mother up. Their ambitions, however, were quite on the contrary. While Hauntshadow distracted the eager little tom with a game of leaves, Prairiesong readied himself to attack the young tom, planning to tear Hemlockstar's family apart, piece by piece, starting with the most trusting and gullible of his kits. Coldpatch leapt to the rescue however, and a traumatized Yewkit managed to escape, running back to camp to warn his father that something had happened.
    But even the warning wasn't enough. While the kitten was being comforted by his father, the two future Dark Forest cats attacked, mortally wounding Hemlockstar in the process, but losing their lives to the leader and his deputy.

    Since the attack, Yewkit has become much more jumpy and nervous than he was before - though he was still made an apprentice along with his siblings, Lostpaw and Jetpaw, and given the mentor Timberbreeze.

His apprenticeship was relatively uneventful - although at his first Gathering he met his three HighClan siblings - and Pitchpaw's identical appearance to Jetpaw startled him quite a lot. For the first time that he could remember, he was introduced to his mother - the leader Talonstar, and found her unusually nice.

Late in his twelve moons, he was made a warrior beside his sister, Jetblaze, (his brother, Lostshadow, had been made one early) and given the name Yewpatch for the white markings on his pelt uncannily similar to his father's. It's quite possible that he was passed for there being no improvement in sight - he is uncommonly clumsy and often trips over his feet. Despite his size and appearing almost a clone of his father, he is a pitiful fighter, unable to replicate battle moves well, and is a relatively clumsy hunter. He so often gets distracted by pretty leaves and butterflies he misses prey, or trips and snaps sticks or whacks his head on a stump.

But he tries.

He was recently given an apprentice, but has been absolutely clueless on how exactly to train her. He's starting to wonder if maybe there's something else for him, instead.

    Mate: Oblivious, possible aromantic asexual.

    Kits: N/A

    Age: 12+ moons
    Pelt: A handsome slate and white patched tom with black - practically the spitting image of his father, just more diluted. Medium length and fluffy, it's relatively well kept and very thick.
    Eyes: A brilliant, slate blue - one of the few traits of his mother visible on his otherwise thoroughly Hemlockstar pelt.

    || KIN ||
    ooMother: Talonstar [Unknown]
    ooFather: Hemlockstar
    ooSiblings: Jetblaze, Lostshadow, [Rookfeather, Roseblaze, Pitchspirit-unknown ]
    ooGrandparents: Ravenstar and Rosethorn [Rookwing and Silvertail]

     ooNieces: Harmonykit, Melodykit, Wakekit, Deathkit
    ooNephews: Crashkit, Wiltedkit, Sleepingkit

    ||Physical Info||

    ooBuild: A complete mix of his parents' builds - not quite as solid as Hemlockstar but not as regal as Talonstar, either. He's grown to be very lanky and rather skinny beneath a very thick coat, almost silly looking with large ears and unfortunately large paws he never grew into. He isn't very thickly built, and has a very skinny frame. He's yet to fill out, and it's unknown if he ever properly will.

    ooFur type: Thick, medium length and fluffy.

    ooSize: Acorns grow into oaks, and so did Yewpaw - springing up from the smallest in the litter, he has grown into a rather tall (albeit notably gangly) young tom, taller than most apprentices his age with no signs of stopping. He has grown to be above average in height, but is very spindly - lanky and slim as opposed to being more muscularly built.

    ooScent: The scent of pines and moss.

    ooBreed: Mixed Breed with Australian Mist


    TRIVIA:
- He absolutely idolizes his father
- Loves to snuggle and be close to any cat
- Honestly doesn't mind being the lowest on the totem pole
- Very playful and goofy
- Still very kitten like and innocent mentally, despite everything he's been through
- Actually very intelligent, but doesn't show it - he has very low self-confidence
- Generally stands with his head low and ears back - and has very canine mannerisms - often tilting his head and waggling his tail.
- Very pacifistic
- Incredibly clumsy - has four left paws.
- Sexuality is unknown, but is completely oblivious to the concept of love and romance. Possible aro ace.


RELATIONSHIPS

KEY

= Mixed Feelings/Curious
= Friend/Good Friend
= Great Friend/Best Friend
= Respect/Looks up to
= Family/Related
= Crush/Attraction
= Love/Mate
= Discomfort/Hate
= Scared/Terrified of
Dead

NightClan

    Hemlockstar
            My daddy! I-I mean, my dad! He's the leader of the whole Clan, and he's very big and brave and strong and I love him loads. I look a lot like him, only I'm not nearly as brave or anything. A lot of cats think he's scary, I think, only I'm not really sure why.

    Voltagedrizzle
            I miss you mama...I guess you never are waking up, are you? We're OK, though, I promise. I'm a warrior now, did you know that? I bet you do, 'cause you're up in StarClan, now. I understand now, it's OK.


    Jetblaze    
            Sh-she's my biggest sister, and very big and brave. She's a real great warrior, just like Lostshadow. She's kind of short, though, only you'd never guess. Maybe I got her height and she got my brave? 'Cause I don't think I have very much, really. She likes to push me around a lot, but that's OK. I love her all the same.

    Lostshadow
            He's my brother! He got made a warrior before me and Jetblaze, because he's so strong, and the biggest, bravest warrior I think in the whole world. Only maybe not biggest, 'cause I'm taller than him.

    Fawnspots
            She took care of me, and Jetblaze, and Lostshadow after mama went to sleep - I mean, died. She's very nice.

    Juniperleaf
            She's the medicine cat! I mean, medicine cat apprentice. I wonder what that's like? I have to see her a lot, 'cause I bump my nose and scrape up my pelt a lot. My legs don't always listen to my head.

     Prairiesong and Hauntshadow
            ....

    Ghosteyes
            She, uhm, she's very nice! Her name is kind of spooky, but she's not that scary, really. She thinks I'm a lot braver than I really am...I'm just glad she's okay after she fell into that river.

    Rowanpaw
        Daddy gave me an apprentice, only...I'm not really sure if that was a good idea. I'm not a very good warrior, I think. I-I try! But maybe...maybe...maybe I'm not s'possed to be a warrior.


HighClan

    Talonstar [unknown]
            She's a leader, like daddy, and almost as tall as him, too! I think cats think she's scary, too, but I like her, I think.

    Pitchspirit  (discomfort) [unknown]
            Is the other Jetblaze a warrior now, too? Is there another Yewpatch? I haven't seen one, only I don't know for sure....I hope not.

    Rookfeather [unknown]
            He looks a lot like Talonstar, like I look like dad. I think he likes him a lot.

    Roseberry [unknown]
            I met her once, and she was very nice, I think. She's got patches like me and Jetblaze, and other Jetblaze.
   

SeaClan

    Lotuscloud
            I met her during a thunderstorm when I was an apprentice...I liked her a lot. She was nice.

CloudClan

LeafClan

StoneClan

FrozenClan

LightningClan