Lightningpaw

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GENERAL

Name: Lightningpaw
Explanation: Lightning is swift and fierce and merciless--as Lightningpaw's parents hope he will be.
Gender: Tom
Age: 6 moons
Clan: CliffClan
Rank: Apprentice

APPEARANCE

Build: Chubby for now; bulky/muscular later
Fur: gray tabby
Eyes: blue-green
Markings: dark tabby stripes
Overall: Pic here!
One glance at Lightningpaw would make a twoleg kit laugh with glee and want to pick up the "chubby little kitty!" A warrior, however, would see something far different. Though still full of baby fat and chubbier than the average kitten, it is very clear that Lightningpaw is going to be massive. His bone structure is thick and bulky, a strange trait for a cat expected to fly. However, one has only to take a peek at his back to see that he will not have trouble flying; Lightningpaw's wings are massive, even as an apprentice. His paws are huge and weighed down with heavy claws; his jaws will one day grow into a size that will strike fear into the heart of any enemy! (*vague giggles in background* Just wait 'till you get to his personality.... ;D)

But for now, Lightningpaw is simply...chubby. He eats a ton, far more than he ought to. He is exceedingly clumsy, always tripping over his large paws, heavy wings, and long tail. His skills in flying are no better than any other apprentice's, despite his wings' overly-large size (in fact, he is probably a good deal worse at flying because he is just a bit too out of shape to do much of anything).

Ah, but back to his coloring. Medium-length, fluffy gray and brown fur swathe Lightningpaw's chubby body, broken by dark tabby stripes and a light gray muzzle. His wings, like his body, are covered in gray/brown feathers striped with dark gray, and they are, as we have already mentioned, exceedingly large. Light blue/green eyes peer from his face, but perhaps "peer" is the wrong word. How about: "they gaze lazily and listlessly from his fluffy face." Yes, much better. Small ears complete the picture, in case you were wondering.

PERSONALITY

Positive Traits:

• Friendly
  
• Respectful
  
• Playful
  
• Laid-back
  
• Hard to insult/make angry

Negative Traits:

• Lazy
  
• Doesn't take an opinion
  
• No ambition
  
• Daydreams
  
• Easily distracted

Likes:

• Sleeping
  
• Flying (or will, once he learns)
  
• Joking/playing pranks
  
• Fish

Dislikes:

• Running
  
• Work of any type
  
• Waking up early.

Fears:

• Heights
  
• Waves
  
• Pretty much everything a CliffClanner shouldn't fear.

Ideals:

• Relaxation
  
• Respect

Other:

Now let's see here...his parents named him Lightningkit. First of all, that was ridiculous because they could clearly see how big-boned he was. What kind of bulky cat was ever lightning-fast, may I ask?

But the real issue is the other reason they named him Lightningkit. They want him to be fierce. Merciless. There was never a cat less suited for those words as Lightningpaw.

Why is that? Let's examine that, for a moment. First of all, he is the laziest apprentice ever seen in CliffClan. He sleeps in as long as he possibly can before his mentor flushes him out of the apprentice den. During training, he's respectful enough. He does try, but he has no ambition to go along with his respect, and therefore he often fails. Not to mention the fact that he's afraid of heights and water, which makes both hunting and fighting training a real bummer. But hey, I'll give you a sneak peek--he'll learn to like flying and end up enjoying it quite a bit. But for now, in order to ignore his fear, he daydreams, which makes it impossible for him to pay real attention. After training, he plops right back down and takes a nap the moment they return to camp.

What's good about Lightningpaw, then? Well, he's very relaxed, obviously. Not much can rile him up, and so he doesn't get into arguments. He doesn't get into fights. Heck, he doesn't get into conversations, because he's asleep. But even if he were awake more than four hours a day, he still wouldn't get into fights. It's hard to insult him, and very hard to stir up any kind of emotional response at all. That's kind of a good thing; if he ever learns how to fight, he'll be a very cool-headed, rational warrior.

What else? Well, he's playful and does, in fact, enjoy his Clan. When he's awake, that is. Sometimes he'll get the mind to play a prank on a Clanmate--harmless pranks, of course. He'll sneak up behind them and scare them, or jump on their tails while they sleep, etc. Not particularly clever pranks, but fun ones, nonetheless. He's likely the most active during his pranking, which frustrates his mentor to no end.

HISTORY

Family:

• Stormwind--father--alive
  
• Swiftclaw--mother--alive

History:
What can I say? Lightningpaw was born to Stormwind and Swiftclaw, two fierce, loyal warriors of CliffClan. They named their son Lightningkit, in hopes that he would grow into his name and become fierce, swift, and merciless, like lightning. He survived, while two siblings died in birth. Surely, then, he was a tough cat? Surely he could become a fantastic warrior?

It was not meant to be. From the start, Lightningkit was lazy. He ate like a dinosaur. He slept almost all the time. When he was awake, he often daydreamed or, sometimes, played with other kits. But never seriously. And when his day of apprenticeship drew nearer, he did not grow excited. In fact, he was a little sad--training meant less sleep. How could he survive with less sleep?

But, alas, one cannot live in a Clan and not train. And so Lightningkit stood before his Clan and was named Lightningpaw, and was given to an unfortunate warrior named insert name here.