Tigerstripe

[Calliecat]

Current Name: Tigerstripe
Other Names, if any: Tigerkit, Tigerpaw
Age: 42 moons
Gender: She-cat
Sexual Orientation: Bisexual
Current Affiliation: ShadowClan
Former Affiliation, if any: Loner
Rank/Position: Warrior
Father(s): Unknown (Foster father: Redleaf. Was abrupt and distrusting of Tigerkit)
Mother(s): Unknown (Foster mother: Blueheart. Tried her hardest to make up for Redleaf's harshness)
Sibling(s): Wrenfeather, Creekheart, and Thrushwing
Offspring: None
Best Friend(s): Treats her sister, Wrenfeather, much as a best friend. The two spent much time together as loners, though they are from different clans currently. The two love to discuss hunting tactics, and will still play pretend like kits every now and then by the border where they meet every now and then, and they enjoy talking at Gatherings.
Friend(s): Beechfeather (ShadowClan warrior she bonded with by chance; one of the few cats in ShadowClan she actually likes)
Neutral: Just about every ShadowClan cat
Acquaintance(s): Just about every ShadowClan cat
Enemies: Just about every cat from another clan, particularly a loner named Cougar (for good reason) and Grayfoot of ThunderClan (really doesn't have a good reason)
Crush: None (yet)
Significant Other: None (yet)
Traits: Good at reading other cats, suspicious, jumpy, and clever. Can carry on long conversations and is good at interrogating cats, even though she doesn't always mean to question them so hard they get nervous. Is also very aggressive when she feels threatened, sometimes jumping into a protective attitude in seconds unexpectedly.
Sociability: Very sociable for short periods of time when she's feeling talkative and friendly, but may withdraw randomly for seemingly no reason. Likes to sleep alone.
Outlook: Believes that the world is a dangerous place and that you always have to have your claws unsheathed. She has a tendency to behave in an unfriendly manner toward strangers until she's certain they're friendly, and often times just hangs around a cat she knows and listens to them have conversations with other cats because she's too nervous to go talk to someone else. No cat has said so, but she feels this annoys them.
Responsibility: Due to being a previous loner, is very responsible in caring for herself, but sometimes falls short in helping the other cats of the clan.
Cleanliness: Fairly clean, loves to groom herself and cats she cares deeply about. Hates to see a messy fresh-kill pile or unsorted herbs, and can get very annoyed when things are out of order.
Generosity: Can be selfish, used to having to keep what she has for herself. Will sometimes behave generously if it serves her a purpose or if she feels really bad for some cat down on their luck.
Manners: Good manners (friendly nods, eating cleanly, responsive), unless she gets overly excited. She can lose her focus and become a totally different cat, slightly less respectful, but talkative and much less defensive than her normal self. Occasionally loses her shell and becomes a more open, friendly, lovable cat where she takes down her walls and replaces them with something she isn't sure what to call - in a way, a likable, charasmatic mask that hides her real feelings. Cats seem to like her better when she's behind this mask because the real her can be cynical and distrusting.
Bravery: Believes that running away is not cowardice, it’s only being smart, though she will fight to prove herself or protect a loved one. Has spent most of her life running from her problems, actually. She doesn’t usually initiate conversations and isn’t bold enough to speak up, most of the time. Keeps her thoughts inside her head.
More Logical or More Emotional?: More emotional, if only just a bit. Often acts on impulse, but if she tries hard, she is able to hold back a knee-jerk reaction. Enjoys strategizing, and becomes easily ramped up and interested when a game of intelligence and skill comes into play. She is much less intrigued by what she calls ‘a brute’s game’.
Favorite Season: Loves leaf-fall, mostly because the multi-colored leaves offer good disguise for her multi-colored coat. She also loves the thrill of chasing mice through the carpet of leaves.
Favorite Food(s): Mouse, because she ate them so frequently as a loner, and learned to love them – they were the most common prey. Also likes rabbit meat, and every now and then will have a hankering for fish, though she can’t explain why.
Favorite Word: Doesn’t really have one. Claims that words are not required when body language and actions speak so much louder. This is a sort of hypocritical claim because of how much she loves to talk when given the chance in a safe environment.
Favorite Sound: The sound of crackling leaves under her paws when she runs, the squeak of a mouse being chased. One time she tore up a pile of leaves for no reason but to hear them crunch and tear, leading Creekheart to accuse her of wasting time.
Greatest Hope: That she is accepted as just another cat in the clan. Doesn’t want special attention, doesn’t want to be coddled – only wants to be another one of the faces in the crowd.
Greatest Strength: Has an uncanny ability to make other cats like her, with a friendly demeanor and non-judgmental attitude. Hidden beneath is often desperation for a friend and anxiety about what another cat thinks of her, or an attempt to hide her suspicion for another cat.
Greatest Weakness: Incredible impulsiveness and the fact that she sometimes loses her strength as a charismatic negotiator and becomes skeptical, defensive and skittish.
Worst Nightmare: Rejection, like most cats - being thrown out of the clan or her sister, Wrenfeather, hating her because of something Tigerstripe did that made her a bad cat.
Deepest Darkest Secret: The fact that she had kits as a loner and let them drown in favor of saving herself. Is plagued by guilt because of this, and fears she has to hide it because any cat that knows she would do this would hate her.
Most Treasured Memory: A long chase after a rabbit with her three siblings, Wrenfeather, Creekheart, and Thrushwing when the four were loners. Is often reminded of this ten-minute hunt whenever she eats rabbit.
Quirk(s): A good sense for what another cat is thinking. She can guess how a cat is feeling from a mile off and nearly always gets it right. Jumps at little noises, and tends to get very nervous when she feels she’s done something wrong toward someone and fear confrontation. She may panic or act impulsively when this happens when a higher-ranking cat tries to discuss something with her. She also tends to scrape her right fore-claws (only her right paw!) through the soil when she’s trying to look tough before a fight. It’s an obvious tell that she won’t run away, and her mind won’t change.
Theme Song(s): For Forever (Dear Evan Hansen). Represents her relationship with Wrenfeather. A Sadness Runs Through Him (The Hoosiers). Represents her life story with guilt, frustration and rage. You Were Wrong (Icon for Hire). Represents her disgust with what ShadowClan thought of her as a kit and what she is now her disguised jealousy and refusal to let her walls down.
Place of Birth: Unknown, even by her. She doesn't remember where she was born.
Date of Birth: Unknown, even by her. She doesn't remember when she was born.
Former rank/position(s): Loner, apprentice
Beliefs: Believes in StarClan, but doesn't believe they care much for her or really even bother with her life.
Race/Species: Mixed breed
Hair/Fur Color(s): Calico, white muzzle and cheeks, white down her throat and stops at chest. Back blanketed in orange, speckled with black, both hind legs and hindquarters black and white tail tip. Orange hind paws.
Hair/Fur Texture: Soft and dense. Easily dirtied, leading to obsessive bouts of grooming.
Hair/Fur Length: Short
Eye Color: Amber with golden flecks. Blueheart always said that they looked like a Monarch butterfly's wings.
Body Type/Structure: Long-legged, fast and sleek. Well-defined face, ears far apart, and large eyes. Paws large, but light and quick.
Height: Slightly smaller than average
Weight: Slightly underweight
Voice: Distinctive female, bold. A lot of emotion can show in her voice if she allows it, but it is easy to hide, and as a result, is often hidden. Well-worded. She will occasionally talk too fast, making her hard to understand.
Gait: Easy and friendly, at times. Can also be slow and distinct, specifically when she's trying to bluff or intimidate.
Scent: Low-profile and obvious, rarely hidden by a dirty coat, due to her grooming.
Scars / Deformities: Two knicks in the left ear
Diseases / Conditions: None, though she had whitecough for some time before joining Shadowclan.
Coordination: Very well defined
Reflexes: Very well defined
Strength: Not particularly strong, but she can fight
Quotes: "It's not the lack of fear that makes a cat courageous. It's the burning presence of terror and the willingness to fight through it to do the right thing, even when your fur is bristling and your heart is pounding." "If there really was anything good in the world, or if StarClan ever cared, they would have kept Cougar from hurting me. They would have done something, I don't care what."