Post by lupine ☾ on Jun 30, 2020 17:19:48 GMT -6
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[attr="class","appHEADER"]CHANTERELLEGAZE
[attr="class","appTAG"]@/chanterelle- a pale bengal she-cat with golden markings and blue eyes
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| 48 MOONS | TRANS FEMALE | LESBIAN | SHADOWCLAN | MEDICINE CAT |
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[attr="class","appCATEGORY"]TRAITS
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| + capable + intelligent + genuine + dedicated + witty | - sarcastic - cynical - impulsive - outspoken - suspicious |
[attr="class","appCATEGORY"]PERSONALITY
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[attr="class","appFIELD"]never one to doubt herself, chanterellegaze comes off as a confident, capable healer with a measured paw. she is extremely dedicated to her craft and her clan. though she of course adheres to the warrior code when it comes to helping those outside the clan in need of her aid, she is not known for being overly charitable with outsiders.
like most cats, chanterelle has her off-days, though her grumpy days may tend to be greater than not. she can be sharp-tongued and critical, and she won't hold back from chastising stupidity as she sees it. her clanmates may be nervous to receive a tongue lashing from her for ignoring her medical directives. for those as witty as she, a verbal sparring match may be quite enjoyable.
now and then, chanterellegaze finds herself taken with a flight of whimsy, which leads to making impulsive choices that betray her otherwise intelligent nature.
like most cats, chanterelle has her off-days, though her grumpy days may tend to be greater than not. she can be sharp-tongued and critical, and she won't hold back from chastising stupidity as she sees it. her clanmates may be nervous to receive a tongue lashing from her for ignoring her medical directives. for those as witty as she, a verbal sparring match may be quite enjoyable.
now and then, chanterellegaze finds herself taken with a flight of whimsy, which leads to making impulsive choices that betray her otherwise intelligent nature.
[attr="class","appCATEGORY"]HISTORY
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lightningheart ▸ father, warrior, deceased at 23 moons
tigerflame ▸ mother, warrior, 73 moons
lightningfang ▸ brother, warrior, 48 moons
pineshade ▸ brother, warrior, 48 moons
bluepool ▸ mentor, medicine cat, deceased at 112 moons
that leaffall brought sweet news to lightningheart, as his mate tigerflame's belly swelled with kits. the young couple was happier than ever, so in love and eager to start their family together.
as leafbare set in, the once-strong warrior's health waned. working himself to exhaustion as he patrolled and hunted, desperate for any extra scrap he could provide to his mate, he became very ill. it was just two nights before chanterellekit was born that her father succumbed, leaving tigerflame heartbroken. when the firstborn of the litter was a handsome bengal with swirling stripes and deep russet coloring, tigerflame saw in him a reflection of her lost mate. in lightningheart's honor, she named her son lightningkit.
next was pinekit, another rich hued bengal tom, and finally, the smallest and weakest of the litter, chanterellekit, whose coat was a pale contrast to her brothers. chanterelle wasn't a moon old when she started to cough and sneeze, despite barely being able to move at all. she was obviously weak, easily pushed out of the way by her brothers when nursing.
tigerflame's little family soon had a permanent nest in the nursery, as the little kit was too young to be separated from her mother and still needed near-constant vigilance from the elderly medicine cat, bluepool. the patient she-cat watched over tigerflame's family night and day, ready to clear chanterellekit's nose and keep her breathing, or administer rough, warming licks to keep her blood flowing.
no one expected chanterellekit to survive the leafbare, but bluepool never gave up. even when chanterellekit seemed to recover at 3 moons, the sickness came back again not longer after. newleaf finally arrived just in time to bolster her strength. tigerflame proclaimed it a miracle. by the time chanterellekit was 5 moons old, she'd spent her entire life, practically, in the healer's den. the old she-cat there was like a kindly aunt to chanterelle. her wise and patient nature helped chanterellekit discover herself, not only her interest in healing but her innate femaleness as well, as bluepool was a transgender she-cat herself. it wasn't long before chanterellekit was correcting her brothers and mom, letting them know she was, in fact, a she-cat, despite her young age.
it was no surprise when chanterellepaw received her apprentice name and was given to the healer to train. bluepool was quite old by then, and there hadn't been any promising young cats in many moons, not since the untimely death of her apprentice hawthornpaw. perhaps this is why bluepool was extra protective of chanterellepaw, doting on her and protecting her. she wanted to shield her from the harsh truths of the world.
under bluepool, chanterellepaw thrived, taking to healing like a riverclan cat to water. she was wise beyond her moons, still a bit fragile and delicate, perhaps too much so to have ever survived a warrior's path, but never resentful of what she was missing. chanterellepaw could imagine no other life than that of being a medicine cat.
lightningpaw and pinepaw's warrior ceremonies came, and chanterellepaw remained an apprentice, as was common for healers. she cheered her brother's new names alongside tigerflame: lightningfang, pineshade! peeking out at the two as they sat vigil that night, she couldn't help but feel a bit envious that they had moved on to a new place in the hierarchy, while she remained chanterellepaw. still, their paths had diverged so long ago, and she'd mostly moved past those feelings by her twelfth moon.
due to her beloved mentor's advanced age, it wasn't long before chanterellepaw made her journey to the moonstone.
"chanterellepaw, do you promise to uphold the ways of a medicine cat, to stand apart from rivalry between Clan and Clan and to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of your life?"
"i do."
"then by the powers of starclan i give you your true name as a medicine cat. chanterellepaw, from this moment you will be known as chanterellegaze. StarClan honors your wisdom and insight, and we welcome you as a full medicine cat of shadowclan."
thus, at 17 moons, chanterellegaze had her full name as a healer. when bluepool was called to starclan, there were no tender ministrations nor herbs to provide; chanterellegaze simply awoke with a start one evening, only to find that bluepool had passed in her sleep. though the death was a peaceful one scarcely ever afforded to the clan cats, chanterellegaze was seized with grief that lingered over her like a dark cloud for several moons.
still in her prime, chanterellegaze has saved many of her clanmates, though she's also lost a few, and carries those deaths with her. her intellect and tongue both have sharpened as she's aged. she hopes to proudly carry on her duties for many more moons to come.
lightningheart ▸ father, warrior, deceased at 23 moons
tigerflame ▸ mother, warrior, 73 moons
lightningfang ▸ brother, warrior, 48 moons
pineshade ▸ brother, warrior, 48 moons
bluepool ▸ mentor, medicine cat, deceased at 112 moons
that leaffall brought sweet news to lightningheart, as his mate tigerflame's belly swelled with kits. the young couple was happier than ever, so in love and eager to start their family together.
as leafbare set in, the once-strong warrior's health waned. working himself to exhaustion as he patrolled and hunted, desperate for any extra scrap he could provide to his mate, he became very ill. it was just two nights before chanterellekit was born that her father succumbed, leaving tigerflame heartbroken. when the firstborn of the litter was a handsome bengal with swirling stripes and deep russet coloring, tigerflame saw in him a reflection of her lost mate. in lightningheart's honor, she named her son lightningkit.
next was pinekit, another rich hued bengal tom, and finally, the smallest and weakest of the litter, chanterellekit, whose coat was a pale contrast to her brothers. chanterelle wasn't a moon old when she started to cough and sneeze, despite barely being able to move at all. she was obviously weak, easily pushed out of the way by her brothers when nursing.
tigerflame's little family soon had a permanent nest in the nursery, as the little kit was too young to be separated from her mother and still needed near-constant vigilance from the elderly medicine cat, bluepool. the patient she-cat watched over tigerflame's family night and day, ready to clear chanterellekit's nose and keep her breathing, or administer rough, warming licks to keep her blood flowing.
no one expected chanterellekit to survive the leafbare, but bluepool never gave up. even when chanterellekit seemed to recover at 3 moons, the sickness came back again not longer after. newleaf finally arrived just in time to bolster her strength. tigerflame proclaimed it a miracle. by the time chanterellekit was 5 moons old, she'd spent her entire life, practically, in the healer's den. the old she-cat there was like a kindly aunt to chanterelle. her wise and patient nature helped chanterellekit discover herself, not only her interest in healing but her innate femaleness as well, as bluepool was a transgender she-cat herself. it wasn't long before chanterellekit was correcting her brothers and mom, letting them know she was, in fact, a she-cat, despite her young age.
it was no surprise when chanterellepaw received her apprentice name and was given to the healer to train. bluepool was quite old by then, and there hadn't been any promising young cats in many moons, not since the untimely death of her apprentice hawthornpaw. perhaps this is why bluepool was extra protective of chanterellepaw, doting on her and protecting her. she wanted to shield her from the harsh truths of the world.
under bluepool, chanterellepaw thrived, taking to healing like a riverclan cat to water. she was wise beyond her moons, still a bit fragile and delicate, perhaps too much so to have ever survived a warrior's path, but never resentful of what she was missing. chanterellepaw could imagine no other life than that of being a medicine cat.
lightningpaw and pinepaw's warrior ceremonies came, and chanterellepaw remained an apprentice, as was common for healers. she cheered her brother's new names alongside tigerflame: lightningfang, pineshade! peeking out at the two as they sat vigil that night, she couldn't help but feel a bit envious that they had moved on to a new place in the hierarchy, while she remained chanterellepaw. still, their paths had diverged so long ago, and she'd mostly moved past those feelings by her twelfth moon.
due to her beloved mentor's advanced age, it wasn't long before chanterellepaw made her journey to the moonstone.
"chanterellepaw, do you promise to uphold the ways of a medicine cat, to stand apart from rivalry between Clan and Clan and to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of your life?"
"i do."
"then by the powers of starclan i give you your true name as a medicine cat. chanterellepaw, from this moment you will be known as chanterellegaze. StarClan honors your wisdom and insight, and we welcome you as a full medicine cat of shadowclan."
thus, at 17 moons, chanterellegaze had her full name as a healer. when bluepool was called to starclan, there were no tender ministrations nor herbs to provide; chanterellegaze simply awoke with a start one evening, only to find that bluepool had passed in her sleep. though the death was a peaceful one scarcely ever afforded to the clan cats, chanterellegaze was seized with grief that lingered over her like a dark cloud for several moons.
still in her prime, chanterellegaze has saved many of her clanmates, though she's also lost a few, and carries those deaths with her. her intellect and tongue both have sharpened as she's aged. she hopes to proudly carry on her duties for many more moons to come.
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| CHANTERELLE; for her golden markings | GAZE; for her insightful nature |
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| @/lupine | |
| 23 years old | he/him/his |
| mountain standard | DISCORD (DM ONLY) |
[attr="class","appOOCfield"]Chanterellegaze is an intelligent but cynical healer. She is not particularly charitable with outsiders, but is fiercely dedicated to Shadowclan. She has a strong connection with Starclan, frequently receiving guidance from her deceased mentor, Bluepool. She is harsh with clan members who disobey her directives at the expense of their health. | |
