Softpaw

[Softpaw]

names:

Softkit/Softpaw/Softgaze

gender:

She-cat

age:

8 Moons

clan:

ShadowClan

rank:

Apprentice

personality:

Softpaw has always, and will probably always be labeled a ‘wallflower.’ She has an overwhelming need to please everyone, careful not to step on any toes or get in anyone’s way. Because of this, she is inclined to do anything and everything she is asked without much convincing, even if she knows it’ll only bring trouble. When she speaks, she often stutters, having a difficult time getting the words out she wants to say. She would most likely never stand up to anyone, unless she believed it was the direst of situations or some cat’s life was on the line. She is easily cowed, and would back down form a fight with no trouble (unless her clan was in danger; but regardless, she has a very difficult time standing up for anyone, including herself). She’s so quiet, and so soft-spoken, that most cats either don’t hear her, ignore her, or forget she’s there. Softpaw can become embarrassed fairly easily, and will often get flustered when it comes to something like her feelings, or discussing something that involves her. She does, however, have an odd habit of saying nice things about every other cat she knows, regardless of who they are or what their personality is truly like. Despite her timid nature, she is very gentle, and her voice has an innately soothing quality (when she manages to get the words out) that can put anyone at ease. Not to mention she has a stubborn streak made of steel; when she puts her mind to something, she goes through with it, regardless.

appearance:

Softpaw is a tiny little thing. Her body is small and slender, despite the fluff of her fur that surrounds it. When it stands on end, it makes her look larger than she is. Her eyes are wide and luminous, but filled with a gentle, pleasing light that puts others at ease. Her nose is completely black, and she has a black streak up the ridge of her nose as well. Her ears are a dark, deep chocolate color, and her tail is completely black. Her paws are white, with a large chocolate brown stripe on each leg. Across her eyes is a raccoon type mask that breaks on her forehead. She has a tiny little chocolate brown spot right on her muzzle as well. He eyes are a deep, sky blue, and her fur is long and silky.

history:

Softpaw was born an only kit (something that might explain her shyness) and was born during leaf-bare. Because of the weather, there were no other kits at the time of her stay in the nursery, and thus, she wasn’t able to play with other kits her age until she became an apprentice. Her mother was doting and loving, but even she could not replace the necessary socialization meant to help Softpaw develop a real, strong personality. Her father, Greenbark, was almost nonexistent; he wasn’t in love with her mother, and excepting the times when he brought Flytail fresh-kill to eat, Softpaw didn’t see much of him. He didn’t even seem interested in her and was awkward around his own daughter, preferring to leave the parenting to Flytail alone. Softpaw didn’t mind, although she was a bit upset by the sub sequential loss of a relationship and a real family that included her father. She spent much of her time with her mother, simply talking, or playing with a bit of moss, or listening to stories which filled her head with wonder and fantasy and love and happy endings. When she became an apprentice, she was, for all intents and purposes, a relative unknown. No cat knew anything about her, and that didn’t change in the least after she became an apprentice. She was still a wallflower, and went largely unnoticed or outright ignored by the other cats, save for her mentor, at times, and her mother. Softpaw didn’t mind, really, and simply went about her apprentice duties with a steadfast and quiet determination.

sample rp:

See Stormbelly~

characters:

Softpaw, Stormbelly, Snowfur, Howlingsong, Littlekit

c-box name:

Milky

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Accepted!