TEASELWHISKER
AGE 19 moons
GENDER male
CLAN windclan
RANK medicine cat
SHORT DESCRIPTION a slim white tom with brown patches and yellow eyes
APPEARANCE teaselwhisker has always been an exceptionally thin tom, prompting other members of windclan to ask whether or not he'd remembered to eat during the day. often times, the answer to that simple question is a bashful no. despite being so thin, teaselwhisker has no extraordinary qualities when it comes to his looks. an average height and average pelt make him, well, average. even so, it's easy to say that the tom is a handsome one at least. though this is due more to his kind demeanor rather than his physicality.
having been such a sickly kit, teaselwhisker has never quite been able to gain the wait needed to make him look at least a tad bit more healthy. it seems as though a strong breeze would be enough to knock the young medicine cat off his paws, but he is known through out the clans for digging his claws in and absolutely refusing to budge no matter who he is opposing.
PERSONALITYpositives → intuitive, optimistic, quiet, level-headed, amiable, considerate, cooperative, efficient, insightful, kind, peaceful, resourceful, teacherly, studious, & respectful.
neutrals → pacifist, absent-minded, casual, effeminate, determined, high-spirited, mellow, moralistic, occasionally outspoken, reserved, sure of himself, solemn, & unaggressive
negatives → stubborn, naive, aloof, inhibited, well meaning, hesitant, odd, passive, obsessive, quirky, reactionary, strong-willed, submissive, transparent, & vulnerable
strengths → when it comes to knowing and remembering herbs, teaselwhisker is your guy to go to. he's got what could be referred to as a near eidetic memory. after only a few instances of exposure, he's able to remember when, where, and how a herb is able to be used. because of his curiosity, he's learned to mix his own herbs as well, causing some of the younger kits to view him as 'mad' because of his so-called 'crazy' concoctions.
weaknesses → teaselwhisker was a rather sickly kit, and as such he never gained much muscle mass. the tom is severely lacking in the strength department, and he can only manage to run for short period of time before losing his breath. because of this, he's worried that he would be quite useless if he ever came across a predator or rogue when gathering herbs. to be on the safe side, he is often not seen outside the clan's camp without what he grudgingly refers to as a bodyguard.
quirks → is often found in his den or around the territory staring at nothing in particular, completely lost in his thoughts and oblivious to the world around him. this is thought to be a byproduct of his sleepwalking, and when in these states it's best to leave him alone less he become agitated and lash out.
HISTORY no one knew where the kit had come from, but it was obvious that he'd been left on his own for quite some time. malnourished and on the brink of death, it was apparent that the five moon old kit wouldn't survive the wilderness on its own. unable to sentence the kit to death or put it out of its misery, littlebreeze brought the kit to the clan's medicine cat, wisteriacloud. the medicine cat had no real hope that the kit was going to make it, and set about making him as comfortable as possible. much to her surprise, though, two moons later he was able to eat and drink on his own. at the age of seven moons, the kit was given the name teaselpaw.
at ten moons, it became apparent that teaselpaw wouldn't be leaving the medicine cat's den anytime soon. although his health had been greatly restored, the tiny tom-cat was far too thin and sickly to even think about beginning apprentice training. during his time in the medicine den, the only cat that visited teaselpaw regularly was a young female apprentice by the name of breampaw. the two became fast friends, and though teaselpaw was extremely passive, the she-cat managed to teach him about the warrior code and show him a bit about the clan's fighting techniques during her free time. at fourteen moons, breampaw was made a warrior, gaining the name breamstream, and teaselpaw chanted her name with the rest of the clan, despite not being allowed to fully exit the medicine den and sit with the cats that had become his family over the last five moons of his life.
it wasn't too long after breamstream gained her warrior name, that a new face entered the medicine den in the form of young sedgekit. because they were both sick, the two grew close, an unbreakable bond forming between them. funnily enough, teaselpaw himself began to help wisteriacloud with sedgekit in the hopes of nursing his friend back to health. as it turns out, the tom's efforts didn't go unnoticed, and not a moon later wisteriacloud was announcing that she'd be taking him as an apprentice, seeing as how he would never be able to be a warrior with all of his health problems. desperate to give something back to the clan that helped him in his time of need, teaselpaw agreed and so his training began.
over the moons, teaselpaw and sedgekit grew increasingly close, closer than even he and breamstream had been despite the two interacting regularly. it just seemed that he and sedgekit had more in common. shortly after his announcement as the medicine cat apprentice, sedgekit gained the name of sedgepaw. despite being quiet and rather unassuming, teaselpaw's memory is what sealed the deal for him. able to remember even a passing mention of a herb, not to mention what said herb was used for, the medicine cat apprentice swiftly learned all he could from wisteriacloud. when wisteriacloud met with her untimely death, teaselpaw was extremely hurt, not to mention nervous about taking on the responsibilities of a full medicine cat. however, he knew in his soul that he was as prepared as he possibly could be. after all, his mentor had seen to that.
now at the tender age of nineteen moons, teaselwhisker is the youngest medicine cat in all five clans. because of this, he tends to be overlooked and underestimated, though he doesn't seem phased in the least. teaselwhisker has always been one to roll with the punches, and he fully believes that starclan will do everything in their power to guide him on the path they have chosen for him.
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