Slatefur | ShadowClan Warrior

❄ Name:: Slatekit → Slatepaw →Slatefur
❄ Clan:: ShadowClan
❄ Rank:: Warrior
❄ Age:: 16 moons
❄ Gender:: Male
❄ Reason For Name:: His ‘Slate-‘ prefix denotes his grey colouration and his ‘-fur’ suffix was given, once again, to reflect his pelt and also to honour his mother.

❄ Description:: A tall grey tom with light chartreuse eyes.
❄ Detailed Description:: Slatefur is a short-haired light grey tom with a white throat and forepaws. He is taller than the average cat and deceptively well-muscled despite his slender-looking frame. He sports a long, whip-like tail which led many to believe his warrior name would be Slatetail, so it came as a surprise when he was dubbed Slatefur. Despite his young age he already has a few scars from border skirmishes across his pelt, and he seems to have a permanent frown etched on his face. His chartreuse eyes are a shade lighter than his sister's.
❄ Breed:: Mix - though traces of Russian Blue can be seen in his appearance.

❄ Personality:: Slatefur was only recently made a warrior, but unlike his sister he is not what you’d call ‘laidback’. He is an independent tom who hates being told what to do, yet he understands the importance of respecting the clan hierarchy and working with others. While on patrol he speaks in a curt and soldier-like fashion, with a nonchalant expression as he gets the job done as quickly and efficiently as possible. He takes his duties seriously and wishes Pigeonstep would follow his example. His critical comments towards her (though harsh) come from a place of love; he only wants the best for her and thinks she could be a lot more respected if she weren't so childish.

Slatefur is a secluded, mysterious male. He doesn’t talk much about himself and prefers not to. He's been quite an emotionally distant cat for his whole life and has only just started to open up to his own sister, so it's no surprise that he's not particularly great at making friends. It doesn't help that he's also competitive and a bit of a sore loser. 

❄ Family::
Mother – Pebblefur (npc – deceased)
Father – Badgerstep (npc – deceased)
Sister – Pigeonstep (alive)
Uncle – Sleetwhisker (alive)
❄ Mate:: N/A
❄ Kits:: N/A
❄ Mentor:: Mudfang (npc - alive - dusty brown tom)
❄ Apprentice(s):: N/A
❄ RP Relationships:: (in alphabetical order)
Pigeonstep - tba
Rowanoak - tba

❄ History::
When Pebblefur discovered she was pregnant, her reaction was vastly different from her mate’s. The queen was overjoyed at the prospect of having children and hurried to announce her news to anyone and everyone who would listen. Badgerstep (Pebblefur’s mate) was terrified and quickly begun to distance himself from the queen, effectively turning Pebblefur’s delight into despair as she begun to realise she may have to raise the kits on her own.

When the time came for Pebblefur to give birth there were complications… She did not survive. But she managed to name her two healthy kits before she passed: Pigeonkit and Slatekit. The siblings were nursed by another ShadowClan queen and, feeling immensely guilty for pushing Pebblefur away before her untimely death, Badgerstep vowed to be the best father he could and spent all his spare time visiting the nursery.

Like all clanborn cats Pigeonkit and Slatekit became apprentices at six moons old and earned their apprentice names: Pigeonpaw and Slatepaw. It became apparent to the clan very quickly that although they were siblings, they were very different cats. Slatepaw was a skilled fighter yet Pigeonpaw had a penchant for hunting. Pigeonpaw had a very laidback outlook on life whereas Slatepaw was stoic and dutiful. Pigeonpaw was funloving while Slatepaw was distant.

Moons passed, and one leafbare Pigeonpaw and Badgerstep caught greencough. Sadly Badgerstep passed away from the illness, and it was due to his death that Slatepaw realised the importance of family and became a lot more protective of his sister. Pigeonpaw recovered and Slatepaw began to pay more attention to her – both a blessing and a curse to the she-cat.

The siblings earned their warrior names: Pigeonstep (in honour of her stealth and her father) and Slatefur (in honour of his pelt and his mother).
❄ Trivia::
•  Slatefur is a good fighter, but his hunting ability is a bit lacklustre. Although he'd never admit it, he's rather jealous of his sister's stealth.