Backstory
• [Raine] •
Early Life
Fiona and Chime were kittypets, owned by a breeder who was aiming to breed the prettiest cats possible regardless of pedigree. Lucky for them, Fiona and Chime quickly took a liking to each other, and the breeder was overjoyed at all the pretty kits that were born in their first litter.
Raine was born alongside two brothers, Smoke and Reed, into a large extended family (after all, the breeder kept all of their favorite cats). Raine had a very happy kithood, being constantly spoiled by her family, especially by her Grandmother Bell, and by her owner. Food, water, and shelter was never a worry, and living with a breeder had its perks: There was no shortage of playmates when there were kittens running amok everywhere.
Adolescence
Raine’s early adolescence was much of the same. As she grew, she found herself watching over the younger kits, and job she would up immensely enjoying. Her constant playing of kit games lead her to be sneaky to get the upper hand. It was undeniable she liked to win. This led her into getting into regular trouble with her owner whenever she wormed her way out whenever her owner tried to leave, but she couldn’t help it, she was just so curious! The world she’d admired from her window just seemed so beautiful, and she always felt a sense of satisfaction when she snuck out successfully. Disaster stuck when she was about 11 moons old: her owner died suddenly, leaving the whole group of cats abandoned. When animal control came to reclaim the now ownerless animals, Raine was spooked by the unfamiliar humans and refused to be caged, running out the open front door into the wilderness she’d been dreaming of.
Adulthood
For all her wonderment for the outside, poor Raine was a useless wildcat. With no ability to hunt for herself, her small frame shrunk down to skin and bones until she somehow stumbled across Beepaw, who offered to take her back to camp. She joined the clan as a caretaker, her experience looking over the younger kits having served her well. While she enjoyed her place in Riverclan, she did not know anyone very well yet and did not feel particularly attached to the clan just yet.
Pinkrain settled in, and was assigned to look after another new arrival: Bumblekit. They found themselves getting along well; Pinkrain was surprised that she became attached. Bumblekit quickly became Bumblepaw, however she was quickly struck by illness and was not given a mentor. Pinkrain came to visit despite her hatred of the sickly conditions and learned that Bumblepaw felt as if she didn't belong because she wasn't clanborn. Pinkrain reassures her.
Bumblepaw eventually gets her mentor in Asteregg, Pinkrain watches on with mild interest.
For the Riverclan Mixer, Pinkrain is paired up with Dogears. She finds herself interested in his strangeness.
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During the cult attacks, Pinkrain encountered Quartz whilst trying to get herbs for the sick kittens; while afraid of him, she manages to strike a deal with him for him to keep half the herbs while he promises not to tell that she let him get away if he gets caught. He leaves somewhat gratefully with the promise that he’ll see Pinkrain again.
Pinkrain meets a cat named Jackdaw, Jackdaw dislikes Pinkrain strongly for being a caretaker and a former kittypet, and the disdain is returned.
A few moons later, the cats Faerie and Moosebelly have their blessing of the stars, which Pinkrain quite enjoys. She winds up bumping into Jackdaw again, and after some awkward, tense shuffling around each other, the spirits of Starclan arrive, which Jackdaw is terrified of and flees from. Pinkrain, while curious about the spirits, is also curious about Jackdaw, and she pursues the other cat. It doesn’t go well; the few exchange some tense words before Pinkrain leaves to continue investigating Starclan. She's concerned for Jackdaw, but decides that there'd be no getting through to her. Pinkrain also meets Quartz again: they have an awkward meeting, but Pinkrain finds herself liking Quartz a little more after he gives her a heart-shaped leaf.
Some other miscellanous events happen that Pinkrain is not involved in: A cat called Tidestorm is severely scarred in a fight with his father, and another cat called Pearlmask is severely injured after getting in a fight with a wolf. While this frightens Pinkrain for a while, it bothers her more that Bumblelove was injured in the wolf fight. She doesn’t seem too worried for her own safety.
Not long after, a nasty blizzard starts that traps the clan in the nursery, herbalist’s den, and elder’s den, the other dens having been destroyed under the sheer weight of the snow. She hated the herbalist’s den and being in such close proximity with so many other cats. Her separation from Bumblelove and Jackdaw being stranded on patrol does her no favors either. She gets close to starving. Thankfully, she has Ghostkit to take care of, and that keeps her mind off the situation. When the blizzard ends, the clan starts rebuilding again. Pinkrain tells Quartz to leave her alone not long after, now fully scared of The Cult.
Only days after, a cat named Monarchsnap has kits, and said cat abandons 2 of her kits, only feeding them and not even naming them. Pinkrain steps in to take care of them, remembering how her family always took care of everyone, and surprisingly, so does Jackdaw, something having pushed her to act. Pinkrain names one of the kits Swankit, and Jackdaw names the other Skullkit.
Not long after, Eaglestar and Shellcall travel to Ancestor’s Falls with Glorypaw, Straypaw, Weaverpaw, Bittypaw, and Lovepaw. When they return, Eaglestar, now Eagleheart, reveals he’s retiring to become an elder, and that Shellcall, now Shellstar, has become leader. After jokingly appointing Dogears deputy, Shellstar appoints Pearlmask and Lotuschirp as deputies. On the same day, Pearlmask gains an apprentice in Ghostpaw, and Bumblelove an apprentice in Weaverpaw. Pinkrain also gains an apprentice of her own: Gossamerpaw! While they have some difficulty communicating at first, after Pinkrain learns sign language, they get along great.
Pinkrain later seeks out Pearlmask, curious about the cat that is mentoring a cat who is pretty much her son. She finds Pearlmask to be a respectable cat, and wishes her well.
At Shellstar and Cherrytuft’s Blessing of the Stars, she spends most of her time attempting to wrangle her kits and trying to prevent Skullkit from learning his true origins.
The condition of Gossamerpaw’s sister, Jasminepaw, suddenly goes downhill, and Gossamerpaw stops showing up to training. Pinkrain has no way to help aside from attempting to reassure her apprentice. Jasminepaw dies soon after, leaving poor Gossamerpaw empty. Pinkrain slowly helps her become a full caretaker as Gossamermoon, but a shadow still hangs over her.
Swanpaw and Skullpaw are made apprentices, however, both fall ill. Swanpaw gets over her illness rather quickly and is assigned Dahliadancer as a mentor. Pinkrain was...less impressed with Dahliadancer, but nothless accepted her mentorship over Swanpaw.
Jasminepaw became slowly more ill, and then suddenly improved. But Gossamerpaw, now Gossamerswan, was...not the same. Pinkrain worried from the sidelines, clueless on how to help.
Not much happened for many moons afterward. She and Jackdaw became closer, and Skullkit recovered and became Skullpaw. Jackdaw and Pinkrain were unofficial mates at this point; no announcement was made, but most cats suspected it, and Jackdaw believed it. Pinkrain, however, is none the wiser.
A few moons before the flood, Pinkrain finally felt comfortable enough to have a litter of her own. She sought out a tom to become a surrogate, and found a handsome loner named Antler. Jackdaw winds up jealous and upset with circumstances, and seeks out the same loner to have a litter of her own. When Pinkrain finds out about Jackdaw's reasoning, she's thrown for a loop; She and Jackdaw discuss their relationship, and decide they are mates, though they don't announce it to the clans.
Two moons after, the flood hits, to Pinkrain's dismay and lack of surprise (they never should have trusted the cult), and they are forced to move. Pinkrain handles the journey poorly, and has her kits at the abandoned twoleg den. She loves her litter, but is still miserable; the circumstances take their toll rather quickly.
Relationships
RiverClan
Pinkrain has little trust in ReefClan yet, and stays to the sidelines for now. She certainly is a lot more open to kits, however.
Biological Mother: Fiona (Status Unknown)
Biological Father: Chime (Status Unknown)
Biological Brothers: Smoke (Status Unknown), Reed (Status Unknown)
Biological Grandmothers: Bell (Status Unknown), Mockingbird (Status Unknown)
Biological Grandfathers: Charlie (Status Unknown), John (Status Unknown)
Biological Uncle: Silver (Status Unknown)
Biological Aunt: Chelsea (Status Unknown)
Adoptive Kits: Swanpaw (Alive), Skullpaw (Alive), Bumblelove (Status Unknown), Ghosthowl (Status Unknown)
Biological Kits: Chimekit (Alive), Bellkit (Alive), Peachkit (Alive), xkit (Alive), xkit (Alive)
Mate: Jackdaw
Friends: Beepetal (Status Unknown), Asteregg (Alive), Dogears (Status Unknown), Pearlmask (deceased)
Aquantices/other cats she likes: Weaverpaw (Status Unknown), Dahliadancer (Alive)
Former Apprentices: Gossamermoon (Alive)
Enemies: Quartz (Status Unknown), The Cult, Tigerblaze (Alive), Flintstrike (Alive), Monarchsnap (Alive)
