⛵ ⭒ Sailpaw

⚓ Before Sailkit was born, his mother was part of a group named The Misfits, composed of many different cats. The leader, was named Swallow, though the group ran themselves. Swallow was just the one who took charge if charge was needed. The healer of the group, and partner to Swallow, was a calico cat named Cherry. The other adults of the group were Patch, Tiger, Pipsqueak, and Mistly. The other six members were Fluffer, Sugar and Salt, Peppermint, Cinnamon, and Moonstone. This small group of cats lived a happy life by the seashore, far away from where Sailkit lives now.

⚓ One night, a huge snowstorm struck, causing Nautical to get lost. Despite her name, she was bad with directions, and wandered alone for many moons until she found Alleyclan. Without much thought to it, she moved into the city as tentions between Alleyclan and the Polix were rising. Neutral she stayed, until she met a tom named Shipwreck of Alleyclan. The two hit it off instantly, bonding over their love for the ocean and adventure. Nautical, curious about this tom, decided to join the clan. She went through the assessment with ease and was given the name Oceanfront, but decided to go by her own name, with her new one on the backburner, so to say. Only a few moons in, Nautical announced she was expecting kittens, and the two began to prepare, though with war in sight, it wouldn't be easy.

⚓ Sailkit was the second born, but the smallest by far. There was some confusion when the three siblings were born, and their mother gave them all full names, unaware of the ranking systems. Sailkit, Seakit, and Saltkit were Sailboat, Seashore, and Saltwater for approximately two days before she was informed of her mistake. Nautical and Shipwreck were always adventurers, and didn't fail to pass that along to her kits. Sailkit and his sister were raised mostly by their mother, while their father spent a lot of time out, preparing for war. While the siblings were young, their mother took in a kitten named Juicekit, who Sailkit loved to spend time with.

⚓ [Gore warning for the next two paragraphs.] When Sailkit was around 3 moons old, the battle between Alleyclan and The Polix occured, which resulted in the death of Shipwreck, killed by Beau, a Polix member. That night, Nautical didn't allow her kits to leave the den they slept in, and it was one of the only nights Sailkit and his family didn't watch the stars before bedtime. The next morning, Sailkit saw his mother cry for the first time, but didnt understand why. He saw the body of his dead father, but didn't see the issue. He had fallen asleep while eating berries, Sailkit did that all the time!

⚓ The following night was quiet. Sailkit and his siblings spend a lot of time with each other while his mom grieved the death of their father. Sailkit was determined to make his mama happy again, so he and Juicekit set out to get flowers and berries for their mama. Unfortunately, they didn't see the darkness in their future. While Sailkit gathered flowers and feathers (with Bird-Birds help of course) Juicekit was finding berries and yummy leaves, though he strayed too close to the thunderpath. Juicekit didn't seem to see the bright lights approaching as he was collecting, and wandered onto the pavement. Within a few moments, Juicekit was hit by the car, his body sent flying across the road. Sailkit watched as this event happened, unsure of what in specfic he had witnessed. Sailkit and Bird-Bird sat besides the road for the rest of the night, completely still and silent. When morning did come, he was found by Lovesick and Nautical, the latter breaking down as soon as she saw what happened. Lovesick took the kitten back to camp while Nautical did her best to gather the body of Juicekit. Sailkit doesn't remember much of this day and night, and thinks his father and brother are just missing, as if some of the memory was wiped or dampened for the young kits safety.

⚓ Now, Sailpaw only wants to travel the world like his parents did, but is, for the foreseeable future, "trapped" in Alleyclan. Although Alleyclan is alright for now, he doesn't plan on staying here forever.