Sheephowl

Sheephowl was born to Lionmask of MarrowClan and Dovespeckle of BarkClan. He was born in the territory after his mother was turned away from joining BarkClan by Cypressthorn at the border, alongside a stillborn sibling. While he knew from a young age that he was half Clan, it was kept a secret from the rest of the Clan. Though he met his other mother on the border, he kept his distance from his BarkClan heritage; he simply wanted to fit into MarrowClan without any turbulence.

As an apprentice, Sheephowl was dutiful and obedient. He was a quick learner, and while he wasn’t exactly ambitious, he was willing to go along with whatever extra training his mentor wanted to give him; this resulted in a lot of extra training sessions, as Sheephowl more or less said yes every time. He also received extra training from Lionmask. Altogether, it gave him a reputation for being a reliable and strong apprentice with natural talent. His soft-spoken attitude and hard to read demeanor didn’t exactly give him a good reputation around other apprentices, who typically just found him intimidating.

When Sheephowl was ten moons old, he was on a border patrol with MarrowClan’s then deputy, Pheasantplume, and a few other warriors. A fight broke out between them and BarkClan, in which the ensuing fight killed Pheasantplume. Sheephowl tackled the warrior in response, and in doing so accidentally put too much weight on the warrior’s neck and snapped it. While it was an accident, he received heavy praise from his Clan for avenging his deputy, so he kept it a secret that he never meant to. To make matters worse, Campionstar awarded him with his warrior name early for it.

Sheephowl feels a strong pressure from the older warriors in his Clan to be ambitious and a leader. However, he feels no interest in doing so, and would rather just blend into the crowd. He still simply goes along with whatever his Clan wants him to do, further leading him down the path of heavy expectations on his shoulders.