Pheasantdusk

Name || Pheasantdusk

Former names || Pheasantkit, Pheasantpaw

Name meaning ||

   Prefix: He was born in an abandoned pheasant's nest.

   Suffix: His calm demeanour.

Nicknames || 

Sex || Molly

Gender || Tom

Age || 48 Moons

Clan || Rushclan

Rank || Warrior

Mentor/Apprentice || 

Former mentor/apprentice(s) || Fernwhisker, Mossysky

Appearance || A dusty rose coloured cat with brown tabby patches and light spots. He is large and in charge. His fur is short, but soft and fluffy.

Scars and Disabilities || His left ear is torn so half of it hangs limp. He has scars across his left cheek and muzzle, and on his right flank.

★  A B I L I T I E S

| Battle Statistics |

7/10 :: ○○○○○○●○○○ ➟ Strength

5/10 :: ○○○○●○○○○○ ➟ Speed

8/10 :: ○○○○○○○●○○ ➟ Attack

4/10 :: ○○○●○○○○○○ ➟ Tactics

6/10 :: ○○○○○●○○○○ ➟ Endurance

4/10 :: ○○○●○○○○○○ ➟ Defense

6/10 :: ○○○○○●○○○○ ➟ Charisma

| Natural Senses |

7/10 :: ○○○○○○●○○○ ➟ Seeing

5/10 :: ○○○○●○○○○○ ➟ Hearing

5/10 :: ○○○○●○○○○○ ➟ Feeling/Touch

7/10 :: ○○○○○○●○○○ ➟ Smelling

6/10 :: ○○○○○●○○○○ ➟ Tasting

| Knowledge Skills |

1/10 :: ●○○○○○○○○○ ➟ Kitting and Kitcare

3/10 :: ○○●○○○○○○○ ➟ Den Building

0/10 :: ○○○○○○○○○○ ➟ Herb Knowledge

3/10 :: ○○●○○○○○○○ ➟ Fishing Tactics

7/10 :: ○○○○○○●○○○ ➟ Hunting Tactics

7/10 :: ○○○○○○●○○○ ➟ Battle Tactics

8/10 :: ○○○○○○○●○○ ➟ Compassion

| Other Skills |

4/10 :: ○○○●○○○○○○ ➟ Swimming

7/10 :: ○○○○○○●○○○ ➟ Rock Climbing

4/10 :: ○○○●○○○○○○ ➟ Tree Climbing

8/10 :: ○○○○○○○●○○ ➟ Leaping

8/10 :: ○○○○○○○●○○ ➟ Night Vision

7/10 :: ○○○○○○●○○○ ➟ Rabbit Chasing

6/10 :: ○○○○○●○○○○ ➟ Leading

5/10 :: ○○○○●○○○○○➟ Tracking

Belief in StarClan || 50% || (He believes in some sort of otherwordly force and power, but doesn't put a name or a set of rules on it)

Belief in The Dark Forest || 20% || 

Loyalty to the clan | 80% |  

★  T R A I T S

() Good. || () Neutral. || () Bad. || () Hidden.

   Nurturing - Pheasantdusk wants to help those around him grow and develop. He cares about his peers and will help them however he can.

   Intuitive - Pheasant can often understand other cats' feelings or points of view without having to be told.

   Patient - Because of his nurturing nature, Pheasantdusk has learnt to be patient as the best way to help others learn.

   Calm - Thanks to all the turmoil in his life, Pheasant's coping mechanism is to remain calm almost all of the time, whether it's appropriate to the situation or not.

   Non-confrontational - Except for in fights to protect the clan, Pheasantdusk will avoid confrontation. He values his relationships and clings to those he cares about too much to risk losing them over an argument, which means sometimes too many things can be left unsaid...

   Avoidant - Pheasantdusk's non-confrontational attitude means that he will avoid certain cats or tasks, and it takes strong motivation to get him to face them.

   Possessive - Since he has lost many family members and friends, Pheasantdusk holds on to those he has tightly. Too tightly. 

   Hedonistic - Because of his awareness of how short life can be, Pheasant indulges himself in his pleasures a little too much.

   Messy - This tom doesn't know how to be neat and tidy.

  Morbid - All the death around him has made Pheasantdusk fairly morbid. He's prone to jumping to a morbid conclusion in his head, but has trained himself to not say it aloud.

  Broody - Pheasantdusk really wants a family of his own, despite his fear of loss. It's something within himself he still hasn't fully come to terms with yet, and so he hides it from others.

★  F A M I L Y

Ivyshade :: NPC | Father | Deceased :: A dark russet tabby tom

Sweetsong :: NPC | Mother | Elder :: A fluffy grey she-cat

★  H I S T O R Y

Kit || Pheasantkit was born to Foxclanners Ivyshade and Sweetsong, a single kit born in an abandoned pheasant's nest while his young mother was out hunting. He grew well, healthy and strong under his parents' care. Midway through his kithood, his father Ivyshade died during the drought providing for his mate and kit, passing up on swallowing mouthfuls of water to transport them to his family. To heal her pain, Sweetsong took in Bronzestar's kits while the leader disappeared. She considered this an honour, and Pheasantkit welcomed the company. He took on a big brother role (as much as he could as a kit) and encouraged the other kits as much as he could while they were in Sweetsong's care. He was apprenticed not long after Bronzestar's kits returned to their own parent.

Apprentice || Pheasantpaw's mentor was a strong warrior called Fernwhisker, and he respected her deeply, but his apprenticeship had a rocky beginning. Not long after he became an apprentice, Bronzestar was found dead, and the rains took Pheasantpaw and his clanmates back to Foxclan, under the new leadership of Pebblestar. The clan needed strong warriors to regain its power after the drought, and Pheasantpaw worked hard to become strong too. Having experienced so much turmoil and the loss of his father, his leader, and recently some of his friends (Owlkit, Bearkit and Pantherkit) so young, he gained the ability to stay calm and cool, accepting his mortality for what it was, which Fernwhisker praised him for, even though he could be a little morbid. This morbidity pushed a lot of other cats away from him, who found him depressing to be around. After looking inwards, Pheasantpaw realised that if anything, he should try to be positive about his mortality, as he should make the most of what time he has. As such, since he has tried to hide his more morbid thoughts and feelings, opting to stay more positive, though he remained quite possessive of those around him who considered friends as he didn't want to lose them.

Warrior || Pheasantdusk was proud to be made a warrior, and he was glad to see that Fernwhisker and the other warriors seemed proud too, although he felt guilty for Pinepaw and Tuftpaw's sakes, as the rest of clan seemed to look down on them. Pheasantpaw couldn't see why their mother's reputation should affect the two apprentices, but he didn't speak up. He was given Mossypaw as an apprentice, and put all his focus on training her instead. Only a moon into her training, Pebblestar died, and Twistedstar took over. 

As Mossypaw developed as a warrior, Pheasantdusk felt more and more confident about giving her hunting missions and letting her participate in patrols without him, which freed up his time to dedicate to more of his warrior duties. At this time, Foxclan and Wispclan began getting into border fights, with Wispclan warriors attacking Twistedstar and blinding his deputy Raccoonface. Twistedstar ordered more patrols to fight back, and (Pheasantdusk was impressed and glad to see) Tufttail was named the newest deputy. On one such patrol, Fernwhisker and Pheasantdusk were attacked by enemy cats. Fernwhisker was killed, and Pheasantdusk's ear torn. He carried her body back to camp alone, his ear still bleeding and limping from the wound on his flank. 

Still, Pheasantdusk did his best to stay optimistic, continuing to fulfil his duties as warrior. He proudly watched Mossypaw become Mossysky, and aided her as she took on her own apprentice. The rains took Twistedstar from them, and Tuftstar took the lead, like his mother many moons before. Pheasantdusk gladly followed the leader, believing in the strength of the cat who had once been his friend in kithood. After all the loss that had lead up to it, Pheasantdusk was excited for the birth of Rushclan. This new beginning for Foxclan and Runeclan would hopefully leave the sadness and pain behind. 

Soon, the dog attacks in the forest would prove this wrong however. Pheasantdusk did not lose anyone close to him, but he still mourned with the clan over their losses, and fought hard to keep their borders strong. As Tuftstar turned away from Starclan, Pheasantdusk understood, his own faith in Starclan lost many moons ago. He could understand Webrunner's upset, but to leave the clan? That, he thought, would not solve anything. Hadn't the clans become three to regain their strength? He chose to stay in Rushclan, hoping that Webrunner would return with the rest of the clanmates who had left with her.

★   ROMANCE

Sexual Orientation || Bisexual

Romantic Orientation || Biromantic

Gender Identity || Male (Trans)

Preferred Pronouns || He/Him/His

Status: Single

Looking for || Someone to look after, he can be a bit of a mother hen and wants someone he can spoil, and to provide security for his mate.

Preferences: A tom who looks to him for security and reassurance. A tom who wants to build a family. Pheasantdusk thinks he is too old for flings, he's looking to settle down in a mature relationship where both parties can grow together. Physically, he prefers toms who are smaller than him.

Interested in || 

Crush || 

Mate || 

Kits || 

★  R E L A T I O N S H I P S

  // Annoyed ||  // Disliked ||  // Hated

  // Like ||  // Respected ||  // Very respected

  // Wary ||  // Cautious ||  // Avoided

  // Slight crush ||  // Crush ||  // Obsession

  // Friend ||  // Good friend ||  // Close friend

  // Like (platonically) ||  // Really like (platonically) ||  // Love (platonically)

  // Wants to get to know them ||  // Misses ||  // Can't bear without

  // Not trusted ||  // Slightly suspicious ||  // Very suspicious

  // Shy ||  // Jumpy/Nervous ||  // Fearful

 // Dead

 // Family

  (- on left means Ex-mate) // Mate

  // Mentor/Apprentice

Ivyshade -  | NPC | Father

Sweetsong -  | NPC | Mother | Elder

Fernwhisker -  | NPC | Mentor

Tuftstar -  

Bearkit -

Owlkit -

Pantherkit -

Pinestripe -

Mossysky -  | NPC | Apprentice

★  T R I V I A

Likes ||

⦁ Hunting birds like his namesake the pheasant

⦁ The dawn chorus

⦁ The feeling of a summer breeze through his fur

Dislikes ||

⦁ Cats who judge others before they know them

⦁ Fish

Fears || 

⦁ Losing more cats, especially fears losing any kits he may have in future

⦁ The clan being driven out of the territory again

Dreams ||

⦁ To feel secure enough to have a family of his own without fear

⦁ To help Rushclan reach a united peaceful existence

⦁ To die knowing he lived a fulfilled life

★   ROLEPLAY

(   ) Yes. || (   ) Maybe/Depends. || (   ) No.

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