Personality + Physicality

Physical Description

Errant Bat is a long, lithe cat with short tortoiseshell-and-white fur. His tail is longer and curlier than the rest of his fur. His eyes are a bright yellow with a twinge of green. Some of the fur on his hind legs is slightly curlier than the rest. He has a few small speckles of white on his front right leg and face, and long white whiskers. His left eye often looks off to the side. His ears are slightly longer than the average cat’s.

Scars / Injuries

• N/A

Backstory

[Bat] • [Sprout Bat] • [Bat, Sapling of Fighters]

Kithood

Bat looked up to Scorching Rays from the day it was born. Having never known a time outside of his reign, Bat's tendency to seek approval from those it saw as powerful latched on to the Voice quickly. His teachings were internalized, and it grew to value strength and power, to scorn those who questioned the Voice's leadership. Perhaps on some level it was afraid, but having felt this way for as long as it had lived, it simply assumed the fast beating of its heart was admiration.

Adolescence

As a Sprout, it showed its inclinations towards the Path of Fighters without hesitation, and no cat was surprised when it set upon the Path as a Sapling... However, it was never truly cut out for brute force. Its thin body and slight frailty made it struggle to overpower others in spars. Luckily, what it lacked in power it made up for in dutifully practiced stealth. It was already skilled in treading lightly, both literally and metaphorically. Its parents had been harsh, anxieties from the Kith's growing tensions often coming out in fits of anger and frustration. Its admiration for them, and for the Voice, made it crucial to learn to hide in plain sight... and hide it did. It was quiet, devoted, and utterly dedicated to the Kith. Its Trial of Roots was in sight.

Until one day... a fight broke out. Billowing Bane, the skilled fighter that Bat had looked up to and hoped to emulate, was killed. Bat's parents joined the uprising. Many others were injured, and Scorching Rays was driven out. A coup had grown right beneath Bat's nose, and it hadn't noticed a thing, blinded by its loyalty. All the skills it had trained, the guessing and second-guessing at every action others would take... all for nothing. It had been stuck, frozen in shock, out in the open, unable to fight for the Kith, unable to tell what form that would even take. It was lost.

Now, with its Trial delayed, Errant Bat is still lost, at least to itself. It remains with the Kith, asserting its loyalty despite the swirling thoughts in its head... and quieter than ever, more prone to snapping, more closed in on itself. It's still young. Perhaps in time it will even out. Perhaps it will find someone new to put its faith in. But now it feels it only has itself, and as it hides in the shadows as it always has, all it wants is to feel seen.

Adulthood

N/A

Relationships

STANDING

The Kith of the Whispering Grove

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Bat is fairly closed off, and doesn't have many cats he can call friends. His (until recent) vocal support of Scorching Rays has also earned him quite a few suspicious looks. However, most cats can tell from his actions that he is as dedicated to the Kith as any other, and quite willing to prove himself however possible.

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Miscellaneous

Trivia

• Likes cloudy days (better for sneaking around when the sun isn't so bright.)
• Likes to visit the aviaries, but is too shy to ask for a "pat."
• Is uncomfortable around Healers.