Wingnettle
Hello! Thanks for stopping by ♡
I'm a young vet student with a huge passion for animals and animal rights. I became vegan in 2016 and am now mother to two beautiful cats who are 11 and 12 years old.
My hobbies are painting realistic art, reading dystopian and sci-fi books, collecting wild animals bones, trekking in forests and mountains, traveling, watching animated movies and playing videogames.
I'm demiromantic and currently in a lovely relationship with another person.
Please, use tone indicators as much as possible. I am very sensitive and my mental health can be easily triggered by tone misunderstandings when I read something online. I'm suffering from anxiety, depression, borderline and c-PTSD. When I'm triggered, I fall into silence and retreat myself. However I always appreciate kindness and support. /gen
I'm a self-taught artist. I've always combines my two biggest passions in one, drawing animals and painting creatures all my life. (I also have a secret passion for dragons!)
I now take commissions in hope to make it become a secondary (or tertiary) source of income for my daily life.
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Lynxshade
An average-sized light gray medium-lenght furred feline with dark green eyes and Bengal-like spots on her body.
When I lost everything, Shadowclan welcomed me. I'll do whatever it takes to pay this debt.
| nomenclature
Lynx for the spots on her pelt
shade a homage to the father's name.
| age
29
| birth season
Leafbare
| gender
Female | she/her
| orientation
Straight
| story
The Fox and the Crow
| loyalty
Shadowclan
| rank
Warrior
| theme
About
Lynxshade is a full-grown warrior of Shadowclan today, but there is a lot more yet to be discovered about her relationship with Starclan. She is ready to put herself in the game and if this means becoming a medicine cat, she's more than willing to learn new things.
"Sometimes I still think about those geese. Had they not flown above our heads, we would have burnt."
Personality
She's a honorable, dutiful cat who's pretty serious at times, especially after the sad experience she lived in losing her family. Her sense of duty is what makes her want to help other cats. If she doesn't deem someone worthy of help, however, she'll back out. She might be judging at times.
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Likes
- Teaching
- Swimming
- Rainy days
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Dislikes
- Fire
- Cruelty
- Coyotes
Stats
core
atk
int
spd
con
app
pow
utility
fight
swim
climb
hunt
comm
herb
bloodline
- Father: Shadewind
- Mother: Sunny
- Siblings: Tigersun
- Mate: -
- Kit: -
History
Lynxshade was born in the outskirts, very far away from the clans' current home. After a fire destroyed her territory, she fled and found Shadowclan. [ Read more ]
Kithood
Lynxhshade and Tigersun were born from Sunny and Shadewind in a cold afternoon of Leafbare. Although weak, the two kits were well cared for by family and they had two lovely parents who provided them with a flawless education and much love. Their name, unknowingly to Lynxshade, were chosen by their father. Her and Tigersun were very attached to each other, especially because there weren't any other kits to play with. At 2 moons of age, greencough brought Sunny away from the little family. Although Shadewind loved his kits very much, he wasn’t able to accept and go over his mate’s death and drowned himself in daily life duties, spending less and less time with his kits as he tried to forget the pain of death.
Lynxshade was a rather shy kit. In any case, the family used to do all it could to avoid other cats and often changed location to avoid such encounter: they were wanderers. This was even truer after Shadewind got distant, leaving the two kits to fend for themselves, often with her uncle Cloudedstripe to keep an eye on them. As their father grew every day colder toward them, Tigersun and Lynxshade matured a way of taking care of each other as if they were their only family members. Tigersun especially took control of many situations, guiding her sister in everyday life and making sure she had everything she needed.
Youth
Lynxshade had grown into a beautiful, slender cat with a brilliant personality but a cold attitude toward the external world in general. Her uncle, Cloudedstripe, was a rather old and wise cat who had followed Lynxshade through her growth and knew why the she-cat had become such an introverted cat. He was a patient and talented teacher, who taught Lynxpaw not only how to survive as a wild cat and defend her home, but also how to manage her emotions and mature with moons and moons of training. Lynxshade and Tigersun grew even more attached to each other during this period, going out together in expeditions to hunt frogs, lizard and little birds together, and playing with tracks of other animals in the forest. Tigersun seemed to have been born a natural leader, while she limited herself on following him as if she didn't need otherwise. This might have put her in a lower position, but Cloudedstripe knew Lynxpaw well and he believed in her like no one else did; he made the impossible to make her confidence grow and make her see how much talented she was, not so unlike her brother as she thought she was. Her learning went smoothly and pretty fast. She was a skilled hunter and a natural-born defender; learning was easy, but Lynxshade couldn’t shake the dark feelings of the past off his pelt: she couldn’t forget that his father didn’t care about them anymore, and so she didn’t trust her skills enough to make herself shine as Tigersun did.
One day, a terrible accident breaks Lynxshade’s world in half. At 10 moons old a coyote breaks into family’s current territory and finds the she-cat and her uncle in the forest. Cloudedstripe fought alone the canine, ordering her to stay back and seek shelter. Lynxshade hesitated at that moment; his uncle had always been stern and she’d always been loyal and obedient to him. What was the right thing to do? The answer came just as a terrible shriek revealed that the coyote had grabbed Cloudedstripe’s body by his back; the cat trashed wildly, unable to make any move to free himself. At that moment Lynxshade came to his help, and together they fought off the canine until it left the lands. That day the young she-cat earned a scar on her muzzle, and his uncle was gravely injured so that he was forced to remain hidden in their den until his death, after a couple of days spent in agony. Lynxshade will never forget that day and the hesitation that cost Cloudedstripe his life. After that, his father decided to try and take care of the couple for the short rest of their youth, but their bond was nothing like that she’d created with Cloudedstripe and she grew even colder and reserved toward him.
Warriorhood
Soon, Lynxshade and Tigersun became adult young cats. Tigersun had excelled as well as her in their training, and both the two cats were ready to take care at themselves at 15 moons old. Tigersun had been named after her mother and the brilliant sun of new-leaf that seemed to run in his veins, even though he was born in the coldest of seasons. He’d grown into a strong, confident tom that Lynxshade couldn't help but look up to. Lynxshade’s name, on the other hand, reflected her reservedness and was a constant reminder to their father's own name. Was it a reference from him, the cat she’d grown to distrust so much in her life, or the fact that she looked so different from Tigersun? If his brother was a shiny star, she was his silent shadow. Might it be referred to her hunting and fighting abilities, for she was as stealthy as a fox? She could never find an ultimate answer to that.
Unfortunately, one day the woods were hit by a firestorm that destroyed their home and forced the three to leave once again. The family had always been cautious, but no one could have ever imagined a fire of such dimensions and speed of spread. In the terrible smoke, they split up and she found herself running away with Tigersun toward the unknown. Their whole home was burning down, and they were totally alone. The forest was falling down in pieces. As Tigersun tried to lead Lynxshade away from the danger, he was struck by a falling trunk and died immediately before reaching a river that would save Lynxshade from certain death. It was a day she would never forget, and that would always taunt her in her deepest nightmares.
When Lynxshade woke up, she found her home completely destroyed and her clan shattered. Weak from exhaustion, she searched for her father but found no bodies and no hints that could lead her to him. She decided then to walk away from the rests of the charred woods and wander wihout a destination, until she reached the home of four new clans of wild cats. She decided to join the first clan she came across, and so she became a Shadowclan cat. But her clanmates never knew Lynxshade's past and the trauma that she suffered before leaving. A lonely soul, a white shadow. Lynxshade learnt the ways of Shadowclan, but never really fit in until she met Nightshiver and Hawkbite.
Lynxshade's abilities came in hand when she was tested by Dawnstar herself upon joining Shadowclan. The she-cat found the clan life a thriving version of her past life, and so she spent moons joining patrols and collecting prey from her clanmates, learning the way of Shadowclan and how to fit in such a large group of cats. She also acknowledge the lack of good mentors and decides to take her own apprentice, Thornpaw, using her uncle's memories to become herself a decent teacher.
At 29 moons she finds a hint that will lead her to discover the old coyote's home just outside of her new territory. The coyote, just like any other animal in Lynxshade's past home, had fled the forest during the fire that destroyed it and relocated itself in the same area as her. She trained and wandered each day outside Shadowclan's territory to find the exact position of the coyote's cave, and when she was ready she confronted it in an open fight where an Enforcer, Darkfall, joined and helped her to kill it for good. The coyote had grown stronger other than older, and the fight was vicious. Lynxshade lost her tail for a terrible bite but managed to give it the final attack.
At a certain point, things escalate between Shadowclan and Thunderclan and her clan forms a temporary allegiance with Windclan. Things are coming close to a war, and Lynxshade finally understands the real price of living with so many other cats in few territories so close to each other. Dawnstar gives the order to raid Thunderclan as they please, and in the meanwhile they're also dealing with a little invasion of lynxes.
Relations
Shadowclan
We hide in the darkness to attack when you less expect it. We are Shadowclan.
"I don't know about the other clans, but Shadowclan is my home. I have faith in Dawnstar, and trust her to guide me wherever she decides to. This is also the place that most resembles my old home back in the charred forest."
Dawnstar . Leader "At first I couldn't see the reasons for her actions, only the cruelty of them. But now it's clear how capable and smart she is. She really cares for her cats, even if the circumstances don't make it that clear."
Hawkbite . Head Enforcer "I met him one day while swimming. He was so sure I was a Riverclan cat... I immediately saw kindness in him. I hope we can say we are friends now."
Nightshiver . Forever Queen "She is one of the kindest, most generous cats you'll ever meet on this Earth. I'm lucky to have met her, and I sincerely hope we can bond more over time. Dawnstar was wise to give her the kits' cares."
OOC expectations
- Experience
I've been roleplaying for almost 2 years now. In all this time I had the opportunity to develop 4 old main characters, 2 side and 2 current main characters on WCO, plus 3 on another site. I think I've matured a lot as a writer, especially because I'd never written anything literature-related in English and I'd started reading English books only 1-2 years before (with Warrior Cats and The Guardians of Ga'Hoole series). - Interest
I've been roleplaying Lynxshade for many months now. I started on another WC roleplaying site, then transferred her on WCO and adjusted her story accordingly to the site rules to make it as similar as possible to her old life. I'm definitely interested i seeing her growing and I already have some plots in mind that regard her family, in particular his lost father Shadewind and the dead brother Tigersun. I plan on making them adoptables once Lynxshade aquires enough reputation in Shadowclan. - Activity
I usually check in on WCO at least a few times per day, and I aim at doing replies at least 4/5 days per week. I've always kept my activity as high as possible on WCO and I think that some users can affirm that. I have good patience to write, but sometimes not as much at reading stuff. I'm working on it, though! - Patience
Having developed some characters in the past from their kithood to their warriorhood, I think I developed some good patience regarding my characters' storyline. I think I also have a good way of interacting with people and waiting for updates. - Creativity
I'm pretty confident that I can call creativity one of my best qualities. Unfortunately, this applies pretty much to everything other than plots. Recently, I've found myself having some trouble creating good plots for entertainment, but I'm working on that, too! On another site, I was even lucky to offer my art creations for some time as a staff member. - Conduct
I think I can affirm that my conduct was pretty much always good and decent. I believe I matured a lot over the recent months, and that I am well capable of taking care of problems and deal with other people. - Contacts
I'm always open to dms on Discord, though I'm trying to spend less time on that application now. Had I have the chance of being a high rank, I would gladly take contacts with you there to discuss plots and much more. - Organization
I'm ready to take on new responsibilities and work together to make everything work! I've never done this before, but I have no doubt I could be active enough and learn with time and patience. - Reliability
I am pretty independent when it comes to working both in pair and alone. I can manage well on my own, I am organized and mu schedule strict enough so that I wouldn't overrate and ignore my tasks. - Why am I suitable for this role?
After having roleplayed for so much time, I've developed a wish and ambition to make a greater impact on the characters and stories around me. I think I've got the right amount of motivation, creativity, and responsibility to take on such a role and keep it for as much time as it needs. I also look forward to trying something new in my roleplay routine, and I think that being a medicine cat would be incredibly interesting considering that I'm also learning how to heal animals in my real life (which would be great for plot creations, not lying).
Hello! I absolutely adore your art, do you take pixel commissions by any chance? 👀 /gen
8 months, 22 days ago Edited 4:56 am
Aww thank you! Of course I do! Please take a look here <3 https://toyhou.se/~forums/13.adoption-center/388967.pixel-adoptables-commissions
8 months, 22 days ago
Right, forgot to say that 9 adoptables will be 54$. Just to make sure! Taintedfur
1 year, 16 days ago Edited 12:42 pm
Wingnettle! I'd like to buy nine of your pixel adoptables, if that's alright!
1 year, 17 days ago
Hello, please specify which ones exactly you'd like to buy!
1 year, 17 days ago