RISE NUMBER: #0797
NAME: Aldertail PREVIOUS NAMES: Alderkit | Alderpaw | Alder GENDER: Male AGE: 83 moons POSITION: Warrior, ex-medicine cat (of diff. clan) MATE: Berrysong DESC.: Black and white cat with greenish-yellow eyes |
PERSONALITYThe old, grumpy ex-medicine cat of a distant clan can be summarised in one word: overprotective. A lot of Aldertail’s personality stems from the fact that he can care too much for other cats. Of course, some just rub him the wrong way and he acts harshly without any true reason, but otherwise it’s caused by the cats around him. A clear example of this is Falcondream; Aldertail refuses to sleep in the warrior den because he’s too used to being a medicine cat, but also likes being there to make sure Falcondream isn’t having any nightmares.
One of Aldertail’s most significant personality points is his lack of belief in StarClan. The clan he was born into did not believe in their ancestors becoming one with the stars, and were very violent with anyone who did. Being in BoulderClan, who openly respects StarClan, has led him to many arguments regarding their importance in the clan. Aldertail can be fairly kind if a cat manages to get into his good books, like his mate Berrysong; even Falcondream has yet to make it that far onto his good side. His kindness isn’t too different from his usual snarky attitude, but the other cat can get away with a lot more regarding Aldertail. |
HISTORYAldertail was always destined to become a medicine cat. From his first little pawsteps out of the nursery everyone knew that he was going to end up in the medicine den. Without StarClan to guide them with prophecies, nobody truly knew if he was supposed to be a medicine cat, but Aldertail fitted in better there than he could have ever hoped as a regular apprentice. Yewnose hated the kit that ran around her paws, but even she knew he had something in him no other kit did. But that didn’t mean Aldertail wanted it.
He enjoyed being in the medicine den, sure, but it stunk majority of the time, and being around sick cats got on his nerves so quickly. It eventually reached the point where Alderpaw was almost kicked out for neglecting the sick and injured, with his excuse being “Yewnose can take care of them”. When Yewnose finally passed and Aldertail was left on his own, things seemed to get better simply because he couldn’t avoid doing any tasks; anything the medicine cat had to do, he had to do. A while after, when a little brown ball popped into the nursery den day after day due to excessive nightmares, Aldertail knew this was where he belonged. |
FAMILY AND CONNECTIONSmother | Robinwhisker (deceased)
father | Hawkclaw (unknown) step-father | Juniperheart (deceased) siblings | Birchwing (female, unknown), Oakjaw (male, unknown) half-siblings | Brackenpool (male, deceased), Flameclaw (female, unknown), Larkpaw (male, deceased) Mistkit (female, deceased) mate | Berrysong (alive) children | Starpaw (NOT MADE, future med. cat) mentor | Yewnose (deceased) apprentice | Falcondream (alive) |