RISE NUMBER: #0168
NAME: Stonecloud PREVIOUS NAMES: Pigeon | Stonecloud | Stonestar GENDER: Male AGE: 46 moons POSITION: Advisor, ex-warrior, ex-leader MATE: Lionstar DESC.: A shaded grey spotted tabby with orange eyes and grey leathers |
PERSONALITYStonecloud is an extremely soft cat, a bit of a pushover, but knows how to pick and fight his battles. He has a severe weak spot for kittens, especially those in danger. He will never leave a kit in danger. Growing up around the twolegs south of the thunderpath gave him a better sense of character when meeting others; he found it easy to tell which cats were pampered kittypets, and which were loners or rogues. It seems simple enough, but when there's a group huddling around a door waiting for some scraps, the smells get mixed and even a soft kittypet can seem like a rogue. His perception of others has always been a massive advantage for him, especially since most cats he meets can be categorized as friend or foe within a few words shared.
On the flip side, Stonecloud can be rather headstrong when it comes to conflicts with other cats. Not necessarily 'my opinion is the only one that matters', but he will try and push for his ideas to be used. This can lead to the conflicts only getting worse, and he will usually have to find another cat to come and sort it out for him. However, due to Stonecloud's persuasive nature, sometimes the conflicts just go away and he reaps the rewards from it. Because of his history around a group of loners when he lived back near the twoleg nests, he's always been a very protective cat, especially of his food, which can lead to other clanmates not getting a fair share of fresh-kill. He's working on being more generous with the clan, but sometimes he will snap if someone wants to share his meal. |
HISTORYBorn and raised south of the BoulderClan thunderpath, Stonecloud was named Pigeon by his father Shadow shortly after he was born, due to his grey pelt. His mother Ribbon wasn't heavily involved in his life; raising him until he was old enough to walk and feed by himself, then leaving him with his father. Pigeon was shortly followed by his half-siblings Raven, Ice, and Pebble, all born from Shadow's new mate Willow. Willow was a wonderful foster mum to Pigeon, giving him spare food before herself, and generally taking better care of him than Ribbon ever could. He was only 5 moons old when things started to change. First, his father passed away from some form of cough that Pigeon was too young to fully understand. Willow became severely more protective of her children after that, to the point where she started pushing Pigeon away. He wasn't her blood son, after all. All the child knew was that his father wouldn't wake up and that his new mother didn't love him anymore.
It was only a moon or so after Shadow passed that the family was faced with their next biggest threat; Ice's passing. As they wandered the twolegplace, they were ambushed by a dog twice their size. Willow tried hissing and swiping at it to leave as they huddled under a large crate, but it wouldn't leave them alone. Ice, the tiny kit, tried mimicking his mother, but moved out from under the crate to do so. He was dead in an instant, but the beast left the family alone after that. Pigeon was the only one who wasn't in a state of shock. Upset at his brother passing, yes, but nowhere near the level of grief that his other siblings and foster mum faced. When Willow noticed that he wasn't grieving like his siblings, she screamed at him, calling him names so harsh that it would shake any kit to their core. Her love for him had turned into borderline hate. One night, only a few days after the dog attack, Willow took Raven and Pebble away, leaving Pigeon curled up and alone, fending for himself in the harsh territory of the twolegplace. wip |
FAMILY AND CONNECTIONSmother | Ribbon (unknown)
father | Shadow (deceased) step-mother | Willow (unknown) siblings | N/A half-siblings | Raven (female, unknown), Ice (male, deceased), Pebble (female, deceased) mate | Lionstar (alive) children | Firestorm (male, alive), Pigeonshade (female, alive), Sunspirit (female, alive), Hawksnow (male, alive) apprentice | N/A |