BADGERSTRIPE X SLEEKSERPENT
A THUNDERCLAN HOPE LITTER
BADGERSTRIPE had a rather easy upbringing, an only child to cherishing (and spoiling) parents. She was an outgoing and confident kitten who grew quickly into a brave and fun-loving apprentice. With an abundance of friends and big dreams, the girl saw life as fun and games, and lacked responsibility.. Ultimately leading to the risky decisions made during the night of her warrior ceremony.
A newly named Badgerstripe and her friends were eager to begin work, only to be assigned to guard duty by their leader, Howlingstar. Determined to give herself and her friends a memorable night, a girl's night out if you will, the young tortoiseshell lead her reluctant friends into the territory that night, only to return to a vulnerable camp ravaged by wolves.
With pride gone to her head, Badgerstripe finds herself unable to cope with being the talk of the Clan, and less willing to accept that she had been responsible for the death of some cats' beloved family members and friends. She spirals into a depression, withdrawing herself from the Clan and her closest friends - and it is then, at the worst of her bitterness, that she meets Sleekserpent, a mysteriously withdrawn warrior who does not seem to scorn her based on her actions, and offers her somewhat of a fresh start..
A BOND IS FORGED between the two warriors, who find comfort in that neither one has a solid place in the Clan.. but at least they have each other.
However, as tensions rise in the Clan, so too do they rise between the two young warriors. After her many trials and tribulations, Badgerstripe begins to re-build her old friendships, and become at least part of the kind and empathetic warrior she was once named for. At the same time, Sleekserpent finds herself integrated into a group of feisty warriors that show growing concern and distaste over the kittypet-blooded population of ThunderClan. Desperate to remain in her friend's company, Badgerstripe puts up with the 'harmless' gossip and talk of change (all the while trying to coerce Sleekserpent into ditching his friends for hers) - until bodies of beloved Clanmates start to show up murdered by the very cats her dearest friend associates with.
At the peak of tensions, Skyclaw takes over ThunderClan, and the rest is history. Emboldened, a prideful Sleekserpent finds his ground amongst the cats that now reign their home while holding protectiveness of his own over Badgerstripe. Disagreements between the two flare more and more, as the latter becomes increasingly irritable and upset by the regime and Sleekserpent's acceptance of it - but in their moments of peace, she finds that even with their differences, no other cat seems to understand her and take care of her the way Sleekserpent does..
After a long week of butting heads and increasingly explosive arguments, a distraught Badgerstripe is soon stumbled upon by Flamewhisker, who sees an unexpected meaning in the molly's heightened emotions and recent sickness - it is then that she discovers she is expecting kits, and shares the news with a delighted Sleekserpent. Fearful for the future of these kits, that they will be apprenticed to killers and raised with hate by their peers, the newly-discovered mother holds her breath as she awaits the change that Flamewhisker was rallying.
AND THEN, ADMIST A TERRIBLE STORM, a battle breaks out between the righteous and the villainous to decide the fate of ThunderClan. It is within that Badgerstripe confronts Sleekserpent, and offers her a final chance to change: if she were to survive on the wrong side of history, she would never see her kits. The pair parts on a solemn note, with Sleekserpent rushing into battle and Badgerstripe taking refuge in the nursery. She stumbles upon his body after the battle, beaten with a grief-stricken expression, and silently vows that her kits would be raised with peace and compassion, as to not follow their lost parent's pawsteps.
AS THE FIRST LITTER born under the new leadership of Flamestar, Badgerstripe - despite her grief for her wayward friend and all she had lost - finds hope in these kits that will take part in a brighter future for ThunderClan. Now, she must come to terms with responsibility and selflessness, and therein lies the question.. is she ready for such a monumental change to her life as she knows it?
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Toms can be blue, blue tabby, fawn, fawn tabby, cream tabby, blue smoke, blue silver tabby, fawn smoke, fawn silver tabby, or cream cameoSire: LH fawn silver ticked tabby w/ low #cba599 (carrying non-silver; solid)
Dam: LH blue tortoiseshell w/ low #cba599 (carrying cinnamon)
Mollies can be blue, blue tabby, fawn, fawn tabby, blue tortie, blue torbie, fawn tortie, fawn torbie, blue smoke, blue silver tabby, fawn smoke, fawn silver tabby, blue tortie smoke, blue silver torbie, fawn tortie smoke, or fawn silver torbie
— Kits will be longhaired
— Kits will have no #cba599; low #cba599; or high #cba599
— Kits without #cba599 may have any realistic eye color barring blue; kits with #cba599 may have any realistic eye color
— Tabby kits will display the ticked tabby pattern
— Cream-based kits will mask blue, blue tabby, fawn, or fawn tabby
black-based kits will carry cinnamon; silver kits will carry non-silver; tabby kits will carry solid
— Kits will have no #cba599; low #cba599; or high #cba599
— Kits without #cba599 may have any realistic eye color barring blue; kits with #cba599 may have any realistic eye color
— Tabby kits will display the ticked tabby pattern
— Cream-based kits will mask blue, blue tabby, fawn, or fawn tabby
black-based kits will carry cinnamon; silver kits will carry non-silver; tabby kits will carry solid
Parent is gen 1 | Parent is gen 1 | Kits will be gen 2
BADGERSTRIPE'S NAME LIST
notes: verbs may have the suffix (ing) ie; bloom(ing), wish(ing)! — you may pick a prefix not explicitly listed as long as it follows the theme and is legal!
— For hope: bloom, dream, wish, faith, promise, desire, cherished(ing), peace, graceful, cheer, smile, trust, aspiring, etc.
— After friends: shine, bright, glimmer, sweet, heart, loyal, lion
— After woodland creatures (appearance based): any birds (crow, finch, magpie, dove, robin, thrush, etc), any mammals (hare/rabbit/bunny, mouse, shrew, squirrel, vole, fox, etc), any reptile/amphibian (snake, lizard, adder, frog, etc) - excluding fish!
* — Suggestions from Clanmates: Sparkkit (Gentlestorm), Common flowers (poppy, lily, rose, lilac, etc.; Beetlepaw) & colors (black, blue, silver, etc.; Beetlepaw)
Avoid:
— Census names are strongly discouraged, especially current council members.
— Legacy names: names adjecent to well-known cats or families. ie. past leaders, past medicine cats, their families (such as howlfam), etc.
— Negative connotation: soot, cicada, sky, battle-themed (tooth, claw, fang, bite, etc), & generally negative or sad sounding prefixes. use your best judgement!
— Alluding to Skyclaw's followers: raven, sprout, yew, smoke, briar, dark, red, poppy, etc.
notes: verbs may have the suffix (ing) ie; bloom(ing), wish(ing)! — you may pick a prefix not explicitly listed as long as it follows the theme and is legal!
— For hope: bloom, dream, wish, faith, promise, desire, cherished(ing), peace, graceful, cheer, smile, trust, aspiring, etc.
— After friends: shine, bright, glimmer, sweet, heart, loyal, lion
— After woodland creatures (appearance based): any birds (crow, finch, magpie, dove, robin, thrush, etc), any mammals (hare/rabbit/bunny, mouse, shrew, squirrel, vole, fox, etc), any reptile/amphibian (snake, lizard, adder, frog, etc) - excluding fish!
* — Suggestions from Clanmates: Sparkkit (Gentlestorm), Common flowers (poppy, lily, rose, lilac, etc.; Beetlepaw) & colors (black, blue, silver, etc.; Beetlepaw)
Avoid:
— Census names are strongly discouraged, especially current council members.
— Legacy names: names adjecent to well-known cats or families. ie. past leaders, past medicine cats, their families (such as howlfam), etc.
— Negative connotation: soot, cicada, sky, battle-themed (tooth, claw, fang, bite, etc), & generally negative or sad sounding prefixes. use your best judgement!
— Alluding to Skyclaw's followers: raven, sprout, yew, smoke, briar, dark, red, poppy, etc.
SLEEKSERPENT'S NAME LIST
notes: i will try to keep sleek-chosen names to one kit only. please provide alternative names if your primary is a sleek-chosen prefix!
— Appearance based: tiny, little, small, big, tall, short, large, fluffy, fuzzy, etc.
notes: i will try to keep sleek-chosen names to one kit only. please provide alternative names if your primary is a sleek-chosen prefix!
— Appearance based: tiny, little, small, big, tall, short, large, fluffy, fuzzy, etc.
HYPOKIT DESIGNS
— Each hypokit comes with pre-approved genetics!
— As hypokits, these designs are, of course, entirely optional for use and there are no 'bonus points' for using them! You may reference them for your own, or use them as inspiration; but if you use these designs as is, please respectfully apply credit when applicable to their creators which will be listed under each design; myself, Deja and Blitz!
— The names provided are also optional; you may choose one of them or an entirely different one as long as it's within the name list!
— There are no personality traits set for the designs or names. Go wild!
— The bases were all created by Antkin on TH. The first two designs were created by myself, and the second two were designed by Dejavu and Blitz-Krieg; huge thank you to them!!
— These designs are the adult/base colors and do not include the fever-coat that all kittens must be born with.
— As hypokits, these designs are, of course, entirely optional for use and there are no 'bonus points' for using them! You may reference them for your own, or use them as inspiration; but if you use these designs as is, please respectfully apply credit when applicable to their creators which will be listed under each design; myself, Deja and Blitz!
— The names provided are also optional; you may choose one of them or an entirely different one as long as it's within the name list!
— There are no personality traits set for the designs or names. Go wild!
— The bases were all created by Antkin on TH. The first two designs were created by myself, and the second two were designed by Dejavu and Blitz-Krieg; huge thank you to them!!
— These designs are the adult/base colors and do not include the fever-coat that all kittens must be born with.
— MUST BE AFAB — NAME IDEAS: heartkit, dreamkit, chickadeekit — DESIGN: ixora |
— MAY BE AFAB OR AMAB — NAME IDEAS: gracefulkit, shine(ing)kit, jaykit — DESIGN: ixora |
— MUST BE AFAB — NAME IDEAS: faithkit, loyalkit, mousekit — DESIGN: Dejavu & Blitz-Krieg |
— MAY BE AFAB OR AMAB — NAME IDEAS: colorfulkit, lionkit, thrushkit — DESIGN: Dejavu & Blitz-Krieg |
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