Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2009 16:18:49 GMT -5
Out of Character Name • Bumble
Chatango Username • Bumblex
Contact Information • Chatango, PM.
Other Characters You Play • Nightrose, Tigerpaw
Time Zone • Eastern.
How You Found Us • Browsing.
Character’s Name • Mintheart
Age • 32 moons.
Gender • She-cat
Residing • Riverclan.
Character Type • Medicine Cat.
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Overall Personality • Mintheart is very kind, she hates to see cats in pain. She hardly ever gets mad, one of the only cats she ever gets mad at is herself. Mintheart isn't too friendly, she can be very shy at times. But, most of the time she is calm and caring. She cares for her clanmates a lot, and other cats as well. If a cat dies while she was trying to heal them, she would blame it on herself. Mintheart isn't one of those bossy cats who tell everybody what to do. But, if someone refuses to eat the herbs that will heal them, then she will be strict.
Mintheart loves kits, and wishes she could have her own, but she doesn't dare break the warrior code, and get Starclan angry at her. Mintheart will always smile and be cheerful when she sees kits playing around and meowing. Sometimes Mintheart can be a little too kind to intruding cats, but she would never let them harm her clan mates, or learn secrets of Riverclan. She is loyal and respects the warrior code, Mintheart has much faith and trust in Starclan and is fascinated with them.
Additional Tidbits • The part mint in Minthearts name is for her green eyes. And heart is for her kind heart.
Height • The average height of a full-grown cat.
Overall Appearance • Minthearts short pelt is pure white, which she got from her mother, Icefeather. There is not a trace of another colour, which makes it hard for her to blend in with trees and bushes. Her snowy pelt stands out very easily, cats could see it from very far away. The only season that Mintheart could hide without standing out, is LeafBare. All of the snow matches her pelt, and if she sat on the ground, closing her eyes, you might hardly see her at all! Luckily, Mintheart is a medicine cat, and medicine cats don't need to hide from prey or enemies.
Mintheart has unusual clover-green eyes, which look exactly like her fathers (Hawkclaw). The mint part in Minthearts name actually comes from her interesting eyes. Mintheart doesn't have much muscle, she doesn't need it anyway as she doesn't hunt and fight like warriors. Mintheart also has an unusually long tail, which would be great for balancing. Minthearts claws are shorter than most cats, but she doesn't mind. Her nose is light pink, and her whiskers match the colour of her pelt.
Family History • Minthearts mother and father were kind to her, she didn't get to know her brother because Snowkit had died on the first night he was born, from freezing to death; it was a very cold LeafBare, Mintheart was lucky to stay alive in the freezing cold. Icefeather was a warrior, and a good one. She would defend the territory well, although she hated fighting, she was also a decent hunter. Icefeather wanted her only kit to follow her pawsteps, and be a warrior like herself. But, Mintheart chose the path of a medicine cat. Icefeather died from getting hit by a monster on the Thunderpath, a moon after her daughter had became a medicine cat. Unfortunately, a couple of moons after Icefeathers death, Hawkclaw got taken away from Twolegs, and he hasn't been seen since. Icefeather watches her daughter from Starclan, but Hawkclaw is not there with her, perhaps he is still alive?
Family • Father: Hawkclaw, a brown tabby tom with green eyes. (Dead)
Mother: Icefeather, a white-she cat with blue eyes. (Dead) Brother: Snowkit, a white tom. (Dead)
Birthplace • Riverclan nursery, in the freezing LeafBare.
Background • Mintheart had a great time in the nursery with the other kits, and she loved visiting the elders for their stories. She looked up to cats older than her, especially her parents. She wasn't a curious kit, she was actually calm and caring, which is unusual, as most kits were hyper and crazy. Hawkclaw would always visit the nursery, asking Mintheart if she wanted to learn battle moves, but Mintheart would always refuse, fighting looked very dangerous to her. She preferred the life of a medicine cat, so she spent hours a day in the medicine cat den, either helping out, or asking what each herb does, and what they are called.
Icefeather noticed how long Mintheart spent in the medicine cat den, and she too tried to persuade her to come learn some battle skills, but Mintheart would always say no. A couple of sunrises before her apprentice ceremony, Mintheart asked her leader if she could be the medicine cat apprentice. She was never interested in fighting or hunting, she was fascinated with herbs and StarClan. Her leader said "yes", she too saw how long Mintheart spent in the medicine cat den.
Minthearts apprentice ceremony finally happened. She was extremely excited to be a medicine cat apprentice, and when her leader said the ceremony she had so much energy.
"Mintpaw! Mintpaw! Mintpaw!" Minthearts parents weren't very surprised, but Icefeather was especially sad that Mintheart wouldn't be taking the life of a warrior. Icefeather and Hawkclaw were still very proud. After all, the role of a medicine cat is very important! Who else would have knowledge of herbs and healing?
Minthearts medicine cat training went smoothly. She would be very excited and happy each time she learned a new herb. Mintheart sometimes got a bit confused, she had to remember each and every herb in the forest, and what they each do! When she got a herb wrong, she felt ashamed of herself, and wanted to prove that she could be as great as a medicine cat as her mentor. Her parents supported her, they were proud of their only daughter. Sometimes Mintheart wonders what life would be like with her dead brother, Snowkit. Would she instead choose the path of a warrior with him? Would they train together? Sadness came to her whenever she thought of her brother. She wondered if he was watching her from StarClan, and when she thinks that, she works even harder to be a medicine cat. Maybe that is part of the reason Mintheart wanted to be a medicine cat in the first place, to see her brother in dreams from StarClan? Mintheart feels safe when she thinks of Starclan, knowing that they would always be watching over the clans.
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"Mintheart! Mintheart! Mintheart!"
Mintheart was finally a full medicine cat, although her mentor still lived, there were now two medicine cats in Riverclan. She felt proud of herself when she could remember what each herb does. Mintheart wonders how she could ever forget the herbs when she was an apprentice, because they came so easily to her now. She would sometimes have dreams from Starclan, and each time she woke up from them she would have a smile on her face. With Starclan watching over the clans, she that every cat was safe from any danger. Mintheart had so much trust and faith in Starclan.
Sadness struck, a moon after Mintheart became a medicine cat her mother died. She got hit by a monster on the Thunderpath. Mintheart missed her very much, she could no longer ask her for help and advice. To heal Minthearts sadness, she got a dream from Starclan. She saw how happy and safe Icefeather was, and some of Minthearts grief healed. Another awful thing happened to Mintheart, her father got taken away by Twolegs! Mintheart even saw it happen, while she was out collecting herbs. She was sad once again, but didn't get a dream from Starclan about Hawkclaw. Mintheart hoped he was still alive.
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There was a fire in RiverClan camp! Luckily, Mintheart and the rest of the cats got out safely, but the medicine cat did not, and she died in the awful fire, making Mintheart the only medicine cat of Riverclan.
Mintheart sees her family and mentor in dreams, when she needs help. She will always feel safe with their guidance.
Sample
The bright sunlight warmed Minthearts pelt, as she searched the RiverClan territory for herbs. The medicine supplies were running low on comfrey and cat mint. Catmint was especially important for curing GreenCough and WhiteCough. Mintheart searched the bushes for the herbs, she opened her mouth to scent them, and suddenly she picked up the scent of mouse. Mintheart wasn't the best hunter in RiverClan, she had only caught prey once, and the prey that she caught was old and slow. A newborn kit could probably hunt better than Mintheart! She tried to ignore the delicious smell, but failed. She hadn't ate before she came out looking for herbs, and her stomach rumbled with hunger. Mintheart tried to remember how she caught prey before, and how her clan mates hunted. She crouched down, holding her tail still, she walked forward. Her feet made a lot of noise, and the mouse heard her and ran away. Minthearts stomach rumbled again, and she continued her search for the herbs. Finally, after a long time of searching, Mintheart found comfrey, and quickly found cat mint after that. She pulled out the cat mint and started to walk back to camp. The cat mint smelled very good, and she was tempted to eat it. But, she reminded herself that it was for cats who needed it.
Mintheart arrived at camp, and walked to her den. She put the supply of herbs in the storage and went out to the fresh-kill pile. The sun was starting to set as she sat down in the sun and ate the mouse. Finishing the mouse in a couple of hungry bites, she was full and went to her comfortable moss den to sleep for the night.
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--Bumble