Sturgeonwhisker

A large grey-eyed, blue ticked tabby point tom with white paws and mask

Sturgeonwhisker is a large cat; as a result of coming from Boldstrike’s lineage. Even as a kit he was easily twice the size of his sisters – and verging on an apprentice at only a few moons old. He has a short ticked blue tabby point pelt, with white mittens and mask. His fur is quite fine, which means it is almost always sticking out in all directions although as he has aged he has found ways to keep the unruliness in check. Sturgeonwhisker has dark grey eyes, and his short ears are tipped with tuffs of grey hair. His large cheeks and short nose make his face look flat.

Sturgeonwhisker retains his somewhat relaxed personality from his kithood, willing to let others push him around if it makes others happy. His large size would make it very easy for him to pick on others members of the clans, but this has never been the case. Sturgeonwhisker has always been one to allow himself to be walked all over – either by his siblings or his clanmates.

Sturgeonwhisker has finally grown into his skin and is now using his large size to his advantage – finding ways to assist in hunting and combat. Despite his struggles he has a good attitude and is often lost in thought about his sibling’s aspirations – something that he wholeheartedly supports, even to his own detriment.

• If anything, it will be hard to motivate him to achieve anything, as he is content with always being last if it means allowing others to reach their goals.

• Born in the Moon of Running Prey (2020) 135
• Made an Apprentice as Sturgeonpaw in RiverClan during the Moon of Leopard's Rest (2020) 141
• Named a Warrior as Sturgeonwhisker in RiverClan during the Moon of Running Prey (2021) 147

Kit: 0 moons – 6 moons

Sturgeonkit was the youngest of Otterwhisker’s first litter, sired by Boldstar. He was born with his three littermates, Merrykit, Hailkit and Stormkit on the dawn of the 22^nd day of the Moon of Running Prey (2020). At the time, he was not a quiet kitten. When he wasn’t asleep there is always mewing of protest – about food, bathtime or over some perceived slight. He doesn’t have to fight hard to nurse, able to bowl over his siblings. This is probably a good thing too because he wouldn’t be too interested in actually fighting for food. Sturgeonkit seems to enjoy sleeping most of all and can be found napping all across the nursery in – frankly – hilarious positions.

As he grew, he found that he was much slower than his siblings and was often being unable to keep up with them in their games. Sturgeonkit explored outside the nursery to discover that there were many cats much bigger than him – some of them even helped him figure out how he should go about using his large size!

During Moon of Lion’s Glory (’20), Sturgeonkit was introduced to Mistykit for the first time. She smelled weird, and had magically appeared in their den overnight. Sturgeon wasn’t exactly sure how kits were made at that point – and he wasn’t about to question his dame when she said that Misty was a ‘gift from Starclan’. So he just chose to accept that he had one more sibling than before!

• One of the most notable cats for him, besides his sire, Boldstar (who he and all his siblings looked up to with not a small amount of hero-worship) was ‘Grumpyeyes’ and ‘Briarfig’ or Coldgaze and Briarfang – as he later found out after a particularly cheeky prank from his sister Merrykit.

On the Moon of Cheetah’s Flight (’20) Sturgeonkit’s sire was struck down by a mysterious poison in their prey. He wasn’t privy to the event although his sibling Merrykit was. Sturgeonkit was happy that the situation was resolved – and that his sire hadn’t entirely perished due to the incident but was worried about his siblings from there on out.

Apprentice: 6 moons – 12 moons

Sturgeonkit was apprenticed as Sturgeonpaw to Cottonbright on the Moon of Leopard’s Rest (’20) alongside his siblings. Sturgeonpaw was always curious about the activities occuring in camp and showed a natural tendancy for cooperation which was something Cottonbright nurtured in the young cat.

His father’s untimely ‘death’ left Sturgeonpaw very wary of land-prey and it too much convincing by his mentor that he should learn and excel in hunting on land as well as in the water.

Warrior: 12 moons – Current

• A Cold Night Descends (14FF'21)
• A Kit Expedition! (7LG'20)
• And the cold winds blow (14TW'20)
• Hear Ye, Hear Ye! (14LN'20)
• In dappled moonlight comes the call (14TL'20)
• Oh, What a Dream Might Send (16LG'20)
• Sharp Claws and Keen Gazes (5TW'20)
• Together We Stand (5RP'21)