Redthicket

A cream mackerel tabby tom-kit with white paws and copper eyes

Redthicket is a creme mackerel tabby tom, with short fur. He takes after his dame in appearance and coloration, and his sire in personality. All four of his paws have white tips on them, as well as the very tip of his tail. His eyes are a deep copper colour. His nose is a light pink, as are his paw pads.

• Redthicket has a series of long scars running down his belly and side, as a result of his encounter with the rouge Gemini and jumping into a briar thicket to escape her. These scars are almost entirely bald as the fur never properly grew back. It is very noticeable because his short fur does not conceal the scars.

Redthicket is a quiet and observant cat, who doesn’t shy away from adventure and excitement despite his silent demeanour. He is more than happy to chat and bicker with his siblings but tends to clam up around cats outside of his clan. He is closest to the current elders of Shadowclan and can be seen spending most of his time near the entrance of the den gossiping or simply basking in the sun when not preforming his duties.

• Redthicket loves gossip but he doesn’t share it often. He enjoys visiting the gatherings to gather new hearsay to bring back to the elders, and often shares his own takes on current clan drama. He doesn’t much care if the information he has is true so long as it makes for a good story.

He proves to be a thoughtful cat and is constantly surveying his environment through both sight and smell, often times relying heavily on the latter rather than the former. This ability was honed by his friendship with Hickorystorm as well as his own conclusions about hunting prey.

• While Redthicket is known for his bravery, he is not a skilled fighter. He balked constantly while training with his mentor Palestar and hated the act of fighting in any form. This has led to him being a much better hunter and mediator than warrior although his skills have improved after his encounter with Gemini.

• Born in the Moon of Running Prey (2020) 135

Kit: 0 – 6 moons

Redkit was born alongside his brother Dazzlekit in the Shadowclan nursery to Clovershine. At birth, Redkit barely had a personality beyond a habit of staring blankly at cats. This quirk developed into a friendly, quiet cat who watches everyone around him with rapt attention. Despite being quiet, Redkit wasn’t introverted. He enjoyed spending time around others and was more than willing to talk and joke with others. In that way he takes after his sire, Cloudflare. However he also can be more than happy to sit in silence, and watch the world go by.

On the Moon of Lion’s Glory (’20), Redkit didn’t care to notice the addition of a new kit to the nursery. He has been happily asleep the night that Murkkit was brought back to the camp and isn’t one to question when a good thing shows up. He didn’t quite grasp that Murkkit wasn’t his biological sibling.

On the __ day Redkit gained a ‘cat watching’ companion as he and Hickorystorm discussed the different cats passing through the camp, and the nature of the 9 lives of their leader Palestar. Redkit was pretty impressed with the elder, and decided that he wanted to be able to tell cats apart without seeing them as well. On the ___ he also participated in escaping the camp with Murkkit and Dazzlekit, which ended in Murkkit being bitten by a snake. Dazzlekit killed the snake after Redkit blinded it using his knowledge he had gained from Hickorystorm. The three kits were very proud of their accomplishments but were scolded upon returning to the camp with the snake’s body.

Apprentice: 6 – 11 moons

Redkit was apprenticed to Palestar as Redpaw on the 5th day of Moon of Leopard’s Rest ’20 alongside Duskpaw being apprenticed to Heronsong and Dazzlepaw being apprenticed to Clovershine. Originally he was excited and nervous but after the ceremony was over Redpaw was paralyzed by choices – unsure what he was supposed to do or what was expected of him. He chose to trail off after Palestar and avoid the noise of the gathering instead.

Duskpaw and Clovershine brought the body of Whisperingwind back to camp on the 24th day of Moon of Tiger’s Wrath ’21. The elder was murdered along the Thunderpath between Shadowclan and Thunderclan and the culprit was unknown.

• The clans announced that several murders of this kind had occured over the past moons and that there was clearly a murderous rouge about preying on elders and lone warriors alike.

On the 13th day of Moon of Melting Water ’21, Honeyglow and Redpaw try to spend the morning near the Thunderpath gossiping about the clan and discussing Redpaw’s progression in his training in comparison to his brothers. While Honeyglow does comfort the apprentice in his anxieties their conversation is cut short by a sudden attack.

Redpaw spent many a day inside the medicine cat den after being extracted from the brambles by Clovershine, Palestar and Heronsong. He tried his best to recount everything that happened – including te strange rambling of the rouge and her words about ‘the others’ but eveything was hazy and clouded by fear. Redpaw spent the better part of the next moon confined to his nest as Flutterdream worked to repair his mangled pelt – which she succeeded in despite the pattern of scars left behind.

On the 27th day of First Fishing ’21, Redpaw was granted his warrior name a moon early and was honored for his bravery in defending Honeyglow from the rouge. He stands his vigil alone without his brothers – an event he assumed that he would either have fallen behind them in or would have graduated alongside them.

“Redpaw, from this moment forward you will be known as Redthicket. StarClan honors your resolve and bravery, and we welcome you as a full warrior of ShadowClan.”

Warrior: 11 Moons – Current

Redthicket attended the gathering on the Moon of ____, to tell his account of the rouge’s attack.

Duskpaw was named Duskmantle on _____, and joined Redthicket in the ranks of Shadowclan’s warriors.

• Bouncing Clouds (19FW'20)
• During the Dazzling Red Dusk (5LR'20)
• Noontide Escapade (10CF'20)
• Through Thick and Thin-ket (27FF'21)

_____Aunts_____
Palestar (An odd eyed, long-furred seal lynx point tabby she-cat)
Pipertuft (A ginger classic tabby she-cat with a fluffy tail and green eyes)

_____Uncles_____
Brighteyes (A red tabby tom with white belly and bright blue eyes)