Snakeroot

Snakeroot is a Large, Brawly, russet tabby tom with light amber eyes, scars and nicks lining his ears and fur, along with thick, bushy fur which tangles quite easily.
(Alternate Appearance) Snakeroot is a large, Brawly Russet tabby tom with fogged over eyes, scars and nicks lining his ears and fur, which is stiff and scarce, his nose and flank are rotting.
Snakeroot was born under an unknown upbringing, claiming to be the former friend to Blossomstar when she first created the clans, he believes to have aided in her attempts to create a new clan, and has a story that she allegedly betrayed him when she chose a deputy, casting him away to eternal solitude in hope that he would be forgotten, while it is unclear if this story is true, Snakeroot carries his act of revenge on Blossomclan by mercilessly attempting to harass and overtake the clan, once defeated, Snakeroot returned to his eternal solitude instead of perishing, giving him a fair chance to return and attempt to rule Blossomclan once again.
== Personality ==
Snakeroot appears the wonderful ability of manipulation and cunning, being able to pretend to be something he's not, this includes his personality and voice as he acts charming and kind to eventually get his way, he pretends to care and perhaps sympathize with other cats he knows would be grand associates, he is also shown to be covertly abusive and extremally untrustworthy, as he is willing to give up anything, everything and anyone he's ever met to get his one wish of final leadership, whilst he is able to take on a charming facade, Snakeroot finds it mentally draining to keep it that way, causing a bit of impatience and aggression, which sometimes foil his own plans if he wishes to come across as trustworthy, the russet tabby knows this so he tries to act as sparingly as possible in order to get fast results. Snakeroot appears to like to be in control, growing angry if he realizes he does not know how to do something, or if a situation is out of his paws, he is shown to be dominant and holds very restrictive views on rules. only believing that it's okay to cheat the warrior code out of necessity. the russet tabby hates 'fun' and thinks it's a distractor to responsibilities, despite mistreatment being his strong suit, snakeroot can actually be genuine at times, and can be regretful of actions he's done out of his random bursts of anger, yet he only apologizes for his actions to mend bonds that will be useful to him later on, regardless of what he feels.
Snakeroot also wishes to be remembered as a good cat, which collides with his aggressive views on what needs to be done, he believes fear will cause more cats to follow him loyally than friendship and trust ever will, because of this he is willing to go to emotional and psychical forms of abuse on his devotees to get his point across forcefully, despite regretting this sometimes, he believes he is in the right, as cats who wouldn't have wanted to be beaten should have listened to his orders sooner, this is proven when his emotionally torments Nightdust, despite claiming that he loves him. the russet tabby is also pretty stubborn in his ways and would absolutely refuse if offered any solution other than his own, which has caused his downfall, it's plausible that he would rather he humiliated through loss than someone else taking leadership or dominance over him.
== History ==
While it is brought up vaguely that Snakeroot used to be Blossomstar's friend in the past, it is unclear on whether his words on that were true or false, according to him, Blossomstar threw him away once she the creation of Blossomclan was successful and trapped him in an eternal isolation, until his later escape, estimated roughly 17 years later, once again this particular part of his backstory could be a lie in return for sympathy as it is unknown where Snakeroot's origins and motivations first began. over the course of these years, Snakeroot's body began to slowly decompose in its prison, leaving him more desperate for his return to Blossomclan.
=== First appearance ===
Snakeroot first appeared as a loner wandering the borders on Blossomclan upon escape, having a working mortal body no longer, he'd switched his appearance to a far more soft and welcoming one, it is implied that he'd attempted to connect with Starclan and Blossomclan's leader, simultaneously in hopes that the new leaders would accept him where he had left off and announce him leader, which is noted that his attempts were denied, he soon met with Nightdust, and in a stand-off sensed slight wavering with the tom's loyalty, upon convincing the dark tom to stay with his clan, he offered to allow Nightdust to freely speak his mind about Blossomclan in the simple favor that he meet with him in the very same spot the following days, of course, with the intent of building a friendship and eventually an alliance.
=== Gaining a Relationship with Nightdust and forming a group ===
As agreed, Snakeroot began to listen to Nightdust's thoughts concerning Blossomclan, comforting his insecurities, and allowing him to speak without judgment, while it is currently unknown if Snakeroot actually enjoyed these meetings or not, he eventually began to know Nightdust's likes and dislikes, his wishes for companionship and trust in his clan and his current issues with the clan leader being too restrictive of him. Snakeroot did relate a lot to Nightdust's words and could have grown somewhat of an understanding to that, over the course of a few more meetings, Snakeroot began to return with his own concerns about Blossomclan once asked by Nightdust, slowly revealing more details about his supposed 'past', gaining a lot of sympathy from the dark tom, however they both had very different goals in hind-set, with snakeroot wishing for power, and Nightdust wishing for love. 
Over the course of a few more moons, Snakeroot met and bonded with two other Blossomclan cats named Brairslip and Littleflurry, both of whom were also unsatisfied with their lives in their respective clan, and soon they too began to favor snakeroot over Nostar himself because of his natural charm, this gave snakeroot more blind confidence in himself as he began to hatch a plan to intimidate Blossomclan into giving him the power he wishes, using the very cats in their clan to do so. Snakeroot discovers a den carved into steep rocks just outside of Blossomclan's territory and out of any reach, the russet tom then returns to Nightdust and demands that he choose between blossomclan and him, switching the comfortable environment he had built with the dark tom to a more stressful one as he threatens to leave for good if Nightdust doesn't run away with him, when Nightdust continues to stall, Snakeroot promises to love him far more than Blossomclan ever did, swearing that the dark tom will never be lonely again, this buys Nightdust over and he states that if he wants to help the forgotten and unloved, if he has to abandon his clan for that, he will. 
Upon this change, Snakeroot soon unites Nightdust along with Littleflurry and Brairslip, knowing that they need structure, Snakeroot announces Nightdust as his deputy. much to the jealousy of Brairslip. despite how fast his group had grown, Snakeroot knew that Blossomclan still held an advantage, so he hatched a plan to hunt all of Blossomclan's prey, leaving only rotting carcasses behind as both a warning for Blossomclan and a constructive plan to weaken them through starvation. 
During this time, Starclan had sent blossomclan a warning in response to his plan, with the prophecy that only those blessed with the power of the sun and moon combined could stand up to his level of strength. this sent the clan into its first real panic in moons. 
=== Growing bitter with Poison ===
Snakeroot grew close with Nightdust, and not long after becoming practically inseparable he chose him as his mate, though the russet tabby was warm at times towards Nightdust, he often hated the amount of affection his new mate gave him, finding it more annoying than anything. Even throughout this, however, Snakeroot found happiness in the dark tom's eagerness to help him, there often seemed to be phases in their relationship involving calm right before conflict. 
When a new tom named Lionpride comes to his camp, many expect him to turn the blossomclan cat away, but Snakeroot doesn't, instead welcoming lionpride into the camp to prove his worth. following this, Snakeroot took a notable liking to Lionpride. even going behind Nightdust's back to start a relationship with him, in a attempt to sway his loyalty. 
despite how much Snakeroot claimed he'd loved Nightdust, he began to distance himself, instead now using Nightdust's affection to get his own personal wants, sometimes withholding any acknowledgment that he existed when he felt like it, just to make Nightdust believe he'd done something wrong. 
As snakeroot felt himself be granted more and more power, he grew aggressive, turning to threats instead of charm to get his way. he begins to do vile things before justifying them. giving near impossible tasks to Brairslip and Littleflury, and even going as far as too physically hit nightdust when he fails to catch a rabbit. though he does apologize for this, he explains that it's Nightdust's fault, as he'd made him upset. 
Snakeroot watches as Blossomclan's weakness grows, making his own plan to attack them the next moon, his plans are quickly foiled when his mate gives out incorrect orders on purpose, setting back his plan at least another week, this angers him and as punishment, he locks the dark tom in isolation, knowing the effect it would have on him as he'd experienced it himself for seasons. he doesn't let nightdust out for quite some time, even doing it repetitively to prove his point, when Nightdust finally caves, Snakeroot gently comforts him, saying that he needs to be put back into line, so he can be a better cat. this works and Snakeroot is back on track, it isn't until Lionpride's life is brutally taken that the russet tabby grows bitter again, now admitting that he was unfaithful to his mate during the relationship, he states that he wouldn't have cheated if Nightdust hadn't ever let his emotions get in the way of his loyalty. Nightdust lashes at him in anger for this and states that he will help him get what he wants, but their relationship is through. Snakeroot shows to be indifferent to this, though notably, a bit disappointed. 
=== Killing Blossomclan ===
Snakeroot is excited and bloodthirsty when the time finally arrives to take out all of Blossomclan, the russet tabby readies his warriors, knowing the odds are in his favor. when he arrives in blossomclan's territory he states that he will graciously offer one more chance to surrender before they are all killed, Nostar begrudgingly refuses, and snakeroot is set on his goal. He skillfully leaps down, instantly killing Darksplash before locking in a battle with another warrior, though most are powerless against him. 
Snakeroot is enjoyed with the immense deaths yet notices Nightdust hesitating in battle with killing Hazzypaw, he orders him to murder her, with blind faith that everything he has done to the dark tom will kick in and obedience will follow. it isn't until Lilacdream, the wretched clan deputy comes in and attempts to reason with him that his plan fails, fuming with rage, he doesn't see the two apprentices behind him at their ready. before the battle even ends, the tom is killed by the prophesies 'sun and moon' of the clan in cold blood as his former mate does nothing to stop it. after his death, his own clan disbands, his disguise melts away, showing the truth underneath as he fades once more into his prison.
=== Freeing his spirit ===
Snakeroot doesn't stay locked away forever, as a new cat named lionpaw comes along, discovering places he remembers in his past life, whilst he was 'lionpride'. the russet tabby senses an opportunity and communicates that he needs a life to return to the living clans. after Lionpaw kills Nostar and takes one of his lives, gifting it to Snakeroot, heis freed and thanks the apprentice. no longer wishing to overtake blossomclan but now wishing to curse it. he is able to use his connection with Nostar through the life given to predict his every move. yet snakeroot decides to lie low for a time when he can strike for one final time.
== Quotes ==
== Cats Killed ==
* Darksplash
== Trivia ==
* Despite not being the first villain of the blossomclan roleplay, Snakeroot was the first to be prophesized out of the wrong-doers
*In Snakeroot's first Design, he was shorthaired
* Snakeroot is most likely a maine coon
== Sprite Art ==
== Fanart ==
See Snakeroot/ Fanart Gallery
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