Fierce

Fierce is a mottled, gray brown she-cat with multiple scars and torn ears. She has plain brown markings across her face (right), chest, foreleg (right) and tail. Her back is mottled brown with a hint of gray. Fierce's right back leg juts out at an odd angle, almost seeming twisted out of place. She also has amber eyes.

## Personality

Timid, naive, does her best to please others, kind to those she can be, wary, overly cautious, soft, concerned, tries to act tougher than she is.

### Strengths

Fierce has a lot of compassion, though she rarely lets it show. Sometimes she isn't confident enough to show a lot of kindness, but when she does she has a lot of it to give. She is reasonably skilled at battle and can sometimes take the lead, though she prefers to leave other cats in charge.

### Weaknesses

Fierce is severely underconfident. She is heavily dependent on others and tends to look for parent figures even in cats her own age. She tends to have high expectations, only to put herself down when things don't exactly go according to plan. Her crippled back leg tends to slow her down, making a lot of things more challenging for her than it would be for other cats.

## Backstory

### Past

Fierce is brought to Frozen Heart's territory by an unknown queen along with her brother, Peak. Fierce seems the stronger of the two, and is able to mew for help. Raven soon finds the kits, and is desperately concerned for their well being. She calls Beetle over to help carry the kits, and he promptly drops one. They head to the camp, where they are met by Frozen Heart and several of his rogues. He comments that there are one too many kits, pointedly glaring at Peak, who's pelt pattern matches his father's. Frozen Heart then attacks, and Fierce flung into some nearby undergrowth. Frozen Heart kills Peak, much to Raven's dismay. Beetle seems to notice the last kit not far away, and confronts Frozen Heart. Frozen Heart quickly dispatches Beetle, and the tom's body falls on the kit. Fierce is aroused by the sound of Raven's sobs, clambering out from under Beetle. Raven gently picks up the kit, heading for the outskirts of the territory where she can raise her safely. She names the kit **Fierce**, hoping that she will soon live by her name.

Fierce's earliest memories are of Raven's stories. Raven tells Fierce of Gorsekit's death, and of the mean cat who killed her sister. She tells Fierce that she doubts her real mother will ever return. Raven also teaches Fierce many battle moves to prepare her for what's to come-- in case Frozen Heart ever finds them. One day, he does.

When Fierce is only three moons old she ventures out further than usual, wanting to see the world instead of being trapped in the den while Raven hunts. Raven finds her, and scolds her for leaving, saying there are mean cats in the forest. She tries to take Fierce back to the den, but they are ambushed by Frozen Heart and his rogues. Raven orders Fierce to run, turning to fight the rogues off by herself. Fierce scrambles a little ways, pursued by Frozen Heart. She tries to fight Frozen Heart, and the rogue leader is surprised by her fiery nature. He coaxes her into joining his group, claiming that Raven only wanted to use her and never really cared for her anyways. Fierce believes this, seeing Raven's constant fury as a sign that she didn't love her anymore. She goes with Frozen Heart to his camp. Soon after their arrival, the rest of the rogues return with Raven. Frozen Heart continues to twist the truth as Raven screeches at Fierce. This confuses the kit, but she firmly states that she wants to stay with Frozen Heart. The rogue leader then orders Cockroach to attack Raven. Fierce watches in horror as he tears into her former mother and hauls her away to the prison.

The next day, Fierce wakes to commotion in the clearing. She ventures out to see Raven and a white tom fighting off Cockroach before fleeing the camp. Frozen Heart screeches after them. Fierce questions what she has just witnessed, but Frozen Heart is too concerned with punishing Cockroach. Fierce gazes at the retreating figures, feeling as though all ties she once had to Raven had been severed. She often wonders why Raven did not try to save her from the rogues and their life of cruelty.

### Since

Fierce is nearly full grown when she bursts into Frozen Heart's camp, demanding to know what the tom had done, and what lies he had told her. He had sent her to follow and kill a cat named Briar after she had completed her mission. Frozen Heart never told her that the cat was her real mother. Fierce is distressed and angry, but before Frozen Heart can sidestep the issue Mittens arrives at the camp. Almost at once the entire clearing erupts into confusion, with all the rogues eventually siding with Mittens. Fierce is the only one to step to Frozen Heart's defense, despite her previous outrage. Mittens takes the opportunity to banish her along with the former rogue leader. Fierce follows Frozen Heart a little ways until he turns, snapping at her and telling her she cannot come with him. Fierce is deeply upset by this, coldly stating that he's not the first cat to disown her. She then flees, quickly running into trouble as she tries to cross into unknown territory.

A young tom jumps out at her, stating that she has just crossed into his territory. Fierce apologizes, saying she needed to leave because she was banished. Jackdaw questions this, asking to know all about her and the rogues. Fierce tells him about Raven and Frozen Heart, the kind cats that took her in before abandoning her. She also informs him that she left her real mother to die after she witnessed a murder. Jackdaw is sympathetic towards her, stating that she didn't deserve any of it. Fierce finds comfort in this, but quickly reels away at the thought of trusting another.

## Trivia

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## Quotes

*She wanted to lie, to tell him she was perfectly capable of hunting and defending herself. She wanted to tell him that the leg didn't even bother or hinder her. But she realized that she would soon disprove herself, and he would see her for what she really was. Exactly what Frozen Heart said she was. A weakling, an outcast, a disgrace. A cat who would always depend on others. A tree, as he put it, who could never grow stronger without rain and sun. -* a line from the roleplay.

*Fierce broke off, barely able to contain herself. "No one ever loved me, I need to stop pretending anyone ever will. I lost the chance when I left her to die, I never should've been so heartless." She fixed her gaze on her paws, wishing the horrible feeling would go away. All of this was her fault. If she wasn't a weakling her mother would've wanted her the first time. Frozen Heart would've wanted her. Perhaps even the rogue group would've wanted to keep her. The tom suddenly placed his tail gently on Fierce's shoulder, wincing slightly as their fur brushed. He hadn't noticed how beautiful the young she-cat was-- or how upset she seemed. "I want you," he murmured softly, a little startled by his own words. "They don't matter anymore, just leave them behind. They're nothing but breathing crow-food." -* ft. Moonshadow\_

*Fierce flinched, feeling a sharp icy pain run through her. He didn't want her either. No cat wanted her. "Fine," she spat, unable to hide the hurt flaring through her gaze. "Go off on your own then, abandon me. That's what you cats were always so good at." -* Fierce to Frozen Heart in roleplay.

*"I don't remember much, just an angry cat called Raven who brought me here and then Frozen Heart taking me in. My real mother apparently abandoned me when I was small and Raven took me and my brother in until she was unable to care for us. I-I think she killed him."* - Fierce speaking to Jackdaw in roleplay.

*"So when she murdered that apprentice in cold blood I--" she nearly choked on the words. "I ran. I left her for dead. I left her there to suffer for what she'd done to me all my life."*

## Kin

This section on the article contains the lineage of Fierce, and all of her known ancestors and descendants. This touches on future elements (ex. it says a cat is deceased, although he/she is not deceased at the moment), so please proceed with caution.

### Members

**Mate:**

Jackdaw: Living

**Daughter:**

*Unknown*: Unborn

**Foster Son:**

Swallowtail: Unborn

**Father:**

Slash: Unknown status, likely deceased

**Mother:**

Briar: Deceased

**Foster Mother:**

Raven: Living

**Sister**:

Fern: Deceased

**Brothers:**

Peak: Deceased

Shard: Deceased

**Aunts:**

Gorsekit (through Raven fostering Fierce; Raven's biological sister): Deceased

Scarletflame (through Briar): Living

**Uncles:**

Scorchpelt (through Raven fostering Fierce; Raven's biological brother): Living

Shardpaw (through Briar): Deceased

**Grandmothers:**

Willowfern (through Briar): Deceased

Moonstar (through Raven fostering Fierce; Raven's biological mother): Unknown status

**Grandfathers:**

Harefoot (through Briar): Deceased

Voletooth (through Raven fostering Fierce; Raven's biological father): Deceased

Ice: (through Raven fostering Fierce; Raven's foster father): Living

**Great Uncles:**

Nettleclaw (through Raven fostering Fierce; Raven's biological uncle): Deceased

Sparrowclaw (through Raven fostering Fierce; Raven's biological uncle): Deceased

**Great Aunts:**

*Name Pending (Cinderfall)* (through Raven fostering Fierce; Raven's biological aunt): Deceased

Shatteredstar (through Briar): Living

**Great Grandmother:**

Vixen: Deceased

**Great Grandfather:**

Wolfclaw: Deceased

**Cousin**:

Snakefang (through Briar): Deceased? ;')