Wind

Description

A lithe black tom. He has big, white ears and white socks. He has a white chin and tail tip. He has white patches on his hindquarters. He has deep blue eyes. Walks with a proud swagger.

## Personality

Wind is a fake tough guy, to put it simply. He sees himself as the archetypical hero, fighting the good fight. He's keen on telling tall tales, quite the bragger. He is hotheaded and speaks with a sharp tongue. However, despite his bluffs, he is quite a coward. He has a deep fear of dying or even getting hurt. He also has a deep fear of water, and is a Dry Paw.

Wind rides the very thin line between violence and pacifism. He is intolerant towards Gang cats and believes the Clans should flush them out of the Black Valley and into the lands beyond. However, Wind also believes that the Clans function better as one, and that it would be mutually beneficial to the Clans if they organized under a strong leader or leaders.

He has deep reservations about killing a Clan cat, no matter the situation. To him, he would be as bad as a Gang cat then.

Wind believes that the strong must protect the weak. He, of course, fancies himself as one of the strong.

## History

Wind, formerly know as Gustchill, was born in ReedClan during the later reign of Hawthornstar, following the Gang Wars. He was born to Currentleap and Puddlestride, making him a quarter Gang. and his brother, Tideheart, grew up in fairly peaceful times.

As an apprentice, Gustchill lived in the aftermath of the Gang Wars. The population was at an all time low and thus he had to work extra hard to hunt for the survivors. He grew up on stories about how valiantly the four Clans flushed the Gangs from the forest. He also heard many stories of the cats that perished along the way.

It seemed almost everyone around him had a loved one killed by the Gang cats.

It was also during his apprenticeship that Gustchill learned he had a deep fear of water. He only ever told his parents, who recommended he focus more on dry land combat and hunting. Over time, he developed very quick paws, and is notably flexible. He is also distinctly fast on land for a ReedClanner.

Gustchill, though often aloof, was very close to his father Currentleap. He viewed the cat as a war hero, and for all intents and purposes he was. He wanted to be just like him. This is why the tom's premature death was so life altering.

While he didn't personally witness the murder, ReedClan soon learned former Gang leader Scythe had killed his father. Gustchill had to leave the vigil early due to the graphic state Currentleap's body had been left in. Gustchill already had a deep disdain for the Gang cats, but this accelerated it. It was preventable, to Gustchill. If the Clans had stayed united, they could have driven the Gangs out entirely- maybe even wiped them out.

For the rest of his apprenticeship he was very lonely. To cope, he'd run along the moor that stands between the Black Valley and ReedClan. He knows deep down he'll never get the chance to kill Scythe, but he longs for the day that cat is dead.

Kacius has marked Gustchill as his 'prey,' in a long scar down his flank. This means Kacius wants to be the only one to kill him. Wind didn't know what this meant until Caracal told him.

Later in life, during the Great Drought, Gustchill gathered with cats from other Clans to help fight against starvation. This later led to the conception of The Society. When Sun helped them take over GladeClan, Gustchill was elected to be the ReedClan representative. Gustchill then took on the name Father Wind.

Now as a leader, Wind has taken a step back. During the conception moons, Wind had been starkly against using violence to expand for fear he would get caught in combat. However, now that The Society is composed of notably more cats, Wind is far less nervous about it. Wind has also developed an unreciprocated crush on Deerfur.

After the major battle with DustClan in which they lost, Wind searched for Shell. He found his friend's lifeless body instead, and was thrown into a fit of sadness and terror. He realized that he couldn't protect The Society, nor could he be the brave warrior he wanted to be. Feeling that he had failed Currentleap, Wind stepped down from being leader of The Society and transfered it to Deerfur in a final attempt to win her love.

Shortly thereafter, Wind left The Society. He wandered into the Black Valley. Kacius appeared from all those moons ago. Wind barely recognized him, until it finally clicked. Kacius attacked him. It was barely a fair fight, and his skull was crushed.

Wind now wanders the edges of StarClan, too scared to truly enter. He wants to find Currentleap, but feels he's unworthy to be in the presence of his father. He is being forgotten very quickly, and is already fading.