Darkheart

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**Darkheart** is a shaggy, grayish brown tom with yellow eyes.
**Darkheart** was born to an unknown kittypet and a rogue. After being thrown out, he was taken in by the Clan of Sunlit Prairies and named Darkpaw under Valleystar’s reign.

## General Information

### Scent:

Fresh and clean, sometimes of sweet tree sap or pine based on where he patrols and guards

### Breed:

Moggie, though shows traits of Maine Coon from his kittypet mother

## Relations

Crush: N/A

Friendships: N/A

Enemies: N/A

Mentors: N/A

Apprentices: None

## Interests

*Likes*

Tranquility, nature, mentoring, routines, care-taking.

*Dislikes*

Disarray, thunder, filth, moisture.

## Skills/Faults

*Skills*

- Dedicated

- Resilient

- Intelligent

- Reliable

- Assertive

- Resolute

- Polite

- Independent

*Faults*

- Opinionated

- Harsh

- Detached

- Secluded

- Melancholy

## Personality

Darkheart is a stoic and sometimes outwardly cold tom, focused and keen to concentrate on his tasks. Although he can be intimidating, Darkheart reveals himself to be a real fun-loving sweetheart once he opens himself up to you. Though it’s rare that anyone reaches this point, he becomes a very loyal and devoted cat.

A tom who is cursed with a dark past and racked in his own isolation, he seeks not only to protect himself, but also his clan. Respect is important for him, and he gives it as long as he receives it—but don’t be fooled, at the slightest turn of unsatisfactory behavior, he can unveil his true disciplined skills in combat. Calm as he may be, he doesn’t let his buttons get pushed.

## Detailed Appearance

Darkheart is a rich deep grey-ish brown, his pelt being what he was named after. His fur is rich and shaggy, thinning some in the greenleaf moons, then becoming a thick coat in leaf-bare.

A swath of lighter grey fur around his neck forms a mane that he can fluff up to make himself appear larger than he already is. His thick pelt accentuates his already large stature, and helps him to be a formidable foe.

## Kin

Mother: Unknown Kittypet

Father: Unknown Rogue

## Backstory

Darkheart was born to kittypet, his father being a powerful and dangerous rogue. Darkheart remained a house cat until his late kithood, where he was abandoned one day following the death of his mother and littermates to illness.

The tom was thrown out of a moving car onto the road, sure he would succumb to his fate and die alone in the wilderness, lacking the capabilities to keep himself alive. That wasn’t what happened though, and he was instead found by a clan patrol, who took him back to their camp. There he was allowed to stay, given the name Darkpaw when he was soon apprenticed.

Darkpaw faced a lot of scrutiny—he was underfed and weak, and got bullied by the other apprentices for being born a kittypet. His mentor was extremely hard on him because of his upbringing, not wanting to disappoint the clan with failing to train the clan’s seemingly unachievable goals into the apprentice. Against most beliefs, Darkpaw worked twice as hard, training relentlessly to prove himself as a cat worthy of saving to the clan that took him in. Darkpaw finally became Darkheart after moons of training and proving himself worthy, earning his spot as a protector in the duty of a Sentinel.

## Trivia

* Darkheart was born as a kittypet, but was later abandoned and thrown out of a moving car, being adopted into the clan at eight moons old.
* He is known to sit completely and utterly still while on sentry duty, sometimes the only thing on him to stir being his fur in the breeze. His dark pelt helps him blend in the shadows and sometimes become nearly impossible to spot depending on the setting.
* Darkheart walks with a noticeable limp due to his scarred back leg, and it often becomes sore in the cold or the rain and bothers him.

## Links

Theme Song/Voice Claim

* Playlist: Another Believer (Rufus Wainwright) https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=HqYcPx2z78g6sE4j&v=WwcEH24Ommw&feature=youtu.be

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