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"Being important is an alluring idea. Being surrounded by so many amazing cats- You want to be like them, yeah? But being virtuous is hard."- Howell to Charkit when she was struggling to maintain a friendship with her sister

## Physical Description

Howell is half-Abyssinian cat, half-tabby cat, but inherited the body type of his Abyssinian side. He is of medium size and is lean and slender. He has very fine and short fur which lays close to his body, which, paired with his bony body-shape, makes him an okay swimmer. He is fairly light which makes him a great jumper as well. He has very tall and large ears, which gives him an advantage with land hunting. This makes swimming less enjoyable as he has to carefully flatten them to his head to prevent them from filling with water, which makes him look very rabbit-like due to their size. He has golden eyes and a grey pelt. His back, shoulders, and top of his back legs are a darker grey and angular dark grey bands are around his front legs, tail, and neck. He has a dark grey slash on his throat. Crescent-like markings appear sparsely on his pelt. His left front shoulder was deeply wounded by a fox and he has a slight limp from that. Small scars from previous fights cover his pelt.

## Personality and Traits

Howell coincidentally fits the usual Abyssinian's personality; He is very extroverted and needs attention to thrive. He is childish and very competitive. But he also stupidly picks fights/little debates, responding coolly to any criticism. He gets flustered if he loses games, and often blames it on petty excuses such as 'Ha, I let you win!' And 'You cheated!' even if cheating is virtually impossible in said game. He is slow to anger, but you do NOT want to be in his vicinity when he rages. He can be grouchy, though. He is very conceited and too cocky for his own good, but his confidence and boldness paired with his youth spent in a foreign area can give a good new perspective. He is a quick thinker. He is also a flirt, and will often have numerous small crushes simultaneously. He likes to think of himself as a heartbreaker. He is sarcastic and has a good sense of humor. He is gentle if needed, but hastily hides this vulnerable part of him. He is one for the theatrics and is very dramatic.

## Skills and Weaknesses

~Strengths~

Good water hunting

Okay swimmer

Great fighter

Good jumper

~Weaknessess~

Bad land hunter

Bad at climbing, more like getting down after climbing

He has a slight limp after getting attacked by a fox

## Life

He grew up in a city, his mother being a purebred Abyssinian that was thrown into the streets because of a birth deformity. His father was a tabby who was already a street cat. He grew up with his littermates, but the family was not particularly close so he spent his time with other cats. He got into many fights and due to this has a lot of battle practice, making him a pretty great fighter. One day he decided to take a nap in a truckbed/monster (He was so used to them that he felt safe doing so) and the next thing he knew, he woke up after the truck had driven to a suburban neighborhood (twolegplace). he was not very upset by this unexpected relocation, more intrigued.

     There wasn't very much nature in the city, so he is very loud when in nature because he's not used to it, making him a /terrible/ hunter on land. He is quiet enough in trees, but when hunting birds roosting in trees he is still pretty bad.

     After learning of a wild and corrupt group of clans located in the forest, he ventured into it, curious. After a short excursion in Riverclan territory, where he met the shy but amiable Ivypaw, he meandered to the Edge of the Forest. He was promptly attacked by a fox, and Ivypaw, who had become Ivyfall, patched him up enough with her amateur healing abilities to bring him to Riverclan. With more expert care, he healed but will suffer from a slight but permanent limp.

     He quickly fell in love with Ivyfall- Of course, he'd done that many times before, but those were more shallow crushes- But she was dIfFeRenT. He hid his feelings, though, for fear of ruining the close friendship they had.

## Relationships

- Ivyfall, his crush, close friend, and confidant

-Charkit, his acquaintance/Friend?