Birchfang

Birchfang is a warrior of Lakeclan under Ivystar. His parents are Goldenstep and Oakscar and his siblings are Bluefoot, Brackenear, Flickerpaw, Briarpaw, and Pinepaw. His mate is Ferneyes and their kits are Nightkit, Sunkit, Badgerkit, and Applekit. Their future kits are Swiftriver, Tallthorn, Branchclaw, Smallkit, and Cricketflight. He is a muscular, pale gold tabby tom with pale blue eyes. Birchfang is dependable and loyal to a fault.

Life:

Birchkit had an unconventional kithood, like the rest of his generation. A devastating greencough outbreak decimated the clan when he was a few moons old. Birchkit and his siblings, Brackenkit and Bluekit, were the only kits who could remember a time where they were allowed out of the nursery, and spent most of their time planning escape attempts, only for them to be foiled by their mother. But shortly after the leader died and Goldenstep was named deputy, not only did the outbreak end, they were finally allowed out of the nursery. The trio, and the other three kits close in age to them, played a much larger role in the clan than most kits, seeing as there were no apprentices. They brought prey to the queens, helped clean out bedding, and, in the case of Birchkit and his siblings, were occasionally allowed out of camp to help the medicine cat gather herbs. Birchpaw, Bluepaw, and Brackenpaw were apprenticed a moon and a half late, due to a shortage of mentors. Birchpaw was apprenticed to his father, Oakscar, which wasn't exactly a great match. Oakscar pushed his son constantly, and Birchpaw soon grew bitter and resentful that he didn't get the same fun apprenticeship as his siblings. After a hunting patrol went badly and his father berated him for it, Birchpaw lashed out, and Oakscar soon lessened the intensity of his training. Not long after, Birchpaw noticed that the pretty apprentice Fernpaw wasn't coming on patrols and spent most of her time hiding from her mentor. He started training with her in their spare time, and before long, they were both smitten. Fernpaw was a kind, gentle escape from his intense, competitive family, and he could easily imagine raising a family with her. When he became a warrior with the name Birchfang, he focused his attention on creating a strong, safe clan for his kits to grow up in, a sentiment Ferneyes shared once she became a warrior. He received his first apprentice, Harepaw, and he and Ferneyes patiently waited for Newleaf so they could start trying to have kits. But Leaf-bare ran late that year, and when Ferneyes told him she was expecting on their way to a gathering, he was shocked and fell off the tree-bridge, landing on the frozen lake. Patchpine and Brackenear had to drag him off, though the only real injury was to his pride. Now that he and Ferneyes have welcomed their first litter, he is incredibly happy, though he is worried about his son, Badgerkit, who just can't seem to get past his fears...

Future: In the future, they have two more litters: three toms, Swiftriver, Tallthorn, and Branchclaw, and a tom and a she-cat, Smallkit and Cricketflight. Smallkit was stillborn.

Detailed description: Birchfang is a broad-shouldered, handsome tom with pale blue eyes, pale gold tabby fur, and a missing ear-tip. He has long legs and is always well-groomed.

Trivia:

He's a horrible climber, though he won't admit it.

He is very protective of his younger siblings, Pinepaw in particular

He secretly envies Brackenear for getting such an "easy" apprentice