Snowstorm

Snowstorm is a pure white, curly furred tom with piercing blue eyes and a scar on his right foreleg. He is the loyal mate of Brightflower and father of Eclipseheart, Winterfrost, Solarblaze, and Leopardspot. He also has several adopted kits, including Songbreeze, his former admirer. He is the son of two previous leaders of Fallenclan, Icestar and Shadowstar. Snowstorm has always wanted to be leader, but he lost the chance after a border squabble incident where he lost his voice. Snowstorm is best known for his skill in battle and his horrendously bad hunting expertise.

## Personality

Snowstorm is a rather brash, overly confident tom. He enjoys battle, though he doesn't usually seek it. He remains fairly gentle around Brightflower and his kits, and will stop at nothing to protect them from harm. However, his overconfidence and his arrogance tend to be his undoing.

## History

### Kithood

Snowkit is born during a journey as Fallenclan travels to find a new suitable territory to settle down in. Icestar is slightly resentful of him at first, fully aware that this is the worst time to be raising a kit. Soon, Snowkit gets two adopted littermates; Arctickit and Foxkit, whose mother died shortly after they were born. Icestar being the only queen at the time who could raise them. Within the first moon of Snowkit's life the clan manages to find a territory and they begin to set up camp. The rest of Snowkit's kit life would be inside the newly secured walls of the new camp.

When Snowkit is nearly four moons old he hears commotion outside the leader's den. He climbs out of the nest, peering outside. Many cats are gathered over by the nursery, so he stalks closer. There beside Bearclaw lay two newborn kits. A ginger she-kit and a ginger tom. Snowkit admires the ginger she-kit for quite some time before being hauled back to the den by Icestar.

The rest of Snowkit's kidhood is spent playing with Arctickit, Foxkit, and Brightkit. He forms a rivalry with Brightkit's weakling brother, Littlekit, and also his own adopted sister, Foxkit. Foxkit would often tease him, gifting him the name of "dirt-face" and singing songs just to annoy him. Though Icestar and Shadowblaze often bicker, Snowkit still feels fortunate to be the son of both the leader and deputy. He is sure that he will grow to be the strongest warrior in all of Fallenclan, or even the next great leader.

### Apprenticeship

Snowpaw, Foxpaw, and Arcticpaw are soon apprenticed. Brightpaw and Littlepaw following shortly after. Snowpaw eagerly completes his battle training, quickly grasping the moves. He loves to streak around and practice attack strategies while lashing his long tail. He also has well balanced attack moves. However, when it comes to hunting, he may as well be the clumsiest cat in the whole clan. Though he tries his best time and time again, the prey continues to evade him. This makes Snowpaw rather frustrated. He knows that in order to be the greatest warrior he'll need the hunting skills in order to pass his assessment.

One day, during a battle training session with Brightpaw and Littlepaw, Snowpaw notices Brightpaw struggling. All of her battle moves are unbalanced and weak, though she seems determined enough. After the session Snowpaw approaches her, extending a paw in offer. He promises to teach her all he knows about battle if she'll teach him to hunt, as she is an admirable hunter. Brightpaw agrees, and the two set off into the territory to train in secret. Only Littlepaw seems to be aware of this, and he seethes in fury. Brightpaw manages to teach Snowpaw the basics of hunting frogs, while Snowpaw teaches Brightpaw how to claw her opponent. All the while Snowpaw grows closer to the she-cat. Soon he moves his nest closer to hers in the apprentices' den, much to Littlepaw's dismay.

Snowpaw and Brightpaw start planning to become mates as soon as they're old enough. This seems to concern Shadowblaze and Icestar somewhat, but they try to support their son anyways. Brightpaw's father, however, seems rather shocked by the idea. This angers Brightpaw as she storms out of camp. When she doesn't return after quite some time, Snowpaw goes looking for her. He finds her cornered by dogs, pinned against a tree. Her stomach is badly wounded and she has completely frozen in fear. With a valiant battle cry, Snowpaw throws himself upon the dogs. He makes sure to give them a good shredding for what they did to Brightpaw, sending them fleeing for the mountains with their tails between their legs. Snowpaw then streaks back to camp, fetching Goldenfrost and alerting Brightpaw's family to the situation.

The next few days are spent in the hollowed tree waiting for Brightpaw to recover enough to be moved back to camp. Though Bearclaw seems understanding of the situation, both Littlepaw and Flameguy continue to distrust Snowpaw even with his best efforts. Brightpaw is eventually moved into the safety of the camp and the clan's medicine den. But before Snowpaw can fully relax, tragedy strikes.

The mountain patrol comes racing into camp, fur on end. The bodies of Foxpaw and Dawnfur lay in their jaws. They report encountering dogs and being forced to retreat. Snowpaw screeches with anger, wishing he had finished off the dogs while he had the chance. Though Foxpaw was always more of a nuisance than anything, he wishes he had been there to defend her somehow.

The day of Snowpaw's warrior assessment soon approaches, but he decides to hang back and wait for Brightpaw. He begs Icestar to let her become a warrior, despite her dire condition. Goldenfrost warns that it will never be safe for Brightpaw to continue her warrior duties, but Snowpaw doesn't care. With encouragement from Brightpaw, Snowpaw is able to pass his warrior assessment. Though he only barely passes his hunting assessment. Snowpaw and Brightpaw are soon made warriors.

### Warrior

Snowstorm and Brightflower fulfill their promise to one another and become mates, despite Littlepaw's scorn. The tom had been held back for his size, and Snowstorm would often harass him for it. Snowstorm spends most of his days on patrol, looking forward to returning to camp each night to share prey with Brightflower. Sometimes he and some of the other toms would challenge each other to a game of duck ball just outside of the camp. This allowed a chance for Snowstorm and Littlepaw's rivalry to emerge in a competitive fashion. Though Littlepaw was smaller and weaker, he was more determined than anything to pass Snowstorm up. Sometimes Flameguy would even aid his son in humiliating Snowstorm further.

After a few moons Brightflower informs Snowstorm that she is expecting their first litter of kits. Snowstorm is thrilled at the idea of raising strong and respectable warriors. He makes sure to bring his mate plenty of prey and water during her time in the nursery, helping her to ignore Goldenfrost's outstated disapproval. She soon gives birth to a tom and a she-kit, which they name Eclipsekit and Winterkit. Snowstorm can't wait to spend time with his son and teach him battle moves.