Droppaw

credit to .batfly

## History

Born in SkyClan to Goldenmoth and Sleetpelt a chilly leaf-fall evening. The birth was relatively easy, with Ivykit struggling to breath for a few hours, but she made a fully recovery. He was very inquisitive as a kit and followed his mother around almost everywhere. His sister, Birdkit, would nag him about this, saying he was a 'mommy-hogger' and would often make Dropkit be the prey in their games. Ivykit didn't really care about either of them, just wanting to find a way to escape the place and become an apprentice. Dropkit didn't want to leave his mother, although he clearly grew out of that after a couple of moons.

Goldenmoth didn't care much for her kits, she was still involved in drama with Sleetpelt and Redshimmer. You see, Goldenmoth and Redshimmer broke up after realizing they only stayed together because of Goldenmoth's pregnancy. When Goldenmoth cheated, that was the end of it.

Dropkit was bored and a little irritated by the fact that his mother was always off at some meeting or 'atoning' at the moonpool. He decided one day, after some convincing on Ivykit's part, to try and make a hole in the nursery, to figure out what their mother was doing all day (they of course didn't know, nor would truly understand). Dropkit ran into a sharp tree branch, scarring his forehead. He and Ivykit were severely punished, although their apprenticeship was not delayed. Birdkit  teased them about their stupid mistake until they were apprenticed.

## Appearance

A strangely tall and lengthy tom, with a long, almost whip-like tail. He has dark reddish-ginger patches, with lighter ginger across those giving him a mottled appearance. A large spot stretches across his left shoulder, another one is off-center of his  right flank. His tail is fully covered in a spot. He has one spot near his stomach on the right side with small dots flaking off of that. He has big ears, those being dark ginger. His face is mostly the same color as his spots, with white on his right cheek, and partially on his left. He has ginger spots dotting up his nose. He has lighter green-yellow almond shaped eyes. He has a slight overbite, showing off his fangs. His pelt is often messy, filled with leaves, burrs, and sometimes dirt. He has average sized claws. His whiskers are black and scraggly. He has a small scar above his 'eyebrow' from a childhood accident.

## Personality

Acts like a know-it-all, couldn't care less about other cats' opinions. He is very straight-forward, but also doesn't have all the common sense in the world. He can say the warrior code in his sleep, but if a rouge kit crosses into the territory he'll probably take it to the leader to be questioned. He is quite imaginative. He is very precise in the ways he does things, never stepping out of line, although that doesn't mean he has opposing ideas to a subject. He is very respectful of higher-ranking adults, but those like a regular warrior or elder, he doesn't treat with as much respect. He truly is insecure about his abilities, but tries to ignore that nagging worry, mostly by acting like a jerk. If someone points out he is wrong, he has a strong tendency to start acting childish and arrogant.

## Relations

**Goldenmoth(mother)-** As his mother, Droppaw looks up to her, often trying to impress her and show off. But he often comes off as brash and attention seeking. Goldenmoth often ignores him or bashes him for mistakes. Droppaw sometimes wonders if he will ever be good enough for his mother.

**Sleetpelt(father)-** Droppaw doesn't interact much with his father, as he never hung around much with his kits so Droppaw doesn't hang around him much. They've never had a strong relationship, but Droppaw will defend Sleepelt's honor if needed.

**Ivypaw(sister)-** He favors her over Birdpaw, and when they were kits he spent more time getting in trouble with her and playing with Ivypaw than he did with Birdpaw. As apprentices Ivypaw is often found sleeping or working, so he doesn't hang out with her much.

**Birdpaw(sister)-** Droppaw and Birdpaw often tease or bully each other, poking fun at each others' insecurities and one-upping each other. They are very competitive and that may get in the way of being responsible or acting mature around warriors.

**Dawnflicker(mentor)-** Droppaw will often irritate his mentor with his antics, and Dawnflicker irritates him with her constant punishments. Although he recieves moderately good training, he hardly gets to it because of how often he is trying to impress other cats. This leads Dawnflicker to feeling as if she is not respected, and Droppaw feeling as if Dawnflicker only wants to punish him.

## Trivia

* Droppaw's original warrior name was going to be Droplet, but 'let' is not a canon suffix
* Droppaw wants to make friends, but he doesn't believe they will understand him
* Created by .chickennibal/fatcat777