Woollywhale

* Cat Form
* Serpent Form

## **Overview**

Woollywhale is a former power cat with the power of serpentine curse.

### **Standard Appearance**

He closely resembles a white ragdoll, even though his bloodline is generally mixed. His white fur is strangely reminiscent of Lunarstar, his paternal grandmother. His eyes are a soft blue, and are typically very wide, practically glued into an expression of shock. He is average sized, but appears bigger because of how fluffy he is. His fur is very dense and thick, often scattered with cowlicks and tufts that earned him the name Woolly.

### **Serpent/Power Appearance**

In his power form, he gains a scaled underbelly and sharp fangs. His serpent form is modeled after a yellow bellied sea snake. His scaled underbelly fades into his fur, with bright yellow scales that lead to the tip of his tail. The patterning follows that of the yellow bellied sea snake.

### **Personality**

Woollypaw is a sweetheart at his core. He wants to please everyone around him, but is also rather aloof, meaning he has a hard time knowing what others want. He is minorly afraid of authority figures, which likely stems from the respect built into him by his clan upbringing. Training with Copperhawk, however, has made him a bit more relaxed.

Generally, he is pretty nervous. It takes him a while to understand things, and often finds himself trying to catch up with Sightpaw. Though he is not exactly a free thinker, he is dangerously loyal to his loved ones and takes his family seriously. He loves his clan, but the sacrifice of being a warrior scares him.

Also, he *hates* snakes.

### **Power**

His power, Serpentine's Curse, gives him the ability to gain snake-like powers in water. This includes a scaled underbelly, elongated fangs, and water-breathing. While he is not swimming or in heavy rain, he appears perfectly normal.

#### **Drawbacks**

*Offensive Ability*

This power is only useful as an offensive power *if* he is able to retain moisture. In a battle setting, he would be unable to use this form fighting clans with a typically dry climate: ex. WindClan or Tribe. This gives him the advantage in water only--mostly being of aid to RiverClan and battles that take place in their territory. In addition to that--Woollypaw is a huge coward! It will take him a lot of time to grow into the power.

*Control & Water*

He is unable to control when to unleash this power/transform. It happens automatically when he gets wet. To be clear--being “wet” constitutes swimming in a body of water or standing in heavy rain. Stepping in a puddle does NOT count for this. This power, no matter what, will not work outside of water. Since it is not a conscious ‘summoning’ of the powers, he can’t just think it into existence.

## **Kithood & Early Life**

He was born into a RiverClan litter to Duskwatcher and Flutteringwings, along with seven other siblings. He grew up in a busy nursery, but tended to stick by his sister Sightkit's side. The two became best friends, which carried over into their apprenticeship.

Starting his apprenticeship, he was placed to train under Copperhawk. This made him incredibly nervous, because Copperhawk was a senior warrior. He thought that being placed under a senior warrior meant he needed *extra* help, but learned to relax around him anyways. His sister Sightpaw was appointed as the new medicine apprentice under Cloverdove, meaning she wouldn't be joining him for training. This made him rather nervous.

He gained his power around the time he met Lunarstar. She summoned him to the Dark Forest, though he assumed it was StarClan, to meet him. He was excited to speak with his grandmother, but didn't tell anyone about it.

## Newtstar Arc

He continued his warrior training normally, until discovering the wild powers he had been given unknowingly. Contact with water transformed him into a snake-like being. He was terrified of his own powers, which were initially discovered by his sister Sightpaw one day. He made increasing efforts to hide it from everyone, including skipping on his training and tell outlandish lies to his mentor to avoid the water.

Copperhawk expressed his worries about Woollypaw to Newtstar, who harbored a growing suspicion to all Lunarstar descendants. He felt as though there was something Woollypaw was hiding from them, as there was no other reason he would be avoiding training. With deadly suspicions, Newtstar cornered him one day, flinging him into the water to reveal his serpentine powers. Woollypaw was embrarassed and ashamed, attempting to run and flee Newtstar altogether. This attempt did not work, however. Newtstar, out of percieved safety of his clan, decided to imprison Woollypaw under constant supervision of Walleyestalker until he was determined safe to come out. Many RiverClan cats were suspicious of this controversial behavior, but had faith in Newtstar's decision.

Woollypaw remained in the prisoner's den for a couple of moons, often visited by Sightpaw who would weave him flower crowns. Cloverdove tried to plead with Newtstar to let Woollypaw out of the prisoner's den, amongst his other delusional acts. He banished her from RiverClan after attempting to murder her, telling the rest of the clan that she had died in an accident by the river. Following this, his sister Sightpaw was renamed Foureyes, after her mutated appearance. He felt incredibly guilty, believing that all of this was happening because of his monster-like abilities.

After killing Woollypaw's father, Duskwatcher, Newtstar asked to meet with Woollypaw and Foureyes in private. He brought them to the outskirts of the territory, along the rushing river. He had decided to dispose of them altogether, so they could no longer be a threat to RiverClan and his tyrannical leadership. In a staggering chain of events, Woollypaw dove into the water to protect his sister, killing Newtstar on his final life out of self defense.

Thawspring, who had come across Duskwatcher's body, set out to look for the siblings fearing they would be in danger of Newtstar's wrath. He stumbled across them by the shore, after Newtstar had already died. He took care of the situation, protecting the two as the new leader of RiverClan.

## Late Apprenticeship

Dealing with the aftermath of Newtstar's fallout, his life did not go back to normal for a long time. Cloverdove returned, and Foureyes recieved the name Sightserpent instead. As his sister's life continued on normally, he continued to fall behind. He was not able to grapple with the reality that he killed Newtstar, and felt more insecure than ever before. Still avoiding training, he considered leaving the clans forever. For days at a time, he would walk to the very edge of RiverClan's territory, only to turn around and return to camp.

Eventually, he grew tired of it. The rumors had died down, and no one seemed to harbor any resentment toward him. After heartfelt discussion with his closest peers, he finally decided it was time to embrace his role as a warrior in the clan. Thawstar held his ceremony, officially deeming him as Woollywhale, a warrior of RiverClan.