Basilpool

### Siblings

Elmleap (brother, estranged), Sagestep (sister), Hemlocksnow & Babblingfox (foster brothers)

### Friends

Cedarpoppy, Hollysecret, Veeryflight

Basilpool is a warrior of MarshClan, mate of Canyonmist and well-liked by her Clan. She's a little protective of Anthillpaw and Inchwormpaw after Wolfkit's premature death, but overall she's a very friendly and talkative cat who makes friends easily.

## Appearance & Personality

### Appearance

Basilpool is a shorter cat with long, thick fur. She has a distinctive notch in her left ear, a momento from her apprenticeship left from that time she fought a fox. Her fur is primarily cream with ginger point markings. She has some tabby patterning on her face and tail as well as darker ginger ear tips. The same color occurs on her paws, stretching about halfway up her legs, and in a blaze on her nose.

## Background

### Kithood

Basilkit was born in OasisClan, the oldest of her siblings. She had two littermates, a brother named Elmkit and a sister named Sagekit. Their father, Currantskim, was a former kittypet who ended up raising the kits mostly on his own. Their mother, Nightblossom, ended up dying shortly after their birth. Basilkit never knew her mother, but she was named after Nightblossom's favorite herb in Currantskim's garden back when he was a kittypet.

Basilkit, Elmkit, and Sagekit were mostly taken care of by a molly named Azuresprint. Azuresprint had two kits, Hemlockkit and Babblingkit, who were a moon older than Currantskim's kits. Since her mate had died not long before the kits' birth, Hemlockkit and Babblingkit didn't really have a father figure in their life. As such, Currantskim tried to include them when he visited the nursery.

When Basilkit was two moons old, another queen, Velvetburst, had her kits. The kits were named Hollykit and Snowykit. Basilkit found the new kits intriguing, but kept her distance so as not to get in trouble for bothering them. She was very good at bothering cats.

When the kits were a little older, Basilkit did approach them to try and be friends. Snowykit thought she was too energetic, but Hollykit liked her and she liked Hollykit. They became friends pretty quickly, getting into all kinds of trouble once Hollykit was allowed out of the nursery alone. Basilkit was not the best influence, unsurprisingly.

### Apprenticeship

Basilpaw was apprenticed to OasisClan's leader at the time, a tom named Stemstar. She was obviously excited about this, as her mentor was leader, and she most definitely gloated to her siblings about it.

* 7 moons - introduced irp, injured by a fox, earning her the ear nick; excited to meet up with Canyonpaw
* 10 moons - Canyonmist got his name

### Warrior Life

* 12 moons - moves to MarshClan
* 18 moons - CanyonBasil mates
* 23 moons - expecting kits
* 24 moons - gets checked on by Whitebird
* 25 moons - Wolfkit born; adopts Inchwormkit and Anthillkit
* 26 moons - talks to Wolfkit a little bit even though he isn’t old enough to talk
* 27 moons - Wolfkit dies
* 29 moons - HC hike with Canyonmist, Sagestep, and Fennelfoot
* 30 moons - goes to the Gathering

## Other

### Trivia

* Basilpool is good at jump attacks. This might be an OasisClan thing.
* She really does miss Elmleap, but she recognizes that he kind of sucks as a person right now and she doesn't want to have to deal with the tension between him and Canyonmist. When he told her to pick one, she picked Canyonmist and while she misses her brother, she knows it's for the best.
* Headcanon voice is Gwen Stacy from the Spiderverse movies

### Playlist

* Ronan | Taylor Swift | *you were my best four years* | Wolfkit. I just remembered this song while rereading some old posts and the fact that Wolf was so young when he died. It just fits.

### Quotes

**New RP**