Brokenslip

### Friends

Skyflower (formerly kind of? They haven't talked in a long time), Flowerpaw (dead)

Brokenslip has depression and self-harm tendencies, so please interact with caution

Brokenslip is a quiet FallClan warrior. His life thus far has primarily been a search for his "purpose", a reason to live. He is very close to his grandparents but tends to lack in other social departments.

## Appearance & Personality

### Appearance

   Brokenslip is immediately recognizable for his twisted front paw. Marked with scars and sitting at an odd angle, this paw is his most defining feature. His short fur is gingery brown. He himself is actually quite tall, standing at around 10.5 inches. He doesn't seem it, though, as he tends to bow his head as he walks. His ears are a little darker and the same darker brown lines his back. His tail tip and a few tail stripes are the same color. His ear tips, chin, paws, chest, and belly are a dark cream. His eyes are sad and dull blue.

### Personality

Brokenslip is a quiet cat. He has been dealing with depression for most of his life, struggling to find purpose in his life. He tends to be more close-minded and doesn't adapt well to changes. He has been making an effort recently to improve his attitude and turn his life around, but he is far down in the pit of poor mental health and it's going to be a long, steep climb up.

## Background

### Kithood

Brokenkit was born on the edge of FallClan territory to a molly named Ivory. Things went downhill for him from the moment of his birth, when his siblings Rock and Sun were stillborn and Ivory died shortly after their birth. By some miracle, Brokenkit survived and was found by his father, Stagheart. Stagheart took him back to FallClan, naming him Brokenkit after his own broken heart at Ivory's demise.

Brokenkit had a good life in FallClan. He had family there - his dad's parents, Stoatthroat and Wingbreak, were still warriors when Brokenkit was small and his dad's brother Bramblethorn was around. Brokenkit liked them all well enough, but he was always very close to his father. Stagheart was the most important cat in his life even from a young age.

Well, he definitely spent a lot of time with the rest of his family too. He thought Stoatthroat in particular was pretty neat for the scars on his throat and chest. Brokenkit was a little bit scared of those when he was really young, but he eventually figured out that his grandpa was just a sweet old man cat and not scary.

He may not have had his mother or siblings, but Brokenkit had plenty of company in the nursery. There were two kits his age, a pair of sisters named Skykit and Flowerkit, who he played with sometimes. They had also lost their parents and were being raised by their aunts, Puddlebriar and Mossytoe. Not that that mattered to any of the three kits, who really just cared when the next game of mossball was. There were also Wreathwillow's kits, Ebonykit, Slatekit, and Milkweedkit, who were a moon older. Finally, when Brokenkit was first brought to FallClan, there was another queen named Sweetstorm who would have her daughter, Weepingkit, when Brokenkit was a moon old.

Brokenkit ended up befriending Skykit and Flowerkit and was more than happy to go along with whatever they had planned for the day. Flowerkit more often than her sister, as Skykit preferred to listen to elder stories. Brokenkit was much happier to play mossball with Flowerkit or splash around in the pool behind the nursery. Brokenkit was an excellent swimmer.

Brokenkit never left camp, though. It was one of Skykit and Flowerkit's favorite things to pester adults about, but Brokenkit was terrified of ospreys and refused to leave even if the other kits found a suitable chaperone.

Most of Brokenkit's kithood was happy and peaceful. Between his family and his friends, he was pretty much on top of the world. There was one time when he was 4 moons old where an apprentice nearly let Skykit drown, which wasn't good. Skykit had never really learned to swim and she was only saved by a passing warrior, Brookfeather. That scared Brokenkit and Skykit's family quite a bit, but she ended up being okay.

Skykit and Flowerkit's aunt Mossytoe went missing when they were nearly 6 moons old. This unfortunately led to Skykit and Flowerkit being shuffled off to OasisClan for their apprenticeship before their other aunt, Puddlebriar, set off to look for her mate. Brokenkit missed his friends quite a lot and didn't want them to leave when he first heard the news.

### Apprenticeship

Brokenpaw was apprenticed to a tom named Kingletfoot. He was vaguely familiar with Kingletfoot's daughter, a molly named Truthcrest who had barely been a warrior for one moon when Brokenpaw was made an apprentice, but he didn't know anything about the tom himself other than the fact that his mate, Truthcrest's mother Peacefeather, was dead.

Apprenticeship under Kingetfoot was fine. Brokenpaw never became particularly close with him, preferring to run off with his father, uncle, or grandparents to learn things. Kingletfoot was a fine mentor, he simply couldn't compete with Brokenpaw's close relationship with his family. The first moon or so of training went well despite this disconnect between mentor and apprentice.

* 7 moons - whoops dad died
* 8 moons - suicide attempt; saved by Stormclaw; didn't let the medics take care of his foot properly so it never healed right
* 9 moons - Flowerpaw visits
* 12 moons - find out that Flowerpaw died; fails his warrior assessment

### Warrior Life

* 13 moons - finally passes, earns his warrior name
* 16 moons - Swallowfrost born
* 40 moons - introduced irp
* 46 moons - visited his grandparents, Wingbreak suggested that maybe he’d get to mentor one of Drizzlesnow’s kits
* 47 moons - Rainpaw's mentor
* 48 moons - went on the HorizonClan hike with Rainpaw, Halfheart, and Drizzlesnow
* 49 moons - went to the gathering. The important one. Witnessed the announcement

## Other

### Trivia

* Brokenslip was supposed to die by plague. That didn't happen lol
* Brokenslip likes watching dragonflies. He used to do it all the time with his dad and it's one of the few things from that time of his life that still brings him joy
* For some reason I feel like his headcanon voice is Bryan Adams
* In the original RP, Brokenslip's mentor was notoriously bad deputy/leader Ducksun. In this version, it's Valorstorm and Noblecrown's grandpa Kingletcrown.
* Brokenslip still has a bit of a fear of ospreys. Realistically, he knows he's not in much danger from them, but they terrified him as a kit and that never fully went away.

### Playlist

* Never Love An Anchor | The Crane Wives | *with this heart of mine that's guilty, not remorseful* | I'm not certain why but this definitely gives me Brokenslip vibes. I'm thinking maybe more recent, looking back and trying to forgive his younger self and allow himself to move on.
* Achilles Come Down | Gangs of Youth | *since there is no me without you* | (language warning) This might be that time he met Fogpaw? Fogpaw vs Brokenslip's own harmful thoughts.

### Quotes

*I was a different cat then. A cat who didn't want to die.* | *"You're family. You're extra fun to take care of."* | **Fogpaw:** *“Trying isn’t always enough. You and I both know it. So will you try, or will you really **do**?”* **Brokenslip:** *"I make no promises."*

**New RP**