Creekfeather

Creekfeather is the current Lakeclan medicine cat and the daughter of Robinheart and Blackwhisker. Her siblings are Cedartail, Rowanflight, Blackpaw, and Petalpaw. She is kind, but blunt, pushy, and a little rude. Creekfeather is a pale grey tabby she-cat with green eyes.

Life: Creekkit was born two moons after the death of her father. Growing up, Creekkit found herself being overshadowed by her littermates. Petalkit was sickly, Blackkit was the spitting image of their father, and Rowankit was often in trouble. Feeling unloved and ignored, Creekkit began to spend a lot of her time in the medicine den, and, although the medicine cat Shadetooth though her temper would become a problem if she became a healer, she set her heart on following in his footsteps. Though she was certainly a little bitter towards her sisters, she still loved them, and was even a bit overprotective. When she was apprenticed, becoming Creekpaw, the young apprentice was quite the over-achiever. Her extremely good memory and persistence turned out to be great assets, compensating for her lack of bedside manner. Her connection to Starclan wasn't particularily strong, forcing her to rely on her intuition when it came to interpreting signs. As she grew older, she learned to mask her brusque nature around patients, though those closest to her still had to deal with it. She was lucky for the majority of her early training, and never had to deal with the death of a patient. But, when her sisters were completing their asessments, Petalpaw fell off a cliff. She survived the journey back, but Creekpaw was unable to stop the internal bleeding and ended up losing her. Shocked and heartbroken, Creekpaw retreated into her work, hiding her pain to make it easier for her grieving mother and siblings. Just as she began to come to terms with everything, however, a massive outbreak of Greencough began, claiming first the life of Blackpaw, followed by Robinheart and Cedartail a half-moon later. When Shadetooth fell ill, Creekpaw took over his duties, and was tasked with single-handedly caring for the clan. At the same time, however, Rowanpaw disappeared, leaving Creekpaw without any kin in the clan. She didn't have time to process and worked round-the-clock, trying to save the few cats left alive. When Shadetooth succumbed to the disease, Wrenwhisker of Windclan temporarily joined Lakeclan to both help Creekpaw end the outbreak and to finish her training. When the Greencough finally stopped spreading, and the ill cats began to recover, Wrenwhisker encouraged Creekpaw to let herself grieve the loss of her mother and siblings. But the young cat refused and began to aid Ivystar and Goldenstep, the new leader and deputy, in rebuilding the clan. During her first half-moon meeting since Shadetooth's death, Wrenwhisker gave Creekfeather her full name in his place, proud of her unofficial apprentice. At the next gathering, Creekfeather recognized, Rowanpaw, now Rowanflight, among the Shadowclan cats. She confronted her sister, but Rowanflught had no desire to return and the two ended on a harsh note. At the same time, however, Creekfeather had begun to develop a motherly relationship with Honeykit, who was the only surviving kit from her litter and, like Creekfeather, an orphan. Honeykit was sickly and had a twisted paw, a combination that made some doubt if she would ever become a warrior or if she would end up having to become a medicine cat. But Creekfeather could see Honeykit's spirit and natural hunting ability, and was determined to help the young kit recover. She did, and, though she was apprenticed three moons late, quickly proved those who doubted her wrong. Creekfeather was incredibly proud of her almost-daughter, especially after she became Honeydapple. Creekfeather had no intentions of taking an apprentice any time soon, but, when Pinekit began to show interest in her work, she developed a soft spot for the young kit. When he was four moons old, Creekfeather overheard him describing a dream to his sisters. She recognized the cat in his dream as Shadetooth and realized the kit had a natural connection to Starclan, prompting her to ask Ivystar if she could one day train him. She said yes, and Pinepaw was later apprenticed to her. Though she bickers with him constantly and is certainly a demanding mentor, Pinepaw knows how much she cares for him and holds his own against her.

Detailed description: Creekfeather is a long-legged, slender pale grey tabby she-cat with short, silky fur. She has faint, narrow stripes and small, lighter grey paws. She has a narrow muzzle and almond shaped eyes, with long, tufted ears. Her eyes are a pale, dull green that look bluish in certain lighting.

Trivia:

Creekfeather has Skyclan and Windclan blood

She's a decent fighter for a medicine cat and has, on more than one occasion, fought her way through battles to reach injured cats

She's also the best hunter of all the medicine cats (apart from Wrenwhisker) and occasionally will join hunting patrols while keeping an eye out for herbs

Her least favorite herb to deal use is yarrow, due to the taste, and she avoids using it as long as there are other herbs that can perform just as well