Brumalsmoke

### Other Relatives

Rainsmudge (paternal aunt), Thundersight (cousin), Lightningwander (cousin, dead)

### Friends

Thundersight, Eclipseflower, she would like to get to know Snowyraven better, Kitelily, Voidmask

she needs a new intro since she does in fact have art now

## Appearance & Personality

### Appearance

Brumalsmoke's fur is short but very thick. In color, it resembles a gray winter sky, where clouds are all you can see and there's no evidence that the sun still exists. Her coat is accented by darker point markings, dark gray to the point of being black. Flecks of white dot her pelt like snowflakes, dusted across her back, legs, and face. Her eyes are pale gold, unnaturally light against the dark fur of her face.

### Personality

Brumalsmoke's personality doesn't match her name very well on first contact. Unlike the frigidness of her namesake, Brumalsmoke is a warm, friendly cat. She likes other cats and has a way of endearing herself to them as well. She is fun to be around and a generally likeable cat. She is also very patient and likes helping younger or less experienced cats learn how to be better. In general, Brumalsmoke is a very relaxed cat. She doesn't take herself too seriously and has a very calm presence. On the more negative side, she is very skeptical. She doesn't take things at face value and always has to know what the hidden meaning is. And stars help you if you cross her. Brumalsmoke is a friendly cat but she does not take betrayal well. If wronged in a major way, Brumalsmoke is unforgiving. All the ice of a hard winter can't compare to Brumalsmoke's anger. She has a cold fury when she has been wronged and she is perfectly capable of holding a grudge. She also has a tendency to be very critical of those who say they know what they're doing but don't. If you're young, she'll be lenient. If you have the experience, Brumalsmoke will hold you to the highest standards. Brumalsmoke is always open to meet new cats and tries not to let first impressions taint her opinion of them.

## Background

### Kithood

Brumalkit was born the only kit in her litter to a pair of HorizonClan warriors named Needlestorm and Starlitseed. She was the couple's first kit and they were very fussy over her for her first few moons of life, mostly out of worry. Needlestorm's sister Rainsmudge had died a few moons earlier giving birth to Brumalkit's cousins, Thunderkit and Lightningkit, so Needlestorm and Starlitseed were very concerned leading up to Brumalkit's birth. Both mother and kit were perfectly healthy though, and her parents relaxed a bit by the time Brumalkit was a moon old.

There were quite a few kits in the nursery at the time of Brumalkit's birth and enough born the same moon as her that the nursery spilled over a bit into the elders' den for a while. Besides Brumalkit's cousins, who were three moons older than her, the older kits consisted of Magnoliasweep's kits Poppykit, Ashkit, and Leafkit, and Wispflight's kits Silkkit, Snowkit, and Sablekit. There was another older kit, Strikekit, who was two moons older than Brumalkit.

There were three other litters born the same moon as Brumalkit. Two were litters of two, with one tom and one molly. The first was Bitterhoney's kits, Runningkit and Fieldkit. Their father wasn't in the Clans at all; he was a loner named Runner, hence Runningkit's name. The other litter was made up of Eclipsekit and Voidkit. Their parents were both in HorizonClan and were named Borealfog and Grovehaze. The last litter had three kits, one tom and two mollies, named Alderkit, Petrichorkit, and Kitekit. Their parents were Gravelsprout and Blackbirdtalon.

Regardless, with seventeen kits and six queens in the nursery, it was a relief when Poppykit, Ashkit, and Leafkit were apprenticed when Brumalkit was a moon old. Magnoliasweep stayed in the nursery, as she was Thunderkit and Lightningkit's foster mother, but at least there were fewer kits around. And, luckily, the nursery only continued to shrink from there.

Despite the wide variety in choice of playmates, Brumalkit was a rather quiet and reserved kit. Unlike every other kit in the nursery besides Strikekit, she was an only kit and had no siblings. She didn't play with Strikekit much due to how clumsy he was and how bad he was at even the simplest games, like mossball. This was due to his unusual crossed eyes, which impaired his vision. Brumalkit did eventually befriend Eclipsekit and would occasionally join in bigger group games. She was on good terms with Kitekit and Voidkit too, but Eclipsekit was definitely her best friend.

Brumalkit was almost three moons old when Silkkit, Snowkit, and Sablekit were apprenticed and moved out, and Thunderkit and Lightningkit were apprenticed a little later that moon as well. Thunderpaw became the medic apprentice, which Brumalkit thought was pretty neat. She'd figured that someone in the nursery was going to end up as Thawsun's apprentice, so it was really cool to have it be her cousin.

Strikekit was apprenticed when Brumalkit was four moons old. Brumalkit felt bad for him, as he didn't have any family to cheer for him at his ceremony, so she made sure to cheer him on. He was a nice cat despite his eyes and she thought he deserved someone on his side.

Shortly before Brumalkit was apprenticed, a loner named Nettle joined the Clan and taking on the name Nettlewhisper. She joined the nursery, as she was pregnant, which was why she was joining in the first place. Her daughter, Amberkit, was born shortly before Brumalkit was apprenticed.

Bitterhoney's kits were the first to be apprenticed of Brumalkit's moon. Runningpaw was apprenticed to Bloombelly and his sister Fieldpaw went to Riverpelt. That was neat.

### Apprenticeship

Brumalpaw was apprenticed at the same time as Eclipsepaw and Voidpaw. It was exciting to have someone in the ceremony with her and even more exciting for it to be her best friend.

## Other

### Trivia

* Brumalsmoke is the current leader of the "Thundersight defense squad." She'll drop anything to help her cousin.