Duckbristle

## ↠Appearance↞

Duckbristle is an unnaturally tall chocolate tabby tom with a fluffy white underbelly and freckles lining his cheeks. His stripes curve into delicate swirls and his eyes mimic a warm honey brown. Hes quite thin with his movements being slightly awkward, but when in an open space, can be quite nimble. His tail as opposed to the rest of him is graceful and fluffy, with his fur being quite thick and often dusty due to his constant hunting trips.

## ↠Personality↞

Duckbristle is an awkward, quiet, but empathetic man whos gentle at heart. Hes never been good at people and is often a bit of a doormat. He cares deeply for his family but never find the correct way to express it, having a stutter as a child and tends to overshare. Despite him being beloved by those close to him, hes often has doubts about if hes good enough, and his anxiety limits his ability to be there for people he cares about, leading him to be a workaholic who cares a bit too much about how well hes serving his clan.

## ↠Skills & Weaknesses↞

As stated before, though he is nimble in tight or crowded spaces hes prone to tripping and stumbling, and due to this awkwardness he also isnt the most charismatic. His hunting skill is incredibly advanced, and hes known to be one of the most effective in the clan due to mass amounts of practice, but despite this his fighting is abysmal due to his pre-mentioned awkwardness and general lack of physical strength, he isn't the most efficient fighter. He has a well versed knowledge of the territory and warrior code, and is pretty clever when the moment calls for it, though he does draw a blank when it comes to certain subjects.

## ↠Life↞

### ↠Kithood

Duckbristle was born to Koiskip and Puddlecloud and led a pretty average kithood, making friends with his denmate, Lilykit (Who would later become very close to him) And got to know his adopted brother, Martenkit. Though he did have ambitions (as any kit would,) He much more preferred a quiet life, but due to this shy nature as a child, it socially stunted him, a perhaps precursor to his later awkwardness.

### ↠Apprenticeship

Duckpaw was apprenticed in the middle of leaf-bare, and busied himself with hunting whatever prey there was to be found. But while he wasn't busy, he slowly became jealous of his adopted brother, Martenpaw, as he felt he was the perfect child that Duckpaw just couldn't be. Me was the medicine cat, adored by the entire clan, had a loving partner and basically was /the/ child to be proud of. This continued to trouble him throughout his apprenticeship, and even though they made up, that feeling of not being enough would follow through til adulthood. While this was happening, he became quite close with his cousin, Lilyshine. They often talked and she was the only one he really felt comfortable talking too. And though they became a bit distant after a while, she would always harbor fond memories for him.

### ↠Warriorhood

Duckpaw was made a warrior a bit late due to complications with the current leader position. But soon became Duckbristle and went straight to work. He spent most of his time hunting and going on patrol, busying himself at any chance he got, which in the long run wasn't great for his mental health. After coming to this realization, he decided to instead busy himself with helping the nursery queens and talking to kits, taking time for himself while still proving he was a valuable warrior.

Not long after, he found two young abandoned kits living in a dirt mound all alone. He asked around for a possible parent but with no solid answer, he took them in. Parenting them the best he could, though due to his constant duties he never was around as much as he wanted to be. This gave him the courage to turn his life around, and with the help of his daughters, began talking to more people and getting more involved with his family again. And even though the change of leadership had already uprooted a lot routine, he finally felt stable enough to start branching out, even fathering the litter of a she-cat couple and helping his brother in the medicine den.

Though with his age his health began to decline, spraining his ankles on several occasions and becoming frail and even sickly. He tries to act like everything fine but even he grows concerned about himself, trying to do whatever he can /while/ he still can, with his anxieties resurfacing and him seeming to be slipping away from others all over again, he continues to spiral into his old self all over again.

## ↠Relationships↞

### ↠Familial

Puddlecloud - Female - River - MotherKoiskip - Male - River - Father

Martenbloom - Male - River - Adopted brother

Briar\_ - Female - RIver - Sibling

Aspen\_ - Male - River - Sibling

Sparrow\_ - Female - River - Sibling

### ↠Platonic

Dewberry - Female - River - Friend (Duckbristle surrogated for her litter)

Lilyshine - Female - River - Best friend

## ↠Gallery↞

* Original Design, -Lqnterns-
* Duckbristle & Lilyshine, HeatherheartHolly
* HeatherheartHolly
* HeatherheartHolly
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