Thrushthorn

Thrushthorn is currently a warrior of OrchidClan. He's on odd one, spending the majority of his time alone, and when he isn't sleeping or listening to patrols being assigned he is almost never in camp. He doesn't talk much and repels any attempts made to engage him in conversation. He's a little bit scary looking and his father's legacy hangs over him like a shadow. No one is quite sure how trustworthy he really is.

## Relationships

### Parents

Goldthicket (father) & Russetwisp (mother, dead)

### Siblings

Dormouselark (sister), Voletuft & Vultureblaze (brothers)

### Other Relatives

Lichenspring (grandfather), Poppystem (grandmother), & Whirlwing (aunt, dead), a dead cousin

### Friends

None, but he is notably fairly chill with Fernsway.

### Enemies

Technically none, but he doesn't really get along with anybody. He’s specifically kind of bitter at Voletuft rn tho.

## Appearance & Personality

### Appearance

Thrushthorn is a tall and muscular tom, standing at 9.9 inches and looking even bigger as a result of all his fur. He has a strong and sturdy build and thick, dense fur that swoops out into a rather fluffy mane around his neck and chest, as well as at his tail. The fluffy fur looks spiky and intimidating, but is actually quite soft. He has a straight muzzle and large paws, and there are tufts of fur sprouting from the tips of his sharply tapered ears as well as the bridge of his nose. He is broad in the chest and shoulders, with the back half of his body being, while still toned, slightly slimmer in comparison. Several scars mark his form, the most notable of which being a groove running along his left cheek beneath the eye, a sizable notch missing from the outer side of his right ear, a vicious-looking slash running vertically over his spine, and a cluster of three claw marks running horizontally across his throat.

In terms of markings, Thrushthorn is primarily the spitting image of his father Goldthicket. He is a bimetallic gold and silver tabby, although there is a bit more silver on him than gold. He takes after his old man in details straight down to stripe pattern and positioning. However, most of his gold stripes are tinted slightly red, and there is a scattering of russet dapples across his mane, chest, and tail, resembling the bird he was named for. The tufts on his ears are also russety-red. He has his mother’s eyes, bright yellow and always full of thoughts. He holds himself with purpose and a bold posture at all times, his expression always serious and stoic. He does not have much to offer when it comes to emoting, and his feelings are difficult to gauge.

Where did the thick fur and ear tufts come from? Nobody knows. Neither of his parents have them. It’s a mystery. My boy is built different.

### Personality

(+): Intelligent, patient, strong-willed

(=): Quiet, stoic, reserved

(-): Cold, aggressive, slightly amoral

I’ll add this in better detail and wording later, but he’s very loyal to the few individual cats that he loves. His mom, Vulture & Dormouse… and kind of Goldthicket, tho it’s complicated. he’s forcibly tried to cut Voletuft out of that. he sort of resents him for ditching the rest of them for what he deems to be stupid & petty & insignificant reasons, especially after both of their parents already left them. he kind of stopped forming strong bonds after the exile, too, and in truth he never cared much for his grandparents and the way they spoke of their son. he knew that they saw goldthicket in him and he saw that it made them unhappy and that frustrated him. so he always tried to stay a little more distant than his littermates did. he’s not particularly attached to them. at least, that’s what he’s convinced himself.

In hindsight, him being ticked at voletuft sounds hypocritical since he himself was also planning to leave orchidclan. the difference is that he regarded his reason for doing so (looking for russetwisp) as worth the effect it would have on his family, and he still intended to visit them often, whereas a part of why voletuft left was because he needed space. if that makes sense. thrushthorn is weird and subtle about it, but he really does care about his siblings. he’s by no means a good brother but he still does his best to look out for what family he feels has stuck by him.

## Biography

### Kithood

Thrushkit was born in FallClan to Russetwisp and Goldthicket, the oldest in a litter of four. He, his sister Dormousekit, and his brothers Volekit and Vulturekit were born mid-leafbare into a nursery that already contained three older kits named Noblekit, Valorkit, and Emberkit. Things were busy straight from the get-go.

1-2 moons- Thrushkit loves his mom. Thrushkit loves his dad (slightly more). Thrushkit loves to (playfully) attack his siblings. Thrushkit loves violence!

3 moons- The Incident™ happens. Thrushkit does not like this. From this moment forward, his brain is nothing but O Fortuna played on loop.

-Thrushkit runs up to Gold & tries to follow him as he’s exiled. Someone has to pick him up and plop him back in the nursery, which he is very unhappy about.

-That night, he slips out of camp to try and look for his dad. He does fine at first, but a few islands out he has some trouble with the stepping stones and falls in the water and almost drowns, but he manages to scramble onto a rock. Good job Thrushkit. He just aimlessly wanders the territory for a while, doing his best. A osprey attacks him eventually, leaving the scars on his back and ear, but he thrashes and claws it until it decides to go for easier prey. It drops him, which also hurts. He decides his dad probably isn’t nearby anymore but he doesn’t actually know how to get back to the camp island, so he just crawls into a little gap in some stones to spend the night. A little before sunrise, a search patrol finds him and brings him back. He gets in trouble. He’s not happy about this, either. It’s a very bad time for him. Good job Thrushkit.

-Gram and Gramps move to FC. Also, Fernkit is born and her mom and brothers die horribly. So that’s nice.

4 moons- Mallowstar kicks the bucket.

5 moons- the Mottledgorse incident, probably. Thrushkit actually probably feels for Fernkit. I’ll have to talk to Shiba abt this. Also, Ducksun dies. And there’s an annual fishing festival thing. Thrushkit just sits and watches for the most part. He copies some of the warriors in private. He misses his dad.

### Apprenticeship

6 moons- apprenticed to Tidewave. Thrushpaw hates him. The leader’s wife gets pregnant. Thrushpaw does not care.

8 moons- Valor & Noble become warriors.

9 moons- Fernpaw joins him in the appies’ den. Thrushpaw is less than thrilled. Also, Ember becomes a warrior. And the leader’s wife has kids. And two of them die. Thrushpaw does not care.

10 moons- his mom disappears. Thrushpaw does not like this. He is really unhappy, actually. He refuses to believe that she is dead and starts tirelessly looking all along the river, even past the territory. It’s a bit concerning. At one point he runs into a couple of rogues that he gets into a fight with and he comes out of it with the scar on his cheek.

11 moons- moves to OrC w/ siblings at Grandpa’s insistence. He’s very unhappy about it. Apprenticed to Leafshine. Thrushpaw hates her slightly less than he hated Tidewave. Volepaw immediately proceeds to lose his tail. Thrushpaw is a little annoyed at Foxpaw, but he doesn’t really see why everyone is so upset about it.

### Warrior Life

12 moons- Thrushthorn becomes a warrior. Voletuft immediately proceeds to move to OaC. Also, there’s a HC hike. Thrushthorn probably didn’t go, but he might’ve if Vulture & Dormouse for some reason tried to make him.

13 moons- the borders close. Thrushthorn does not like this. He had really been intending to move back to FC, especially since Vole had just ditched anyways.

14-15 moons, probably??- the rebellion starts. His siblings join it. Thrushthorn also does not like this. Not because he disagrees with the cause, but because he doesn’t see why it matters so much.

16 moons- During one of his weird nighttime excursions, Thrushthorn gets a little cocky and tries to bully a badger out of its den. it does work, actually— he gets it to leave— but he also gets the scars on his throat. oh, and the plague starts. Thrushthorn does does not like this, either.

19 moons- myrtlepelt & flowerstep are exiled, he runs into myrtle one night at the border and they just kinda awkwardly growl at each other until myrtle leaves

20 moons- he finds out from a messenger that Voletuft has the plague and might die. Thrushthorn *really* does not like this.

22 moons- the plague ends! Thrushthorn *does* like this. Voletuft doesn’t die, either, so that’s nice.

23 moons (?)- Leafshine forces Lavenderstar to step down and they become Leafstar and Lavendersight. Thrushthorn does not care.

24 moons- the borders open back up again. There’s another HC hike, during which Thrushthorn stays home and grumps while his siblings go without him. Well done, sir.

25 moons- upcoming rogue war announcement. Thrushthorn is excited about this, actually.

## Other

### Trivia

- In the original ABW, Poppystem and Lichenspring (then Lichenbolt) were the parents of Thrushthorn and his siblings, and Goldthicket and Russetwisp were their grandparents through Poppystem.

- He was also opposed to the rebellion in the original. That isn’t really in line with his personality anymore, though, so in this version he’s more apathetic towards it.

- Bro’s issue w Goldthicket was less “hey u murdered my aunt and traumatized my mom and siblings” and more just “you left us :((((“ hes a bit of a freak tbh but thats okay i love him

- Thrushthorn has a certain degree of EDD, or empathy deficit disorder. It started after Goldthicket’s exile and worsened after Russetwisp’s death.

- Thrushthorn’s favorite prey is eel. He’s eaten eel once in his life and he loved it. He’s never been able to catch one, though. He likes most fish, too, but he’s not that big a fan of land prey. He’ll eat it, but he won’t be happy about it.

- His favorite color is brownish-orange. He doesn’t know why.

- His love language is words of affirmation.

- He doesn’t have a favorite flower. Flowers annoy him. Why? He doesn’t know. The bright colors and distracting smells just tick him off.

### Playlist

- “Little Bird” by Annie Lennox for after Russetwisp vanished. Maybe not the music or melody, but at least the lyrics. Thrushthorn really did have a soft spot for his mom.

- “Saint Bernard” by Lincoln. It just rlly kinda has his vibes to me. Smth smth goldthicket, smth smth dark forest… idk. i just feel like it sort of suits him

### Quotes

*“Why did you kill Whirlwing?”*

*“Thank you. We had to do a* lot *on our own.”*

*“Russetwisp is gone. She disappeared slightly over a year ago. FallClan believes that she is dead. If you were not already aware. I thought that you should be.”*

*“[Russetwisp] is a FallClan cat, and a strong one at that. There is much that she has endured. I doubt that a few rapid currents would have been enough to overcome her.”*

*“She loved us.”*