Blair

Lineart - Ren | Design/Color - kiraznyx

## Overview

Blair is a former leader of BloodClan. He was the successor to Rift and his successor is Mimosa.

### Appearance

Blair is a huge, strong tuxedo tom with the traditional white paws, chest, and belly. He has a splash of white on his left muzzle cheek, towards the mouth, as well as a white bit under it on his chin. He has striking, bright aqua eyes that seem expressionless, but usually hold intrigue or curiosity if one knows where to look. He has a dark nose and very slightly lighter inner ears.

### Personality

Blair is calm and neutral to the point where he comes off as lacking emotion. He is also curious and likes to observe those around him in order to learn about them. He has an interest in analyzing how others act, feel, and function. He is a quite skilled fighter, however despite this and his strong appearance, he'd rather find an alternative to a pure physical strength battle. Blair dislikes his warriors' traditional desperation for glory, believing their tactics of earning respect to be irrational and without true purpose. He instilled order and organization in his Clan, seen in their militant approaches to gatherings and never-ending, ever-versatile training that occurred during his leadership.

## Detailed History

### Before BloodClan / The Twolegplace

Blair was born in the Twolegplace of the old territories as a stray street cat. He didn't have family around, and was surviving on his own. He had a knack for strategy, as he had plenty of time to observe the cats around the streets come and go. He had one friend, whose name was Epiphany, and they were a strong duo in the Twolegplace, teaching each other what they knew and surviving as they had to. One day, however, Blair left the life of a street cat behind in order to join the ranks of BloodClan.

### BloodClan Overview

In BloodClan, he was always a dependable warrior, though never tested his power in the Clan. He was surprised to be chosen as Rift's new deputy after Dionysus, however was pleased and looking forward to his and BloodClan's future. After a long time period of consideration, Blair chose Mimosa as his deputy. His other changes to the Clan involve mostly ending the use of the Pit and Pit Fights, as well as shifting the Clan's hierarchy by combining Senior Warriors and Healers into the single title Commander.

Blair's only commander in his late leadership was Stormborn. His former Commanders include Breathless, Silence, and Stanley. However, these four cats were Rift's chosen trusted, and Blair did not choose any Commanders of his own. He had a few cats in mind for the position, but he never got to the point where he felt they were ready for it.

### New Ideas

Not long after becoming deputy, Blair went and shared some of his concerns about BloodClan with Rift. He stated that BloodClan had the potential, but without some structure of training, their skills could be going to waste. He suggested a training system in which all of BloodClan would be trained under Rift's senior warriors Draconis, Breathless, and Silence, herself, and Blair. Each training leader would hone a specific skill, such as fighting, stealth, and assassination. This way, each member of the Clan could be well-rounded, as well as find where their strengths lie.

As training begun, Blair found pride in how the cats of BloodClan were progressing. One day, he came to conversation with one of Rift and her mate Stanley's kits, Mimosa. A short chat full of banter and trickery led Blair to take an interest in the kit, as he saw she had a strategic and curious approach to life similar to him. Careful of how to approach, he spoke to Rift about her blind kit. Despite the training system requiring cats to be trained by all the specialists, he requested for the chance to specially train Mimosa. After a threat to his life if anything were to happen to her kit, Rift allowed the training.

As Mimosa's training progressed, so did Blair's mentor-apprentice relationship with her. Though Blair went through his frustrations with her eagerness for change, he deemed her his most trusted. This led to him appointing her as his chosen deputy.

## Lives

### Curse of Pride

Given by: Draconis

Cause of Death: Infected wounds following a fight against Breathless, a challenging warrior.

### Curse of Judgement

Given by: Rift

Cause of Death: Crushed and suffocated by a collapsed tunnel in WindClan territory.

### Curse of Debt

Given by: Rook [NPC]

Cause of Death: N/A

## Gallery

Blair by kiraznyx, 2021Blair Deputy Sprite, Lineart - pkrockin\_, Design/Color - kiraznyx, 2020Blair's server NPC in BloodClan camp, 2021Blair Leader Sprite, Lineart - pkrockin\_, Design/Color - kiraznyx, 2021