Raventail

Lines by Ren | Design, edits, and color by Blue

## Overview

Raventail is a former power cat with the power of Jellyfish.

### Appearance

A thick-furred white tom with deep blue eyes and a sparkling pink rhinestone collar. The collar has several scratch marks etched between the rhinestones. He has a ridiculously long tail and long ear tufts. Before losing his powers, Raventail had black fur (see gallery).

### Personality

While now an extremely loyal tom, in the past, the same could not be said about - at the very least - his romantic life. Ditching potential partners and leaving them cold out of fear of commitment, Raventail is both loved and unloved by many. He may not spread gossip and news the same way he used to, but he still has enough charisma to retain sources of information. His primary focus nowadays are his mate and kits *alone,* but is often drawn towards BloodClan related news. He despises that clan, and yet - it's like a call from the depths, urging him to follow. Because of this, he stays as far away from the BloodClan border and their cats as he can.

### Personal information

Raventail is a cisgender tom, going by he/him pronouns. He is demisexual omniromantic, and taken by Arcane, who he has fathered one litter of kits with.

## Power

Power Details: Jellyfish is a power which grants the user several jellyfish-inspired abilities and drawbacks.

- The user is capable of breathing and seeing underwater for an indefinite amount of time.

- Various sections of the user’s fur glow with bioluminescent light.

* This bioluminescent light changes colors depending on the user’s emotions, but will always appear in various shades of red when the user is in physical distress. The darker the red, the worse the trauma.

- Claws and teeth glow the same color as the fur’s luminescence. They produce a highly toxic venom which kicks in within the following 10 minutes. For larger creatures, it can take up to half an hour. Symptoms and their severity are determined by the affected.

* Symptoms can include: Confusion, Fatigue, Dizziness, Headache, Muscle pain, Nausea, Fever, Vomiting, Difficulty breathing, Potential allergic reaction, Shock, Heart problems, Death (more likely to be caused by one of the prior-mentioned symptoms, but is extremely unlikely - it’s mostly a hypothetical possibility.).
* This venom can be cured using the same herbs as you would a snake bite, with the addition of the user’s blood or dried slime as a catalyst. It is recommended to also treat the symptoms as they are, even after ingesting the ‘antidote.’ This will ease the suffering of their symptoms until the ‘antidote’ has had time to work. How long that takes is up to the affected.

- Eyes glow very faintly in the same color that the user’s eyes normally are. [Aesthetic]

- Blood color is bright blue and glows the same. [Aesthetic]

- The user grows spines throughout their body that appear the same as the user’s fur, albeit are about as thick as a cactus needle. These spines are laced with toxins and cause stings upon contact. Symptoms are immediate, and their severity and length are determined by the affected.

* Spines can break away under pressure and are replaced by new ones within 4 days - however, being submerged in water at least from his shoulders upwards speeds up the process. For each hour submerged in water, an hour is subtracted from the growth time. Spines can be plucked/harvested, or pulled out completely rather than breaking. Spines that are fully removed will regrow replacements within 2 days, as there is no broken spine to be shed before the new one can grow in.
* Spines can get stuck in objects or skin and will continue to cause discomfort and irritation until removed.
* Symptoms of the stings can include: Itchiness, Swelling, Throbbing/Burning pain, Welts, Muscle spasms/twitching, Formation of rash at point of contact, Minor bruising.
* Symptoms can persist for up to 5 minutes, with the exception of rashes and bruising which heal gradually over the course of a day and a half without much inconvenience.

- When fully submerged for three hours or longer, the user produces a thin, viscous layer of slime on their fur.

* This layer of slime helps protect the user’s skin from over-hydrating, and protects the skin from the elements and toxins within the water they are swimming in.
* This layer of slime is toxic. Symptoms are immediate, but the severity of the symptoms and how long they last is up to the affected. Symptoms include: Vomiting, Nausea, Headaches, Fever, and Increased blood pressure.
* The slime takes half a day to dry. While the slime is still wet, the user remains hydrated without the need for water.

Drawbacks:

- The luminescent spots within the user’s fur give away their emotions and make it difficult for the user to rely on stealth.

- The user must fully submerge and soak themself in water at least 3 times a day periodically for a minimum of half an hour.

* *Failing to do so causes the throat to swell and slowly asphyxiate the user - however, this effect can be staved off if the user is frequently drinking water. Additional side effects that cannot be staved off by drinking water include: Sensitivity to sunlight, Dry skin, Cracking pads, and Feelings of being dehydrated.*
* *If the user has not submerged at least twice within three days, the user will grow delusional and start hallucinating. They will have difficulties sleeping and suffer from sleep deprivation.*
* *The user will die if they have not submerged at least six times within the time span of a week and a half. The cause of death would be dehydration.*

- Prey caught by the user contains their venom, and therefore is considered poisoned. The user is immune to this poison.

- When the user’s power fades, their luminescence will remain. Over the span of a month, the user’s fur will whiten - spreading out from the luminous points. Once the user’s fur has changed completely, the luminescence will fade permanently.

- When the user’s power fades, the user will be permanently sensitive to sunlight. Prolonged exposure to sunlight can cause irritated/blurry eyes, dry/itchy skin, dehydration, and easy sunburns.

- The user is partially immune to their spines - however, with enough stings the user will begin to feel their symptoms to a less intense and non-life threatening degree.

- Loss/breaking of fur spines causes sharp, momentary pain to the user.

- Due to their venomous fur spines, the user is unable to make contact with others aside from the gentlest of touch.

- Extended periods of time (longer than three hours) submerged in water fully causes the user’s fur to take on a thin layer of viscous slime.

* This layer of slime is difficult to clean and very sticky.
* If the slime dries within the fur, it remains sticky and is even harder to clean. However, the toxicity of the slime loses potency while dry and can be cleaned without issue.
* The slime tastes extremely bad (even dried) and is toxic to even the user (while wet). Poisoning can be treated by the affected vomiting the slime up, and then some TLC for the horrible experience.
* Without this slime layer, the user is susceptible to toxins that are within the water.