Tauntingtear

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**Tauntingtear** is a smoke black-tom with low white spotting that resembles "ripped fur" on his face. He has pretty, moss-green eyes.
**Tauntingtear** was born to ....

## General Information

### Pelt Color:

Black smoke with less than 40% white spotting.

## Relations

Crush: None

Friendships: Dawnstar

Enemies: tbd...

Mentor: Unknown.

Apprentices: Petalpaw

## Interests

*Likes*

● moonlit walks along the territory ● hunting and other sorts of clanly duties ● bright, sunny days ● slight breeze rushing through his fur ●

*Dislikes*

● free time / nothing to do ● harshly cloudy days and wind storms ● frigid waters ● twoleg places and other danger-filled structures ● awkward conversations and small talk ●

## Skills/Faults

*Skills*

Using his logic and reason to solve most issues, he rarely comes across a problem he cannot fix. He is seen as a trustworthy and dependable cat, resulting in many coming to him with their obstacles. He is well known throughout the clan, almost treated as an uncle by many kittens. Having been trained by the past council members, he is experienced in almost every aspect of warrior-training in some way, becoming a cat easily thrown anywhere.

*Faults*

With his ability to fix problems so easily- this comes back with a huge drawback. He is often able to lessen these issues, yes, but there are many of them- and he becomes overworked quite quickly. However, his hidden pride holds him back from admitting this, and often skips out on things like meal-time to assist his clanmates. He is quick to burn-out, and can become sick easily as a result.

## Personality

Despite his intimidating size, Tauntingtear is known for his calm demeanor. With a relaxed way of dealing with issues, he uses logic to solve and control them. Dramatic emotion rarely leaks into his expression or posture. Instead, he always seems perfectly satisfied. He carries himself in a similar fashion, head tilted upwards slightly. His strides are long and relaxed, aided by his large paws and lengthy legs. His fluffy tail is often drooped slightly, bobbing along as he walks.

Most of his expression is shown through simple and hard-to-detect movements. This often includes ear and tail flicks. Depending on his mood, the movement of these features can explain his thoughts or feelings during a conversation. However, these changes are subtle. Few can truly defect. them, unless they are close to him. However, If his thoughts are strong enough, he will verbalize them very blatantly. Tauntingtear doesn't talk about his opinions often, but when he does it is almost always through harsh comments and with little mercy or debate.

Like many deputies before him, Tauntingtear is one to stick by Dawnstar at all times. Oftentimes, he acts as a shield towards the molly, deflecting any inappropriate or unnecessary comments with a simple glare. Though he treats the leader as an acquaintance, he respects her role deeply, and rarely leaves his place. Arrogance, anger, and other dramatic emotions are few and far between with this tom. He is rare to show much emotion in the first place, and is more likely calm and collected, using logic to solve any issue that may arise.

## Detailed History

*Dawnstar's Reign*

*See Also: Tauntingtear's Replies*

## Detailed Appearance

Tall and muscled in form, Tauntingtear is known to tower slightly over those around him. His thick and long fur assists with making him look even longer, often messy and with a few tangles. His harsh green gaze is piercing, known to search those he is looking at. With this tom, it truly is as if the eyes are the window to the soul. His top layer of fur is a deep, dark gray that is very similar to black. His undercoat is a gray-ish white, which shows the most at his throat and a little bit at the back of his neck. His paws have little and hard-to-notice specks of a similar gray-ish white, continuing a bit further up his hind legs. He has a long, very fluffy tail that seems to fade abruptly into the same gray-ish white. Finally, he has a messy strip of white down his muzzle, as if some of his fur was torn from his face. A small black dot rests on top of this tear (near his jaw.) His nose is black, darker than his fur,

## Kin

Mother: Goosepetal

Father: Conifertalon

## Backstory

He was raised by his parents- Conifertalon and Goosepetal. His mother, while prevalent during his youngest of kit years, seemed to disappear as soon as he was old enough to eat fresh prey. His father, on the other hand, became at Tauntingkit’s every step. Helping him learn the short basics of fighting, Conifertalon’s young son was soon an energetic and aggressive ball of fur. Tauntingpaw was soon apprenticed to an older sentinel by the name of Larkstorm. Though wise, the older tom was quite slow, and was often outmatched by the young apprentice. Tauntingpaw soon found other ways to learn, taking patrols with the other mentors and sentinels as much as he could to learn new moves and experience challenges .

Late into his apprentice years, Goosepetal was found speaking with a rogue. She was ignored by many in the clan, including Conifertalon and Tauntingpaw. Tauntingpaw’s energetic nature soon faded as became a more silent and observant tom. He regretted not being able to seen the signs earlier, and vowed to catch those like his mother in the act before it could get too serious. Before long, his apprenticeship was over, and he was made into a full-time sentinel. His mentor passed away almost immediately after, being unable to make it to eldership because of a dog attack. This same fate eventually took Tauntingtear’s father, Conifertalon. Shocked into grief, the young tom only seemed to grow quieter, showing little emotion over the passings of those close to him. After quite a few moons, Tauntingtear was made a member of the council and became a strong advocate for his clanmates. He began caring for all of the cats a bit more than others, from the smallest kit to the oldest elder. He would go out of his way to help those around him, sometimes neglecting his duties as a sentinel. As he began to get training from the council members around him, his mother passed away from a sickness. Busy with training, Tauntingtear seemed to show no recollection or reaction to the event.

When Valleystar passed away, Tauntingtear was chosen as deputy. It took no time at all for the tom to be beside Dawnstar at all times, becoming her closest acquaintance.

## Links

Theme Song/Voice Claim

* Spotify Playlist Link (In Progress)

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