Sunrisesolstice

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**Sunrisesolstice** is a thick-furred, cream and orange tabby tom with wave-like mackerel stripes, vibrant green eyes, and an array of flowers decorating his fur to conceal several scars on his pelt.
**Sunrisesolstice** was born to his two mothers Fallenstep and Springflower alongside his brother, Sunsettulip. He has served under Valleystar's and Dawnstar's reigns.

## General Information

### Scent:

Underneath the scent of flowers he adorns his fur with, he smells slightly of citrus.

## Relations

Mates: Cloverpool (formerly), Monarchgarden (formerly)

Friendships: TBD

Enemies: TBD

Mentor: TBD

Apprentice: Mistypaw

## Interests

*Likes*

Sunrisesolstice loves playing with kits and the younger members of the Clan. He likes to teach them lessons and would endlessly mentor cats if he could. He loves to eat too (though is careful not to take too much prey). He also likes chatterboxes (listening to someone endlessly is a great activity), sunrises and sunsets, and catching up with his brother Sunsettulip.

*Dislikes*

He loathes when other cats comment on his facial scar. He knows it's unreasonable for others to not, considering it's on his face, but it always gets him all huffy. Any comments against his appearance are a huge dislike. He’s not a big fan of being wet, since it makes his fur heavier. He also dislikes running long distances, leaf-bare in general, and clouds.

## Skills/Faults

*Skills*

He has great resolve when it comes to problems within the Clan or his personal life (even if he can’t solve them on his own). Even without kits of his own, he’s very good with kits. He treats them like individuals, but is also politely gentle when need be. His light colored eyes adjust well and see better in the darkness, which is a huge plus to his tunneling position. To state the obvious, his large paws and strong legs also lend well to the digging and hard work that comes with that as well.

*Faults*

His devotion to one thing can lead him to be blind to others. For instance, when he was chasing after Cloverpool, he let his duties slip to the side. After their amicable break-up, his devotion switched entirely to his duty as a tunneler and hasn’t shifted much since, meaning his personal relationships have faltered. The pride in his looks leads to him being grumpy when he doesn’t like how he’s looking. He also might get distracted on patrols trying to see himself in any available water, whether a puddle or a river. Though he won’t admit it, he’s secretly very insecure about his appearance. One last thing would be his clumsiness. He has a tendency to trip over his own paws or not watch where he’s going.

## Personality

Sunrisesolstice is a very devoted, big hunk of a cat. He is entirely devoted to being the best Clanmate he can be, leading him to be a strong pillar in the Clan and a kind, helpful soul. He’s a secret (not-so-secret) softie with a really big heart. If some cat needs a shoulder to cry on, he’s got a really nice one for that. He might not be able to help solve any of the issues, but his ears are big enough for listening. He’s also a bit of a goofball, trying to be a bright light for others with bad jokes and physical humor (pretending to trip, etc.). Despite all of this, of course, he has his flaws. This golden tabby is very vain and cares a lot about how he looks. He takes a lot of pride in being handsome and put-together, thus getting upset when he isn’t appearing his best. His routine almost every day is to get up early, before the sun has a chance to kiss the sky, and go to his stash of flowers to decorate his fur. At least once a week, he has to replenish this stock with fresh ones. During leaf-fall and leaf-bare when his selected flowers might not be so plentiful, he’s not above using stalks of grass, lesser plants, and leaves instead.

## Detailed History

*Dawnstar's Reign*

**Moon 2**

## Detailed Appearance

Sunrisesolstice is a pale, golden tabby with long fluffy fur particularly around his neck, belly, and tail. The front half of his body is a darker golden-orange color, while his color towards his haunches and paws is a paler cream color. He has the cream color around his muzzle, under his eyes, up his forehead, and on his chest as well. Some tufts of fur in his ears are also cream. His most significant marking is a clearly darker dot and stripes on his chest that appear to be like a sun rising. The tom’s build is fairly slender, but he has strong legs and bigger paws. He enjoys adorning his fur with beautiful flowers that remind him of sunny days; for example, sunflowers, dandelions, and marigolds. His eyes are a vibrant, lime green and he has a cute pink nose. Much to his displeasure, starting at his forehead and cutting down his face around his muzzle is a long, fairly wide scar parting his fur.

𝐏𝐄𝐋𝐓: A long-furred pale, golden tabby pelt.

𝐁𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐃: A fairly slender build but with strong legs and bigger paws.

𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐒: Vibrant, lime green eyes.

𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐒: There’s a long, fairly wide scar parting the fur from his forehead down to his muzzle.

𝐀𝐃𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒: His fur is adorned with flowers (sunflowers, dandelions, and marigolds) during the moons they’re available or grass/leaves in cold moons.

## Kin

Mothers: Fallenstep, Springflower

Brother: Sunsettulip

Kits: Honeypaw

## Backstory

Sunrisesolstice was born alongside his brother, Sunsettulip, to Springflower. Her mate, their other mother, Fallenstep was often in the nursery with the happy family as well. The donor that made their birth possible has never been named and never been important. Both mothers took turns looking after and playing with the kits, while the other would go support the Clan in their duties. The siblings were well-loved and brought up nice and simply. They were close enough for siblings, not velcroed to each other’s sides, but friendly and loving towards each other. Sunrisesolstice found himself as the more outgoing of the two, and he quickly sped on towards apprenticeship then full-name status. A few moons into being a tunneler, a she-cat caught his eye. Though they had different duties, Sunrisesolstice made sure to find any chance to talk. The pretty silver tabby was Cloverpool, and the two of them had a brief time where they were mates. Eventually, Cloverpool came to him and let him know that she figured out she didn’t like toms. At this point, Sunrisesolstice had realized he liked any cat he wanted. He accepted them and the two split amicably. They remained friends to this day. Later in his life, he fell for Monarchgarden and the two had a litter. Two of the kits were unfortunately killed in the coyote attack, but one kit survived! This event did drive a wedge between him and his mate and they eventually split. Part of Sunrisesolstice still loves them. Though he hates talking about it, the story of his scar is important to mention. When he was still an apprentice, Sunrisesolstice was tunneling with his mentor in a very dry area. Feeling ambitious, he rose up on his hindlegs to scrap the unevenness of the tunnel ceiling. Inexperienced, he didn’t realize this could easily ruin the integrity of the structure. A part of the ceiling crumbled on top of him, including a stone sharper than claws coming down and slicing his face. The tom was terrified when he woke up in the medicine cat den with half his face swathed in cobwebs. Luckily, it didn’t hit his eye, but he still hates how badly it healed.

## Links

Theme Song/Voice Claim

* Spotify

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