Ottertail

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**Ottertail** is 96-moon-old, white tom with blue eyes. He has a scar on his neck, from an otter, and a torn ear, from protecting Laketree during the rogue attack. He also has a mangled tail, from a dog. He is also deaf, due to his white-dominance. He has the Fierce trait and is very smart.

## History

Ottertail was born to Odd and Bat on year 4, along with his brother Emberkit. He was named after the, then, leader of SharpClan, Otterstar, whom Odd had known previously.

In Year 5, he had snuck out of camp as a kit and followed a blood scent, until he had found Potato, a 14-moon-old (at the time) kittypet-runaway tom, who had been attacked by a fox. He led him back to camp to "get help from the nice medicine cat friend, Laketree!" Potato then joined GalaxyClan, and renamed himself "Potatocloud". They became best friends, and have been for the remainder of the series. When he became an apprentice, he trained under Hopwhisker. She had been a queen in the nursery at the time Otterpaw was born, so she was well-accustomed to his deafness. She honed his other senses during their training, and now Ottertail is usually one of the first cats to be able to sense danger around. Once he was a warrior, both he and his brother had both gained a crush on the new warrior Palepath, who had a crush on Potatocloud at the time.

In Year 6, his brother had gotten together with Palepath this year, yet no bad blood had been spilled between the two. He teases him about "stealing Palepath if he messes up" But never means it, and is genuinely happy for Emberfeather and Palepath. He also got he got his Neck scar this year, and his ear tear from protecting the medicine den, along with Laketree, with his brother, during the rogue attack. They both wished they could protect the elder's den during this, as both their parents, Odd and Bat, were in there. But they realized their duty to protect Galaxyclan's sole medicine cat. He had also gotten an apprentice this year, the loving Fernpaw.

In Year 7, he had a whirlwind fling with the daughter of the leader of BugClan, Blazehare. She became pregnant from this encounter, and had a single she-cat, named Swankit. The BugClan medicine cat had received an omen about Swankit, and, while reluctantly to both Heatherstar (the leader of BugClan) and Blazehare, they gave her up to Ottertail. When he brought her back, Burdockstar was furious and confined him to camp for some moons. He tried to take care of his daughter but she made it hard for him, as she resented both her parents, and BugClan for giving her up. She became an apprentice, and was mentored to Ottertail's old apprentice, Fernheart.

In Year 8, He did his best to help the clan when things got busy this year, and smoothed over his relationship with Burdockstar, after he was in a backup patrol, to help shoo away a dog that had killed her daughter, Shrewpatch. He also chased out a couple more dogs this year, without being harmed, which earned him the nickname "Ottertail The Dog-Slayer." He still tried to bond with his daughter, Swanleaf now, more,and it worked due to him being in the medicine den more for his hearing worsening. He also comforted his brother after Palepath's death, and helped him name his 5 kits, Bugkit, Lavenderkit, Flaxkit, Lichenkit and Hollowkit.

In Year 9, Ottertail had chased out a group of 4 rogues, and came out unharmed. He also supported his brother when he became deputy, and openly grieved his best friend Potatocloud, who died of greencough this same year. He also got a lot closer to Swanleaf, however he knows something is bothering her, and every time he brings it up she gets snappy.

In Year 10, his hearing had gotten worse, yet he managed to defeat 2 dogs without being harmed.

In Year 11, Ottertail became the newest deputy of GalaxyClan, after his brother died. He also became mates with Cloudjay, who he seems to like, despite their age gap. He did finally get hurt from a dog this year, a mangled tail. He also found Forget-Me-Not flowers during leaf-bare, and decided to wear them, in honor of Emberfeather. He is now, also, 100% deaf this year, as his hard-of-hearing ear had completely gone blank. He had mastered lipreading beforehand, though. During the fire, He helps Swanleaf carry Cinderspeck out of the medicine den.

In Year 12, Ottertail had changed personalities this year, from Bold to Fierce. He also had a litter of 4 kits with his mate, Cloudjay, with the help of a surrogate named Ermine. They had 3 sons, Mudkit, Forestkit, and Stagkit, and a single daughter, Yarrowkit. He wasn't doing the best at being deputy, he had been hoping for a break, and even got into a fight with Butterflycatcher, that only Brightstar could break up. He saw his past mistakes with Blazehare in her (as she had had half-clan kits with a warrior named Thunderspirit, from CreekClan), and while he had make up his mistakes, it seemed like she still liked Thunderspirit, and would continue to keep making mistakes, hence the fight. He also went on patrol with the new medicine cat apprentice, Flamepaw, and let him boss him around, "remembering what it was like to be young," Sadly, later than the year, he had died due to freezing, while on a patrol with Lavenderheather. A sudden storm had swooped them in when they were on a hunting patrol, and they had to huddle for warmth in a small crevice in a tree. His kits, Forestkit and Mudkit, soon joined him this year, dying from greencough as well.

## Gallery

Otterkit and his parents and brother (Year 4)Otterkit in Year 4 with Odd and EmberkitOtterkit invites Potatocloud (Year 5)Hopwhisker training Otterpaw (Year 5)Ottertail in Year 5Ottertail and Emberfeather protect Laketree during the rogue attack. (Year 6)Ottertail trains Fernpaw (Year 6)Ottertail in Year 6Ottertail and Blazehare (Year 7)Ottertail and his daughter Swankit (Year 7)Ottertail in Year 7Ottertail in Year 8Ottertail in Year 9Ottertail in Year 10Otter and Cloud having a run through the forest together (Year 11)Ottertail helping Cinderspeck (Year 11)Ottertail finds flowers in leaf-bare, that remind him of Emberfeather (Year 11)Ottertail and Cloudjay in Year 11Ottertail and Cloudjay play with their kits. (Year 12)Ottertail and Lavenderheather freeze to death on patrol. (Year 12)Ottertail with his 2 kits, Forestkit and Mudkit, in Year 12/StarClan