Basilpool

Name - Basilpool

Gender - She-cat

Clan - MarshClan

Rank - Warrior

Family - Canyonstar (mate), Elmleap (brother), Sagestep (sister), Pepperdust, Ashkit, Sedgekit, and Cricketkit (daughters), Wolfkit (son)

Friends - Sootsnow, Cedarpoppy

Enemies -

## Appearance and Personality

#### Appearance

Basilpool is a small, fluffy, cream she-cat with a flame-colored point pattern and green eyes. She is missing the tip of her left ear from a fox attack.

#### Personality

Basilpool is brave, confident, and not worried about what others think about her. She is very close with her siblings. She loves Canyonstar very much and is fond of her home in MarshClan. She worries about not being a good enough mother for her kits and tends to be very anxious, though she would never tell anyone that.

## Backstory

#### Kithood

Basilkit was born in OasisClan to a former loner named Darkcurrent alongside her siblings, Elmkit and Sagekit. Their father, a former kittypet named Stormheart, ended up naming the kits, because Darkcurrent died shortly after the kits were born. Since Stormheart and Darkcurrent had met before joining the Clan, he remembered some of the plants in his garden that she'd liked and he named their kits accordingly. They were then given to another queen, Springpelt, to take care of.

Springpelt's kits were about a moon older than Basilkit and her siblings, but they were rather kind toward them. Icekit, Summerkit, and Owlkit had lost their father shortly before Darkcurrent's death and were happy to have younger siblings to look after. Basilkit and Sagekit loved their older sisters, but Elmkit regarded them with thinly veiled contempt.

Stormheart always tried to remain close to his kits. Springpelt approved of this, and he was able to spend some time with her kits too, making sure that all six kits got the chance to have a father in their life.

During the last moon of her kithood, Basilkit was rather jealous of Icepaw, Summerpaw, and Owlpaw. She was rather impatient to join them in the apprentice den.

#### Apprenticeship

Basilpaw was apprenticed to Stemstar, the then-current leader. She enjoyed training with her siblings and Springpelt's kits.

Unfortunately, both Springpelt and Stormheart died of greencough that leaf-bare. Basilpaw was devastated.

At her first Gathering, she met a young MarshClan apprentice named Canyonpaw. Her sisters teased her about him, but Elmpaw had gotten into an argument with Canyonpaw earlier that moon and made his disapproval very loud.

When she was seven moons old, a fox was making a nuisance of itself on OasisClan territory. They managed to fight it off eventually, but she lost the tip of her left ear in the fight. Good job Basilpaw.

   A few days later, Sootsnow came by to basically ask Basilpaw out on Canyonpaw's behalf. It was rather difficult for her, considering that Owlpaw was the medicine cat apprentice at the time and was watching her carefully. Eventually, though, Basilpaw explained that it was all for the power of love or whatever.

These meetings continued until they were both warriors.

The whole Flamethorn-Pineclaw-Clovestrike drama happened when she was nine moons old. She didn't care very much.

Springpelt's kits eventually became warriors. Exactly one moon before Basilpaw and her siblings. Icewhistler moved into the nursery shortly after her warrior ceremony, due to there being three small kits in the nursery whose mother now despised them. Owlglow was a good medicine cat and Summerchip was constantly striving to prove herself.

#### Warrior Life

Once Basilpool got her warrior name, she set out for MarshClan. She was going to be Canyonmist's mate and nothing but his sudden refusal could stop her. He didn't stop her, of course, and they were very happy together.

Canyonmist was made deputy when Minkstar became leader. Basilpool was very happy for him.

You know who else became deputy? Summerchip. She and Icewhistler both caught greencough shortly afterward though and Songfrost was made deputy.

When Basilpool was twenty, her kits were born. Their names were Wolfkit and Pepperkit. She loved them, but she told Canyonmist quite plainly that they were not having any more. Canyonmist was fine with this until the plague hit.

   Not only did Minkstar lose all nine lives rather quickly, but Wolfkit also died. He was only three moons old and Basilpool was absolutely devastated. Things were made worse when she found out that Owlglow had also died- the same night as Wolfkit, actually.

Canyonmist got his new name and his nine lives and told Basilpool that Wolfkit was safe in StarClan with her parents. That was a bit of comfort to Basilpool, but not much.

However, life moves on and soon enough, Pepperkit was six moons old. She was apprenticed to Sparrowbreeze, a respectable young warrior.

Basilpool went out and yelled at the stars one time, promising to take everything she said about kits back if they would just leave Pepperpaw alone and let her live her life. Nothing terrible happened to Pepperpaw and during a little chat about life and stuff, Basilpool asked her how she'd feel about younger siblings. Pepperpaw seemed pretty excited about the prospect.

About a moon after Pepperdust's warrior ceremony, Basilpool had her second litter of kits. There were three she-cats and Basilpool named them Ashkit, Sedgekit, and Cricketkit. Canyonstar was rather excited about the kits as well and Pepperdust absolutely doted on them.

## Other

#### Trivia

* If we took her name literally, we'd have pesto. Wow.
* She believes that her oath to never have kits again is why Wolfkit died.

#### Quotes

*"Honestly, a fox took a bit outta my ear but they're acting like I got greencough!"*

*"I could have fought. I swear I can fight. But noooo, Basilpaw must sit back while her Clanmates and her own StarClan-cursed brother do all the dangerous stuff..."*

*"You're the medicine cat. I assume you know what you're doing."*

*"Oh good. Did Canyonmist put you up to this?"*

*"Canyonmist better be happy with these because I am never having kits again."*

*"If one of us had to die, why did it have to be him?"*

*"StarClan, please, I'll take it back. I'll take it all back. Just... just protect Pepperpaw. Don't let her die. Don't let her get sick. I take back my promise. I just... I'm not ready yet."*

*"Because I don't know everything. I know, I know, what a disappointment, but it's true."*