Snipshine

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Snipshine is a huge, muscular, wirey brown and white tabby tom, with deep copper eyes, and a lengthy scar across his back.

## Snipshine

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## Education

### Mentor:

Maplestar

**Snipshine** is an AcornClan warrior serving under Maplestar's leadership. Born to Springfeather and an unknown brown she-cat in the nest of a twoleg, he was initially called **Snippy** by the twoleg kits. *He hated it.* His mother didn't bother much with taking care of him, as she figured the twolegs would give him away anyway. Springfeather, wishing to protect his son, escaped the nest with him one dark night while the others were fast asleep. They ran into the forest, staying in its deepest, furthest end for as long as they could - being loners wasn't easy. The two lived off squirrels and voles for as long as they could, before eventually being found by Rookshell. The medicine cat brought them to Maplepelt's camp where they were nursed back to health, and **Snip** was named **Snippaw,** becoming Maplepelt's apprentice. He made friends with another cat there - Tanglepaw - but graduated and recieved his warrior name of **Snipshine** a long while before him.

Once Maplepelt recieved her leader name of Maplestar, and the camp was named AcornClan, Snipshine got his own apprentice - Wolfpaw. However, the two only managed to have a couple of training sessions together before the young cat was taken in by Rookshell for having a prophetic dream. Soon afterward, Snipshine was searching for a purpose and something to do, and stumbled upon a dying cat near the thunderpath. Nobody was around, so he tried to save them, but his efforts were futile and they bled out. The string of bad luck made him doubt his abilities for the first time ever, so when he came across another wounded loner, he did everything he could to help. The grateful she-cat - Bitterroot - joined AcornClan as a way of thanking the one that saved her.

Snipshine and Bitterroot would soon become mates and have their first litter of four kits - Songkit, Midnightkit, Autumnkit and Fawnkit - and adopt the orphaned Finchkit. While the kits were still incredibly young, an adder snuck into the camp clearing, aiming for one of them. However, Snipshine lunged in front of the snake, taking the blow and miraculously surviving. He would go on to continue his warrior duties as if nothing happened, but with questions on what would happen if he truly died one of these times. Nevertheless, he pushed on.

## Clangen History

*For a more detailed overview of Snipshine's life, click here!*

### Moon 1

Wind breezed through the forest as Snipshine left camp for dusk patrol. The sun, warm and calming, filtered through the leaves, leaving behind *light* and *shadow*. The tom's walk was one of quiet confidence, expecting to hunt as normal before returning to camp to rest. Yet as he moved through the woods, the songs of nature surrounding him stopped by a loud screech that pierced the air. In an instant, his instincts kicked in, and he dropped to the ground, his senses tuned to the source of the sound. Then, within the foliage, Snipshine's eyes fell upon a gory scene unlike anything he had witnessed before, even while living as a loner. A loner lay face-down amidst a thicket of brambles, their once-white fur now stained by their own blood. The gruesome sight before him was a deep, jagged gash that had slit their stomach open - a wound that spoke of hostility. *Another cat had to have done this, but who?* Snipshine, usually the embodiment of pride and confidence, felt a wave of panic wash over him as he knelt beside the injured loner. His heart raced and his paws trembled as he reached out to try and lift them. Desperation punched him in the gut as he struggled to carry the wounded cat, his muscles straining, but his attempts were futile. The loner's blood didn't stop, creating a pool of red that Snipshine tried not to look at.

Their eyes turned pale and dull, and they could no longer form words - only a raspy whisper that Snipshine couldn't make out. Their gaze turned vacant and empty, staring blankly into the stars. Time stretched painfully as Snipshine attempted to prolong the inevitable. It was as if the very threads of existence were slipping through his grasp, and he could only watch helplessly as the loner's body suddenly went limp. They fell into a pool of their own blood, their consciousness gone. Snipshine felt his shoulders slump in defeat as he laid the lifeless body gently on the ground. He, who had defended AcornClan against intruders in the past, couldn't bare to see actual, raw and unfiltered death. For an entire moon, the detailed memory of that day haunted him. The tang of blood stuck to him, and the image of the gash across the loner's lower body played out in his mind over and over. He couldn't escape the weight of the guilt. But then, it seemed as if StarClan allowed him another chance.

### Moon 2

It happened again. Another loner was injured on the AcornClan border, and it was Snipshine who found them again. This time, though, it went better. He let the anger he felt at himself be the fuel to saving this life. He immediately tried to call for help from the nearby patrol, but they didn't hear him. He decided he had no time to waste, as he didn't want to fail again. He didn't care if this loner carried the disease Rookshell and Wolfpaw mentioned, so even if saving this cat could harm the rest of the clan, he was determined to at least try to help. And that was when it happened. It was as if the wandering ghost of the earlier loner had helped him carry the cat back to camp. The feeling was so odd, so chilling, but he didn't care. He just focused on helping them. It was a sort of *redemption* in his mind. The cat, whose name was apparently Bitter, felt immense gratitude for Snipshine's help and decided to join the clan, even if that meant having to go under a process of isolation in case she were sick. Thankfully, especially for the rest of the clan, she didn't bring them any kind of illness. Just a torn pelt and broken leg that Snipshine promised Rookshell to help out with.

### Moon 3

Perhaps as a chance to redeem himself, Snipshine decided to take on a new apprentice after 'losing' Wolfpaw. It was the younger brother of his closest friend Tanglemurk - Coralpaw. The pair was quick to dash straight out of camp and begin exploring everything, Snipshine's playful nature allowing his apprentice's excited feelings shine through. They ran around for what seemed like hours, and the little guy managed to catch a plump rabbit that was on the AvianClan border, only getting a rosethorn stuck in his paw. Later, Snipshine was distraught upon learning the brand-new apprentice got sick shortly after visiting the medicine cat for assistance - Rookshell didn't know she had the illness when she plucked it out using her teeth, and accidentally transmitted it. It wasn't even a common, regular ailment; it was the one Rookshell and Maplestar were worried about when Bitterroot was brought back to the clan. Foamcough. He felt guilty for not even being able to take a thorn out of his apprentice's paw, but regrets didn't mean anything without actions. The one keeping him company now was Bitterroot. He appreciated her trying to comfort him, like he had comforted her when he saved her from going to StarClan death and carried her back to Rookshell. Conflicting feelings swirled throughout Snipshine's mind - the senior medicine cat saved the life of his now close friend, but forgot basic safety protocols and let a tiny, freshly made apprentice catch the plague.

### Moon 4

Snipshine very quickly developed feelings for the she-cat he helped out two and a half moons prior, his lovely Bitterroot. Their personalities weren't exactly identical, but that was exactly what made them grow closer together - alongside gossip. For hours on end, the duo would talk about recent interactions between their clanmates - especially the subtle love triangle they noticed forming between Maplestar, Waterhusk and Whispertuft. Occasionally, Snipshine would make slightly flirty jokes about their own relationship, as seeing Bitterroot hide her face between her paws was cute to him. One gorgeous, misty morning, highlighted by the bright scenery of the dawnlit forest, he asked her if she wanted to go out on patrol together. They walked in tense silence for some time before he decided to break the ice. He picked a flower he remembered her mention she liked, and put it behind her ear. He confessed that he developed a small crush on her and that he didn't expect her to reciprocate the feelings, but she did, practically melting into the ground. She was so grateful for him bringing her back to camp that day, and even if they had known each other for only two moons now, they wanted to spend every last bit of time together from this point onward.

### Moon 7

Well, this was rather unexpected. Bitterroot had been feeling slightly ill recently, vomiting and feeling discomfort almost all the time. Snipshine concernedly asked Rookshell if she could be sick with foamcough, but these symptoms were rather different. When she mentioned that Bitterroot might be expecting kits, Snipshine nearly got sent straight to StarClan. Not once in his life did he think he was the type to have a large family with a mate and kits, but here he was. He was happy, though, since it meant they could soon have little versions of one another to keep them company, and it would bring them even closer.

### Moon 8

Late in the night, Bitterroot began feeling intense pains – she sensed it was time to have the kits at last. She woke Rookshell and Heathbracken up to let them know, and they brought her over to a quiet corner of the nursery with soft moss bedding. Carefully, the she-cats guided her through the process of kitting, and there were no major casualties beside some blood loss. Four kits joined the clan that night – Songkit, Midnightkit, Fawnkit and Autumnkit. In the morning, Snipshine woke up before dawn hours to Waterhusk nudging his shoulder, letting him know that his mate kitted. His tail curled in surprise, and he practically sprinted over to the nursery, proud of his mate and exhilarated to meet the new additions to the clan.

Some hours after Bitterroot had the kits, Tanglemurk turned up to Maplestar carrying an unknown kit, small and likely just a few hours old aswell. The aura turned gloomy and dark, Snipshine waiting to see what would happen - he expected for him and the young one to be turned down due to the foamcough situation, yet something was different, and Finchkit joined AcornClan aswell that day, being taken in as if he was just another in Bitterroot's litter. While she had questions and speculations about the kitten's origin, Snipshine didn't care much about the specifics, just proud that he and his mate saved the young one's life.

## Description

### Scars gained

*The following is a chronological list of scars and/or major injuries that Snipshine has gained:*

* A long, thick scar stretching from the back of his left shoulder to the base of his tail was caused by an encounter with a rogue (Moon 5).
* A faded scar caused by a snake bite is barely visible on his front right paw. He was injured while defending Songkit (Moon 10).

## Personality

Snipshine is an insanely overconfident, bold and shameless tom in 9 scenarios out of 10 - the only time he isn't so loud and boisterous is when he's around Bitterroot or their kits. When around those he wishes to keep safe, he usually stays serious and attempts to keep his composure, but that doesn't mean he can't have fun and play with his kits - every single one of their kits apart from Songkit prefers their father over their mother, although he teaches them to be nice to *anyone apart from enemies.* Additionally, Snipshine is an extraordinarily strong fighter and able to take down even the toughest of opponents with no more than brute force, providing him with even more of a confidence boost.

## Kin

### *Members*

Mother: Unnamed she-cat (Alive, kittypet (last known))

Father: Springfeather (Alive as of last Clangen playthrough)

Sons: Songkit, Autumnkit, Fawnkit (***ALL** alive as of most recent playthrough*)

Foster son: Finchkit (*Alive as of most recent playthrough*)

Daughter: Midnightkit (*Alive as of most recent playthrough*)

## References

1. ↑ # *This page is a work-in-progress, and in need of a cleanup. Help by reorganizing the content and writing whatever you know about the page topic!*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 *Clangen, Snipshine's Info Page*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Clangen, Snipshine's sprite*

## Full Clangen Page

Snipshine's Full Clangen Page!*Image taken during Moon 10!*