Flicker - DeathClan [OLD]

[Amberflare]

Name: Flicker

Prefix Meaning: Her fur is a mixture of ginger and black, and it reminded her parents of flickering flames.

Suffix Meaning: There isn't one...

Age: 15 moons

Rank: Warrior

Clan: DeathClan

Description:
Flicker is quite fond of her appearance when it comes to her fur colour. Her parents chose her name well. The ginger that is splashed across her black fur is a little like the flames of a fire. It has often been admired amongst others, especially with her brother who once asked her if it gave her special powers (when they were only three moons, mind you). She has never shown off about her fur colour, although she is very proud of it. She likes to think that it makes her stronger, or braver than others (although this is entirely untrue).

However, something she is not very proud of is the fact that her fur is very messy. It always sticks out in random directions, making her appear scruffy. She has long tried to tame her fur and see if she can make herself appear to be clean and tidy. She has failed with every attempt. The only time her fur lied flat was after she has fallen in a river. It didn't last - when it dried it returned to its normal, wild self.

She has very striking eyes. Her eyes are a vivid green, the colour of jade. They are a bit too bright, and often take a few cats aback. It irritates Flicker when this happens. However, for cats who are used to her eyes, this isn't much of a problem. When you get beyond the brightness of her eyes, you can see that her eyes are very lively, typically when she is in a good mood. When her mood darkens, her eyes do also, but not much.

When she was younger she lived on moors, so as she grew up chasing rabbits she is fast and slim. Her agility allows her to move swiftly and dodge things easily. She is not the strongest cat, but she is not completely lacking in strength, and can deliver quite bad wounds. Her slimness means that she finds it easier to fit through narrow gaps. She is also used to living without much food, and doesn't like to eat as much as the average cat.


Personality:
Flicker's personality has changed a lot throughout her life. As a young kit she was always very bright and cheerful towards others. She was always very confident and didn't shy away from most things. She could be a bit rude occasionally, and didn't always think before she did things, but generally she was a very nice cat. However, whenever she came across a cat that wasn't related to her (and that wasn't very often) she would shy away. She wasn't very good in their presence, and became very nervous and timid.

As she grew older she began to think more about her actions, and became more calm and controlled. However, she lost none of her liveliness, and remained a nice cat to be around. She always cheered up cats without even trying. She was always very good at putting a smile on someone's face. As she often moved a lot with her parents, she became very good at speaking to cats she didn't know very well. She learnt how to deal with a range of different personalities, and not to irritate anyone.

She was always a fairly innocent cat. She didn't like violence or anger. She never had an idea of how cruel the world could truly be. She was always mortified at the mention of anything horrible or nasty, and didn't like to stray to those sort of subjects when talking. In her innocent mind she believed that if cats were careful, they needn't be in dangerous situation. Only evil or foolish cats ended up in those sort of bad situations. She believed this for quite a long time.

However, her whole outlook on the world changed only a moon ago. The greatest tragedy in her life occurred, and she was never the same again. She withdrew into herself and didn't talk to anyone much. Her once happy and cheerful behaviour vanished. She became cold and depressed. Also, being in the presence of DeathClan cats is poisoning her mind and twisting it in horrible ways. Although she still felt a little opposed to violence and wouldn't do anything violent herself, she wouldn't go out of her way to stop cats doing harmful things to others. Listening to the views of the Deathclanners was making her wonder if her previous beliefs were wrong. She wouldn't speak to anyone, and remained inside her own bubble of pain. Most of all, her life lost it's meaning; she didn't want to do anything, or go anywhere. Her current goal is only to avoid making the other cats in DeathClan angry. She has changed into a completely different cat.


History:
Flicker was born as a loner. She lived on the moors with her parents and her brother. Her father was called Shade. He was a very light-hearted and friendly cat, and he often sat with his kits and told them stories and chatted with them. It was her mother, Swirl, who was more of a warrior image to Flicker and her brother. As soon as Swirl's kits were old enough to be left alone for a while, she was out hunting for them. Flicker has always admired her in a way, although she herself isn't a particular fan of hunting and fighting a lot. Her brother was called Gorse. He felt inspired to be a great hunter and fighter. However, he was always a little timid.

For the first seven moons of her life she lived in the same place - a disused badger set on a moor. She spend her youth with Gorse as they played games and enjoyed themselves. They spent most of their time in the burrow, or nearby it. Occasionally, their parents would guide them around the area and allow them to explore, something both of them highly enjoyed. However, her family had to leave the place. A large amount of badgers had moved in very close to where they were, and Shade and Swirl feared that the badgers might attack them in the night. The family sadly departed from the home that they had all loved.

After that they consistently moved from place to place, trying to find somewhere suitable to stay permanently. They never did find the right place. There was always either too much danger from territorial cats or predators, or there wasn't enough food or water to supply them sufficiently. Sometimes they moved on simply because they didn't feel at home. Flicker became adjusted to consistently moving, and to change. She met many different cats in the journey. She felt inspired by their stories and enjoyed talking to a lot of them. She learnt to judge character, and knew which cats to avoid. Travelling taught her a lot about the world, far more than her parents could have told her.

However, one risky move destroyed everything they had. They were in the middle of a storm and were desperate for shelter. They came across a disused badger set - similar to the one they had once had for many moons. They were all very eager to use it, and didn't properly check if it was actually uninhabited - which it was the home to a family of badgers. The badgers viciously attacked the small family. They were trapped and there was very little chance of survival. Flicker escaped by the skin of her neck, but none of her other family members survived. At the age of 14 moons, her life had been destroyed.

She felt very lost afterwards. All her life she had relied on her parents to guide her, but now she didn't know what to do. She wandered around for a while, unsure of where to go. After a while she came across DeathClan. They were an unappealing group, but Flicker was desperate for somewhere to stay, but more than that, she wanted company. So she joined them and became a member of DeathClan.


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[Fia]

Very nice, Amberflare! =] I've just one request to make. You don't have to go into massive amount of detail, but do you think you could tell us in what way(s) DeathClan has changed her? Just, you know, so we have an idea of whether she's just 'cold and depressed', or actually unkind and/or violent. Some cats go sadistic and bloodthirsty in DeathClan, some are bitter and angry but not actively out to hurt people, others are sad or just plain blank/dead inside, still others are completely mad. XD Which category, if any, does Flicker fall into?

[Amberflare]

Thanks! I've extended the last paragraph on personality so now it includes the way she's changed and what she's like now.

[Fia]

Fantastic, thank you! =] Your bio has been ACCEPTED and will now be moved to the appropriate board. Welcome to Silver Warriors, Amberflare!