Thistletail of WindClan

Name: Thistletail

Gender: tom

Age: 12

Alliance: WindClan

Rank: warrior

Appearance: Thistletail is a brown tabby tom.  He has white, black, and darker brown stripes.  His eyes are a bright green.  He is small, even for a WindClan cat.  His fur is short and usually dirty.  He is very skinny as well.  His long tail always drags on the ground.  His big eyes are usually sad. 

Personality: Thistletail tries to be optimistic, but usually he is sad to the point of depression.  He isn't overly enthusiastic about things and spends his time alone.  He likes to think things through and studies the ways of warriors, but can never carry out the actions himself.  His mind is actually quite mature for his age.  He is very sweet and gentle.  He can't really play games, so he is fine to sit and watch, though every now and then jealously takes over.  His heart is loyal to his clan and clanmates, though he can't fight for them the way others do.  Instead, with his analytical brain he offers advice to others, though usually the only cats who listen are younger.  Thistletail is smart and can figure out difficult problems.  He is willing to help where he is needed and when he is able.  However, the one thought that occupies his brain most often is the wish for him to be healthy.

History: Thistlekit was born to a WindClan mother and an unknown father.  He was the only kit that survived, and even then he was unhealthy.  He was almost small and skinny and never able to eat enough.  He tried to play with his friends, but his body just wouldn't allow it.  Eventually, he ended up just sitting in the nursery, alone.  He got over his sickness by the time he became an apprentice, but he was still very weak.  He tried to be optimistic, but training was difficult for him.  He couldn't fight because he was too weak, and he couldn't pounce far enough or keep his paws still enough to hunt.  No one, not even the medicine cat, could figure out what was wrong with him.  Eventually, the clan started referring to him as crippled.  The leader was gracious enough to give him his warrior name, Thistletail, but ever since he has been living out his days in camp, mostly alone.

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