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Appearance
Cricketleap is a slender, long-legged cat. Her tail is long and whiplike, and her ears are very prominent. Her fur is a solid, deep brown, perfect for blending into the moorland of her birth, and her face and paws are nearly black in coloration. Her body is muscular, designed for endless running, as well as jumping powerfully enough to snatch low-flying hawks out of the air. She has pale green eyes, and a hardly-noticeable scar over her rump, near the base of her tail, from her first skirmish as an apprentice; it was controversially delivered to her by the RiverClan leader himself.
Personality
Charismatic |
Cricketleap is friendly and energetic, and knows how to apply her winning personality and good looks to soften any situation. She’s generally a popular choice for patrols because of how easily she takes to others.
Responsible |
She lives her life by the warrior code, and can be trusted to always obey orders. She is steadfast in her duties to WindClan.
Merciful |
In battle, Cricketleap has a hard time continuing to fight cats that are clearly beaten, and struggles to turn her back on cats in need. If she were to find an injured cat by WindClan territory, she would almost certainly offer help over chasing them away, unless Snowstar had specifically closed their borders.
Impulsive |
Occasionally, Cricketleap’s emotions get the better of her. If provoked by an opposing border patrol, she might sink to their level and spit insults; if she believes a cat is in need of her aid, she might reach out to them without thinking the consequences through fully. Even though the code shapes her life and she is a loyal warrior, she wants to make sure others are cared for.
Strong-willed |
Once Cricketleap has made a decision, it’s very hard to pry her away from it. She’s stubborn and believes in her own choices. Partnered with her softness for injured or sick cats, as well as her impulsivity and quickness to give in to her feelings, Cricketleap becomes somewhat unpredictable. It’s best to keep her on a short leash. History
▻ Born to Raintail and Ashlight along with her two brothers, Mudpaw and Sunstrike. Cricketleap has Tribe lineage through Raintail.
▻ She became an apprentice alongside her brothers, and was mentored by Snowstar, then known by his warrior name of Snowear.
▻ Mudpaw died of illness before gaining his warrior name.
▻ Wracked with grief, Cricketleap - then Cricketpaw - found herself in an unnecessarily violent skirmish with RiverClan near the Horseplace. She had finished beating back a RiverClan apprentice, only to come face to face with Heronstar himself, who clawed her badly in retaliation. This ended the battle; outraged by his heartless actions toward an apprentice, the WindClan cats retreated with Cricketpaw in tow.
▻ She recovered slowly in the medicine den, fearful of dying like her brother or being too badly injured to earn her warrior name, but ultimately made a full recovery and was made a warrior at the same time as Sunstrike. They had their vigil together.
▻ ShadowClan launched a terrible surprise attack on WindClan by secretly utilizing the ThunderClan tunnels that led to the moor. RiverClan crept up on WindClan from the other side. Badly outnumbered, WindClan fought back nonetheless.
▻ Pinestar, the ShadowClan leader, had cornered Cricketleap in battle. Cricketleap, who was abruptly and vividly remembering her encounter with Heronstar, had completely frozen in place.
▻ However, the battle came to an abrupt end when another WindClan warrior took the life of Pinestar, just before Pinestar could attack Cricketleap.
▻ Infuriated, the ShadowClan deputy, Crowthroat, ordered a full retreat of ShadowClan.
▻ With the numbers evened out, WindClan was able to drive RiverClan from their territory.
▻ Though there was heavy speculation about who had dealt the killing blow against Pinestar, Littlestar ordered his Clan to let it go and move on. Nobody asked Cricketleap what she saw that night, and so she kept it secret, in order to protect the killer from the newly-named Crowstar’s wrath... Relationships
Sunstrike, brother
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