#pineprickle

[fishcage]

Switchclaw’s OTHER really stupid dad. Not as bad as the other one, though.

Top photo is winter coat, bottom is a bad sketch of his summer coat lmao

Name: Pineprickle

Age: 64 moons

Status: Head guard (alive)

Predecessor: Flareflicker (deceased)

Mentor: Owlheart (alive)

Kin: 

Hickorysmoke (sister) (alive)

Erminestar (mate) (alive)

Switchclaw (son) (alive)

Doveface (nephew) (alive)

Bio:

Pineprickle has always been very close with Erminestar. Even as kits, they were inseparable. Pineprickle always likes to assume that there is good in everyone. Maybe he is right. He doesn’t know. 

Early into their apprenticehoods, Erminestar was very ambitious and almost suspicious to some, but this didn’t deter Pineprickle. He genuinely believes Ermine is a good cat, and that he doesn’t know how to really execute his ideas correctly. Pineprickle stuck with Erminestar, even as he grew more suspicious. He even helped Erminestar cover up the blatant slaughter of the previous leader and deputy, Thriftstar and Otterswipe. Pineprickle feels obligated to love Erminestar in a sense. He feels threatened by him at this point and is afraid he will be killed if he leaves him. He is very protective of his son, Switchclaw, and doesn’t want Erminestar to be a bad influence on him.

Pineprickle fought Flareflicker for his spot as top guard when he was 32 moons old. He won and Flareflicker was actually forced to retire because of how old he was.

Other notes:

- He smells like those pine forest yankee candles. It’s kinda overpowering. Makes him ridiculously easy to track.

- He still believes that there is good in Erminestar. He hopes.

- He decorates his pelt with pine cones on full moons.

- He is a comically terrible hunter.

- He has a very muscular build and Switchclaw takes after him a ton in that sense.

- He is embarrassed of how long his neck is. He doesn’t like the summer for this reason.

- He wants to rebel against Erminestar, but doesn’t know where he would start.

- He is genuinely scared of death. He fears going Below for loving a cat as malicious and cruel as Erminestar. He feels like he is responsible for enabling Erminestar. 

- He likes to chase seagulls for fun. He also enjoys swimming a lot.

- He has anisocoria in his right eye because of an injury he obtained as a young warrior.

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I cant find the tuckn,,, present emoji but that and then Zabuza

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a pineprickle

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Sakura, Shizune, and Kakashi

omg three faves of mine,, thank you 🥺🥺

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The man the myth the legend ... Sorry hes a little stupid

Name: Switchclaw

Age: 20 moons

Status: Lightclan guard (alive)

Mentor: Groundtalon (deputy, alive)

Kin:

Father: Erminestar (alive, Lightclan)

Father: Pineprickle (alive, Lightclan)

Bio:

- Switchclaw was born to two extremely powerful Lightclan cats and, from an early age, was raised accordingly. He was always held on a pedestal in some way, and he *hated* it. He constantly tried getting in trouble just to be treated like any other kit, but none of it exactly worked. He was extremely rambunctious and nonchalant as a kit, and other cats thought he would grow out of it. They were wrong.

- Erminestar appointed Switchpaw to Groundtalon. They did not get along well. Groundtalon was always a very gruff cat, and didn’t tolerate any sort of games in his training. Switchpaw was always very instigating and intense, turning anything into an argument, a game, or a mental challenge. However, he did excel in fighting, to Groundtalon’s advantage. Switchclaw loved Groundtalon because to him, Grountalon treated him like a normal apprentice, not sugarcoating anything or holding him on a perch. Groundtalon was a reluctant father figure to Switchpaw.

- During the battle between Lightclan and Duskclan for the Basking Flats, a cocky young Switchpaw decided to take on Russetblight, the big bad deputy of Duskclan. Not a good idea clearly. Russetblight got a little too rough with the little guy and accidentally killed him. However, Switchpaw didn’t die. The Stars said it wasn’t his time and revived him. Needless to say, that was a traumatic event for him.

- Switchpaw became Switchclaw at 10 moons old. He immediately rose through the ranks as a guard, and was known for his malicious battle techniques and reckless yet effective fighting. Switchclaw also began to see Below spirits around this time, who regularly contacted him during the day and at night. This has taken a toll on his mental health.

- Currently, Switchclaw has a terrible relationship with Erminestar and would like to be the one to overthrow him. He also would like to attack multiple clan leaders, but that is just because he wants to be better than them.

Other notes:

- He is albino.

- Nicknames of his include: Rabbit, Snowball, Zombie, Weasel, Oracle

- He’s not very intelligent. He struggles with critical thinking skills. He is very wise, though.

- He pretends to know what causes other cats’ deaths just to get favors from them sometimes. It usually works because of how vague he is.

- His eyes are ridiculously sensitive. He avoids direct sunlight when he can.

- He knows how to faint on command. He likes to do this to play dead sometimes. It isn’t good.

- He’s fallen from heights multiple times, and doesn’t intend on stopping. 

- He has no impulse control. Not even Groundtalon can do anything.

- He loves Pineprickle and would kill for him. That’s his dad don’t mess with him. He likes that Pineprickle gives him the attention he craves that Erminestar never gave him.

- He’s... kinda small. At least for Lightclan standards. Lightclan cats are usually just like... gigantic. They dwarf Emberclan cats, who tend to be far smaller. 

- He likes to say phrases like “i can smell colors” when he is tired. Doveface, who has synesthesia, is annoyed by this.

- His eyesight is surprisingly good for an albino cat. 

- He likes to chase animals with large sticks when he is bored. Think of that video of the dude chasing the cops with the large stick. That is Switchclaw.

- Switchclaw was named for his peculiar stance. He likes to stand with his front paws crossing.

[fishcage]

Oh yeah a scene

Context: Saffronpaw spied on a couple Lightclan cats and decided to give them the benefit of the doubt and let them go. She ended up telling Squirrelpaw (reddish molly) because they are besties and she felt guilty abt it. Squirrelpaw freaked out abt it and grabbed Yellowpaw (big grey tom) to come and help them track down the Lightclan cats. Squirrelpaw is only really doing this to try and receive credit for “doing the right thing”. She kinda guilted Saffronpaw into taking action abt it and both Saffron and Yellow are worried abt this not being the right decision. 

The two cats that stole prey were Erminestar and Pineprickle. 

But yeah this was rlly fun 2 make!! Also Squirrelpaw will become Squirrelsnarl (manipulation abilities and passive aggressive nature) and Yellowpaw becomes Yellowstare (duh becuz he is intimidating and has yellow eyes GSJVv) but anyways yeah!! I am kinda proud of myself for this and it was tons of fun to create!!