"oh, but that's the irony. broken people are not fragile."

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[ GENERAL ]
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Past names — Zyverden, Zyverdenpaw.
Current name — Zyverdenstrike.
Future names — uncertain.

Prefix meaning — She was named 'Zyverden' after orange zyverden lilies, which has petals as vibrant as her fur.

Suffix meaning — 'strike' for her quick, precise battle skills. She has proven to be quite unpredictable and deadly in combat.

Nicknames — "Zyv", used by those who don't want to say her whole name.

Age — 41 moons.
Gender — Female.
Clan — Shadowclan.
Rank — Warrior.
Past ranks — kittypet, loner, mother, apprentice.

[ APPEARANCE ]
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Voice — Tigress, from Kung Fu Panda.
Fur colors — white, orange, red.

Fur description — soft, but kinda fuzzy. Somewhere in between short and medium-length.

Eye color — light blue.
Build — undersized, but slightly muscular in the arms and shoulders.

Scarring — a few small scars on her arms and spine, just from fighting with other cats.

Wounds — none currently.

Basic description — an undersized she-cat with a slightly muscular frame. she has short-ish orange fur which is mottled with red spots resembling leopard spots, with a white muzzle, underneck, underbelly, lower legs and arms.

[ PERSONALITY ]
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Negative traits
-snarky
-harsh
-confrontational
-dominating
-petty
-possessive
-VERY judgmental

Positive traits
-sarcastic
-respectful towards those in high positions
-adaptable
-courageous
-efficient
-resourceful
-adores kits

Overall
Zyverdenstrike is an abrasive, uncaring cat. One might even question if she were capable of love. She prefers to lead others and hates being told what to do, unless she's being told by a deputy or leader. She's very defensive and possessive over certain things (and certain cats if she ever had a partner. She is not afraid to speak her mind at any point, and doesn't care about risking relationships. If you cross her, she'll likely hold a grudge for a long, long time. She remembers everything.

Despite being generally unapproachable, she does normally treat others with respect if she's just getting to know them. She may not be the most friendly, but she will definitely treat you like a clan member. Unless you anger her.
She has a great deal of respect and admiration for Tarantulastar, and finds her to be a good leader. Zyverden is a hard worker and always gets the job done, unless there are unforeseen circumstances. She can adjust quickly to new things.

Her only soft spot is kits, sometimes their mothers. She absolutely loves kits. She lost her own, and she now has a hole in her heart where her children were meant to be. Because she does not have her own, she'll mother or protect any kits in camp. Nothing will happen to them on her watch.

Nature — bold
Drive / motive — she doesn't really have one at this point, not anymore.

Likes — bellflowers, moths, sparring matches, debates, kits, long fur, the color red, the color blue, fierce warriors.

Dislikes — insects, getting stung/bit by bugs, weak or gullible cats, rogues, liars, most elders, the color yellow, the color grey.

[ STATISTICS ]
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Agility — 9/10
Stealthy — 8/10
Fighting — 9/10
Hunting — 10/10
Tactics — 10/10

Speed — 8/10
Strength — 9/10
Stamina — 6/10
Endurance — 9/10
Climbing — 5/10
Swimming — 3/10

Sight — 6/10
Scent — 9/10
Hearing — 9/10
Taste — 4/10

Den building — 7/10
Battle tactics — 9/10
Hunting tactics — 8/10
Kitting — 7/10
Herb knowledge — 6/10

[ CLAN LIFE ]
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Kithood — Right off the bat, Zyverden had a pretty rough life. Her mother, who used to be a warrior, was badly wounded on a patrol when a band of rogues attacked them, was separated from the rest and crawled her way to the closest safe place: a twoleg house. The twolegs took her in and nursed her back to help, and from there she stayed with them. She became mates with their other cat, a tom called Riley. Thus, Zyverden and her siblings were born.

For a little while, life was peaceful. But just a moon or two after Zyv was born, there was a terrible storm and the twoleg house was flooded while they were away. Windows were broken from objects flying in the wind. Her mother was desperate to rescue her kits, but there was no way she and Riley could carry all six of them alone and escape alive. They left Zyv there in the house. Somehow, she crawled out of a window and escaped before she drowned.

She ended up in the forest alone, in the cold and rain, and took shelter in the roots of a tree. The rain finally stopped a day and a half later, leaving her soaked and alone. Zyverden wandered through the forest, trying to find her mother or anyone else. She never found her family, but found a compassionate loner called Sparrow who took her under his wing. He basically raised her from there.

Apprenticeship — Zyverden learned everything she knew from Sparrow. She lived with him on the outskirts of clan territory from the time she was 2 moons to the time she was 13 moons. He was an incredible fighter and taught her how to defend herself. She learned how to hunt every sort of prey available to them, from all different types of territories. Sometimes they snuck onto clan territory just to learn from the environments.

Sparrow was an older tom, around 90 moons old. He explained how he had nobody to help care for him, so he was alone and did everything himself. He used to be a clan cat, but was framed for the murder of a medicine cat and was cast away a long time ago. Over time, he grew sick and weaker. She returned one day from hunting to find him dead under a blueberry bush.

She was alone for a few moons, which was horrible for her as she was dealing with the grief of the cat she considered to be her father. One day, when she was 17 moons old, she met a loner tom named Aspen. They crossed paths a few times and talked, and eventually they became good friends, which lead to them becoming mates.

Warriorhood — Zyverden slowly became intrigued by warrior life during her time with Aspen, as they would spy on clan cats checking borders and hunting. Aspen was not thrilled with her interest, telling her that they were better off living their life away from clans.

When she was about 24 moons, she discovered she was with kits. She was excited about it and told Aspen, who seemed happy on the surface. As the moons wore on, he became less and less affectionate towards her, and seemed disdainful at the idea of kits. She brushed it off uneasily.

When it came time for her to have the kits, all three of them were born dead. She was torn apart, but her mate was nonchalant at thoughtlessly told her that it was fine, that it would be easier without kits. In her rage and grief she attacked him. She accidentally killed him, and, mortified, left his body at their old home and ran away.

At some point she decided to get a fresh start and cautiously approached Shadowclan. She spoke with a patrol and was brought to the clan and talked to the leader, requesting to join. They had a few more meetings to discuss things, and she was permitted to be brought in and train as an apprentice, Zyverdenpaw. She worked tirelessly for moons, determined to earn a spot
within the clan. She finally did and became Zyverdenstrike. Life for her has been much better as a warrior, but she is still trying to leave her past behind her and move on. Nothing makes her question her place as a warrior anymore.

Friendships — to be discussed.
Enemies — to be discussed.

[ FAMILY LIFE ]
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Parents —
Riley, a vibrant ginger tom with darker tabby stripes. She never had the chance to form a real relationship with him, since she was separated from her family at such a young age.

Marigoldflight, a white she-cat with golden-yellow patches. Zyv despised her mother after she suggested they leave Zyverden behind to escape.

Sparrow, a slender and tall solid brown tom. He became her father after finding her alone in the woods and taking her in. He taught her everything, and she owes him her life. He's sadly now passed on.

Siblings —
Oleander, her oldest brother. A solid golden-orange tom with four white socks and a white tail tip.

Bellflower, her older sister. A white she-cat with an orange cape.

Plumeria, her older sister. A white she-cat with pale cream speckles.

Amaryllis, her older brother. A dark red tom with darker red tabby stripes.

Calathea, her older sister. A pale orange tabby she-cat with a white front paw and a white chest patch.

Kits —
Kwanzan, stillborn she-cat.
Zelkova, stillborn tom.
Jacaranda, stillborn she-cat.

Despite them all being born dead, she named them all. She gave them names related to both her and their father Aspen. Her name is a flower and his was a tree, so the kits received the names of flowering trees. Shows how much she cared about Aspen at the time, despite his attitude towards her and her kits.

[ ROMANTIC LIFE ]
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Past mate — Aspen, a dark brown tom with a black cape and black paws. He was nice for a while, but then it seemed like he started loosing interest after he found out she was pregnant.

Current mate — none.

Likes in mate — she's not really sure. She doesn't know who would want her, or if she could find it in her to love again.

Dislikes in mate — she's not really sure. She doesn't know who would want her, or if she could find it in her to love again.

Interested in kits? — very. She surprisingly loves kits and was devastated when hers were born dead. She'd love the chance to have kits again.

Preferred family size — she hopes for a large family, as she was pretty alone growing up and she hated it.

[ EXTRA / OTHER ]
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Theme song — Born Without a Heart - Stripped, by Faouzia.

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