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ASTERPAW

Asterpaw's most noticeable feature is his long body. While the tom is thin and lithe, he is rather long, which is apparent when he stretches to his full length. His legs are also noticeably long, making him a bit taller than some of his kin and clanmates. His pelt is a deep blueish-grey, quite dark, with a few darker grey stripes on his head and back. His face, neck, chest, and stomach are a light cream colour --- contrasting the rest of his pelt greatly. His tail is long, with matching stripes like those on his head. His fur is thick, coarse, and keeps him warm during the cool moons in Summitclan. He has sharp amber eyes, long white whiskers, and a very expressive face that never properly hides his emotions towards events or his clanmates.

Asterpaw feels like the ideal fit for a medicine cat apprentice in terms of skill. He's talented, well-versed, and intelligent in the field. He holds respect for the position and feels the fear and wrath of Starclan in his bones --- being extremely devoted to them and his position. Being a heavy believer in Starclan, he upholds ALL their teachings and holds the code very close to his heart. He's a very traditional medicine cat in this regard, believing he should be celibate and that cross-clan relations should be frowned upon. He believes Elkstar's word is absolute, trusting him as both his leader and as his uncle.

However... Asterpaw's bedside manner is certainly lacking. He's angry, short-tempered, and a bit of a prick --- for lack of a better word. He is disillusioned by his mentor, holding an air of apathy towards certain aspects of the position and towards her. He believes healing his clan should come with no cost, but as his mentor is a bit stingier, he has grown to resent some of her thoughts and opinions on the practice of being a medicine cat and allowing cats the herbs they need. He respects his mentor to the degree the code dictates, but overall, he does not like Mallowfrost as a cat, and he seems to take his distaste towards her out on the cats he treats.

Asterpaw has a lot of problems being told he's wrong, he is assertive and aggressive in his opinions, and he trusts his judgment above all else --- especially if he feels like Starclan gave him a sign that lead him towards this opinion. If he thinks he knows something, even if he is wrong... no one is going to tell him that. He will die on his own hill. He is far too proud of a tom to admit his own faults.