Post by eagle on Sept 4, 2019 19:48:35 GMT -8
cardinalheart:
warrior . alive
♚ as the firstborn son of redstar, surely starclan must have big plans in place for cardinalheart from the moment he was born. cardinalheart was originally born in hurricaneclan to redhawk, though he was given to redstar shortly after his birth, then given to sweetecho under the pretense of an orphan kit who needed to a queen to take care of him. redstar would only ever tell close friends the truth of cardinalheart's birth - including hazestar, badgerstar, cyanstar, and splashfall - though it didn't take long for majority of the clan to catch on.
despite not knowing his true parentage for several moons, cardinalheart always regarded redstar as his father, sweetecho as his mother, and fleetingmoon, owletcry, rainypath, webtail, and heatpaw as his siblings because he was raised as such. it was several moons until he realized that he was not treated the same by sweetecho as the rest of the kits were, and he heard the rumors of the warriors speculating who his true parents were.
when he was a young apprentice, however, redstar revealed the truth to cardinalheart, telling him that he needed to take care of ploverpaw, as she would be growing up in a clan in which she had no other blood relations. though cardinalheart knew, by that time, that sweetecho was not his true mother, he had not pieced together the full story, and he took the situation with some difficulty. from that moment on, cardinalheart's faith in his father had crumbled, and he resolved that he would take over the care of his younger siblings, as redstar could no longer be trusted.
as such, cardinalheart had to grow up quickly, as redstar continued to bring kits back into the clan. though redstar never told cardinalheart about the origins of different kits, it wasn't difficult for cardinalheart to distinguish his siblings from other orphaned kits. of his siblings, cardinalheart became exceptionally close with fleetingmoon and ploverpaw, though he continues to keep an eye on them all.
heatpaw's death took an unexpected toll on cardinalheart, who couldn't help but feel as though he had failed his brother by not being there to protect and save him when he was most needed. additionally, despite the hurt that followed cardinalheart in relation to redstar, he was still affected negatively by his father's death. the secret of redstar's relationships and kits weighed heavily on cardinalheart until he could no longer hold them in any longer, so that he finally revealed the truth to fleetingmoon and ploverpaw. since then, the trio have become even closer, agreeing that they were to task themselves with taking care of their brothers and sisters.
as several of redstar's mates have come to join quickclan, bringing more of his siblings to the clan, cardinalheart feels as though part of his burden has been lifted, as the younger siblings are not entirely on their own any further. however, this has also left cardinalheart feeling as though he has served his purpose and is no longer needed, as well as making him reflect on how alone he feels within the clan without any full siblings or parents left to look out for him in the same way that he had taken care of others. since then, cardinalheart has forgiven sweetecho for how she treated him as a kit, and their relationship is friendlier than it once was.
cardinalheart did find an unexpected connection with falcongaze from groveclan, who he met at a gathering, where they became fast friends. when falcongaze joined the patrol to fight nolan's group at the barn, cardinalheart expressed how grateful he was, but he was also extremely worried. his fears came true when falcongaze was injured, and cardinalheart holds a level of fear that something bad might happen again, such as when he couldn't help heatpaw. since then, however, cardinalheart has also come to regard falcongaze's family as an extension of his own, and he is thankful that they have welcomed him in as a friend.
cardinalheart is best described as protective and a perfectionist. as far as he is concerned, it is most important to take care of his loved ones, and there is no worse feeling than believing that he has let someone down or get hurt. his biggest fear is losing another of his siblings or friends and not being able to protect them. however, the weight of taking care of so many other cats at one time has made cardinalheart rather numb to his own emotions. cardinalheart has also been known to hold grudges, particularly in relation to redstar and sweetecho, though he is slowly working to overcome the past to work towards the future. even still, cardinalheart has trouble addressing his own needs and wants, preferring to deal with others above himself. however, as he comes to terms with the fact that his siblings have grown up and protect themselves, he must work to find out what he wants from his life to achieve his own happiness.
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mentor:screechwing
apprentice: sedgerush
mother: redhawk (hurricane)
father:redstar
siblings & half-siblings: vanillastrike (hurricane),kestrelheart, rowankit, windkit, russetkit, fleetingmoon, owletcry, webtail, rainypath, heatpaw; ploverflame, oleanderwind; ramtail, caribounose, aspkit (empire), pinerunner, crakesnap, redkit; rainpaw (bear), ryepaw (bear), herongaze, scorpiondusk, lionkit; cherrykit (swift), tadpolekit (swift), specklekit (swift), starlingscream, smokestone, cypressflight, mudshade; sycamoretooth (haze), chestnutblaze (haze), cinnamonberry (haze); vermilionsky; mallowkit (hurricane), timberkit; Kittiwakespark (steam), rosellakit
despite not knowing his true parentage for several moons, cardinalheart always regarded redstar as his father, sweetecho as his mother, and fleetingmoon, owletcry, rainypath, webtail, and heatpaw as his siblings because he was raised as such. it was several moons until he realized that he was not treated the same by sweetecho as the rest of the kits were, and he heard the rumors of the warriors speculating who his true parents were.
when he was a young apprentice, however, redstar revealed the truth to cardinalheart, telling him that he needed to take care of ploverpaw, as she would be growing up in a clan in which she had no other blood relations. though cardinalheart knew, by that time, that sweetecho was not his true mother, he had not pieced together the full story, and he took the situation with some difficulty. from that moment on, cardinalheart's faith in his father had crumbled, and he resolved that he would take over the care of his younger siblings, as redstar could no longer be trusted.
as such, cardinalheart had to grow up quickly, as redstar continued to bring kits back into the clan. though redstar never told cardinalheart about the origins of different kits, it wasn't difficult for cardinalheart to distinguish his siblings from other orphaned kits. of his siblings, cardinalheart became exceptionally close with fleetingmoon and ploverpaw, though he continues to keep an eye on them all.
heatpaw's death took an unexpected toll on cardinalheart, who couldn't help but feel as though he had failed his brother by not being there to protect and save him when he was most needed. additionally, despite the hurt that followed cardinalheart in relation to redstar, he was still affected negatively by his father's death. the secret of redstar's relationships and kits weighed heavily on cardinalheart until he could no longer hold them in any longer, so that he finally revealed the truth to fleetingmoon and ploverpaw. since then, the trio have become even closer, agreeing that they were to task themselves with taking care of their brothers and sisters.
as several of redstar's mates have come to join quickclan, bringing more of his siblings to the clan, cardinalheart feels as though part of his burden has been lifted, as the younger siblings are not entirely on their own any further. however, this has also left cardinalheart feeling as though he has served his purpose and is no longer needed, as well as making him reflect on how alone he feels within the clan without any full siblings or parents left to look out for him in the same way that he had taken care of others. since then, cardinalheart has forgiven sweetecho for how she treated him as a kit, and their relationship is friendlier than it once was.
cardinalheart did find an unexpected connection with falcongaze from groveclan, who he met at a gathering, where they became fast friends. when falcongaze joined the patrol to fight nolan's group at the barn, cardinalheart expressed how grateful he was, but he was also extremely worried. his fears came true when falcongaze was injured, and cardinalheart holds a level of fear that something bad might happen again, such as when he couldn't help heatpaw. since then, however, cardinalheart has also come to regard falcongaze's family as an extension of his own, and he is thankful that they have welcomed him in as a friend.
cardinalheart is best described as protective and a perfectionist. as far as he is concerned, it is most important to take care of his loved ones, and there is no worse feeling than believing that he has let someone down or get hurt. his biggest fear is losing another of his siblings or friends and not being able to protect them. however, the weight of taking care of so many other cats at one time has made cardinalheart rather numb to his own emotions. cardinalheart has also been known to hold grudges, particularly in relation to redstar and sweetecho, though he is slowly working to overcome the past to work towards the future. even still, cardinalheart has trouble addressing his own needs and wants, preferring to deal with others above himself. however, as he comes to terms with the fact that his siblings have grown up and protect themselves, he must work to find out what he wants from his life to achieve his own happiness.
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prev. cardinalkit, cardinalpaw
mentor:
mother: redhawk (hurricane)
father:
siblings & half-siblings: vanillastrike (hurricane),
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