Gophergaze

[attr="class","arrgenMAINTEXT"]gophergaze is a confident molly with a fierce attitude regarding all things starclan - she tolerates no disrespect to herself from anyone, clanmate or outsider, as well as to her warrior ancestor's up above. this side of her rarely shows so long as it isn't provoked, though, and she is otherwise a fun, upbeat molly who enjoys socializing with cats of any origin. this could be a downfall of hers, however - she believes that her loyalty lies to the life of any cat, and that to let another clan suffer for the sake of patriotism is a crime in the eyes of silverpelt, as everyone will all hunt in the same forest once they pass on. while she's patient, it wears thin for cats who are more inclined for violence for the sake of proving their power - or for the sake of violence at all. she has no issue speaking her mind, even if it goes against her leader's - or even another leader's - word.

[attr="class","arrgenMAINTEXT"]mother: ashfeather
father: rootfire
siblings: molekit [d], rabbitkit [d]
mentor: kitetail [w], pipitfur [mc]

you are born alongside two brothers, molekit and rabbitkit. the three of you are all very small, sickly, and quiet, and from the sunrise after you are born, you no longer live in the nursery, but the medicine cat den. ashfeather sits and suffers in the small nest with her three kittens, worried and restless, and rootfire, your father, comes and checks in on the three of you whenever he can, for as long as he can, until he is chased out by the medicine cat. three sunrises after your birth, your brothers pass, and ashfeather changes. she is heartbroken, devastated, and barely notices it at all when the medicine cat tells her that you have pulled through, that although you are weak and small, you are no longer ill, and can return to the nursery.

ashfeather rejects you. she is grieving, she cannot cope, and wants nothing to do with you. what good is one kit, when the other two are gone. rootfire, on the other paw, dotes over you excessively, and does all he can to make sure that you are growing, that you are strong, and that you are fed. ashfeather leaves the nursery as soon as you are weaned off, and rootfire takes her place, playing with you and spending nights with his tail curled around your small body.

when your eyes and ears open, it is learned that you have very poor eyesight, as details fall short on you. the world is fuzzy, everything made into blurry shapes, but it will not stop you, and the medicine cat tells your father as such. you still chase his tail around camp when you smell him outside the nursery, and you are a dominating force inside, getting what you want regardless of what anyone says.

your father tells you of starclan constantly, and insists that you are a miracle from them, that he is so blessed to still have you. you are mesmerized by his stories, and have strong faith.

you are eager to become an apprentice, and the day has finally come. your name is gopherpaw, and you are going to take on the world.

you are initially apprenticed to kitetail and train under him as a warrior for two moons. during these two moons, you experience strange dreams that at first you tell only rootfire about, who you her to pipitfur. the medicine cat informs you that these are omens, dreams that you has been having as well, and that it's likely starclan desires you on the path to becoming a medicine cat. you can't find it in you to complain - your faith in starclan has been growing strong, and you would much rather develop your connection to the past lives and endless knowledge of all who came before you than further your warrior skills. besides, it's not like you were too great a hunter so far, although you were coming out to be an excellent fighter.

at nine moons, you transition from a warrior apprentice to a medicine cat apprentice, and begin training under pipitfur. you finds the world of medicine and interpreting signs from starclan much more interesting and stimulating than being a warrior, though you does occasionally miss scuffling around with kitetail and the other apprentices. you earn your medicine cat name at eighteen moons, fully titled as gophergaze.

it's strange and unexpected, but pipitfur retires upon your twenty-third moon, your fifth moon of being a fully-realized medicine cat, after emberstar has been slain. you feel odd about this development, wondering why she wouldn't want to serve starclan for the rest of her life, but you decide to bite your tongue, for now. the den is very lonely, but you take company in your father's presence, and occasionally visit kitetail and the warriors you used to train with, oftentimes freshening up on basic fighting skills.
at night, much to the chagrin of those around you, you go for walks by yourself to clear your mind and gather your thoughts. you like to be alone so that you can speak to starclan, pray to them and talk aloud to those that you've lost or has=ve communicated with before during dreams at the moonstone. your faith is now strong and unwavering, and you struggle with those who have no belief in starclan.