Ironstrike

Appearance
Ironstrike is a large, wiry, curly-furred lilac gray tom with dark markings from his head to his tail. He has oval, light honey colored eyes and long claws. His ears are average but rounded at the tip and he has slightly large paws. His tail is long and curly like sheep's wool.

Personality
Positive: Charismatic, friendly, calm, sympathetic

Neutral: Hardworking, obedient, self-reliant

Negative: Unsentimental, pessimistic, self-absorbed, selfish

Ironstrike is a determined yet spacious cat. He is somewhat introverted and soft-spoken. In conversations, he is sympathetic, friendly and charismatic. He is guided by his head, often calm and callous. His world view is very realistic and may even be a bit pessimistic at times. He is self-reliant, hardworking, obedient, and unsentimental. His unsentimental trait tends to show as he is not great at comforting others even though he can show sympathy, he tends to want to fix the issue rather than sit on it. He tends to flirt as many cats find him attractive, he sometimes uses it to his advantage or just for attention.

History
Iron: Iron was born to Mosspetal and Dapplewatcher as an only kit. It was Mosspetal's first and only litter and she oddly only had a single kit, this made Iron extremely spoiled by his parents. He did not have many cats his age to play with as he grew up, so the tom mostly kept to himself.

Ironstep: Throughout his training, it was obvious that Ironstrike was more of a hunter than a fighter. This dampened his confidence a bit as he looked up to Dapplewatcher, who was a guard, and had his hope crushed of becoming similar to his father. Mosspetal was still proud of her son and encouraged him to continue to work at what he was not as successful in to become a well-rounded warrior. Unfortunately, Dapplewatcher died protecting the clan during this time and Mosspetal was deeply saddened. Ironstep did not handle his death well either, becoming even more reserved. Marshwillow, Ironstep's mentor, helped him work through his grief and allowed him to understand how to handle his negative feelings. Ironstep owes much to Marshwillow and holds him as his second inspiration behind his late father.

Ironstrike: After becoming a warrior, Ironstrike did his best to care for his mother. His name comes from his dedication to his fighting skills and ability to attack quickly. During an illness outbreak, Mosspetal succumbed due to complication. Ironstrike was struck once again by grief but knew that mourning would do no good in his journey to become a great warrior. The tom keeps his mind on the task and refuses to lose sight of it.