Venomstep

Appearance
Venomstep is a well-built cinnamon tabby Somali/Oriental Longhair mix with yellow eyes. She has a massive scar on her back from being attacked by a shark.

Personality
POSITIVE | Calm, Organized, Intelligent, Witty, Loyal to loved ones, Unflappable (for the most part)

NEUTRAL | Blunt, Not very sensitive, Reserved, Outspoken

NEGATIVE | Self-serving, Holds grudges, Petty

History
''Drift: Venomstep was born into the Clan of Sun's Light as Drift. She was raised by her mother Sweetberry, and she was always told her father was a Sun's Light warrior who'd died in a battle before she was born. Drift had a generally happy life in Sun's Light, cared for by all her Clanmates, though she was exceptionally close with her mother. However, when Drift was five moons old, she and Sweetberry were exiled from Sun's Light. As it turned out, Drift was the result of an affair between Sweetberry and Shellwish, a warrior from the Clan of Moon's Shade who died in the same battle Sweetberry always cited in her story. Sweetberry had told a friend the truth, trusting them to keep the secret, but they exposed her in front of everyone. The two of them were officially voided and sent out of the territory, now hated by the Clan they once called home.''

''Not wanting to risk being rejected by Moon's Shade, Sweetberry resolved to head straight to The Clan of the Voided. She swam to their island, helping an untrained Drift as best as she could. Unfortunately, Sweetberry was so preoccupied with helping her daughter across that she failed to notice a shark swimming up behind them. They were almost at the shore of the Voided's island when Sweetberry was bitten. Drift was almost taken with her, but some Voided warriors were close by enough to hear her screams of terror. They rushed to the water and fought off the shark. Sweetberry was as good as dead, but Drift was just barely alive, a massive bite wound in her back from the shark's ferocious teeth. The Voided rushed Drift back to their camp to be healed, coming back later to collect what was left of Sweetberry to bury with their dead.''

''While the Voided healers managed to get Drift to a stable condition, her wound needed more specialized care to be fully healed. They brought her in secret to the shore of The Clan of The Indifferent's Blessing's island, reassuring her that she'd be properly healed soon. They left her on the shore and hid nearby until some of the Indifferent's healers came by and found her. They immediately took her to their camp and nursed her fully back to health over the course of some days, though her back bore a massive scar.''

Once she got her strength back and managed to calm down a bit, Drift told the healers what happened to her ''and her mother. Taking pity on her for being punished for something out of her control at such a young age, they took her to Moon's Shade to tell Eagleshade her story. Also taking pity on her, Eagleshade granted her a pardon, renaming her Venom to signify her new beginning. Because she was a few days away from turning six moons old, Venom decided to stay with the Indifferent and train as one of them.''

''Venom/Venomstep: As she began training with the Indifferent, Venomstep felt more accepted and at home than she ever felt in Sun's Light. She learned new skills rather quickly and came to enjoy carrying out her duties. Though she doesn't consider herself close to everyone, she appreciates her new Clanmates' efforts to make her feel welcome. She bonded with her mentor quickly and now considers them a replacement parental figure.''

''Despite her newfound happiness, Venomstep never forgot about the shark attack. She gets anxious whenever she has to swim out beyond shallow waters into shark territory, though she's determined to overcome this fear. She also gets anxious whenever her mentor has to go somewhere dangerous, worried she may lose another family member, though she tries not to show it. She has occasional nightmares about the attack itself. She also holds an unyielding grudge toward the Clan of Sun's Light, especially its leader, for casting her out as a kit and indirectly causing her mother's death. Though she believes the feud between the two warrior Clans is stupid and unnecessary, she secretly roots for Moon's Shade during conflicts. She has sympathy for the Voided, especially the healers who saved her life, and she hopes those among them who are virtuous will be rewarded somehow.''