Badgerfang

Badgerfang is a dark grey, almost black, semi-longhair tom with a white stripe running from his nose and down his back (skunk stripe). He is tall, although not as long-limbed as many other Fieldclan cats, and has a stronger build. He is missing half of his tail.

Personality
Badgerfang is an introverted cat who can seem gruff upon first meeting. He has a resting angry face, and is closed off toward cats he doesn't know.

He is very friendly toward kittens, and extremely loyal toward anyone he was ever close to, even after his memory of them almost completely fades.

Badgerfang is a skilled and experienced fighter, preferring to use strength and muscle memory over speed or cunning. He is strong, proud, and loves adventure. He doesn't care much for the rules.

History (Short, Poorly Written Version)
Badgerkit was born to Nightshade and Bluewhisker of Fieldclan, alongside his siblings Emberkit (stillborn), Moonfur, and Skystar.

He was born after a major battle that left the clan busy with healing, repairs, sealing the borders, and more. Few cats had time for the kittens, although their parents certainly tried to keep the three energetic troublemakers in line.

When he and his surviving littermates were around four moons old, they snuck out of camp to explore the territory. They were having fun, but couldn't find their way back home when it began to rain. When the rain picked up, they got separated. Badgerkit ran for what felt like forever. His little paws felt like they were going to fall off by the time he found a hollow in a tree somewhere to shelter in.

He was cold and scared, and sheltered there until the rain died down. His paws still hurt, but he left the tree and kept wandering, hungry for a meal and terrified to be alone.

Unfortunately, Badgerkit was wandering in the wrong direction, his scent lost in the rain. He slept through it when his clanmates scoured the territory, searching for him and his siblings. He was, however, found by a helpful loner, who took him in and took care of him, raising her as his own. He lived near the edge of the Crimson Guild's territory, and grew up knowing how to defend himself.

Badger dropped the suffix of his name as he grew older. He began wandering, taking longer trips from home each outing, always returning to his mother at the end. One day, though, he met a clan cat. He never met her before, but he fell in love. She drew him into the clan life, bringing back memories of his parents and siblings that he suppressed. So, he asked her about it. He didn't join the clans right away, afraid of her warnings that he wouldn't see his mother again or, if he was from a different clan, that they wouldn't be able to see each other. Plus, clan cats didn't always take nicely to cats who were raised as rogues.

Eventually, Badger did decide to return to clan life. His mother could see his curiosity for where he came from and how he was drifting away with age anyway, and pestered him into finding his family, despite her own reservations about them. She wanted him to be happy, and she could take care of herself just fine.

It didn't take a whole lot of prodding on her part.

Badger notified his friend, who told him what direction to go in to find Fieldclan's camp, and left to find them.

When he came home, he was first greeted by cats who seemed distantly familiar but who did not recognize him, meeting him with bared teeth and unsheathed claws.

His father, Bluewhisker, was the first to recognize him, rushing forward to greet his long-long son, mouth agape and a wide grin on his face. Next was his mother, who was just as excited, tackling him in a hug, her purrs shaking him. He wasn't quite used to the comfort, not sure how to respond, but it was nice to have others excited to see him. Even better to know that his parents hadn't forgotten him.

When Badger looked up from greeting his parents, he spotted a dark blue cat staring at him with uncertain recognition in her bright blue eyes.

"Badger...kit?" She asked, taking a step forward as though unsure how to approach the situation.

"Skykit?" He asked in return. His parents and siblings were the only faces he remembered from his kithood. None of the older cats seemed to recognize him, so the blue cat must have been his sister. she looked so much older than he remembered. So different, despite only about a year and a half older than when he last saw her. There was just an energy about her.

God, he was glad she was okay. There was always a part of him that had been afraid that his sisters hadn't been found by the clan either. That they didn't have someone else take them in. He felt more relief at the sight of her than he did either of his parents, shoving past them to meet her.

Badger stopped in front of her, both cats stilted and awkward. How does one greet someone they barely remembered, after both parties had clearly changed so much? His sister didn't seem to know how to act any more than he did, although he was sure that she wanted to meet him again, surely.

"Hi."

Moonpaw was the next to show up, breaking the tension by tackling him like she would have if they were kittens. Thankfully, she gave warning or she might have ended up thrown away from him. There was no mistaking her.

Fallenstar and Runningbrook also recognized him. Fallenstar allowed him to stay with them, the first to ask if he went by Badger, since he was far too old to be called "-kit."

Badger adjusted well, being made into an apprentice and learning about all the events that he missed while he was away. He often felt uncomfortable around so many cats, and would often seek out Skykit-- Skystrike-- to just sit with in silence. He always felt a little awkward around her, but they both tried to be welcoming and know the other. Plus, she always knew the quietest places to retreat to, and the silence was comfortable. He felt safest with her, even if she was the one he knew the least about.

With time, the two grew more comfortable around each other, willing to sit together or groom each other, or even bicker like siblings often do. There was still a lot he didn't know, but that was okay. She was the least suffocating cat to be around, and the cat he thought he had the best relationship with. Moonkit-- Moonfur-- was a lot to deal with, and his parents tried too hard.

He stayed in contact with his Caveclan friend as well, not really trying to hide his friendship with her from his own clan, even if not all of them approved.

Moonfur had kittens soon after receiving her warrior name, and Badger-- who eventually earned the name Badgerfang-- was happy to be a fun uncle to the two of them. He felt most welcomed by them, since they didn't have prejudices like the older cats.

Skystrike seemed to feel the same way toward the kitten, and Badgerfang managed to bond with her even more over them. They finally started feeling more like siblings, able to hold a conversation, tease each other, and tackle each other for fun.

He was one of the cats who went on the journey to Seaclan to find life-saving herbs for his disease-ridden clan, and was one of the leaders alongside his sister. She had charisma that made other cats listen to her, despite her inexperience, and he knew how to survive without a clan. they weren't the main ones in charge, but they both had critical roles to play, while Moonfur served to keep everyone's spirits up. It was fun. Possibly some of the most fun he had in his life since sneaking out of camp (before the rain began). He loved it.

They came back to a war, carrying the herbs. He was regarded as a hero. It was nice, not having cats look up him mistrustfully for a change.

His parents were both killed in a fox attack.

Sagekit died of mysterious causes while she was still young.

Shadowkit became a Shadowclaw, who often looked up to Badgerfang for his tales of adventure and fighting prowess.

He gained the trust of the rest of his clan with time, although he was never particularly close with any of them.

He watched Moonfur die in the jaws of a dog, saw Shadowclaw almost die protecting two apprentices from a fox, and lived through many battles of his own.

He died during the Dead Winter the restart, presumably from starvation.

As a ghost, he returned to wandering off-territory, going back to see what became of his adoptive mother and continuing the adventures that he used to love so much.

Trivia

 * Badgerkit.pngrfang is thought to be the father of Graystorm and Firepaw of Caveclan. If he is, he was very loyal to their mother; he definitely would have visited his kittens if he was allowed to.
 * He was formerly played by Broken, who transferred ownership to Shadow.
 * Shadow wrote his history somewhere but could not find it, so his wiki page was left with this choppy, inaccurate, incomplete version.