Surgestorm
Basic Info
Name: Surgestorm
Rank: WindClan Medicine Cat
Age: 65 moons (November, 2012)
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Unknown
Name: Surgestorm
Rank: WindClan Medicine Cat
Age: 65 moons (November, 2012)
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Unknown
Relationships
Parents: Willowwind [mother | deceased], Bearclaw [father | deceased]
Siblings: Swiftflight [older brother | inactive]
Friends: Moonchaser [niece via Swiftflight | inactive], Featherpaw [inactive], Oriolepaw
Mentor/Apprentice: Turtleback [deceased] / Oriolepaw
Parents: Willowwind [mother | deceased], Bearclaw [father | deceased]
Siblings: Swiftflight [older brother | inactive]
Friends: Moonchaser [niece via Swiftflight | inactive], Featherpaw [inactive], Oriolepaw
Mentor/Apprentice: Turtleback [deceased] / Oriolepaw
Description
Personality: Surgestorm is a high-energy, fun-loving tom that is always trying to make people laugh and be happy. He may be a bit overwhelming sometimes, but he does know when to somber up and act serious. However, serious situations still don't put a damper on his 'glass half full' outlook on life. He hates to tell kits, or anybody really, 'no' but will do it if he can't work out a loophole. The tom gets fed up with the responsibilities of being a medicine cat occasionally and will disappear and 'secretly' go out hunting for prey. He also sometimes goes and hangs out with the apprentices, play-fighting like he is a kit still. However, if needed he won't hesitate to drop everything he is doing and come help. The tom is extremely good at being a medicine cat and will brag and boast about it without hesitation, but it is very true. He has always been good at memorization and may know the herbs better than even Zerosight.
Appearance: A long-furred, pure black tom with pale yellow eyes. His weight fluctuates very easily depending on the situation he's in and how he feels. He tends to be slightly overweight, at least for a WindClan cat, during the summer months and then becomes more skinny in the winter when food is scarce.
Personality: Surgestorm is a high-energy, fun-loving tom that is always trying to make people laugh and be happy. He may be a bit overwhelming sometimes, but he does know when to somber up and act serious. However, serious situations still don't put a damper on his 'glass half full' outlook on life. He hates to tell kits, or anybody really, 'no' but will do it if he can't work out a loophole. The tom gets fed up with the responsibilities of being a medicine cat occasionally and will disappear and 'secretly' go out hunting for prey. He also sometimes goes and hangs out with the apprentices, play-fighting like he is a kit still. However, if needed he won't hesitate to drop everything he is doing and come help. The tom is extremely good at being a medicine cat and will brag and boast about it without hesitation, but it is very true. He has always been good at memorization and may know the herbs better than even Zerosight.
Appearance: A long-furred, pure black tom with pale yellow eyes. His weight fluctuates very easily depending on the situation he's in and how he feels. He tends to be slightly overweight, at least for a WindClan cat, during the summer months and then becomes more skinny in the winter when food is scarce.
Fun Facts
Name Origin: Surge- He was the first born, so the prefix is for how he seemed to surge into the world eagerly. Storm- For the color of his pelt: black like a storm.
Smells like: Herbs and spices
Favorite Food: Hare
Backstory: Surgestorm had a very loving childhood, but often got in trouble for doing crazy things. He met Turtleback for the first time when he was 5 moons old. He had gotten a dislocated shoulder of all things. How you ask? Well, by completing a dare of course. He jumped off the leader's announcing post, screaming 'I believe I can fly!' It obviously didn't end well. From that point on, Surge was hooked on herbs. He would help the previous medicine cat anytime he could, even if it was just to make a cat laugh while Turtleback pulled a thorn from a paw. The two grew very close with Surgestorm almost always following her around.
He became the WC med cat apprentice a moon into his warrior apprenticeship even though he wanted to be a warrior. Turtleback personally asked him to be her apprentice, and there was no way he could tell her no. He accepted, believing he loved herbs and healing just as much as being a warrior. Then, after 8 moons of studying, Turtleback decided to leave the clan, giving Surgepaw his full name: Surgestorm. At that point, he knew most of the herbs because of his memorization skills, but was definitely rusty. However, he began to get better as time went onward.
For quite a while, all was calm within the clans. Long after Surgestorm got used to the responsibilities of being a full medicine cat, evil cats rose within the clans and took over. Shortly after the take over, at 35 moons old, he witnessed the deaths of two warriors in front of him, dead at the paws of his very own leader. He was unable to do anything to help them out of pure, undaunted fear, and blamed himself for a long time afterwards. Throughout the second evil era, Surge suffered terribly. However, due to his family and his best friend, and afterwards; Moonkit (now Moonpaw) and Featherkit (now Featherpaw), he was able to hang onto his sanity. But, to this day he never talks about what he went through with anyone, not even his beloved niece.
One normal day, disaster struck when Moonpaw, who was out in the territory at the time with her friend Tawnypaw, was brought into his den by Russetstar and two other warriors. She had been attacked by a badger and was badly hurt. Surgestorm thought he was going to lose her, but he went to StarClan in a dream and convinced Moonpaw's spirit back into her body. He does not remember this "dream," but he is forever grateful to StarClan for not taking away his one of his last family members. As Moonpaw was healing, he was extremely protective and maybe a little neglectful to the others in his clan. By focusing so much of his time and energy on his niece and on her process of healing, he didn't notice that his deputy at the time was hurt. Shrikecall ended up dieing due to complications with his wound, and Surgestorm secretly blames himself for not being able to save him. He wouldn't ever be able to admit it, but this will haunt him just as every other cat he hasn't been able to save haunts him now.
At the age of 55 moons old, being the oldest, original medicine cat of the clans, Surgestorm began to look for an apprentice. Though it was not immediate, Oriolekit caught his eye. After a moon or two of getting to know them and one message from StarClan later, he asked her to be his apprentice.
Name Origin: Surge- He was the first born, so the prefix is for how he seemed to surge into the world eagerly. Storm- For the color of his pelt: black like a storm.
Smells like: Herbs and spices
Favorite Food: Hare
Backstory: Surgestorm had a very loving childhood, but often got in trouble for doing crazy things. He met Turtleback for the first time when he was 5 moons old. He had gotten a dislocated shoulder of all things. How you ask? Well, by completing a dare of course. He jumped off the leader's announcing post, screaming 'I believe I can fly!' It obviously didn't end well. From that point on, Surge was hooked on herbs. He would help the previous medicine cat anytime he could, even if it was just to make a cat laugh while Turtleback pulled a thorn from a paw. The two grew very close with Surgestorm almost always following her around.
He became the WC med cat apprentice a moon into his warrior apprenticeship even though he wanted to be a warrior. Turtleback personally asked him to be her apprentice, and there was no way he could tell her no. He accepted, believing he loved herbs and healing just as much as being a warrior. Then, after 8 moons of studying, Turtleback decided to leave the clan, giving Surgepaw his full name: Surgestorm. At that point, he knew most of the herbs because of his memorization skills, but was definitely rusty. However, he began to get better as time went onward.
For quite a while, all was calm within the clans. Long after Surgestorm got used to the responsibilities of being a full medicine cat, evil cats rose within the clans and took over. Shortly after the take over, at 35 moons old, he witnessed the deaths of two warriors in front of him, dead at the paws of his very own leader. He was unable to do anything to help them out of pure, undaunted fear, and blamed himself for a long time afterwards. Throughout the second evil era, Surge suffered terribly. However, due to his family and his best friend, and afterwards; Moonkit (now Moonpaw) and Featherkit (now Featherpaw), he was able to hang onto his sanity. But, to this day he never talks about what he went through with anyone, not even his beloved niece.
One normal day, disaster struck when Moonpaw, who was out in the territory at the time with her friend Tawnypaw, was brought into his den by Russetstar and two other warriors. She had been attacked by a badger and was badly hurt. Surgestorm thought he was going to lose her, but he went to StarClan in a dream and convinced Moonpaw's spirit back into her body. He does not remember this "dream," but he is forever grateful to StarClan for not taking away his one of his last family members. As Moonpaw was healing, he was extremely protective and maybe a little neglectful to the others in his clan. By focusing so much of his time and energy on his niece and on her process of healing, he didn't notice that his deputy at the time was hurt. Shrikecall ended up dieing due to complications with his wound, and Surgestorm secretly blames himself for not being able to save him. He wouldn't ever be able to admit it, but this will haunt him just as every other cat he hasn't been able to save haunts him now.
At the age of 55 moons old, being the oldest, original medicine cat of the clans, Surgestorm began to look for an apprentice. Though it was not immediate, Oriolekit caught his eye. After a moon or two of getting to know them and one message from StarClan later, he asked her to be his apprentice.