Description:

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It works for him, whatever you call it, and perhaps it is thanks to his style of fighting that he has gone this long looking relatively fresh faced and lacking many of the physical reminders that sometimes result from those smaller, not as physically capable warriors biting off more than they can chew. He is a black and white bicolour, more the former than the later but with an odd ring of white towards the tip of his otherwise solid black tail. Longstride's eyes are a deep amber and constantly alert, on the lookout for the advantage... or wary of some rival warrior employing the very same tactics on him that serve him so well on the field.[/ul]


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Personality:

[/i], and has been known to be extremely critical of both himself and others, particularly those that he associates with because he feels, knows that they can accomplish more. This warrior likes to put his best foot forward in most things actually, and does tend to project a very logical, neat and composed appearance to other cats. He finds loud emotions in general to be ‘messy’ and ‘undignified’, but that is not to say that he is completely stoic or emotionless – on the contrary, his emotions can be VERY volatile under the surface – but he doesn’t like to let on otherwise. Overly aggressive or sensitive cats are met with slightly condescending amusement, or perhaps irritation if their constant squawking and mood swings are directed at him and starting to get under his skin a bit.

As mentioned before, Longstride is very much loyal to his apprentices. He pours a lot of himself into training them, keeping them safe until they can defend themselves, securing the future of his clan one meticulously crafted fledgling warrior at a time. His relationship with Spottedpaw is perhaps the closest he has ever come to genuine fatherly affection, given that he has previously shown no interest in females or having his own offspring thus far, though not at all due to a lack of interest from the opposite sex. Being a fiercely independent cat he has shown a strong dislike of others meddling in his affairs or providing distractions, something that probably won’t mesh too well with a mate and kits. He seems more amused by his fellow cats’ fascination with romance and procreation than anything, though logically he knows such things are essential for the continuation of the species and the good of the clan. It is most likely that if he ever does sire a litter, it will be out of a sense of duty to the clan rather than out of any real desire to be a father. Until that day comes, though, he is very much content with his apprentices and his battles and living life as is.[/ul]


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[/b] Snowdrift
Mother: Narrowback
Mentor: Blackthorn (deceased)
Apprentice(s): Spotted---, Palepaw

Short explanation for his warrior name, because I like these things to make sense. The LONG prefix comes from his general appearance as a kit. The STRIDE suffix references his legginess, and also his agility and swift gait.[/ul]
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