High Rank Applications - Ivyclan Deputy

[M'Lady]

Requirements
 

+ You must be active

+ You must not have broken any rules in the past three months

+ You must be willing to be leader should your current leader die

+ You must understand that if you ever become inactive, you will be removed from the role. Before this happens, you will be contacted at least once to prompt you to become active again

+ Your character must have trained an apprentice

Please make sure you have read all the information on the Information board before applying.

All members may apply as long as they meet the requirements. This includes brand new members. As long as you meet the requirements and are seen posting active IC content, you have a chance at gaining the role.

You may apply with more than one warrior. Please use separate forms for each character.

Applications will close on Friday, 15th of February

Deputy will be chosen by the leader of the clan - in this case, KingHarry

If you have any questions, feel free to ask below, in the help board, or contact KingHarry admin or M'Lady through PM.

(Tip: a more detailed form and being seen to be active on the character you are applying for will increase your chances of success)

Good luck everyone!

Cheers, 

M'Lady
 

Form

[b]Character Name:[/b]
[b]Link to Character Profile:[/b]
[b]Strengths:[/b] (Three minimum)
[b]Weaknesses:[/b] (Three minimum)
[b]Why?:[/b] (Why should your cat be deputy? What do they have to offer the clan? Is anything in their history relevant? Etc.)
[b]Other:[/b] (Anything else relevant)

[gingersnapsdacat]

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Character Name: Heronflight

Strengths: (Three minimum)

Loyal, 
Heronflight always wants to be the best warrior she can. No matter what else she becomes in her life, mate, warrior, or even mother, she is first and foremost an IvyClan warrior. Granted, she is an IvyClan warrior whose mate was formerly of MistClan. BUT she never let her secret romance with Wildstep get in the way of her duties as a mentor, further proving her loyalty. 

Comfortable in her own skin
Heronflight does not believe she is a very attractive cat, and she is entirely okay with that. She is fine with being just an average girl. 

Experienced mentor
Heronflight has mentored two apprentices (three of you count one that went inactive). She devoted herself fully to making them good warriors, and always did her best to treat them as friends who just so happened to be learning from her rather than as lowly apprentices. She would do the same for lower ranking clanmates if she were to be in a position of power. 

Adventurous 
Heronlight's first, and for a long time, only, love is whatever lies just beyond the horizon. She constantly is exploring her world, and trying to discover every small hint of the unknown. To her, every pawstep could be the first step in a brand new journey. From the time she was a young kitten, Heronflight's family joked that she would sprout wings and fly away if she could. 

Weaknesses: (Three minimum)

 Bad with words
It is not uncommon to find the she-cat stumbling over her ideas. Although she can fire off clever one-liners, and chatter happily with her fellow warriors, the moment that she needs to explain her feelings, or give a speech of any kind, she seems to fall short.
Ex: "What? Oh..um..i..thanks? Oh StarClan this is awkward. Not that you are awkward. I'm awkward. You're gorgeous."

Young
Although she is an excellent warrior, Heronflight is still a rather young cat, only 28 moons. There are many life lessons and experiences that she has yet to encounter. 

Reckless
She never thinks to look before she leaps, both literally and figuratively. She is known to climb up trees, and stray out onto branches that are unsteady. It is a miracle that she has not broken her legs by now. 

Why?: (Why should your cat be deputy? What do they have to offer the clan? Is anything in their history relevant? Etc.)  She should be deputy because she is a hardworking, kind-hearted individual who could bring a lot to the clan. She would compliment Rook's leadership nicely, as she shares his values of loyalty and justice. However, her more relaxed nature would allow her to balance out his worries. 

Other: (Anything else relevant) 

[Rai]

Character Name: Creeksong

Link to Character Profile: [PROFILE]

Strengths:

- Intimidating

The ability to garner attention, albeit out of fear and alarm, with just a look has always been a skill he possessed from a young age. There is a sharpness to his gaze that is almost more cutting than his claws; an air of authority to his posture and the way he holds himself that makes him appear older than he really is.
Creeksong may not be the most sociable of cats, but he can certainly get others talking when needed. 

- Unflinching Loyalty

One might say stubbornness is its own weakness, but his beliefs are firm and he is unyielding in the face of things he disagrees with. Painfully loyal to his clan, he is capable of difficult decisions and rarely bends to the words of others once his mind is set in a particular motion. The clan is his only priority, whatever he does he does so with good intentions despite how extreme his methods may be.

- Powerful

Of all things one could say of him it is not that he is weak. Creeksong fully encompasses all that a warrior should be in his stature alone, large and imposing in size with a weight to his claws and an eagerness to utilize them as needed.

His voice is naturally booming, commanding attention with few words and in a pinch he is a monolith to fall back onto, willing to act as the final obstacle to those who would oppose.

Weaknesses:

- Intimidating

His intimidating nature is a double-edged sword. While it lends to putting off those who would do well not to cross him it also makes it harder for him to relate to those of his clan. He has a tendency to come across far more aggressive than he means even in simple discussions or chatter due to his tone and demeanor.

- Hunting/Speed

While no slouch he is certainly far from the best hunter and possibly one of the slower cats of the clan, having exchanged speed for focusing more on brute force, his size hardly helps and his thick coat tends to lead him to being easily overwhelmed by brambles and vines, tangling into him and slowing him even further.
Finding prey is no issue, but catching it unless he manages to catch it off guard, is a task, but even his stealth leads little to write home about as well.
If a Creeksong falls in the forest does it make a sound? The answer is a resounding yes and hopefully no impressionable kittens are nearby to hear most of it.

- Aggressive

While not necessarily short tempered (though his patience can run thin quickly), he is a tom who has a lot of emotions and difficulty articulating them in a way that expresses himself properly and is generally healthy. As a result he is quick to fall back on anger and the one thing he utilizes as an outlet for this aggression is combat.
If the solution to the problem can be quickly solved with a fight, that is the solution he wants to focus on.

Why?:
Above all Creeksong is loyal. His decisions, while not always the greatest decisions, are made with the clan's best interest first before anything else.
Outwardly he is cold and aloof feline, but inwardly he desperately seeks the acceptance of his clanmates and the desire to see them do well in life and succeed. Woe be it to any that dares threaten harm on them, his justice is biting and vicious and his protective urges lead him to hurling himself into the fray without a moments hesitation.

He will deny caring, claiming he does his duties out of a sense of importance to his work, but there are deeper things to him than force of will.

When it comes to commanding and throwing his weight he excels, working as a good foil to the compassion of others and being a good opposing view in most discussions as he is willing to voice his conflicting opinions without pause.

His inability to understand tact and empathy means Creeksong will never really lie and says things with a blunt honesty regardless of feelings hurt. While he does not actively seek to cause duress he is a firm believer that mincing words and beating around the bush is a waste of time and getting to the heart of an issue is more important than sparring someones emotions. 

Other: N/A

[GnawingOnIce]

Character Name: Timberheart

Link to Character Profile: Link


Strengths:

Loyal - Timberheart is extremely loyal to IvyClan and only IvyClan. He made himself the best warrior he could be so he could serve his Clan to his full extent; he nudges his sons in the same direction. If you try hard enough, you can really get him going about how great IvyClan is and how he feels it’s a blessing from Starclan that he’s a part of IvyClan. He will fight for his Clanmates with every ounce of strength he has until his dying breath.

Loves Meeting New Cats - During gatherings, Timberheart gets around. He chats with cats that he feels are approachable and gets to know them some, he at least figures out who they are. This also applies to his own Clan, he loves talking with his Clanmates and seeing what everyone is up to. Seeing as this is, Timberheart is an very approachable cat.

Optimistic - Timberheart always seemed to stick to the better side of things. If anything bad ever happened when he was younger, he always found something good about it or told himself ‘it’s gonna be okay’. He still sticks to it today, though less so than when he was younger. He understands that sometimes things won’t turn out okay or like he thought they would and even then he still tells himself that it will all be okay in the end. He uses ‘everything will be okay’ to calm himself and think rationally.

Respectful - Through meeting new cats Timberheart learned to respect their differing opinions. He learned that there are always going to be cats that aren’t like him. He knows that personal opinions are important to everyone and necessary to keep Clan life going. This makes him more approachable.
    Open-minded - Being respectful and learning that personal opinions are important, Timberheart is fairly open-minded. He wants what’s best for his Clan and perhaps listening to what others have to say about something could help nudge that train of thought.

Weaknesses:

Sensitive - Throughout Timberheart’s entire life, cats learned to be careful with what they said around him. You could easily anger, sadden, or worry him with seemingly meaningless things. And you still can, but he’ll make it look like it doesn’t bother him.

Stubborn - In certain situations, Timberheart can be stubborn. “Do I have to go hunting right now?” More so when he has just woken up or it’s the end of the day. He hates going on dawn or dusk patrols.

Dubious - Often beating down his optimism is Timberheart’s dubiousness. He can hesitate and be unsure of decisions he makes - he second-guesses himself. Though he continues to try his best to be confident in himself. He needs to so he can serve IvyClan.

Why?: Timberheart thoroughly believes that becoming the deputy of IvyClan would let him serve the Clan lots better than he is right now. Timberheart does not intend to become leader but will do so if Starclan deems it upon him. He also thinks that being deputy will give his kits more of a reason to become the best warriors they can be. Timberheart and Rookheart’s personalities also balance each other out and the two could get along well; they’re both loyal and want to serve their Clan to the best of their abilities.

Other: Timberheart is Rookheart’s brother-in-law and the father to his nephews.

[KingHarry]

Great apps everyone!

IvyClan's new deputy will be Rai's Creeksong