✦ THE CRUELEST OF KINGS • PART I ✦

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✦ [ USERNAME ] @sauerkraut- ✦ [ NICKNAME ] winnie ✦ [ APPLICATION ] i’m going to be applying for the lovely starling, of course! :D he has such a lovely design and i immediately had ideas for his character (mostly because i just finished reading the folk of air series!) his persona is loosely inspired from cardan greenbriar, but i made sure to add a few twists with the unique backstory. i absolutely adore the lore behind this litter, which was really interesting to build off of for ari's character. even if i don't win ari, i'm looking forward to how they all end up progressing with their futures! ✦ [ CHARACTER HISTORY ] summary • inkberrycarol and memoryoath in the past, i have had two characters in tfcrp. the first was a signup character by the name of inkberrycarol. she was a unique character that allowed me to get used to the tfcrp community. there are a quite a few memorable interactions that made her really special to me. as a character, she wouldn’t be the most outstanding in terms of roleplaying. but that’s what roleplaying is all about—getting to develop your writing skills and building your connection with a character. however, around late december, i decided to apply for a litter. this was before second character slots were introduced, so i had to give up inky if i were to win a kit. i did eventually end up winning memorykit! throughout her life, mem has had multiple character arcs. unfortunately, the majority of her family grew inactive early in her warriorhood. she currently resides in shadowclan with her name being memoryoath. as of right now, she’s about 90 moons—a major feat! she’s even had her own litter and apprentice, which I think makes her life even more well fulfilled. i’ll be applying for starling to hopefully start off with a new character in tfcrp and to roleplay in a different perspective! i think starling would be a fascinating approach to a loner background especially with the additional backstory. :0 honestly, he's such a cool guy and i'd love to be able to incorporate my ideas with a unique character like him. ✦ [ IDENTITY ] during his identity arc, starling will likely choose to become gendervoid with the pronouns fey/feyr. he’ll also be biromantic asexual. currently, i’ll use he/him in this application since his officially identity will be determined later on! ari will discover this during his journey around the lands. though he’ll stick to loner areas at first, there’s a possibility he’ll eventually travel to one of the four clans! ✦ [ PERSONALITY ] [ + ] witty, charismatic, observant [ = ] resolute, calculating, wary [ - ] cruel, manipulative, vengeful [ check comments! ] ✦ [ THOUGHTS ] ari loves all of his siblings, or at least he thinks so. he favors those that are willing to align with his somewhat ruthless deeds. his form of love consists of minor acts of kindness and affection. he will occasionally try to become nicer, though it is not in his persona to show benevolence. starling would consider making trinkets for all of them to show their connections to each other. as for his younger siblings, he would guard them with his life. this is a particular soft spot for him because although he doesn’t care much for other cats, he cares a lot about his family. he believes the quest to find his younger siblings is a fate written in the stars. ari will devote his life to find them, a vow as unmoving and deathless as the gods. he believes it is important to discover the truth and find out where they may have gone. - - - war is a hostile concept. war changes others and spares no sides, just like how his parents became involved in the world’s bitter schemes as a war medic and general. after learning of his missing siblings, he partially feels the blame for their disappearance. starling feels as if his parents have become traitors, untrue to what they believe in. his wickedness stems from his need of control and the satisfaction of being above lesser cats. starling’s desire to be seen forms his single purpose. in the end, is it not better to be remembered at all? ✦ [ ROLEPLAY EXAMPLES ] [ check comments! ] good luck to all the other applicants! <3