The High Clans

Dunepaw (step) - Dunestep is a tall and slender she-cat with a tan, sand-colored pelt. A black patch of fur rests between her ears, giving her a 'cap', and across her forehead and muzzle are tan and gray patches. Her stomach, flanks, and legs are pure white in color. The tan fur along her back and tail are covered with small flicks of gray, giving her pelt the illusion of rippling sand. Her eyes are wide and yellowish-green, and her nose is a pale pink to match her thin ears, surrouded by long, white whiskers that are nearly always twitching with curiousity. Driven yet humble, Dunestep is neither pretentious nor assuming, yet she is fairly proud. Quick to discern when things are wrong or others are ill at ease, she will try her hardest to right any wrong in any way she can. Always daydreaming. She can go from a playful kit to a wise elder depending on the situation. Dunestep chooses her friends carefully, but her friendships tend to last quite long as hseis fiercely loyal. She seems rather mild and friendly at first, but she is startingly quick to become frustrated. Although she enjoys spending time with kits, she will soon grow annoyed and leave - actually, that goes for anyone. Although her personality- for the most part- quite pleasant, she needs time to be by herself.  Dunestep, despite the fact she caves into frustration quickly, has always wanted to be a medicine cat, although she believes being a warrior would be easier. She has a passion for memorizing herbs, and Dunestep loves to sort them, finding it peaceful and soothing to her anxious mind. Surprisingly, she will complain about the taste of herbs as much as an ornery kitten. However, Dunestep will often get annoyed when other's compain about it, making her a hypocrite on that subject. Devoted to her position as a healer, Dunestep does not for a second regret her decision to wander the path of the medicine cat. Truthfully, she does find it upsetting that she cannot have a mate or have kittens, but she believes being a medicine cat is more important. When Dunestep was just a kitten, she remembers her mother constantly speaking of ocean and the beach, the beautiful sand resulting in the naming of all her kits; Dunekit, her brother Shorekit, and her sister Sandkit. Dunestep's father died of greencough before she was born, and later on her mother passed from an infected wound from battle. Next to die would be her sister due to accidentally consuming deathberries, and lastly her brother died when they were both apprentices. Shorepaw and her were always close, so when he passed due to a snakebite, she was heart broken. Coming to the conclusion that due to her entire family's death relating to injuries, infections, or poisonings, Dunestep decided to become a medicine cat, to prevent anyone from experiencing such terrible things. Dunestep has had a difficult life, and learned many lessons, but she is loyal, caring and will face any challenge in the future with a determined gleam in her pretty eyes.