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Clean, gen 1
AuburnBeetle had been next in line to lead his old clan, CavernClan. He was a good warrior, brave, selfless, reliable. He had been born there, his mother being a former outsider named RedMist, and his father, who he was named after, BeetleClaw. AuburnBeetle had plenty of friends, and was well liked. He even had a mate, named CardinalFang. There was a problem, however. CavernClan was terrified of mutated lions. Piebalds and primals alike were killed, in fear and judgement. AuburnBeetle had believed this to be right, until his own kits were born. His daughters RoachKit and BoneKit were normal, his pride and joy. His son, GhostKit, however, was born a primal. CardinalFang had demanded the kit be killed, but AuburnBeetle was unable to do it. Instead he carried the kit away, abandoning his clan for the sake of his kit. CavernClan wouldnt let him go easy. They were determined to rid the primal from their earth, one less beast to fight later on when it got bigger, and stronger. AuburnBeetle barely escaped with him and his sons lives.
Now alone with a hungry mouth to feed, AuburnBeetle struggled greatly. Despite the lack of food, Ghostkit grew stronger, and larger, being almost as big as his father when he was no older than an apprentice. Training was a difficult process, with AuburnBeetle being much weaker from his hunger, and tired from his ceaseless duty to care for his spawn. He grew more and more paranoid of his son, especially after he began truly learning to fight, and hunt. Part of him wished he had let CavernClan take him.
When GhostTalon had become a warrior, something changed. His son had become arrogant, violent. AuburnBeetle longed for nothing more than his home, for a full belly, for a nights rest. He mentioned returning to CavernClan, which seemed to set GhostTalon off. They argued, then they fought. The father fleeing into the night at the first opportunity. He carried a clump of GhostTalons fur with him, something to give his leader to trick him into thinking he had killed his cub. The leader believed him, and AuburnBeetle was allowed back in, but suffered as an outcast. GhostTalon hadn’t given up as easy however, and tracked his father, straight into the CavernClan camp. Everyone was terrified, and GhostTalon decided to be the monster he had already been labeled as. The entire clan was massacred. AuburnBeetle watched in horror, helpless to stop it, too cowardly to stop it.
After all was said and done, AuburnBeetle confronted his son with tears, cursing him. He branded him a monster, a murderer, a traitor. The boy seemed unperturbed, and demanded his father joined him in the makings of a new clan. AuburnBeetle refused, going as far as to lurch onto his son and begin attacking him. Both lions parted ways injured, and scorned.
AuburnBeetle hadnt planned on joining or creating a clan. He considered his sins to weigh too heavy. He met many lions over his journeys: Garnet, Morgan, Radish, Opal, and eventually AngelGlow. Together, those two settled a peaceful little gully, and welcomed more and more lions in. They came, they went, some stayed. Despite the nontraditional nature, GullyClan was eventually established, and AuburnBeetle labeled the leader. Unlike most clans, it was decided that leaders of Gullyclan would forgo a leaders suffix. AuburnBeetle felt he hadnt earned it.
AuburnBeetle’s Mate: AngelGlow
AuburnBeetle’s Kit(s): GhostTalon/ReaperSmile, WinterFang
AuburnBeetle’s Apprentice(s): GhostTalon/ReaperSmile, ArcticHeart, FeatherDance, FinchLeap
(FunFact: AuburnBeetle gets the primal genes from his great grandfather on his mothers side!)
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