Jaggedstripe

Appearance
Jaggedstripe is a dark brown tabby tom with a stubby, stunted tail. He is short and plushy with small, round ears, a squishy, tufty chin, a pointed nose, and full cheeks. His fur is long and soft and he has upturned light green eyes. He has several paler markings and thick eyebrows. He has been described as being clumsy, a trait that he passed on to his son, Dark.

Personality
Amazingly enough, Shadowclaw’s son, Jaggedstripe, couldn’t be more unlike his father. Jaggedstripe is a sweet, naïve tom who likes to believe the best in everyone. He’s neither a great hunter or fighter, but he is earnest and a good friend. Jaggedstripe has been one of Goldenpelt’s closest companions since kittenhood, and he admires the envoy very much. Jaggedstripe may not be the brightest, but he has a heart of gold. He is mates with Fernface, a fierce molly and another one of Goldenpelt’s strongest supporters, but while Jaggedstripe might be in love, it’s hard to tell if Fernface really feels the same.

Jaggedstripe is typically soft and good-natured, but for all of his optimism, he is well aware that even his closest friends see him as weak and dumb. He struggled to make himself appear a worthy ranger in his earlier moons, and even now, he still wants more than anything to prove them wrong. He's a bit of the romantic type.

Pre-Series
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Synopsis
Jaggedstripe was not seen or mentioned in Shifting Roots: Chapter 1.

Fernface
Jaggedstripe always had a crush on Fernface, even when they were kittens. When Fern and her brother Vole were brought to Field Colony as kittens, the young Jagged felt terrible that they had lost their family and wanted to make them feel welcome in the Colony. Jagged admired Fern’s strength and audacity, often accompanying her, Vole, and Golden on various escapades.

He continued to tag along with her clique all throughout their time as new-claws and young rangers. Jaggedstripe was very smitten with Fernface, but Fernface seemingly never returned his feelings, only having eyes for Goldenpelt. Due to Goldenpelt’s influence and infatuation with Spottedshadow, however, Fernface reluctantly took Jaggedstripe as her mate instead. Jaggedstripe doesn’t seem to be aware that she does not feel romantically about him, or if he does, he does not acknowledge it.

They have since had two kittens: Dawn and Dark. Fernface, not having wanted to be a mother, spends barely any time with the two, leaving Jaggedstripe to take the reigns in raising them. He does not begrudge her at all for it, though; he still sincerely loves Fernface as well as their kittens and wants to make her happy.

Goldenpelt
Goldenpelt is one of Jaggedstripe’s best friends and has been since they were kittens. Jaggedstripe looks up to and idolizes the younger cat, admiring his skill and charisma and believing him to be well-deserving of his role as an envoy. He clings on to his every word - not in a sycophantic manner, but because he cares deeply about Goldenpelt as a close friend and believes that Goldenpelt’s judgement is more reliable than his own.

Despite their seemingly tight friendship, Jaggedstripe has still fallen into the category of cats that Goldenpelt has manipulated and taken advantage of. Even when they were new-claws, Golden would use Jagged (along with Fern and Vole) to spy on Raven (Spottedshadow) and report back to him under the guise that it was for her protection, and he later enlisted Jaggedstripe’s support in keeping Spottedshadow from Moonlight Gatherings and away from her out-of-Colony friends. Jaggedstripe is unaware of how he is being controlled, and only sees the good qualities in Goldenpelt.

Volefur
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Dawn & Dark
Dark and Dawn are Jaggedstripe’s son and daughter. He loves them dearly and is thrilled to be a father. He has moved into the nursery solely for the purpose of being with them as much as possible. In Fernface’s absence, the maternal mantle is mostly taken up by Meadowleap, and together the two of them act as fine parents for Dawn and Dark. Jaggedstripe hopes that his kittens will grow into wonderful rangers and make Fernface and Field Colony proud.

Spottedshadow
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Shadowclaw
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Trivia

 * When TennelleFlowers created him in middle school, Jaggedstripe was a white cat with black zigzagging stripes.
 * Jaggedstripe is one of TennelleFlowers' favorite Field Colony background characters, alongside Fernface. It pains them to see Jaggedstripe with such an awful cat.
 * Jaggedstripe is the oldest of his generation in Field Colony, being about two moons older than Fernface and Volefur, and about two and a half moons older than Goldenpelt, Ambereyes, and Spottedshadow.