Ooooh, this story is a deeply-cherished one for me.
My first character was Snowy. Back when I registered, I wasn't allowed to chat, so I had to roleplay through emotes, actions, and pointing with my nose or my whole body. The first thing I did was use a default-colored wolf and went into the first portal I saw - South Pole. I went back and colored my wolf white with blue Leopard spots, so she would blend in with the terrain. Then I met Jayfeather.
Just like the ones from the Warriors books, except a wolf. She liked me and I liked her, even though I couldn't tell her so. We came up with a communication system (jump two for yes, once for no), and we were off. Jayfeather became a sort of mother-figure for Snowy, who was little but a pup. Eventually they found their way back to Cape of Distant Worlds and met a pup named Paige. After saving her father from drowning, Paige left her Pack to go with Snowy and Jayfeather. However, once we got to Flourite Plains, Jayfeather mysteriously vanished. I haven't seen the likes of the player since, and they lay dormant on my friends' list.
After that, I was ushered into bed. But I'll never forget that day, since that was what set me on the track to roleplay. I met even more people, used the same communications systems, and lost them to time in similar fashion. Snowy joined a Wolf Pack, almost gained a mate, and then ended up as a loner on the Flourite landscape, wandering around. Now I can chat and fully explain my intentions, but back then I had to explain everything through bodylanguage.
I've been looking for them for a while now, but no dice thus far. I don't think any of them have been online since that first week, honestly. But it would be a real treasure to see them again. >v>
So there's my ushy-gushy story about my first day in FH. Heh.