Shadestar (SC)

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Name;; Shadestar
Gender;; Female
Age;; 54 moons young
Rank;; Clan leader
Clan;;Shadowclan

appearance;; if Lilyblaze was still alive, and you took one glance between her and Shadestar, you'd say they were siblings - but, indeed, she is dead and though they are blood related, she is not her sister. indeed, she was her mother; from her, she got her looks.

instead of being tabby, like her mother's father, or black and white like her own father, Shadestar is pitch black. the backdrop of silverpelt has nothing on her fur come night - like a shadowclan cat, she blends into the shadows, visible only by moon bright golden eyes. her fur is long and soft, almost like a kitty-pet's, when she keeps it clean.

underneath all of that fur lies muscle. the general build of a tom, she is large yet graceful; powerful. big, roughened paws and thick, long legs aid her in jumping and padding about the rough shadowclan terrain, her long, plumed tail keeping her balanced on the cliffs. her shoulders are tapered in; her head round with a blunt muzzle and slightly small ears. She is pettie in appearance, but she is not to underestimated.

small scars can be seen under her thick fur, if you know where to look. the most noticeable scars lie on her left shoulder and flank, which can be seen clearly.

personality;; the one thing Shadestar inherited from her father, ravenstar, was his personality. much like her father was, Shadestar is a stern but fair leader; punishments will be fitting, but not harsh and certainly not prejudice. as leader, Shadestar sees it as her responsibility to take care of things as well - often times you can find her watching apprentices train, hunting, or patrolling borders. she often checks in on the elders and queens, to make sure they have everything they need; when a cat catches a cold, it's straight to the medicine cat's den.

Shadestar is friendly enough, if a little distrustful of outsiders. with her clan he is caring and sincere, though sometimes sarcastic. with loners, rogues, and other clans, however, it's a different story. having brought her clan far from their old home to the lake she is very protective of her land; anyone caught with a single paw over the border is in for it should she see them. although grudgingly polite, Shadestar is almost hostile towards the other clans, perhaps because of the ancestors' wrongdoing.

history;; in the old home of skyclan, ravenstar - the leader - and Lilyblaze were expecting kits. when they were born little Mousekit, who looked like her small father, barely made it through the night. Shadekit - named for her black pelt that was exactly like her mother’s - was stronger, and born healthy.

always a big she-cat, Shadekit was ordered to watch the smaller kits, and make sure they didn't get hurt. always one to obey her parents, Shadekit did watch over all the littler ones - even outside of camp. they never went far, and even after being scolded and punished, Shadekit led the others out on adventures.

one day, while out on an adventure, the kits came across a dog. as the others ran, Shadekit - at five moons - covered the rear, urging her weak sister on. the dog caught up to them, clawing Shadekit's flank - and then the she-cat's world went black.

when she awoke she was lying in the medicine cat's den, and Mousekit was dead.

from that day on Shadekit became more responsible. rules, she realized, were made to keep her safe; as such, she stuck to them, though without losing her fun loving nature. her apprentice ceremony was held back a moon because of extensive injury.

at seven moons Shadekit became an apprentice - just a moon after her little brother, a tabby named morningkit, was born. she was a bright, attentive student; curious and eager to please. she and her mentor got along great, and training went well. it wasn't long until, at twelve moons, Shadepaw became Shadewing.

it was around this time that, while on patrol, her parents were attacked by rogues and killed. her brother, who was with them at the time, was never found though the area was scoured for any traces of him. the deputy, hawkwing, took over.

an old tom, hawkstar knew he didn't have long to live; nor did he make the best choice for a deputy. bearclaw was a haughty, ambitious tom; he took over three moons after hawkstar, who had died from repeat attacks of green cough.

bearstar had not been accepted by starclan, though he still held the leader position. a tyrant, bearstar treated everyone harshly; apprentices became slaves, the medicine cat was not allowed to speak with starclan, and all elders were to leave - if they could not contribute to the clan, they were not welcome.

Shadewing hid the elders on the outskirts of the territory, and for a moon she and others took to them food and medical herbs. as the days grew harder, the medicine cat found a single black feather atop the skyrock; he knew what was to come.

after a moon Shadewing had had enough, and challenged bearstar. the young warrior won when the other fell from the skyrock after a strong gust of wind knocked him off balance enough for Shadewing to end the battle. then the warrior was taken to the whispering cave - for bearstar had had no deputy, and the medicine cat had remembered the feather - and was granted her nine lives.

at sixteen moons, Shadewing became Shadestar.

soon afterward Shadestar drug her clan through hell, fighting to return to the other clans as starclan guided them. now, at twenty-five moons, Shadestar is still leader of her beloved clan - finally with the other clans at the lake.

Or so she thought it would merely end like this. Not even 10 moons later all chaos wrecked the lives of every clan, not even she could stop this, now the paradise they found was lost once again.

Mother;; Lilyblaze
Father;; Ravenstar
Siblings;; Mousekit, Hollypaw
Love interest;; She does not have one (However, and ideal lover for Shadestar, would be commanding Tom, who still respect her, and would never harm her in anyway, he’d have to be protective, and not tolerate any other kind of flirtation from another Tom with his mate)
Mentor/apprentice;;

other;; this was originally up as a tom character, but I have changed it to a she-cat. Also as you probably noticed her former name was Darkstar.

[Bravestar]

Accepted!