maple's characters

KITHOOD

Dustcloud was born as Maplekit to Mistywater of ThunderClan, her father being a WindClan cat named Swiftheart.

APPRENTICEHOOD

During Maplekit's apprentice ceremony, she was given Pinewhisker as a mentor. Along the journey to acheiving her warrior name, Maplepaw made many friends. Her closest friend at the time was Lionpaw [Lionspark], who taught her battle strategies in their free-time.

WARRIORHOOD

Over the many moons that Dustcloud has been a warrior, a myriad of things have taken place. One of the firs things that she did as a warrior was taking the life of Sleetfang, who had previously murdered her father. Then, she found love with Blacktwig, and was soon pregnant with his kits. Before they were born, Blacktwig disappeared. In an effort to find him, she went out on her own, but ended up getting lost. She gave birth to five kits, who were eventually lost to a fox and greencough. When she thought all hope was gone, a miracle took place. StarClan intervened to lead Maplecloud home by having her follow dust.

When she got back to ThunderClan, Dustcloud explained her situation to her good friend, Blizzardstar. She also requested a name change in honor of the intervention staged by StarClan, and was happily welcomed back into her Clan. Not long after, RiverClan and ThunderClan fought a ferocious battle over the Sunningrocks. Although ThunderClan lost in the end, Dustcloud fought bravely, though her voice had been permanently damaged by Ivystar.

In the time after her recovery, a new threat had arrised. Lichenmask and his followers threatened to wipe out those without pure blood in the forest, yet the Clan cats fought bravely, to Lichenmask's demise. Dustcloud came out as a burn survivor, and with the scars to prove that she had done her part. She was in a coma for two moons as a result, but she wouldn't have had it any other way. It wasn't long before the forest was flooding, washing Dustcloud to the East Shore. On the journey back, Dustcloud made lifelong friends.

After moons of what felt like peaceful life among the Clan's, the Righteous Few have made themselves known. Claiming to purify the Clans, their goal is to wipe out those who have sinned in their eyes. Torrentstar and Thornstar, leaders of RiverClan and ShadowClan respectively, are taken out, and Finchstar, the WindClan leader, soon follows. Not long after that, two leaders of the Righteous Few force Oakstar to defect back to ShadowClan, leaving ThunderClan in the paws of the deputy. At the next gathering, a battle ensues where Dawngaze, Dustcloud's adopted daughter, sired by Lichenmask, takes one of Oakstar's remaining lives. It is then that Dustcloud has to take action, with Dawngaze refusing the mercy she is offered and forcing Dustcloud to kill her. In the end, was it really worth it?

PRESENT

Dustcloud is growing more tired each moon, and it shows in everyday tasks. How long will it be before she is forced into the elder's den...?

KITHOOD

Ivykit was born to Goldeneye while she was away from the Clan. Soon, Starlord found them and helped them get back to RiverClan. She and her siblings were brought into RiverClan and presented as rogue kits that Goldeneye had found while she was under the claws of Shade.

APPRENTICEHOOD

Ivykit was named an apprentice and Lavenderlily was named as her mentor. Shortly after her ceremony, Lichenmask and his follows as well as Shade proved to be a threat to the Clans, taking the lives of many over a short period of time. When the threat inevitably got larger over time, the Clans came together and formed a plan to defeat Lichenmask, the Sparrows, and Shade. After a grueling battle, the Clans won and everything was back to normal. Or at least, they thought it was. One morning, RiverClan awoke to water surrounding their paws.


The forest was flooding, and the Clans had to get out, fast. Ivypaw was washed to the East shore, where she made a slow recovery from a bought of sickness that had struck her just before the floodwaters invaded the forest. Thankfully, the she-cat made it back home mostly unscathed. Over the time they had been gone, however, Ivypaw lost one of her brothers and the closest thing that she had to a father figure. Starlord and Galepaw were two cats that meant the world to her, and she vowed never to forget them.


Once the Clans had settled back into the forest, Ivypaw began to notice that she had somehow failed to earn her warrior name. Both of her surviving brothers had theirs, and she was constantly left wondering why she hadn't gotten hers yet. This caused her to push herself to the edge, refusing to eat or rest until she had done her part in the Clan. She was constantly out on patrols, catching prey and guarding the borders. Things were only made worse when she went to visit StarClan during her Moonstone journey, where Shellwater revealed to her what her true origins were. Immediately, Ivypaw was thrown into an unshakeable state of shock. She avoided her family members and friends, and refused to speak to anyone unless it was absolutely necessary.

WARRIORHOOD

Finally, Ivypaw had proven herself to the Clan. After her many moons of training, she was given the name Ivybrook. Not long after her ceremony, Ivybrook follows her father, Jaystar, out to the River at night. There, they discuss Ivybrook's newfound knowledge and have their very first father-daughter moment. It is decided that they must tell Berrycloud and Sparkfrost. A few days later, on a patrol to the Gorge, Jaystar does just that. Ivybrook is swept up by an owl, however, and then dropped into the Gorge. Jaystar leaps in after her, sacricing himself to save his daughter. Once Ivybrook regained her bearings, she retrieved her dying father and with the help of Berrycloud and Sparkfrost, carried him back to camp. There, she listened to his last words of wisdom before he died in her paws.


Without missing a beat, Scorchclaw calls the Clan together to name RiverClan's new deputy before he goes to Highstones to receive his nine lives. Here, Ivybrook is named Deputy and life itself is changed for her. Though she is unsure that she can handle the position, she accepts it and promises to do her best by Scorchclaw.

Deputy-ship

Upon being appointed deputy, Ivybrook discovers that she is pregnant. Delighted, she tells Dappleshine and just about anyone who will listen. Many moons pass, and her kits are born- five are born dead, and two barely cling to life. Ivybrook is devastated.


Over the moons Ivybrook spends raising her kits, the remaining two pass away from sickness that attacked their weak bodies. Despite the love and care she receives from her friends and family, Ivybrook has a hard time coming back from this. With many, many moons, she is able to get back to a semi-normal routine. It is then that the stars themselves reveal that Torrentstar- whom she is blindly faithful to- has participated in a forbidden romance with the ShadowClan leader, Thornstar.


With Torrentstar all but passing his duties onto Ivybrook for the time being, she is stuck dealing with the duties of leader, deputy, and even medicine cat. Mistleshine had fallen severly ill, but Ivybrook tried her best to support her Clanmates, despite the horrible outlook they had. On a patrol with Honeytongue, Torrentstar is found dead- mauled and left to rot at the ThunderClan border.

Leader-ship

Ivystar is thrown straight into chaos upon being named Leader, with StarClan leading a rebellion against those who have broken the code. She tries her best to keep the Clan calm and collected, but StarClan's constant nagging makes that more difficult than ever. She names Stormbringer her deputy to help out amidst all the chaos.


Eventually, Ivystar and Flintstar come together to discuss the state of the alliance that their predecessors left for them. They decide to keep it intact, knowing that they will be there whenever the other might need them. Over the course of the next few moons, tensions only rise with Finchstar being killed during the April gathering.


Nearly everyone knows that something is going to happen during the next gathering- those suspicions are only confirmed when Morningpaw, a WindClan apprentice whose cause Ivystar has pledged her allegiance to- is called out. War ensues between RiverClan, ShadowClan, WindClan, ThunderClan, and the stars, and SkyClan takes their leave to be safe in their own camp. Sunspark, a star-pelted former RiverClan warrior, brutally takes the first of Ivystar's lives. She is blocked from returning to the living world, and thinks all hope is lost- until the battle is won, and Ashcloud and Gingerstripe restore her eight remaining lives and nearly completely heal her wounds.

PRESENT

With StarClan's rebellion finally put to an end, Ivystar must attempt to return her Clan to normalcy. That will prove to be difficult, however, given how the recent events have changed her mindset.

KITHOOD

During her early moons, Frecklekit suffered knowing that her father had caused so much pain and then left without a trace. Her mother, Cardinalcry, always told her to look up, though, so that's what she did. When her sister, Pumapaw, passed away, her pain only grew. Things were not looking up for the little kit.

APPRENTICEHOOD

When Frecklepaw received Thornstar as her mentor, she knew her apprentice-ship would be interesting. They hardly had much of a chance to train because of how busy she usually was, so her son, Flintshard took over. Despite how little they spoke, Frecklepaw began to fall for him. She eventually spoke with Frogmarsh, or more simply, Frog, during her moonstone journey.

WARRIORHOOD

Almost as soon as Freckleface was named a warrior, the father of Thornstar's latest litter was revealed publicly at a gathering: Torrentstar, leader of RiverClan. Not a moon later, she was slain by a StarClanner. This triggered the beginning of what became utter chaos. Through it all, Freckleface tried to remain positive- eventually explaining to Flintstar that she loved him. Despite not really understanding, he offered to be Freckleface's mate- she accepted this, vowing that she'd always be there for Flintstar. At the next gathering, Freckleface battled a starry former SkyClan leader, and supported Flintstar home after he lost a life.

Freckleface and Flintstar begin a new chapter of their life together. They speak about having kits, and come to the conclusion that becoming parents might not be so bad.

PRESENT

Kits are on the horizon, and Freckleface is both happy and anxious for their arrival.

KITHOOD

Just shortly after her birth, Briarkit's mother, Thornstar, is brutally killed by a StarClan rebel. Briarkit's life, though it just began, is turned upside down.

APPRENTICEHOOD

Apprenticed in the midst of a war against the stars themselves, Briarpaw is hesitant to get into training. Despite her doubts, she goes through the motions as she is expected to. Eventually, the battle between the Righteous Few and the Clans takes place and Briarpaw fights alongside Redwolf, who she has a growing affection for. She is quite relieved when they are defeated, and is tired and ready to go home. Not many sunrises later, she goes to the Moonstone to speak with Larksong. She explains that even though darkness may seem like it is constantly on the horizon, there is always a reason to look on the bright side of things.

WARRIORHOOD

After receiving her warrior name, Briarthorn tries to work on herself... To no avail.

PRESENT

Briarthorn is trying to look on the bright side of things, but often fails.

PAST

. . . to be revealed . . .

PRESENT

Eris roams the territories in search of knowledge and connections.