Riverclan's new direction ShadowstarAlignment: Forestclan
Clan: Riverclan
Role: Leader
Stats: Hunting 35
Battle 168
Location: Riverclan
Status: Adult
RP Color: black
Relationship Status: Single
Sexual Preference: Male
Obtained: Newbie gift from Caffe
Personality: Shadowsong is a proud Rockclan Warrior through and through. Nothing, not even raging dogs could take her clan pride. That attack, the one all Rockclan know did shake something else. The Starclan allowed that attack to happen, did nothing to warn her clan. After they turned their backs on her, she turned her back on them. That was the night she pledged her loyalty to the Forestclan.
She believes wholeheartedly in strengthening every member of her clan to make it the strongest it can be. Born a small kit, for the begining of her life she was counted out. 'Can't' and 'useless' were thrown around a lot, even the suggestion that all she could ever be was a Medicine Cat. Nothing wrong with a Medicine Cat, every clan needed one. That the rank was spoken about like she had no choice because she couldn't be anything else drew a deep line in the clay.
Her determination and will saw the dark shecat prove them all wrong. Having grown into a powerful warrior in her own right, she never forgot the way they made her feel as a kit. That is why when a kit is born and other cats start saying 'can't' she is will start a fight over it. No one says a kit can't do something or their only choice is one thing because of whatever it is. They have an advocate, mentor and lifelong supporter.
FamilyMother: Shellsplash (deceased)
Father: deceased
Siblings: deceased
Mate: None
Kits: None
Mentor: deceased
Apprentices: Flamedapple
History: She started off small, deemed weak from being born too early. All her young life she had to prove her place as a warrior. Practically as soon as she could open her eyes and venture out of the den, then Shadowkit pestered the life out of her chosen Mentor. Older, gruffer tom had no patience for the kit. He called her fleakit and told her to leave him alone.
Shadowkit didn't do well with being told 'no'. By the time she became Shadowpaw, her efforts won her the mentor if only because she wouldn't leave him alone. He might have thought being tough on her would get rid of her but he was wrong. Once small, Shadowpaw earned his respect through determination and unwavering belief in herself.
Finally earning her name, Shadowsong was ready to take her place among the warriors of her clan. Then the dogs attacked. In one chaotic night she saw just about everyone she loved ripped apart while she tried valiantly to save as many of her clan as she could. In particular she made it a point to lead a few of the Lightning reinforcements to the kit den. They made it in time to save flamepaw, one of the kits she too an immediate interest in. This one she was determined to shelter, protect and push to her potential.
What remained of her clan came to Lightningclan lands to shelter and recover. That time stretched on much longer than any of them originally anticipated. Lightingclan are great allies and sparing with them helped her to grow. However this didn't replace home which they needed to get back to. What was Jaggedstar thinking?
A single night changed her whole world. All of the got dragged into a celestial conflict they had no part of. Already against the Starclan, there was no surprise she ended up somewhere else. Forstclan with its leader Direstar opened her eyes to something she always knew. Resulting battle saw the loss of all of the leadership within Rockclan. Jaggedstar fell brutally and somewhere along the lines so did his deputy and their medicine cat.
Everything that held her clan back stained the ground of their precious starclan with blood. As they woke she found her self voted Leader. Brightstar didn't have to tell her twice, she wasted no time organizing her clan, renaming them Riverclan and leading them out of Lightning territory.
She would always respect their Leader and never forget what they had done for her clan. However, it was long past time to go and she was not one to wait around. And so, she named her Deputy, Wildflower. Along with Stonebelly, the new clan had its leadership and was ready to grow again.