Brackenfur has lived since the Clans were in the forest territories. He participated in the battle against BloodClan, the Great Journey to the lake territories, the battle against the badgers when they attacked ThunderClan's camp, the battle where WindClan and RiverClan attacked their camp during the solar eclipse, the battle in the tunnels against Sol, the Great Battle against the Dark Forest, and numerous other skirmishes between WindClan and ShadowClan. He bears a scar on his flank from one border skirmish with ShadowClan. He also participated in the journey to the sun-drown-place to find Sol.