Ashfoot

Ashfoot is a broad-faced gray she-cat with blue eyes.
Ashfoot was a WindClan deputy under Onestar's leadership in the lake territories. She was born to Stagleap and Wrenflight along with her siblings Onestar and Morningflower. She later became an apprentice named Ashpaw with Larksplash as her mentor. Ashpaw became Ashfoot and afterwards became mates with Deadfoot. They eventually had kits, who they named Eaglekit, Hillkit, Downkit, and Crowkit. Ashfoot participated in the Great Journey, and was selected by Onestar to be his deputy after Tallstar's death and Mudclaw's rebellion. She acted as a voice of reason, helping ThunderClan find Sol. Ashfoot died fighting in the Great Battle, where she remained as a spirit, and her deputy position was succeeded by Harespring. From there, she taught Crowfeather to reopen his heart to love, and when her deed was finished, she managed to join the ranks of StarClan.
==History==
===The Prophecies Begin===
:Ashfoot is a WindClan queen who has a kit. When Brokenstar and ShadowClan drive out WindClan from their territory, Ashfoot frets about the safety of her kit as the Clan travels through dangerous Twoleg territories. Tallstar and her mate, Deadfoot, insist they had no choice and they needed to escape, and Ashfoot begrudgingly holds her tongue. Later, Fireheart and Graystripe arrive to lead the Clan back to their home, and Ashfoot helps carry Morningflower's kit across a Thunderpath. 
===The New Prophecy===
:Ashfoot has given birth to another litter of kits, but only one, Crowkit, survives. Young Crowkit eventually becomes an apprentice named Crowpaw, who embarks on a journey to help save the Clans. She participates in the Great Journey to the lake territories. When Onewhisker is appointed leader by Tallstar, he announces Ashfoot to be his deputy, insisting he wanted a cat who is humble and does not yearn for power. Firestar and Brambleclaw quietly approve of Onewhisker not selecting an overly ambitious cat to help strengthen his leadership. 
:She participates in Mudclaw's rebellion and fights for Onewhisker. After Mudclaw is killed by a fallen tree, Ashfoot reminds her leader that Mudclaw was a traitor and that StarClan approved Onewhisker's leadership. She worries for her son when he disappears and wonders why he vanished with a ThunderClan medicine cat. She, Tornear, Squirrelflight, and Brambleclaw try follow Crowfeather and Leafpool's scent trail, but they quickly lose it. 
===Power of Three===
:Ashfoot's son, Crowfeather, is now mates with Nightcloud, and Breezekit is their only surviving kit. During a border skirmish with ThunderClan on a piece of forest Firestar had given Onestar, Ashfoot fights Spiderleg and Thornclaw and insists they should take up the controversy with Firestar. She, Harespring, and Owlwhisker deny a ThunderClan patrol from seeing Onestar. Firestar and a patrol of ThunderClan cats later visit WindClan's camp to ask about Ashfur's murder, but Onestar orders Ashfoot to escort them out. Ashfoot orders Tornear and Breezepelt away so she can speak to Firestar alone. She explains how she saw Sol along their border a quarter-moon prior, but she did not want trouble between their two Clans, so she did not mention it. When Brambleclaw leads a patrol to find Sol, Ashfoot greets them and leads them to the horseplace where she last detected Sol's scent. 
===Omen of the Stars===
:Lionblaze on reflects how he and Ashfoot are kin after discovering that Crowfeather is his father. Ashfoot brings Whitetail and Sedgewhisker to meet the others for their journey to the beaver dam. Ashfoot prevents a fight from escalating between Mistyfoot and Russetfur, and another outburst between Breezepelt and Jayfeather, two of her grandchildren. When Dovewing uses her powers to see the WindClan cats and Sol attacking through the tunnels, she notices how Ashfoot was not present, implying Sol only tricked some of WindClan to follow his lead. She participates in the battle against the Dark Forest, but is slain in the fight.
===Super Editions===
:In Crowfeather's Trial, shortly after the Great Battle, WindClan builds a memorial for those fallen in the fight, including Ashfoot. Crowfeather struggles to process the grief of losing his mother by himself, and secludes himself from Breezepelt and Nightcloud, both of whom he has a terrible relationship with. Ashfoot visits Crowfeather in his dreams and he notices how she does not bear the starry pelt of StarClan warriors. She insists she cannot leave for StarClan until her son is happy, and encourages him to compromise on his relationships with Nightcloud and his kits. She appears to him many times, every time telling him to love. Crowfeather disregards her message after understanding, thinking that every cat he loved died or went away from him. When he starts to take her message seriously, he reconciles and mends his relationships with Nightcloud and his kits. After he finally does, Ashfoot goes to StarClan at peace.
===Stand-Alone Graphic Novels===
:In Winds of Change, Ashfoot is appointed as the new deputy to Onewhisker, and like her leader, Ashfoot struggles to find her footing in her new promotion. Having to watch them stumble and attempt to lead WindClan irritates Mudclaw, and in turn he grows to resent the two cats. He believes that both Onewhisker and Ashfoot are incompetent and a threat to WindClan's survival, even contemplating letting a fox kill both of them. This scheme fails when Tornear alerts them to the danger, and Mudclaw is later called out by Tornear for his actions against Ashfoot and Onewhisker. Hawkfrost and Mudclaw form a group who believe that Mudclaw is WindClan's rightful leader, and aim to kill Onewhisker before he can receive his nine lives. Hawkfrost believes that should Onewhisker die before he can claim his lives and name, Ashfoot would have no right to succeed him if she survives, implying he intends for her to die so he can become Mudclaw's deputy. Although initially uncertain about killing both Onewhisker and Ashfoot, Mudclaw agrees that they need to die. During the attack to usurp and kill WindClan's leadership, Mudclaw attacks Ashfoot, but he and his loyalists are eventually driven back by the intervention of ThunderClan.
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==Family==
:Ashfoot's parents are Wrenflight and Stagleap. Her mate is Deadfoot, and Crowfeather, Eaglekit, Downkit and Hillkit are their children. For more of Ashfoot's family, click here!
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===Interesting facts===
*She is a descendant of Windstar through her grandmother Mistmouse.
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*She has been called Ashfur.
*She has been depicted with dark gray paws.
===Continuity===
*On Vicky's Facebook, Ashfoot has clear amber eyes.Revealed on Vicky's Facebook
*In Secrets of the Clans, a 2007 field guide, it is revealed that Ashfoot is a distant descendant of Windstar. When ShadowClan attacks the WindClan camp, Ashfoot shoves Morningflower back into the nursery, growling at her that she is in no condition to fight. But when Morningflower protests, Ashfoot instructs her to protect Eaglekit, then rushes into battle. As Morningflower crouches in the nursery, she hears Ashfoot's enraged yowls coming from outside.
*In The Clans Decide, Ashfoot votes for the individual Clan leaders, along with Nightcloud and Tornear. Before she leaves, she tells Onestar that she has faith in him to keep the Clan safe.
*On Vicky's Facebook, Ashfoot is said to be born in Stagleap and Wrenfight's first litter alongside Morningflower.Revealed on Vicky's Facebook This was changed in Onestar's Confession, where Onestar, Morningflower, and Ashfoot are mentioned to being born in the same litter.
*Before it was mentioned in Crowfeather's Trial, twice Erin Hunter has mentioned that Deadfoot may have been Crowfeather's father. However, this has never been definitely confirmed.Revealed on the Official Forum It was later revealed in a letter that Deadfoot is Ashfoot's mate and Crowfeather's father.Revealed in a letter Deadfoot being the father of Ashfoot's other kits—Hillkit, Downkit, and Eaglekit—was also originally revealed on Vicky's Facebook.Revealed on Vicky's FacebookRevealed on Vicky's Facebook
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