Feathertail

Feathertail is a slender, silver tabby she-cat with sky-blue eyes, fur as soft as cloud, a plumy tail like smoke, and a broad face.
Feathertail was a RiverClan warrior under Leopardstar's leadership in the forest territories. Featherkit was born to Graystripe of ThunderClan and Silverstream of RiverClan alongside her brother, Stormkit. However, her mother died during the kitting, and after being temporarily fostered by Goldenflower in ThunderClan, Graystripe took his kits to RiverClan where they were fostered by Mosspelt. As an apprentice, Featherpaw was mentored by Mistyfoot, and after being held prisoner with other half-Clan cats by Tigerstar, she, along with Stormpaw and Mistyfoot, escaped to ThunderClan where her temporary mentor became Sandstorm. She fought in the battle against BloodClan before returning to RiverClan.
Following Tigerstar's defeat, Feathertail became a warrior and befriended Sasha when the former rogue joined RiverClan with her kits; however, she broke ties with Sasha after finding out about her relationship with Tigerstar. When she received a dream from Oakheart, Feathertail journeyed on a quest to the sun-drown-place and grew close with Crowpaw on the journey. Thereafter, when Feathertail was revealed as the silver cat destined to save the Tribe from Sharptooth, she died dislodging a stalactite from the cave roof, killing Sharptooth in the process. Mourning her death, Crowpaw asked to be named Crowfeather in her honor. She ascended to StarClan and reunited with Silverstream, and she also resided in the Tribe of Endless Hunting. She watched over Leafpool and convinced Squirrelflight to raise her kits, loving them as if they were her own. She gave Bramblestar and Mistystar one of their nine lives, and later ventured into the Dark Forest to defeat Ashfur.
==History==
===The Prophecies Begin===
:Featherkit is born to Silverstream and Graystripe, along with her brother, Stormkit. Her mother dies after losing too much blood while kitting and the kits are taken to ThunderClan, where they are nursed by Goldenflower. However, RiverClan demands the kits for their mother's Clan, so Graystripe leaves ThunderClan to be with them in RiverClan. He eventually realizes he is loyal to his birth Clan and leaves when exiled, while Featherkit and Stormkit remain in RiverClan. Featherpaw becomes an apprentice with Mistyfoot as her mentor, but she, Stormpaw, Stonefur, and Mistyfoot are taken prisoner by Tigerstar, who keeps them in an old fox den, making them half-starved.
:They are brought out to be killed, but Stonefur fights to protect the apprentices, dying in the process. Firestar, Ravenpaw, and Graystripe rescue Featherpaw, Stormpaw, and Mistyfoot, taking them to ThunderClan. Featherpaw fights in the battle against BloodClan with LionClan and along with the other apprentices, kills the BloodClan deputy, Bone. After the battle is won, Featherpaw, Stormpaw, and Mistyfoot return to RiverClan.
===The New Prophecy===
:Now a warrior, Feathertail receives a prophecy from StarClan to save the Clans. Stormfur joins her out his protectiveness, and she travels with Brambleclaw, Squirrelpaw, Tawnypelt, and Crowpaw to the sun-drown-place to find Midnight. Despite Crowpaw's prickly attitude, Feathertail manages to reach his soft side and the two developed feelings for each other. They reach the sun-drown-place and meet Midnight, who is revealed to be a badger, and she tells them that Twolegs are going to destroy the forest, and that the Clans must find a new home. During the journey back, they cut through the mountains where they meet the Tribe of Rushing Water, who are being hunted by a beast named Sharptooth. The Tribe believes Stormfur is the cat prophecized to save them, but when Crowpaw is cornered by Sharptooth, Feathertail proves herself to be the chosen cat, impaling Sharptooth with a falling stalactite and sacrificing her life to do so. Now walking in StarClan and with the Tribe of Endless Hunting, Feathertail visits Leafpool in her dreams to help Willowpaw's StarClan part of the medicine cat training and encourages Leafpool's relationship with Crowfeather.
===The Broken Code===
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===Super Editions===
:In Crowfeather's Trial, Crowfeather witnesses Feathertail's death again in a dream, which solidifies the fact that he never got over the loss. He often reminisces about her and how he loved her more than any other cat—losing her has stopped him from loving anyone else out of fear. In an attempt to get Crowfeather to listen, Ashfoot brings him to meet Feathertail in his dream. She tells him she's missed him, but is troubled by what she sees; Feathertail urges Crowfeather to change the way he acts with Breezepelt and to be true to himself. She saves his life by leading Yew to an unconscious Crowfeather before he could freeze to death.
===Novellas===
:In Leafpool's Wish, Feathertail appears to Squirrelflight in a dream after the birth of Leafpool and Crowfeather's kits half-Clan kits, Hollykit, Lionkit, and Jaykit. She urges Squirrelflight to take them in as her own, explaining that they have an important destiny and must be raised within the Clans. Though reluctantly, Squirrelflight agrees to tell ThunderClan that she is their mother and Brambleclaw is their father.
===Stand-Alone Manga===
:In A Shadow in RiverClan, Feathertail struggles to trust Leopardstar and her Clanmates after they supported Tigerstar who almost allowed hers and Stormfur's deaths. While Stormfur finds it easy to move on, Feathertail grows more distant with her Clanmates. She quickly befriends Sasha and her kits, Moth and Hawk, and hopes to mentor one of them. However, she questions Leopardstar's intentions when she and Mistyfoot mentor them instead. Feathertail breaks ties with Sasha when she learns Tigerstar is their father, but promises to keep her secret when she leaves RiverClan out of fear of retribution against her kits for their parentage. Feathertail joins a patrol to track down a fox that attacked their camp and saves Leopardstar from the fox. Leopardstar apologizes for failing to protect Feathertail and Stormfur from Tigerstar, and Feathertail forgives her. She integrates herself back into Clan life and accepts Oakheart's message when she is chosen for a new prophecy.
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==Killed victims==
*Bone (Alongside Bramblepaw, Tawnypaw, Stormpaw and Ashpaw)
*Sharptooth (Indirect) 
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==Personality==
:Feathertail is very close to her father Graystripe and her brother Stormfur, who are protective of her. She is suspicious of her RiverClan Clanmates, and cannot trust them after Stonefur's execution. Her trauma is such that she withdraws into herself and isolates from others. Her resentment will eventually subside, and she will forgive Leopardstar's actions. Gentle, kind, courageous, compassionate, and altruistic; she listens to her heart even when her feelings go against the warrior code. She internalizes her anger a lot, and rarely loses her temper.
==Relationships==
===Graystripe and Silverstream===
:Feathertail never knew Silverstream, due to her mother dying at birth. She was raised by Mosspelt because of her mother's death. She and Silverstream met after she died killing Sharptooth. Feathertail and Graystripe kept a close friendship despite being in two different Clans.
===Stormfur===
:Feathertail and Stormfur are much closer than regular siblings, since their mother is dead, and their father is in ThunderClan. When Stormfur confronts Feathertail about Crowpaw, Feathertail states that the other cats on the journey are rude to the apprentice.
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===Crowfeather===
:Feathertail and Crowpaw developed romantic feelings for each other and were very close during the trip, to the point that they hoped to continue seeing each other when they returned to the Clans. When she died killing Sharptooth and saving the tribe, Crowpaw was heartbroken. On the Great Journey, Crowpaw requested to be named after Feathertail, taking the name Crowfeather to honor her memory. Crowfeather never stopped missing Feathertail, mourning her his entire life.
===Mistystar and Stonefur===
:Mistystar was Feathertail's mentor, and Feathertail deeply respects and trusts her. She calls Mistystar "one of the best cats she's ever met," and Mistystar was one of the only cats that she trusted when she first returned to RiverClan. Feathertail misses Stonefur deeply after he was killed trying to save her and Stormpaw's lives. She felt close to him and Mistyfoot since they were also half-Clan cats. Feathertail held a grudge against RiverClan for a long time because they stood by while he died.
===Leopardstar===
:After returning to RiverClan, Feathertail initially disliked and mistrusted Leopardstar, since she did not stand up to Tigerstar when he ordered the death of Stonefur, Stormpaw, and Featherpaw. She could not get over her feelings of anger, grief, and misgivings about the spotted leader, and therefore distanced herself from her Clanmates and the cats around her. However, after Leopardstar proved her loyalty by saving Feathertail from a fox, Feathertail put her grudge aside, and trusted and respected Leopardstar.
===Sasha===
:Feathertail grew close to Sasha because they were both outcasts in RiverClan. After Feathertail saved Hawk, Sasha's son, from drowning, Sasha was eternally grateful. She let Feathertail teach Hawk and Moth how to swim. However, after Feathertail learned that Sasha was mates with Tigerstar, and never stopped loving him, she distanced herself from Sasha.
===Mothwing and Hawkfrost===
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===Ferncloud===
:Feathertail became close with Fernpaw while she was a ThunderClan apprentice. She let Ferncloud have prey even though it had crossed the RiverClan border, and she expressed that she knew Ferncloud better than most of the cats in RiverClan. However, once Feathertail put her mistrust of RiverClan cats aside, she distanced herself from Ferncloud, since Clan loyalty came first.
==Family==
:Feathertail's parents are Silverstream and Graystripe. Her brother is Stormfur. For more of Feathertail's family, click here!
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====Crowfeather and Feathertail - Mini Collector Figures (The New Prophecy)====
*The New Prophecy
*Though the love between this pair was true, it was doomed to tragedy from the start. Feathertail struggled with loyalty to her Clan after they betrayed her to Tigerstar, but found peace in forgiveness, and gave her life to save the cat she came to love above all others. Prickly Crowpaw had trouble connecting with the rest of the questing crew until Feathertail reached out to him, and he fell quickly for her kindness and warmth - he took on her name after her death, desperate to hold onto her somehow.
*Approximate individual price is $12.99 USD, and the three-pack bundle is $38.97 USD.
==Trivia==
:Did you know Vicky has said she thinks Feathertail would have remained loyal to her Clan and not gone into a relationship with Crowfeather if she had survived? For more trivia about Feathertail, click here!
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