Emberfoot

Emberfoot is a gray tom with two darker gray paws.
Emberfoot is a WindClan warrior who has served under Onestar's and Harestar's leaderships in the lake territories. As a warrior, he mentored Sunstrike and Smokehaze, and participated in multiple battles, including the Great Battle, WindClan's struggle against the stoats, a skirmish with Darktail's rogues, and the battle against the Sisters. He fathered four kits with his mate, Sedgewhisker: Featherpelt, Larkwing, Fluffpaw, and Silkypaw. Emberfoot has shown support for the exile of the codebreakers in order to regain StarClan's approval.
==History==
===In the Power of Three arc===
====Eclipse====
:Emberfoot is a WindClan warrior mentoring Sunpaw. He is among the patrol of WindClan cats that ambushes a ThunderClan patrol led by Brambleclaw. He and Weaselfur race straight towards Hollypaw, and Emberfoot attacks Mousewhisker, pinning him to the ground. Brambleclaw then races to help Mousewhisker defeat Emberfoot.
===In the Omen of the Stars arc===
====The Fourth Apprentice====
:Emberfoot's former apprentice, Sunpaw, earns her warrior name of Sunstrike.
====The Last Hope====
:Emberfoot is seen with Gorsetail, Furzepelt, and several ShadowClan warriors, forming a ragged line of defense during the Great Battle. Not long after, Emberfoot fights off Dark Forest cats with Robinwing and Ferretclaw. He presses his spine against Robinwing's and Ferretclaw's while lashing out at their foes. In the midst of the battle, his patrol vanishes beneath many bristling warriors. Graystripe helps Emberfoot by hauling a matted tortoiseshell from his back. He recovers and continues to fight.
===In the A Vision of Shadows arc===
====Thunder and Shadow====
:A WindClan patrol consisting of Emberfoot, Onestar, Furzepelt, and Oatclaw are attacked by Darktail's rogues. They are assisted by ThunderClan, and Emberfoot fights a muscular white tom alongside Bramblestar. As the skirmish ends, Lionblaze and Birchfall stand protectively in front of Emberfoot and Furzepelt. They stare at the retreating rogues, their eyes glittering with fury. Alderpaw treats Emberfoot's injuries, and when Furzepelt dies, Emberfoot is shocked, disbelief edging his mew.
:He travels with his Clanmates back to ThunderClan's camp, as he and Oatclaw are too injured to return home. Emberfoot questions what will happen to Furzepelt, and Bramblestar orders Cloudtail and Rosepetal to guard her body until a WindClan patrol can retrieve it. Alderpaw and Jayfeather wash herb pulp into Emberfoot's wounds, and the two WindClan warriors stay in ThunderClan's care for a few days. At the next Gathering, Emberfoot supports Onestar's criticism of ShadowClan for allowing Darktail to become a threat, saying that ShadowClan cats are traitors to the Clans.
:Later, when ThunderClan's medicine cats visit WindClan territory seeking lungwort for ShadowClan, Emberfoot is on patrol with Gorsetail. Leafpool calls out a greeting to them, but the WindClan cats glare at her with anger in their gazes. Emberfoot asks why they are there, and the pair say it is medicine cat business. The WindClan warriors begrudgingly take them to their camp, and when Breezepelt questions their presence, and Emberfoot replies that they need to speak with Kestrelflight.
====Shattered Sky====
:Emberfoot trains his second apprentice, Smokepaw, during the time WindClan has closed their borders. When ThunderClan comes to inform WindClan of the existence of SkyClan, they are confronted by a WindClan patrol, including Emberfoot. The patrol is hostile towards the ThunderClan cats, but eventually allow them to speak with Onestar.
====River of Fire====
:When Twigpaw falls into the WindClan border stream, she is confronted by a WindClan hunting patrol consisting of Featherpelt, Emberfoot, and Smokepaw. Twigpaw quickly explains what happened, and Emberfoot hisses that she cost them a catch. Featherpelt insists that they take Twigpaw and Finpaw back to ThunderClan's camp, and orders Smokepaw to go and tell Harestar what happened. The WindClan she-cat says that Emberfoot will come with her, and despite the apprentices' protests, both warriors jump across the stream. Twigpaw and Finpaw reluctantly let Emberfoot and Featherpelt lead them back to ThunderClan. When in camp, Featherpelt says that some of WindClan's warriors might not have been so lenient, and Bramblestar apologizes and offers to make it up. They seem pacified by the solution and leave camp. Later, Smokepaw earns her warrior name, Smokehaze.
====The Raging Storm====
:During a Gathering, Emberfoot exchanges gossip with with Oatclaw and Harrybrook.
===In The Broken Code arc===
====The Silent Thaw====
:When Rootpaw discovers his ability to see ghosts, Tree warns him not to tell anyone because cats like Emberfoot and Thornclaw wouldn't believe him. At a Gathering, Emberfoot supports in exiling the codebreakers, and believes WindClan deserves a leader who will follow StarClan's will.
====Darkness Within====
:When Squirrelflight reveals the truth about the impostor's identity, Emberfoot recalls Ashfur being a loyal warrior. His mate Sedgewhisker asks if he remembers the rumors, but Emberfoot insists he never believed them. Later, at the half-moon meeting, Kestrelflight reports that Emberfoot had whitecough. He noticed Whistlepaw's skills when she helped to take care of Emberfoot. Later, Emberfoot advocates for Ashfur's death and follows the leaders to ShadowClan's camp to execute him.
===In the A Starless Clan arc===
====River====
:At the Gathering, Emberfoot speaks out against the changes to the warrior code to include cats leaving their birth Clans to be with their mate.
====Star====
:Harestar includes Emberfoot on his patrol to ThunderClan to discuss RiverClan attacking ShadowClan. Later, Emberfoot participates in the Clans' attempt to oust Splashtail. Brackenpelt swipes at Emberfoot during the battle. After the fighting subsides, Emberfoot stands beside Squirrelstar, Violetshine, and Sparkpelt, angry and bristling at the RiverClan cats.
===In the Changing Skies arc===
====The Elders' Quest====
:Emberfoot and Sedgewhisker's two kits, Fluffpaw and Silkypaw, have been apprenticed.
===In the Super Editions===
====Onestar's Confession====
:During the battle against the stoats, Onestar hears Emberfoot call out to him as he loses a life. When Onestar returns from his trip to the Twolegplace, he lies to Emberfoot, Harespring, and Whitetail that he was trapped by Twolegs after chasing away stoats. Emberfoot meows that it was great of him to protect the Clan. Later, Furzepelt, Oatclaw, Onestar, and Emberfoot encounter Darktail and his rogues, and it escalates into a battle. Emberfoot fights a rogue with Oatclaw, but they are outnumbered; Onestar hears the warrior's cries and sees that he and Oatclaw are wounded. Once ThunderClan comes to WindClan's aid, he and Bramblestar drive a silver gray tom away. After the battle, Emberfoot gets his wounds treated by Jayfeather and Alderpaw, and Jayfeather says that he should stay until he is well enough to travel. Onestar grudgingly accepts, and the leader sees Emberfoot and Oatclaw sleeping in the medicine den.
:Later at a Gathering, Emberfoot and a few other WindClan members accuse ShadowClan of being traitors siding with the rogues. The following day, Emberfoot tells Onestar that his patrol met Leafpool and Alderpaw, who wanted to speak to Kestrelflight.
====Crowfeather's Trial====
:Emberfoot sits beside Sedgewhisker when Onestar calls a Clan meeting. After Kestrelflight informs the Clan of his vision, Emberfoot questions what it means. After Nightcloud goes missing after a raid on the stoats, Emberfoot yowls that if any stoat tries invading WindClan territory, it will be the last thing it ever does. Later, Emberfoot is concerned by the anger in Breezepelt's voice as he lashes out at Crowfeather. However, Emberfoot staunchly protests against Weaselfur's accusation that Breezepelt purposefully left Nightcloud behind in the tunnels with the stoats.
:When Heathertail asks Breezepelt if he is sure about joining them in the next attack, Emberfoot adds that they are really tough. During the attack, Emberfoot's daughter, Featherpaw, is seriously injured. Emberfoot blames this on her mentor, Crowfeather, believing he gave her the idea to go, and he harshly berates the tom. When Featherpaw wakes up, Emberfoot and Sedgewhisker crouch beside her nest, relief in their eyes. They slip out of the den to get wet moss and a mouse for her and return as Crowfeather is leaving the den. Emberfoot makes amends with him, but asks that he be a bit more careful with their training in the future. When Crowfeather affirms this, Emberfoot gives him an approving nod before going in to see his daughter.
:Emberfoot is seen lying on his side, bleeding from a deep scratch down his flank after the stoats attacked WindClan's camp, while Crowfeather, Heathertail, Gorsetail, Breezepelt, and Hootpaw were away rescuing Nightcloud. As the patrol approaches, Emberfoot lifts his head, giving them an angry glare and yowls to Onestar that they're back. Emberfoot joins the final battle against the stoats and fights with the help of Mousewhisker.
====Bramblestar's Storm====
:At a Gathering, Onestar announces that Sedgewhisker is expecting Emberfoot's kits, and the she-cat leans on her mate lovingly.
====Squirrelflight's Hope====
:Emberfoot is mentioned to have visited ThunderClan's camp to advise them about Harestar calling a meeting. At the next Gathering, Emberfoot snarls at Leafstar when she refuses to remove the Sisters from their land. He participates in the battle against the Sisters, and later when Squirrelflight describes StarClan's wish for the Clans to turn towards them rather than away, Emberfoot argues that StarClan does not always answer them.
==Personality==
:Emberfoot is an aggressive warrior, hostile towards the other Clans and wary of intruders. Despite this outward appearance, he can be more sensitive, particularly concerning his family. Emberfoot believes in StarClan, and becomes concerned when the Clans are cut off from their ancestors.
==Relationships==
===Crowfeather and Breezepelt===
:Emberfoot respects Crowfeather, and was pleased when the senior warrior was assigned to mentor his daughter. He disagreed with the rumors about Crowfeather's poor relationship with his son being what caused Breezepelt to turn out so sour, but when Crowfeather allowed Featherpaw to fight against the stoats, Emberfoot was furious with him, considering that the dark gray warrior really was careless. The two eventually made amends; however, when Bramblestar began demanding that codebreakers be punished, Crowfeather among them, Emberfoot agreed that they should be exiled.
:Despite many WindClan cats despising Breezepelt in the aftermath of the Great Battle, Emberfoot is noted to have defended the black tom. When his Clanmates began to wonder if Breezepelt could have killed Nightcloud when the she-cat goes missing, Emberfoot finds it nonsensical.
===Sedgewhisker, Featherpelt, and Larkwing===
:Emberfoot has a positive relationship with his mate, Sedgewhisker. After Larkwing betrayed WindClan by training in the Dark Forest, Emberfoot and Sedgewhisker were distrustful of their daughter, and even refused to sit with her during a Clan meeting. When Featherpaw was gravely injured in a battle against the stoats, Emberfoot was fraught with worry for his daughter, watching over her recovery in the medicine den alongside Sedgewhisker.
==Kin==
===Members===
Mate:
:Sedgewhisker: 
Daughters:
:Larkwing:
:Featherpelt: 
Sons:
:Silkypaw: 
:Fluffpaw: 
Granddaughters:
:Whistlebreeze: 
:Songleap: 
:Leafcurl: 
:Grassfur: 
Grandsons:
:Flutterfoot: 
:Stripeheart: 
:Brookripple: 
:Branchleap: 
Great-granddaughter:
:Stretchkit: 
Great-grandson:
:Rustlekit: 
===Tree===
==Appearances==
==Trivia==
===Author statements===
*In an early draft of Kate Cary's allegiances, Fernstripe was listed as his daughter.
===Continuity===
*In Su Susann's "Missing Kits" on Vicky's Facebook, Emberfoot and Willowclaw were the kits of Onestar and Whitetail, born in the forest territories. His younger siblings were Rustlepaw, a golden tabby tom with a white belly and chest and green eyes, and Drizzlepaw, speckled brown-and-white she-cat with amber eyes. Emberfoot was also described with amber eyes.Revealed on Vicky's Facebook
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==Notes and references==
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