Oakfur

Oakfur is a small light brown tom with green eyes.
Oakfur is a ShadowClan elder under Rowanstar's, Leafstar's, and Tigerstar's leaderships in the lake territories and previously served as a warrior under Nightstar, Tigerstar, and Blackstar in the forest and the lake territories. He was apprenticed as Oakpaw to Wetfoot, and after becoming a warrior, Oakfur mentored Tawnypelt and Smokepaw. Upon arriving at the lake, he mentored Tigerstar and Ferretclaw, where he participated in many battles, including Mudclaw's rebellion. Following the Great Battle, Oakfur retired to the elders' den, and when Darktail took control of ShadowClan, Oakfur joined the Kin. However, after experiencing the Kin's cruelty, he rescinded his decision and escaped to ThunderClan. He eventually joined SkyClan when Rowanstar annexed ShadowClan, and when Tigerstar became leader, he returned to the elders' den with his denmate, Ratscar.
==History==
===In The Prophecies Begin arc===
====Fire and Ice====
:Oakpaw is a ShadowClan apprentice. Oakpaw attends a Gathering with his mentor, Wetfoot. Wetfoot introduces him to Fireheart, who greets him warmly. Oakpaw timidly greets him back.
====A Dangerous Path====
:He is made a warrior and receives the name Oakfur.
====The Darkest Hour====
:Oakfur is at the confrontation between TigerClan and LionClan, with Tawnypaw close by his side. He is assigned as her mentor in ShadowClan after she leaves ThunderClan.
===In The New Prophecy arc===
====Midnight====
:Oakfur has a new apprentice, Smokepaw.
====Dawn====
:Oakfur leaves with the rest of the Clans to find a new home. While traveling in the mountains, his apprentice Smokepaw dies after falling off a cliff.
====Starlight====
:Oakfur is on a ShadowClan patrol with Cedarheart, Tawnypelt, Rowanclaw, and Talonpaw when Brambleclaw accidentally crosses the new ShadowClan border.
====Twilight====
:Squirrelflight spots Oakfur at the first Gathering on the island with his Clanmates, Russetfur and Rowanclaw. Later, he is part of the patrol to drive off the two kittypets causing trouble in their territory. Oakfur, Rowanclaw, Thornclaw, and Cloudtail creep behind the kittypets to cut off their escape route. Oakfur tells Rowanclaw at a Gathering that it is hard not to admire Firestar's decision to take Daisy and her three kits into ThunderClan, asking if Blackstar would have turned down three extra warriors for his Clan.
====Sunset====
:Oakfur, along with the rest of a ShadowClan patrol watches Berrykit struggles in a fox trap without trying to help him and is scolded for not following the warrior code. Later, he threatens Stormfur to step over the border. Oakfur is on a border patrol when Brambleclaw's patrol attacks them. He fights against Sandstorm though flees when ThunderClan reinforcements arrive, letting out a screech of terror. Tawnypelt remarks to Brambleclaw that she was patrolling with Blackstar and Oakfur on the RiverClan border when Hawkfrost told them that ThunderClan had been attacked by badgers.
===In the Power of Three arc===
====The Sight====
:Oakfur is part of the ShadowClan patrol that is caught stealing ThunderClan territory. He mocks Brambleclaw, saying that a blind kit, Jaypaw, had realized they were there before he did. He further insults them by calling them half-kittypets and worn-out deputies, referring to Graystripe. Brambleclaw threatens him that if they move the border, they will have to fight for it, and Oakfur confidently asks him if he's sure ShadowClan won't win. A battle ensues, and he attacks Firestar with another warrior until Lionpaw pulls Oakfur away and attacks him, flinging him against a tree and dazing him.
:Later, Littlecloud comments to Leafpool that Oakfur is still limping, and Leafpool tells him he should try wrapping his paw with comfrey every night. Oakfur later insults ThunderClan at a Gathering, calling them kittypets and outsiders, before Squirrelflight calms the Gathering with her idea of the daylight Gathering.
====Outcast====
:Oakfur is part of a ShadowClan patrol that catches Berrynose and Birchfall in ShadowClan territory. He comments that ThunderClan never cared about boundaries. When Firestar comments about how the border scent is faint, Oakfur tells him that the patrol is the evening patrol, and they are there to renew the scent markers.
====Sunrise====
:Oakfur is part of the patrol that comes to the ThunderClan camp to ask why three ThunderClan warriors had been in ShadowClan territory. He also has been given Tigerpaw as an apprentice.
===In the Omen of the Stars arc===
====The Fourth Apprentice====
:Oakfur's former apprentice, Tigerpaw, has become a warrior now and received the name Tigerheart. Oakfur is also mentoring a new apprentice named Ferretpaw.
====Fading Echoes====
:Oakfur and Ferretpaw finds Jayfeather and Squirrelflight near the ShadowClan border. The ShadowClan cats bring them to the camp so Jayfeather and Squirrelflight can ask Littlecloud for help with Briarlight, since her legs were crushed.
====Night Whispers====
:When Rowanclaw shows Pinepaw how she could have defended herself better against Hazeltail in the recent battle against ThunderClan, Rowanclaw tells Oakfur to pretend he is Hazeltail and he and Pinepaw begin to practice. Eventually, Pinepaw wins and the Clan cheers. Later, he is seen in Ivypaw's dream when she sends him flying over her shoulder with a single paw.
====The Forgotten Warrior====
:His former apprentice, Ferretpaw, becomes a warrior with the name of Ferretclaw.
====The Last Hope====
:When all the Clans are united before the battle, Cloudtail remarks that he can't believe that Oakfur, Smokefoot, and Snowbird, who are ShadowClan warriors, are in ThunderClan camp. Firestar welcomes them into the camp, giving Cloudtail a warning look for his remark. Later on, when Stoatpaw sends a message saying that Blackstar is losing a life, panic lights Oakfur and Snowbird's eyes. He accompanies Lionblaze, Graystripe, Snowbird, and Smokefoot during the battle as they run towards the ShadowClan border. He and Snowbird help Toadfoot, whose pelt is ripped and bloody.
===In the A Vision of Shadows arc===
====Thunder and Shadow====
:When Violetkit questions her place in ShadowClan, Oakfur stays silent, which jabs at the kit's heart. After Littlecloud's death, the brown tom sits with the other elders. Later, during a Clan meeting, Oakfur tells Rowanstar that mentors should be able to keep their apprentices under control, just like it was in his day. Moons after, Violetpaw returns from living with the rogues. Kinkfur whispers to Oakfur, and the black-and-white she-cat wonders what they're talking about.
:Many cats in ShadowClan fall sick with a mysterious illness, including him. Puddleshine doesn't know how to heal them, and says he's tried everything to help the ill cats. The medicine cat says that Oakfur might not survive much longer, as he's old. The brown tom and Wasptail wheeze side by side in their nests, fur matted and muzzles dripping. When Twigpaw is in ShadowClan, she helps Puddleshine by getting water for Oakfur. The gray she-cat holds wet moss to Oakfur's lips, and with a grunt, he swallows. Twigpaw then gives herbs to each sick cat, rubbing pulp for them to lap up.
:After Puddleshine gets lungwort, Oakfur and most of the other sick cats recover. The brown tom sits in the clearing while Dawnpelt gently washes his pelt. Violetpaw makes Oakfur a new nest, and Ratscar says approvingly that he'll like it. The apprentice tells him that his dentate is allowed to return here tomorrow, and she wants him to be comfortable. Ratscar sadly meows it will be quiet in the elders' den without Kinkfur, as Oakfur isn't much of a talker.
====Shattered Sky====
:Oakfur thanks Violetpaw for helping him with his ticks though mourns ShadowClan's loss with Darktail and his Kin. The elder declares he'll be ShadowClan until he dies, which alarms Violetpaw. He says young cats don't understand loyalty anymore. 
:Before the battle for RiverClan's territory, Violetpaw looks down the line of rogues and sees Oakfur and Ratscar among them. Darktail then informs Loki, Zelda and Max that they'll fight first, along with the elders, and Violetpaw questions Darktail's motives, hurriedly explaining that Oakfur and Ratscar are too old. When the battle begins, the kittypets spring forward, and Oakfur and Ratscar lumber after them. While fighting, Violetpaw pauses to check on the elders and kittypets. Oakfur is badly hurt, lying down on the edge of the Thunderpath, struggling to stand. Ratscar battles a cat in front of his friend, trying to protect them both.
:Violetpaw agrees to help with ThunderClan's plan of helping elders and kits escape Darktail's Kin. She helps Oakfur and Ratscar escape, leading them to where Alderheart is waiting. Both elders flop down behind a bush in relief, and the brown tom praises Violetpaw for the plan working. The ThunderClan medicine cat inspects their wounds, treating them with marigold. They rest before moving on through ShadowClan's territory, but they are caught near the border. Lionblaze, Ivypool, and Sparkpelt begin to fight with Darktail's rogues, leaving Alderheart to urge the elders across the scent markers. They make it back to ThunderClan's camp and Ratscar and Oakfur receive a warm welcome. Due to their physical state, both are sent to spend the night in the medicine cats' den.
:Days later, the elders have recovered, and Ratscar mentions how grateful he and Oakfur are for ThunderClan's help. The brown tom sits as Bramblestar calls a Clan meeting to discuss what to do next since they can't keep sneaking cats out of the Kin. The leader notes that they've only taken cats that wouldn't be missed, and Oakfur responds that that's pretty accurate. Later, when Bramblestar announces a plan for attacking the Kin, Oakfur sits with Ratscar, Millie, and Graystripe outside of the elders' den.
===In The Broken Code arc===
====Lost Stars====
:During a Clan meeting, Oakfur emerges from his den, then plops down beside it to scratch behind his ear. He disagrees with Tigerstar's decision to close the borders, mentioning how terribly it went when WindClan and RiverClan closed theirs.
====Darkness Within====
:Oakfur looks out of the elders' den while Flowerstem and Whorlpelt repair a hole in the den. When the Clans set a trap to reveal the identity of Bramblestar's impostor, Tigerstar tells Mothwing to stay with Oakfur as they pretend to defend the camp. The medicine cat ushers Oakfur into the elders' den and seals up the entrance with brambles. Later, Tawnypelt and Gullswoop share tongues with Oakfur near the elders' den.
===In the A Starless Clan arc===
====River====
:Sunbeam and Lightleap talk about how Oakfur was reminiscing on life in the forest territories.
====Sky====
:Oakfur, Cinnamontail, Streamkit, and Bloomkit catch greencough, and Sunbeam notices the elder's pelt is matted and unwashed.
====Thunder====
:When Sunbeam is assigned to teach Spotfur's kits to hunt for all the elders, Sunbeam reflects how easy this would be in ShadowClan, because there was only Oakfur. Later, when Tree tries to mediate RiverClan and ShadowClan, Oakfur yowls for him to speak up, and later says that Tree only became a mediator because he was too lazy to be a warrior.
====Star====
:Nightheart spots Oakfur washing himself outside the elders' den; he quickly moves his tail out of the way when Streamkit and her littermates storm by him, remarking ShadowClan will be well-fed once they become warriors. Later, during a battle, Breezeheart drags Oakfur as he snarls at her. Sunbeam tells Nightheart she has to help Oakfur, and Breezeheart slashes his stomach for calling her a webfoot. Oakfur and Sunbeam attack Breezeheart and she flees into the mob of the battle. He tells Nightheart and Sunbeam to go to ThunderClan and inform Squirrelstar about Splashtail's attack so she sends over a patrol. 
===In the Changing Skies arc===
====The Elders' Quest====
:Tawnypelt goes looking for Lightleap and Blazefire's children, her great-grandkits, and finds that they are with Oakfur. Remembering that Oakfur's favorite prey is thrush, Tawnypelt is sure to snatch up some for him. She arrives at the elders' den to find Oakfur deep in a story about the Great Journey. Tawnypelt recalls that Oakfur was her mentor, as well as Tigerstar's mentor, and that many historical events had taken place with him alive to witness them.
:Exchanging an amused glance with Tawnypelt, the two older cats settle to watch Poolkit, Quickkit, and Beechkit, the great-grandkits of Tawnypelt, play and practice their battle skills. Poolkit looks at Tawnypelt, wanting to know more about Rowanclaw and why he was called Rowanstar. Tawnypelt answers in Oakfur's steed, the tom having his mouth full of thrush. Oakfur defends Rowanclaw, when the kits seem to believe that Rowanclaw betrayed ShadowClan, mewing that he fought bravely and like a leader to save Hopwhisker and Flaxfoot. Oakfur then offers to tell the kits the story of Hopwhisker and Flaxfoot's rescue.
:When Tawnypelt attempts to reason with Tigerstar, who is—yet again—not taking her seriously, Oakfur chimes in that the Clans should absolutely be taking seriously the threats that Twolegs pose, and that they are historically unpredictable. He mews that no cat genuinely thought they would have been chased from the forest, but they were anyways. In an attempt to not repeat previous mistakes, Oakfur says that while ShadowClan and the others should not panic, it is absolutely worth noting what the Twolegs are up to.
===In the Super Editions===
====Onestar's Confession====
:Oakfur participates in Mudclaw's rebellion on Mudclaw's side and attacks WindClan's camp in hopes of killing Onewhisker.
====Firestar's Quest====
:Oakfur's former apprentice, Tawnypaw, has earned her warrior name of Tawnypelt.
====Tigerheart's Shadow====
:Oakfur is mentioned by Tigerheart when he is teaching the guardian cats the basics of battle. He gets into a crouch, and he remembers that this was the very first battle move that Oakfur had ever taught him. Tigerheart passes on the knowledge he gained from Oakfur's training to the guardian cats, in an attempt to help them face their problems.
:When a pair of foxes are raiding the herb patches where Fierce, Spire, and the other guardian cats keep their herbs, Tigerheart comes up with the idea to block their den with stones and dirt so they don't return. He recalls how Oakfur had taught him this trick, saying that foxes wouldn't come back if their dens are buried.
====Squirrelflight's Hope====
:When visiting ShadowClan's camp, Squirrelflight spots Pouncepaw and Lightpaw practicing battle moves in front of Oakfur and Ratscar.
===In the Novellas===
====Tigerclaw's Fury====
:On a hunting patrol, Oakpaw pricks his ears, remarking that Wetfoot is leading the patrol, but his mentor informs him that Tigerclaw can lead them. As they go on, Oakpaw notes that they usually scent their prey, but Tangleburr cuts in. When Nightstar dies, Tigerclaw announces it just as Oakpaw is about to drag a shrew from the fresh-kill pile. When Jaggedtooth and Nightwhisper become warriors, Oakpaw complains that it isn't fair, as they didn't have to train, and Tigerclaw fixes a cold glare on him, making Oakpaw duck his head.
:During a training session, Rowanpaw strikes a blow on Oakpaw, making him sprawl on his back. Tigerclaw tells him to go for his hind legs, but Rowanpaw dances out of his way, taunting Oakpaw about his speed. Tigerclaw asks him if he is going to let Rowanpaw speak to him like that, and Oakpaw, scrambling to his feet, refuses. He then launches himself at Rowanpaw, flailing his paws, and Tigerclaw is satisfied that Oakpaw unsheathes his claws and draws blood. When Runningnose wishes to speak privately with Tigerclaw, the latter checks to make sure that Oakpaw and Rowanpaw aren't killing each other.
====Blackfoot's Reckoning====
:After the battle against BloodClan, Runningnose treats Oakfur's long bloody wound across his chest. During Blackfoot's leadership ceremony, he remembers Oakfur's proud gaze as he trains his apprentice, Tawnypaw.
====Dovewing's Silence====
:Following the Great Battle, Oakfur has retired to the elders' den.
====Tawnypelt's Clan====
:Oakfur argues with Scorchfur that it was ShadowClan who turned on Rowanclaw, not the other way around. Strikestone snarls at the elder that Rowanclaw's strong enough to stand up to the rogues, and says things need to be different if ShadowClan is to survive.
===In the Tigerstar and Sasha arc===
====Into the Woods====
:Sasha joins Tigerstar, Oakfur, and Boulder on a border patrol near the Thunderpath where they chase off two ThunderClan warriors.
===In the Stand-alone graphic novels===
====A Thief in ThunderClan====
:Oakfur is out on patrol alongside his apprentice, Tawnypaw. He is seen gossiping with the ThunderClan warrior Longtail about borders and prey. 
====Winds of Change====
:Mudclaw and Hawkfrost gather six cats, including Oakfur, to discuss Firestar's apparent ploy to take over WindClan, just like Tigerstar did with TigerClan. Hawkfrost presses they must act soon before Onewhisker can't receive his nine lives and insist that he must die in order for their rebellion to stand a chance. The next night, they begin their assault on WindClan's camp. Oakfur attacks WindClan's warriors, but flees when ThunderClan arrives.
===In the Field Guides===
====Battles of the Clans====
:In "Blackstar Speaks: Ambush by the Lake", Oakfur is part of the patrol, consisting of Blackstar, Tawnypelt, Cedarheart, Rowanclaw, and himself, to claim part of RiverClan territory for ShadowClan. Oakfur and Cedarheart are sent into the wooden nest on ShadowClan territory. The patrol meets a RiverClan patrol, consisting of Mistyfoot, Swallowtail, Stonestream, and Voletooth. After Blackstar orders the attack, Oakfur is seen fighting with Stonestream. Blackstar then orders the patrol to surround the RiverClan cats, which Oakfur obeys, standing next to his leader. He curls his lip at Stonestream when the RiverClan warrior takes a step toward him, snarling when Stonestream steps back that he made a wise move.
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==Trivia==
===Interesting facts===
*Oakfur has served under six leaders; Nightstar, Tigerstar, Blackstar, Rowanstar, briefly Leafstar, and Tigerstar.
*Oakfur is confirmed to be the light brown cat who joins Mudclaw's rebellion in Winds of Change by James Barry.
*Oakfur's favorite prey is thrush.
===Mistakes===
*Sunbeam remarks how the elders told stories in the evening, though there is only one elder, Oakfur.
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