Dawnpelt

Dawnpelt is a large, ginger and brown she-cat with amber eyes.
Dawnpelt is a ShadowClan deputy and queen under Twistedstar's leadership in the lake territories. She was born as Dawn to Forest and Hazel. She was brought into ShadowClan, where she was named Dawnkit. As Dawnpaw, she was mentored by Fangtail. Dawnpaw became close friends with Sedgepaw, Razorpaw, Twistedpaw, Frostedpaw and Ravenpaw. As an apprentice, she joined Cherryfeather, Razorpaw, Treefur, Roseheart and Smallcloud in retrieving the kidnapped kits from BloodClan. However, the mission failed and Applekit was stolen. 
As Dawnpelt, she joined the journey to the lake territories and became mates with Sedgewhisker, who treated her badly. After breaking up with her mate, she fell in love with Razorbite, and the two became secret mates, although were suspected by Cherryfeather. In their new territory, she ends up giving birth to four kits: Elkkit, Amberkit, Adderkit and Acornkit. She lies to the Clan that Sedgewhisker is their father and he believes her. 
After a fight with Sedgewhisker, Dawnpelt accidentally reveals that Amberfall, Acornpelt and Adderbite arent his kits. This causes Amberfall to become furious though Dawnpelt refuses to let Razorbite take the fall. After Sedgewhisker gets violent and threatens to kill Dawnpelt, he is murdered by Razorbite and Dawnpelt immediately becomes a suspect. She is made deputy as Twistedstar knows she will break under the guilt of receiving Sedgewhisker's rank. However, after the truth comes out by Amberfall, Razorbite admits and the two are confronted by the Clan. Razorbite is exiled and Dawnpelt is outcasted, but eventually Twistedstar forgives them and gives Dawnpelt her rank back. They later have another litter: Vixenkit and Tawnykit.
== History ==
===Storm of Secrets===
:Dawnpaw was apprenticed to Fangtail. During her time as an apprentice, she grew close to Twistedpaw, Sedgepaw and Frostedpaw. When the RiverClan apprentices joined ShadowClan she also became close friends with Razorpaw and Ravenpaw. Though she had finally made great friends, she was still crushed by the loss of her father and often felt alone. Sedgepaw also accompanied Dawnpaw in training sessions several times, creating a close bond between the pair. At one point, she saw the tom romantically though his views on outsiders and sudden outbursts on her caused her emotions to dwindle. Dawnpaw viewed Razorpaw greatly and soon enough developed a crush on the tom. He seemed to feel the same way, however when Razorpaw was forced to become a medicine cat apprentice, things seemed to have changed. 
:Though Dawnpaw stayed close to him romantically, she felt they would never be anything more due to the code. As an apprentice, she was attacked by the BloodClan deputy for setting a paw into their territory. Razorpaw comforted her as she recovered from her injuries though this incident led to Sparrowstep’s kits being stolen. She joined the mission in retrieving the lost kits. It failed however and she fell protective of Graykit. After her ceremony, Dawnpaw is given the name Dawnpelt, alongside many of her friends. She adopts Graykit and becomes her mother alongside Razorbite.
:Almost immediately after becoming warriors, Sedgewhisker asked Dawnpelt to be his mate. Though she initially refused due to her lingering emotions towards Razorbite, his manipulation and twisting of the situation coerced her to agree. Dawnpelt was saddened she couldn’t be with Razorbite and experienced guilt. Sedgewhisker was extremely controlling of Dawnpelt, even stopping almost all her interactions with Razorbite. His verbal abuse often led to him threatening physical violence. Dawnpelt grew very malleable and compliant, in fear of how the tom would react. However, when Sedgewhisker had attempted murdering Razorbite, she was in disbelief and believed Razorbite’s words over his own. 
:Sedgewhisker was furious over her choice and attacked her. Ratstar leaped off the Shaderock, threatening and scarring Sedgewhisker in return. Razorbite soothed Dawnpelt, encouraging the shattered warrior to leave the tom. Razorbite had even revealed to Dawnpelt his emotions had never changed. This sparked hope within Dawnpelt and thus she broke up with Sedgewhisker despite his profuse apologies. Dawnpelt had fallen in love with Razorbite and secretly became mates with him. Twoleg destruction ultimately meant that ShadowClan’s camp flooded.
=== Novellas ===
:In Mist of Shadows, Dawn was born to Hazel and Forest as a kittypet. She resided at the twoleg place, alongside her mother. Often, Dawn caused trouble for her owners and so she had to run off to be with her father to avoid being trapped in a carrier. Unfortunately, Dawn’s owners wanted to sell her for breeding purposes, meaning she’d be separated from her parents at a very young age. As soon as Hazel understood what was happening, she swiftly took Dawn to Forest. Dawn stayed with Forest for a little over a moon, however the torment of Leafbare drew them towards Clan life. Forest decided that it would be best if they had a Clan to rely on, thus he voyaged to ShadowClan with his daughter. 
:Ratstar was more than happy to aid a kit and allowed Forest and Dawn to stay as ShadowClan members. Forest kept his loner name, though Dawn became known as Dawnkit. She was seen as an outsider by many, including several of the kits. However, she quickly became settled, growing especially close to Butterflydawn who fostered her. Nearing her apprentice ceremony, Forest passed away and left Dawnkit alone.
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==Personality and traits==
:Dawnpelt is friendly, ebullient, determined, loving, strong, closed off, and can often have an attitude. She cares deeply about those close to her and isn't the firmest believer in StarClan unlike many other cats she knows. However, she highly upholds the warrior code and honors it. She is unafraid to stand up for what is right and can be often stubborn at times, but she is ready to leap into action anytime to protect those she cares about and herself.
== Family ==
:Dawnpelt's parents are Forest and Hazel, and her littermate is Ember. Her mate is Razorbite, and Adderbite, Acornpelt, Amberfall, Elkkit, Vixenkit and Tawnykit are their children. For more of Dawnpelt's family, click here!
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===Interesting facts===
*She has been stated to be a good swimmer.
*She has loner and kittypet blood through her parents.
*She is very good with herbal knowledge.
*She has also been stated to be good with kits, and young cats of the Clan.
===Author Statements===
*Frosty believes that Dawnpelt never regretted being with Razorbite, but felt guilt after Sedgewhisker's death.
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Category:Characters
Category:ShadowClan cats
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Category:She-cats
Category:Queens
Category:Deputies
Category:Warriors
Category:Dawn's Characters
Category:Mentors
Category:The Fractured Curse characters
Category:After the Storm characters