Cedarpelt (RC)

Cedarpelt is a graying, stout, large, mottled brown tabby tom with a short tail.
Cedarpelt was a RiverClan elder who previously served as a warrior under Hailstar's and Crookedstar's leaderships in the forest territories. He had two littermates, Fallowtail and Marshcloud, and was surprised to learn of his sister's half-Clan kits through Reedfeather. He was one of Crookedkit's harshest critics when he returned to RiverClan from his solitude away as a loner, and Hailstar later named him as Crookedpaw's mentor. Crookedpaw challenged his mentor frequently, but grew to respect him. Cedarpelt also fathered Lakeshine's kits, Frogkit and Sunkit. Cedarpelt later retired as an elder under Leopardstar's leadership. When RiverClan joined ShadowClan to form TigerClan, Cedarpelt and Timberfur challenged Tigerstar and Leopardstar about their joint-leadership. After his death, Cedarpelt ascended to StarClan.
==History==
===In the Super Editions===
====Bluestar's Prophecy====
:Cedarpelt, although not named, appears at a Gathering, sitting in front of Bluepaw and Crookedpaw. He tells the two apprentices to be quiet while the leaders are speaking, and later, after Crookedpaw asks Bluepaw what the leaders talk about, since she told him it was not her first Gathering. Cedarpelt interrupts, telling Crookedpaw that if he listened, he might find out. Crookedpaw follows him home once the Gathering is concluded.
====Crookedstar's Promise====
:Cedarpelt and Timberfur carry bundles of freshly picked dry reeds across the clearing to Softpaw and Whitepaw a moon after the flood. When Hailstar allows the kits help the rebuilding around the camp, he tells the kits to take the reeds to the apprentices so that Timberfur and Cedarpelt would be free for a hunting patrol with Shellheart. As the kits dash off to help, Cedarpelt warns them to be careful, while pawing together a freshly harvested pile of reeds. He tells the kits to not knock the reeds they are carrying into the river. He and Timberfur then leave on Shellheart's hunting patrol. Cedarpelt is on the border patrol when they report that there are ThunderClan warriors at Sunningrocks. Troutclaw argues on why to not fight the battle, and asks if they have not lost enough already, referencing Duskwater, a Clanmate who had died during the flood a moon prior. Cedarpelt joins Troutclaw, and sympathetically sweeps his tail across his friend's shoulder, backing up his argument. He says that Sunningrocks has always been hard to defend, and many cats continue debating at this.
:After Stormkit finally leaves from the medicine den since he broke his jaw, Cedarpelt lays in the shade with Mudfur. When they see him, Mudfur departs from Cedarpelt to greet Stormkit. When Crookedkit returns to RiverClan after his quest to find the Moonstone, Rippleclaw claims that Cedarpelt had believed that he ran away. Cedarpelt later returns from the dirtplace tunnel, questioning if Crookedkit was still a Clanmate. Hailstar picks him to mentor Crookedkit, saying that his distrust of the kit after his disappearance meant Cedarpelt would demand more of the young tom than any other warrior.
:Cedarpelt debates with the dawn patrol about Sunningrocks at the border. He is stubborn about giving up Sunningrocks, arguing that they just simply could not give them up after a fight. He paces by the sedge wall, until Crookedpaw asks to join the patrol for Sunningrocks. Cedarpelt refuses because he had not assessed Crookedpaw's battle skills yet, though he promises to assess them later that afternoon. After Reedfeather, the WindClan deputy, comes to RiverClan to demand his two kits, Willowkit and Graykit, Cedarpelt is one of the cats to join the retrieval patrol afterwards. He defends Fallowtail and a mother's right to her children, fighting for Graykit and Willowkit.
:While training Crookedpaw, Cedarpelt seems to be frustrated by Crookedpaw's technique—to slick his fur back so the enemy thinks he is defeated. He tells him to bush out his fur, considering that StarClan gave RiverClan cats thick pelts, so his enemy is frightened. Cedarpelt claims that a startled enemy is half-beaten. Despite his second thoughts, Crookedpaw bushes out his fur, gaining approval from Cedarpelt. Piketooth and Beetlenose join the two and Cedarpelt asks Piketooth how hunting went. When Piketooth passes news of ThunderClan's raid on WindClan medicine supplies, Cedarpelt seems slightly concerned for WindClan's camp and what the result was, and he is given the information that Moonflower, a ThunderClan warrior, has died. Beetlenose growls that ThunderClan deserved to lose a warrior, Cedarpelt scowls at him, telling him that no warrior deserves to die.
:He turns and asks Beetlenose to practice some moves with Crookedpaw, clearly disappointed that he knows the moves too well. When Crookedpaw says that Beetlenose probably knows the same moves, Cedarpelt tells Piketooth that Crookedpaw thinks he has learned it all. Shortly after, Crookedpaw injures Beetlenose's chin, angering Cedarpelt. When he realizes that Crookedpaw hid his tail, Cedarpelt analyzes it as a ThunderClan cat technique, his eyes darkening. Asking how Crookedpaw learned it, Crookedpaw boasts, and Cedarpelt claims it was not fair to use the trick. Cedarpelt then snaps at Crookedpaw to show respect for Beetlenose's rank as a warrior. He then tells the three other cats that they are going back to camp. When they do, Cedarpelt is noted to be heading straight to Hailstar's den, probably to share the news of Crookedpaw's disrespect. He then tells Crookedpaw that Hailstar wanted to speak with him.
:While travelling to the Gathering, Cedarpelt is telling his Clanmates to hurry up. Shellheart speaks with him, expressing his hope for a peaceful Gathering. Cedarpelt sniffs, wondering if ThunderClan would break the truce. As they reach Fourtrees, Cedarpelt leads Crookedpaw to the middle of the clearing. Crookedpaw sits beside Bluepaw, and is a little too talkative for his mentor, who ends up scolding him. When Crookedpaw stares at Reedfeather, Cedarpelt scolds him. Soon after, he briefly tells Crookedpaw to listen to the Gathering if he wants to learn about it. After the Gathering, Cedarpelt claims that it was too cold to share tongues. When Crookedpaw asks if Clans were always angry with each other, Cedarpelt replies that leaf-bare always creates short tempers.
:Two nights after the Gathering, Crookedpaw claims that he had promised to Cedarpelt that he would find minnows before sharing tongues with his Clanmates. It is later revealed that he had been hunting birds in the willow copse with Cedarpelt that day. When Hailstar calls a meeting, Cedarpelt exits from the sedges and seating himself beside Whitefang. After the revealing of taking back Sunningrocks, he sharply tells Petaldust, who exclaimed she would fight to the death, that they were defending territory, not the Clan. Whitefang joins in, saying battles were dangerous. Nodding, Cedarpelt reminds them to remember the warrior code and they would be fine. His name is called to join the marking patrol. Cedarpelt is next seen telling Crookedpaw to be careful and to remember what he had been taught, then wishing him luck.
:When Willowkit and Graykit become apprentices, Cedarpelt decides to take them along with his own apprentice to the Moonstone, saying he was waiting for Crookedpaw to have denmates. He then orders the apprentices to retrieve travelling herbs from Brambleberry. When they leave, he gets irritated after Crookedpaw greets Soot, a cat that had befriended Crookedpaw when he was Crookedkit on his search of the Moonstone, growling softly when Soot admires him as a real warrior. Soon, upon reaching the Moonstone, Cedarpelt guides the cats through the dark tunnel. After the journey to the Moonstone, he fluffs up his pelt when Hailstar announces the dog plan of Crookedpaw's and when it would occur. He is called to join the patrol alongside Hailstar, and works with the other cats to complete the mission.
:When Crookedpaw and Willowpaw are walking alongside the riverbank, he calls for them to slow down. Grumbling about having a know-it-all apprentice, Crookedpaw calls back that he had a mentor that called him a fish-brain. Cedarpelt is told by Owlfur to not reply, since apprentices always know better than warriors. Sometime before Crookedpaw's warrior ceremony, Frogkit and Sunkit are born to Cedarpelt and his mate, Lakeshine. When Crookedpaw finally gains his warrior name, Cedarpelt is proud, and claims that he would like to believe that he taught his apprentice well. Later on, he is with Owlfur while Shellheart prepares the patrols, apparently happy for a fine morning. Afterwards, he is asked to be on a border patrol with Shellheart. When he returns, his whiskers are twitching with amusement as he watches kits crawl over his former apprentice. He apologizes to Crookedjaw, saying he should have taught him to fight off kits.
:Cedarpelt flicks his tail with Petaldust when Crookedjaw reassured the patrol that Sunningrocks was RiverClan's territory once more. Cedarpelt climbs down the rocks with Beetlenose and Petaldust. He is next mentioned stacking fish that he caught near the reed bed, alongside Timberfur and Willowbreeze. When Piketooth is attacked by the playful kits, Cedarpelt warns him to be careful and that he just caught the trout. When Crookedstar announces Willowbreeze is expecting his kits, Cedarpelt pads past him and nodding, congratulating his former apprentice, whom is now Clan leader.
====Leopardstar's Honor====
:Cedarpelt shares a trout with Whitefang. Later, his daughter Sunfish dies from her wounds. Following Oakheart's death, Cedarpelt, Rippleclaw, and Voleclaw help carry his body out for burial. When Leopardfur is named Crookedstar's new deputy, Cedarpelt and Piketooth are doubtful due to her inexperience. When Mosspelt is kidnapped by a Twoleg while they were attempting to steal another fish, Crookedstar orders Leopardfur to take Cedarpelt and Voleclaw with her. Cedarpelt keeps watch for the Twoleg while Leopardfur and Voleclaw free Mosspelt from the Twoleg web. They successfully rescue Mosspelt and outrun the Twoleg. Upon their return to RiverClan, Lakeshine greets Cedarpelt warmly.
:Leopardfur orders Cedarpelt to lead a hunting patrol with Ottersplash, Lakeshine, Stonefur, and Shadepaw. When Frogleap drowns in the river, Cedarpelt stares in dismay at his son's body, his grief making him wonder how his son drowned, and Lakeshine presses up against him. Skyheart explains how Frogleap died when a branch hit his head. When a flood destroys RiverClan's camp, Crookedstar orders Cedarpelt to search for stranded fish along the river for food. When Leopardstar becomes leader, she notices how gray Cedarpelt and Timberfur have gotten, and encourages them to retire to the elders' den along with Piketooth. Cedarpelt gently teases his granddaughter Dawnpaw that she will become very busy pulling out his ticks.
:When a RiverClan battle patrol returns from unsuccessfully reclaiming Sunningrocks from ThunderClan, Cedarpelt and Timberfur watch anxiously from the elders' den. RiverClan and ShadowClan combine to form TigerClan, Cedarpelt and Timberfur briefly question Tigerstar about the joint Clan. Cedarpelt even challenges Leopardstar, wanting to know if she has completely given up leadership of RiverClan. Leopardstar confronts Tigerstar about his plans, and Tigerstar mocks Cedarpelt's question to signify Leopardstar's weak leadership over her cats. After TigerClan raids WindClan, Leopardstar announces they will all meet with Tigerstar and BloodClan at Fourtrees to convince Firestar and Tallstar to join TigerClan. Cedarpelt witnesses Tigerstar's death at Scourge's claws.
==Character pixels==
==Official art==
==Ceremonies==
==Kin==
===Members===
Mate:
:Lakeshine: 
Son:
:Frogleap: 
Daughter:
:Sunfish: 
Sister:
:Fallowtail: 
Brother:
:Marshcloud:Revealed on Kate's Facebook 
===Tree===
==Appearances==
*Crookedstar's Promise
*Bluestar's Prophecy 
*Leopardstar's Honor
*Redtail's Debt 
*Onestar's Confession 
==Trivia==
===Mistakes===
*In the Crookedstar's Promise preview at the end of SkyClan's Destiny, Marshcloud is said to be carrying reeds with Timberfur, not Cedarpelt.Revealed in the Crookedstar's Promise preview at the end of SkyClan's Destiny
*He is mentioned several times doing things that he couldn't do with a short tail.
===Continuity===
*On Vicky's Facebook, Marshcloud and Cedarpelt are nearly identical, both mottled brown tabby toms with green eyes and a short tail, but with a slightly different stripe pattern.Revealed on Vicky's Facebook
==Quotes==
==External links==
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==Notes and references==
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Category:Redtail's Debt characters
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