Sandstorm (Warriors)

Sandstorm is a major supporting character in Erin Hunter’s Warriors book series. She is a ThunderClan warrior who serves as Firestar’s love interest and one of his closest councilors before giving birth to their daughters, Leafpool and Squirrelstar.
As an apprentice, she was at first wary of Firepaw and hostile towards him but she started getting closer to him after he saved her from a deadly fall during a battle against RiverClan. It quickly turned out that Sandstorm was infatuated with Firestar, despite the latter being completely unaware of her love for him. They eventually confessed their feelings to each other and became mates. She continued to serve as one of his closest and most loyal warriors until his death, after which she joined the elders and died later on.
She served as a major protagonist in The Prophecies Begin arc, the deuteragonist of super edition Firestar’s Quest, and a minor protagonist in the rest of the series.
== Appearance ==
Sandstorm has pale ginger fur with almost invisible darker stripes. She also has bright leaf-green eyes.
== Personality ==
As an apprentice, Sandpaw was extremely proud, especially of her ThunderClan lineage. As such she often mocked Firepaw for his kittypet origins. She took pleasure in taunting him, all the more so as she started to become jealous of him and the fact that he earned his warrior name before her despite starting his training later.
Her hostility came to an end when Fireheart saved her from falling into a gorge during a skirmish against RiverClan. Having understood his loyalty to the clan, as he saved her from death despite her unfriendliness, she started to value him as a truly skilled warrior. From that moment onward, she grew closer to him and showed another side of her.
Sandstorm is overall still very proud, but such pride mostly resides in her confidence in being able to achieve things by herself. She doesn't like being treated as if she needed help for everything and she is very eager to demonstrate her skills. She tends to be hurt when other cats (and especially Firestar) seem to look down on her abilities.
Apart from that, Sandstorm is fiercely loyal and brave. She never hesitates to jump into battle for the sake of her clan or of the ones she cares for. Despite her loyalty, she acts for the greater good, meaning that she is eager to help strangers or cats from other clans if she feels that it is necessary. Even though she is often wary of them at first, she is able to show them a warm and welcoming side.
As time went by, Sandstorm grew wiser and wiser and, among ThunderClan warriors, she became one of the most respected and listened to. She served as one of Firestar’s major councilors and often delivered advice to her daughters, Leafpool and Squirrelflight, as well as her grandchildren, especially Alderpaw. She is also the one who encouraged Bramblestar to follow his own path instead of trying to act like Firestar after the latter’s death.
Last but not least, Sandstorm deeply cares for the ones she loves. She was jealous of Firestar’s feelings for Spottedleaf and was heartbroken when he died. She was also a loving mother to her daughters and continued to show them affection after they became adults. After Firestar’s death, she enjoyed Graystripe’s company, the two of them being the closest cats to Firestar and among the oldest cats in the clan, having trained as apprentices at the same time. After she joined the elders, she also liked to talk with Purdy.
== Trivia ==
* Sandstorm is noted to be one of the fastest ThunderClan warriors. As such, she is also said to be one of their best hunters.
* Sandstorm is one among the few Warriors characters whose parents are unknown.
** It is especially surprising since she is quite a major character throughout the series.
** It can be explained by the fact that at the time of the first arc, the authors hadn’t established a clear genealogy for all the characters yet. It was developed later in Bluestar’s Prophecy but the book does not cover Sandstorm’s birth.
** However her parents were once said to be Redtail and Brindleface by one of the authors.
* She looks like her grandson Lionblaze.
* One of Leafstar’s kits, Stormheart, was named after her. Her daughter Leafpool, on the other hand, takes her name after Leafstar.
* According to one of the authors, she was killed to make room within ThunderClan.
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