Shadowstar

Shadowstar, also known as Tall Shadow, is a lithe, sleek and thick-furred, night-black she-cat with vivid, dark green eyes, the color of sunlight on fresh leaves.
Shadowstar was the first leader of ShadowClan in the forest territories. Originally named Tall Shadow, she was born in the Ancient Tribe and had a brother, Moon Shadow. She was one of the first to agree to leave the mountains, and after Shaded Moss' death on the journey, she took over as leader of the group. Tall Shadow made her camp on the moor and was distrustful of strangers, turning away those who wished to join. After Moon Shadow's death, she willingly stepped down from leadership, handing it to Gray Wing. She and Gray Wing would later became co-leaders of the group, after Gray Wing's health had started to deteriorate due to the effects of the fire that had killed Moon Shadow. 
During a deadly battle against Clear Sky's group, Tall Shadow was not hesitant to kill in order to survive, which resulted in her killing Fircone. Once the groups began to split, she chose to live in the pines, and her group was renamed ShadowClan. Tall Shadow received her nine lives and became Shadowstar. After becoming suspicious of Quick Water, and her attempts to kill her, Shadowstar started a battle between the Clans. Shadowstar and Quick Water killed each other, making her the first leader to lose her nine lives and ascended to StarClan. She later gave Blackstar a life for leadership, and urged her Clan's independence following its absorption into SkyClan.
==History==
===Dawn of the Clans===
:Tall Shadow is a member of the Ancient Tribe and participates on the journey to follow the Sun Trail. When the group's leader, Shaded Moss, dies, she takes over and helps them settle in their new home. She becomes bitter and doubtful towards loners and rogues and disagrees with Clear Sky's decision to move to the forest with half of their cats. Soon after, Moon Shadow, Tall Shadow's brother, dies after he is severely burned by a forest fire, causing Tall Shadow to fall into a deep depression and gives up her leadership duties to Gray Wing. 
:As she heals from Moon Shadow's death, she assists Gray Wing with the leadership as his health declines and leads the battle against Clear Sky with Thunder and Gray Wing. The battle is stopped when spirit cats of their fallen friends appeared and demand the leaders to unify. Afterwards, Tall Shadow decides she wants to move to the pines across the Thunderpath and meets her nephew, Sun Shadow, Moon Shadow's son, soon after. She helps lead her new group to find the blazing star and against One Eye and Slash. Her group is named ShadowClan, and herself appointed leader of it. 
===A Starless Clan===
:When the Clan Founders are looking into the puddle, Shadowstar is seen hunched over beside Skystar and Thunderstar. When Riverstar states that Frostpaw is strong enough, Shadowstar protests and is concerned for her.
===Super Editions===
:In Moth Flight's Vision, Tall Shadow accepts Pebble Heart when Moth Flight announces him to be ShadowClan's medicine cat. She allows Moth Flight to stay in ShadowClan's camp as she grieved for Micah's death. Tall Shadow later gains her nine lives and the name of Shadowstar. She also allows one of Moth Flight's kits, Bubbling Stream, to join the Clan when her mother separates her and her littermates.
===Novellas===
:In Shadowstar's Life, Shadowstar and her deputy, Sun Shadow, are attacked by dogs, and the latter dies. She recalls a pair of amber eyes watching them die and becomes increasingly paranoid at the thought of someone wanting her dead and avoids picking Sun Shadow's successor. Shadowstar admits to Pebble Heart that she is on her ninth life, and ShadowClan might crumble if she dies. A cat pushes Shadowstar onto the Thunderpath, but she narrowly avoids death, and Raven Pelt reveals it was Quick Water. Skystar exiles her, and Shadowstar appoints Raven Pelt as the new deputy, grateful for his loyalty to her and his devotion to ShadowClan. ShadowClan and WindClan go to war with SkyClan and ThunderClan over Quick Water, and Shadowstar and Quick Water kill each other. Shadowstar forgives Quick Water in StarClan, leaving Raven Pelt to lead ShadowClan in her place.
:In Blackfoot's Reckoning, Shadowstar grants Blackfoot a life for leadership and warns him of future troubles.
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==Killed victims==
*Fircone
*Quick Water
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==Personality and Relationships==
:Shadowstar is intelligent and reserved. She has a strong bond with her brother Moon Shadow, and her friend Gray Wing. For more information, click here!
==Kin==
===Members===
Father:
:Unnamed tom: 
Brother:
:Moon Shadow: 
Foster daughter:
:Bubbling Stream: 
Nephews:
:Dancing Leaf: 
:Sun Shadow: 
Niece:
:Crow Muzzle: 
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==Trivia==
:Did you know Shadowstar is the first of the original leaders to lose all their lives? For more trivia about Shadowstar, click here!
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==Notes and references==
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Category:Leaders
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Category:She-cats
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