Crookedstar

Crookedstar is a huge, light brown tabby tom with green eyes and a twisted jaw.
Crookedstar was a RiverClan leader in the forest territories. He was born as Stormkit to Rainflower and Shellheart alongside his brother, Oakkit. Following an accident in which he broke his jaw, Stormkit was renamed Crookedkit at the request of Rainflower. She disowned him, leading to Crookedkit running away from the Clan. After returning, he was apprenticed as Crookedpaw to Cedarpelt. He was continually visited in his dreams by Mapleshade, who trained him and demanded he stay loyal to RiverClan above all else.
After becoming a warrior, Crookedjaw learned Mapleshade was from the Dark Forest and cut ties with her. However, she orchestrated an omen which allowed him to be selected as deputy, and Crookedstar succeeded Hailstar as leader. He became mates with Willowbreeze, but after the birth of their kits, she succumbed to greencough alongside Minnowkit and Willowkit. Not long after the death of their only remaining kit, Silverstream, Crookedstar himself died of greencough, ascending to StarClan and gave Mistystar and Icestar one of their nine lives.
==History==
===The Prophecies Begin===
:Crookedstar is the leader of RiverClan. He attends Firepaw's first Gathering where Graypaw points him out among the other leaders. For the good of his Clan, he allows for ShadowClan to hunt in the river, fearing Brokenstar would drive his Clan out like WindClan. Crookedstar's only daughter, Silverstream, begins meeting secretly with Graystripe of ThunderClan, and he knows nothing of it, except that a single ThunderClan warrior has been repeatedly scented on his territory. He forms an alliance with ShadowClan when WindClan returns in hopes of keeping their territory for themselves.
:When the river floods, his Clan is forced to evacuate their camp. Fireheart and Graystripe save two of Mistyfoot's kits, and his deputy, Leopardfur, is hesitant about the validity of their story. Crookedstar believes them and reluctantly accepts their offer to bring RiverClan prey until they can recover. When he hears the news of Silverstream's death, he orders Leopardfur to retrieve Stormkit and Featherkit from ThunderClan. Graystripe, the kits' father, goes with them. When a fire rages through ThunderClan's territory, Crookedstar allows them to shelter in RiverClan's camp. He loses his last life to greencough, and Leopardfur succeeds him as leader.
===Super Editions===
:In Crookedstar's Promise, Stormkit is born to Rainflower and Shellheart, the RiverClan deputy, alongside his brother, Oakkit during a storm. When Stormkit breaks his jaw after slipping into the river, Rainflower rejects him and has him renamed to Crookedkit. Crookedkit remains in the nursery while Oakpaw begins his apprenticeship, and Crookedkit attempts to contact StarClan at the Moonstone, but is stopped by Mapleshade, who visits him in a dream to urge him to return to RiverClan. After spending some time as a loner, Crookedkit returns to his Clan and is apprenticed to Cedarpelt. In exchange for making him a great warrior — potentially even leader — Mapleshade makes Crookedpaw promise to put his Clan before everything else. He earns his warrior name of Crookedjaw and is appointed mentor to Sedgepaw.
:When Shellheart retires, Crookedjaw is chosen to succeed him after Mapleshade fabricates an omen by breaking a squirrel's jaw. Crookedjaw ends his training with her when he learns she is of the Place of No Stars. Mapleshade reveals that Crookedjaw is the great-grandson of her former mate, Appledusk, who left her for a RiverClan she-cat and let her kits drown. In revenge, she vowed to make his lineage suffer. Crookedstar takes up leadership after the death of Hailstar. His mate, Willowbreeze, gives birth to Willowkit, Minnowkit, and Silverkit, but she, Willowkit, and Minnowkit die of greencough. Crookedstar remains RiverClan's leader for many moons, succumbing to greencough and reuniting with his family in StarClan.
:In Bluestar's Prophecy, Crookedpaw meets Bluepaw, a ThunderClan apprentice, at the Gathering. The two instantly befriend each other and crack jokes during the Gathering. The two share their ambitions of becoming leaders of their Clans one day. During a battle at Sunningrocks not long after, Bluepaw is shocked by Crookedpaw's ease to confront her in battle. The two become friendly again at the next Gathering when they both have their warrior names, and Bluefur jokingly guessed if his warrior name was Crookedjaw. Bluefur develops a relationship with Crookedjaw's brother, Oakheart. Crookedjaw and Bluefur later become deputy and leader together.
==Detailed description==
:Crookedstar is a huge, glossy, thick-furred, lean light brown tabby tom with a pale brown belly, and emerald-green eyes. He has a nick in his ear and a twisted jaw, sunken on one end and a stretched sideways-and-up nose.
===Scars and injuries gained===
*Twisted jaw caused by slipping into the river and twisting it into a rock in Crookedstar's Promise.
*Nicked ear caused by Mapleshade in Crookedstar's Promise.
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==Family==
:Crookedstar's parents are Rainflower and Shellheart. His mate is Willowbreeze, and Silverstream, Willowkit, and Minnowkit are their children. For more of Crookedstar's family, click here!
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====Mapleshade & Crookedstar - Mini Collector Figures====
*Series 4
*Few who knew the noble RiverClan leader in life could have ever guessed the dark shadow that haunted his every step. Mapleshade faced betrayal and heartbreak in her life, and the burning need to make everyone else feel her pain followed her even beyond death. Crookedstar spent much of his life being swayed by Mapleshade's vengeful spirit, but once he realized the darkness behind her words, he turned away from her and focused on leading his Clan.
*Also included in a three-pack bundle with the rest of Series 4: Hawkfrost, Mothwing, Bluestar, and Darkstripe.
*Approximate individual price is $12.99 USD, and the three-pack bundle is $38.97 USD.
==Trivia==
:Did you know that Vicky has said Crookedstar most likely did not have a speech problem because he broke his jaw so young and learned to speak properly with it? For more trivia about Crookedstar, click here!
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