Bearstar

=== Description ===
Bearstar is a very large brown tabby maine coon with deep blue eyes. He has a very dense and long coat and sports a mane around his neck and trailing down his belly, as well as small, rounded ears, and large paws. He has two scars across the left side of his face. 
The oldest, yet most inexperienced of the leaders, Bearstar is a proud and dedicated leader of Summitclan. He was made leader recently after being deputy for just under a moon, and though he tries to hide it, his insecurity and uncertainty is clear to the other leaders and high-ranking members. Bearstar is kind, loving, and fiercely protective of his family. He can be a bit sarcastic or laid-back at times, trying his best to provide a calm and easygoing environment for his clan. 
Bearstar was preceded by Grizzlystar.
===History===
Made deputy under Grizzlystar just barely a moon before his ascension to leadership, Bearstar was an honorable and proud warrior, and was very well-liked within his clan. He was born to Willowbrook and Stormchaser and quickly made friends with the other kits in the nursery- Flickerkit, Grizzlykit, Finchkit, and Rookkit, the last of which he became near inseparable with. Bearpaw was apprenticed to Flurrystorm, eagerly awaiting his best friend’s apprenticeship, and he and Flurrystorm seemed to be a perfect fit for each other. Though, tragedy struck early into Bearpaw’s apprenticeship. 
Willowbrook had been trampled by elk and succumbed to her injuries not long after she was rescued. This tore him apart, but he found a way to cope, keeping himself busy around camp and comforting Rookpaw after a forest fire nearly killed his sibling, Finchpaw. The two grew closer and closer throughout their apprenticeship, until their feelings could no longer pass as platonic. As Bearpaw reached his twelfth moon, he realized that he would be made a warrior before his best friend, and despite Rookpaw’s reassurance that it would be okay, Bearpaw faked an injury with his paw for two moons. He eventually became a warrior alongside Rookpaw, gaining the name Beartuft after moons of hard work and dedication. 
Later into his warriorhood, a few moons into Rookfrost’s recovery, Beartuft took in a young kit that was found at the border, naming him Beetlekit. His life as a warrior remained mostly normal, despite the growing conflicts and his distrust in Summitclan’s leader, until Grizzlysaunter became leader and appointed him as her deputy. The short time Beartuft spent as deputy was a mess, constantly having to take over and clean up after Grizzlystar, but he still persisted. He rose to leadership after Grizzlystar stepped down and appointed Rookfrost as his deputy. 
In the ongoing war, he is pressured and threatened by Heronstar to remain her ally and fight back against Hawkstar, and he continues to remain her ally despite his growing distrust in Mireclan’s leader, believing it would be best for Summitclan to remain an unwilling ally of Heronstar’s rather than an enemy.
Category:Characters
Category:Summitclan
Category:High Ranks
Category:Living Characters
Category:Played Characters