Flamestar

"Perhaps we are both dreaming. Perhaps this is all my imagination. The water around my paws. The breeze blowing. And the touch of your pelt by my side.... But it feels real to me. It is real." -Flamestar
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== Appearance ==
Flamestar is an orange-pelted tom with striking azure blue eyes.
== Personality ==
A courageous and emotional tom, Flamestar is the leader of RiverClan.
== Education ==
Apprentice: Driftpaw
== Deputy Position ==
Preceded by: Troutwhisker
Succeeded by: Adderfang (Formerly), Minnowstream
== Leader Position ==
Preceded by: Ripplestar
Succeeded by: N/A
== History ==
===From Loner to ThunderClan Apprentice===
He was born as a loner, and named by his mother as Flame because of his orange pelt. Trouble with BloodClan caused his mother, Zephyr, to join ThunderClan, where he was raised as an apprentice, receiving the name Flamepaw. BloodClan attacked ThunderClan's camp, killing his mother along with several other warriors, and taking him captive. Eventually, he was able to escape after a couple moons. Completely disoriented, lost, and grieving, he wandered around, living off whatever he could catch. It was during this time that he took the warrior name Flamewind to himself, in honor of his mother and of ThunderClan. 
===Meeting Minnowstream===
Completely by chance, he came upon a farm beside a stream, hoping for a spot where he could just settle down. It was then that he heard a cat, who later identified herself as Tinytail, drowning, and jumped in along with another she-cat to rescue her. Together they were able to save Tinytail (although the she-cat, extremely fatigued, accidentally dragged Flamewind to safety instead of Tinytail). Embarrassed by this mistake, the she-cat awkwardly apologized to Flamewind, and they exchanged names--the she-cat, Minnowstream. As they parted ways, Flamewind realized what he had been searching for the whole time since escaping BloodClan. A life with others, in which everyone protected each other. A life in a Clan. The courage of Minnowstream, ready to jump into a stream to save a cat she hardly knew from drowning, convinced him more than anything that he had found what he was looking for. 
===Joining RiverClan===
Taking prey from RiverClan's territory without permission a day later, Flamewind happened to be caught by the warrior he had met the day before at the barn--Minnowstream. Seeing how skinny he was, she let him take the vole he had caught. She then quickly caught a couple fishes furtively and gave them to him, saying that he needed them, and sending him off with a seemingly nonchalant flick of her tail. This act of compassion, and the knowledge that he would have a friend there, caused Flamewind to eventually decide to join RiverClan, though he was formerly of ThunderClan. Upon joining, he found that Minnowstream had become deputy of the Clan, and he congratulated her. A moon or so later, Minnowstream came to him and said that she was glad he had stayed in RiverClan (seeing many cats join and then leave soon after).
===Life as a RiverClan Warrior===
After being friends with Minnowstream for several moons, Flamewind developed feelings for the silver-furred she-cat, hoping that they could be... more than friends. But he did not say anything until one cold leaf-bare evening, in which he asked her whether she had the same feelings for him. She, somewhat awkwardly, said she did, and the two warriors grew closer and closer. It was also about this time that Flamewind befriended the warrior NightCloud. But this period of peace was shattered one day, when Minnowstream (briefly becoming Minnowstar, leader of RiverClan) disappeared after a terse but pained goodbye. 
 
===Grief and Minnowstream's Return===
A grieving Flamewind briefly trained an apprentice, whom he began to form almost a father-daughter relationship with, but she left the Clan. Soon after, one of his closest friends died also, and NightCloud disappeared too. Overcome with grief, Flamewind one day found a silver she-kit lying abandoned in the marsh--almost the spitting image of Minnowstream. Naming the kit Minnowkit in honor of the lost warrior, he took her into the camp and cared for her almost as a father. Things were quiet until one day, a silver she-cat walked into RiverClan's camp again--Minnowstream! A couple moons after a joyous reunion with her, Flamewind took her out to the riverside in the moonlight and asked her to be his mate, to which she happily agreed. The day after, he discovered that Minnowkit, along with Puddlekit, had had a serious injury, but Reedstalk, a warrior by then, helped treat their wounds. To clear his head from worrying about Minnowkit, he went on a hunting patrol with Adderfang, who discovered Rose on RiverClan territory, claimed she had confessed to attacking Hawkpaw, and drove her out. Flamewind believed it all though, by then.
===Becoming Leader / War===
Chosen by RiverClan and approved by StarClan, Flamewind became Flamestar, leader of RiverClan. He promoted some apprentices and kits before he chose Adderfang to be his deputy. It was also around that time that Minnowstream told him she was expecting his kits. But the period of happiness would not last long. Little did he know of Adderfang's sinister past. One day Flamestar scented Rose on WindClan territory, and he took a patrol to warn Mossystar about the loner, believing her to be dangerous. However, when he arrived in WindClan's camp, he discovered Rose already living there, a warrior by the name of Rosethorn. He tried to convince Mossystar that she needed to be driven out, but the WindClan leader refused. Enraged by Mossystar's refusal to drive out a cat he thought was a murderer, he gave the rival Clan an ultimatum--they had to drive out the loner in three days or Flamestar would come with a patrol, to drive her out himself. Shortly after he left, WindClan attacked RiverClan's territory in anger, but were driven off. 
===Web of Intrigue===
"The den roof fell, you say? There are claw marks, claw marks on my kit, and on all the loyal cats that just died. Are you the victim, or the victimizer!?" -- Flamestar to BlackpawEventually Flamestar came to suspect that all was not as it seemed, and he started to have doubts about Adderfang. Despite repeated requests to tell the whole story of what happened the day he was attacked, Hawksoar refused to speak about it, often shooting nervous glances at Adderfang. Finally, Flamestar's mate Minnowstream revealed the whole story to him. Blackpaw was forced by Adderfang and a Dark Forest cat to attack Hawksoar, who was his close friend. After a brief confrontation, Adderfang was banished from the Clan, and Flamestar thought it was all over. However, when Blackpaw and killed several apprentices and a queen, and injured one of Flamestar's newly-born kits, and then lying that the nursery roof fell on them, Flamestar suspected Blackpaw was not the victim of Adderfang's plot, but rather was a true traitor to the Clan. When he asked him what had really happened, Blackpaw said he didn't remember, even though it had happened 5 minutes ago, and said that it didn't matter. Seeing the guilt all over Blackpaw's face, and hearing the obvious lie, Flamestar finally was convinced that Blackpaw was a traitor, just as much as Adderfang, since he lied to cover it up, not confessed. Hawksoar then blurted out a lie that he had done it, and Flamestar finally snapped. Hawksoar threatened that he would leave the Clan and join another, but Flamestar merely said that no Clan would want cats like them, and told them to get out of his sight. Both left the Clan--Hawksoar became Hawkstorm in ThunderClan, and Blackpaw became a loner.
===The Gathering Storm===
Not long after, there was a battle between WindClan and ShadowClan, and great tension between the Clans. Adderfang was killed at a Gathering by Mossystar and Hawkstorm. But though its leader was gone, Adderfang's rebel group, AdderClan, remained and grew stronger than ever. But Flamestar managed to keep his Clan mostly out of conflict. Until, one day, he was awoken out of his sleep by a shriek. Reedstalk, RiverClan medicine cat, had died suddenly. But after a few moments, while he, Minnowstream, and some other cats stood there shocked, Reedstalk appeared to them, as a starry spirit come back to give a message to RiverClan. She told him that the Moonpool was blocked by Adderfang (by blood), and that AdderClan grew ever larger--but that RiverClan must unite with the other Clans to fix the Moonpool and destroy the rebel group. Flamestar readily accepted the message. Before Reedstalk went back to StarClan, she asked his permission to perform one last duty as a RiverClan member. Upon his agreement, she performed a ceremony for Berrypaw, there in the medicine den, and she became Berrywing, full medicine cat. Flamestar left the den as soon as the ceremony was over, summoned the Clan, and told them of the message. But first, he said, there were long-overdue things he needed to do before accomplishing the two large tasks in Reedstalk's message. He promoted Pearlpaw, Shortpaw, and Blizzardpaw, to Pealstream, Shortlake, and Blizzardstrike. But the deputy position in RiverClan had been vacant long enough. Flamestar appointed his mate back to her deputy-ship she had held moons before, and quickly gathered a patrol and set out for the other Clans--WindClan first--to discuss plans of defeating AdderClan (unaware that WindClan and SkyClan had already attempted an attack on the rogue group, but failed. This was also when he learned of Cherrynose's group, a group of cats lead by Cherrynose who left WindClan thinking Mossystar was too weak of a leader). He secured an alliance with WindClan, then SkyClan and ShadowClan. But before he could go to ThunderClan, it was time for a Gathering. At the Gathering, the Clans discussed plans for fixing the Moonpool and for attacking AdderClan. All the Clans agreed to meet in "three days" at the Moonpool to try to unblock it, but Leopardstar refused to attack AdderClan for the time being, to the dismay of all the other Clans and even her own. The Gathering was adjourned. 
=== Subsequent Events ===
Just after the Gathering, Mossystar's kit Rosekit was abducted by Cherrynose's group. Heronstar, leader of SkyClan, had an encounter with the group and planned an attack but one of her warriors, Amberfur, talked her out of it. 
==Trivia==
* Flamestar's creator and player, Daniel, has said that he based Flamestar's character off Brackenfur from Warriors. But he made Flamestar a much more emotional and aggressive cat.
* Flamestar usually takes about two days just to think of a good name for a new warrior. (A.K.A, his player is really, really slow in coming up with a good name)
== Fan Art ==
5 Leaders-Mossystar16.PNG|Art By Mossystar16 of the 6 leaders (Outdated)
File:Minnowstream + Flamewind Cover-Mossystar16.png|Art by Mossystar16 of Flamewind and Minnowstream saving Tinytail (interpretation of design).
File:Flamewind-Silverware.png|Art by Silverware of Flamewind.
File:Flamestar & Minnowstream.webp|Art by Silverware of Flamestar and Minnowstream
Category:RiverClan
Category:Leaders