Morningflower

Morningflower is a tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat with amber eyes.
Morningflower was a WindClan elder who served as a warrior under Tallstar's leadership in the forest territories and the lake territories. She was born to Stagleap and Wrenflight along with her siblings, Ashfoot and Onestar. As an apprentice, Morningpaw was mentored by Tallstar. After earning her warrior name, Morningflower, she and the rest of her Clan were exiled by Brokenstar and ShadowClan. While in exile, she gave birth to Cloudrunner's kits: Gorsepaw, Storkkit, and Quailkit. Fireheart and Graystripe bring WindClan home and Morningflower allowed Fireheart to carry young Gorsepaw.
Because of her friendship with Fireheart, she spared him when WindClan attacked ThunderClan for harboring Brokenstar. Gorsepaw soon became an apprentice with Morningflower's brother, Onewhisker, as his mentor. However, Gorsepaw was murdered by Tigerstar when TigerClan attacked their camp to show their strength. Morningflower avenged her son's death in the battle against BloodClan. Afterwards, she retired to the elders' den and participated on the Great Journey. She fell ill when Mothwing accidentally gave the elders tainted water, but recovered and spent the rest of her days in the elders' den. She later ascended to StarClan after her death.
==History==
===In The Prophecies Begin arc===
====Fire and Ice====
:Morningflower is a heavily pregnant queen, and needs to rest. When WindClan makes the return journey home, she had since given birth to a kit. Morningflower is still exhausted from her kitting and from being so far away from home, so she needs constant help from her Clanmates and Fireheart. When she gets tired from carrying her newborn, Fireheart offers to help. She is suspicious, but soon softens after she sees the compassion in his eyes. Fireheart stays close to her so she can see her son. This is the beginning of a bond between the two cats.
:As they cross the Thunderpath, Morningflower carries her kit across, with Fireheart by her side. Later, when Barkface sees a sign from StarClan in the clouds, he yells, and Morningflower calls out, worried. When WindClan gets home, she thanks Fireheart and is overjoyed at being home. She immediately heads to the nursery to start making a nest for her kit and herself.
====Forest of Secrets====
:Along with the rest of WindClan, Morningflower is outraged when she finds out that ThunderClan is sheltering Brokenstar. She takes part in the surprise attack on ThunderClan, and is seen fighting with Longtail. Then, she attacks Fireheart, not realizing at first who he is, but then recognizes him and stops, remembering their friendship. Morningflower leaves Fireheart alone and continues fighting.
====Rising Storm====
:When Onewhisker greets Firestar at a Gathering, he mentions that Morningflower's kit, Gorsepaw, is now an apprentice and is attending his first Gathering.
====A Dangerous Path====
:Fireheart recognizes Gorsepaw, Morningflower's son, at a Gathering, and Onewhisker introduces his apprentice to the ThunderClan warrior. Gorsepaw shyly tells Fireheart that Morningflower had told him about he had carried him across the Thunderpath when WindClan returned home. Morningflower is in the battle line during the confrontation between WindClan and ThunderClan, standing next to Onewhisker and Gorsepaw.
====The Darkest Hour====
:When the ThunderClan cats arrive after TigerClan attack WindClan, Morningflower is in the center of the clearing, wailing. She keeps nosing Gorsepaw's dead body. Onewhisker tells Firestar that Tigerstar held the young apprentice down and killed him to make an example of what would happen to every WindClan cat if they did not join him. Firestar pads over to the grieving queen, touching his nose to her shoulder to get her attention. Morningflower looks up at him, saying that she could not believe StarClan had done this to them, and that she never thought Firestar would save her son for this. Graystripe also touches his nose to Gorsepaw's body, before murmuring a few comforting words to her.
:Morningflower attends the meeting of LionClan and TigerClan, her eyes cold with the longing to avenge her kit. In the battle with BloodClan, Morningflower bursts out of the bushes beside Ravenpaw and Barley, attacking a white BloodClan tom. She slashes fiercely at his haunches while yowling her dead son's name, taking all of her grief of her son's murder out on the BloodClan cats. She leaps onto his back, clawing out pawfuls of fur. After the battle, Firestar sees her emerge from the bushes with Tallstar, Mudclaw, and some WindClan apprentices. Firestar sees a glow of satisfaction in her eyes, noting she now feels avenged for the death of Gorsepaw.
===In The New Prophecy arc===
====Midnight====
:Morningflower is now an elder. Feathertail pauses to briefly speak with her at the Gathering, and though the exchange is polite, it is not friendly, as WindClan cats are still drinking water from RiverClan territory though the drought is over.
====Dawn====
:During the journey to the new territory, the Clans cross a Thunderpath. Morningflower falls behind and is in danger of being hit by a monster. Leafpaw and Firestar yell encouragement, and she makes it safely across.
:Later, one of her paw pads wears raw from walking. Leafpaw takes a look at it while Barkface examines an unfamiliar herb brought by Russetfur. Barkface is skeptical about the herbs, but Morningflower gives her approval saying that if it works, they can use it on others. With Morningflower's consent, Leafpaw chews and washes the green juice into Morningflower's paw. She winces but shrugs it off as a small sting. Once Leafpaw is finished with the unknown herb juice, she swaths Morningflower's paw in cobwebs reminding her if it starts to throb. Morningflower then gingerly presses her paw to the ground and tells Leafpaw that it works.
:As they get further into the mountains, Morningflower's paw has improved even though the terrain has been getting more difficult to walk on.
====Starlight====
:Morningflower has been growing weaker with coming old age. She and Darkfoot, another WindClan elder, become very sick from being given poisoned water by Mothwing to drink before coming to the camp. Leafpaw brings watermint when she hears the news, and is able to help Barkface keep them from getting any worse.
===In the Power of Three arc===
====Dark River====
:Jaypaw listens to the other medicine cats on the way to the Moonpool, and Barkface confides that Morningflower has recovered from greencough and lives to see another newleaf. Jaypaw can tell that Barkface fears that it might be her last newleaf.
===In the Super Editions===
====Leopardstar's Honor====
:When RiverClan and ShadowClan try to drive WindClan out of their camp after their return, Morningflower claws at Littlecloud, who drags her down.
====Onestar's Confession====
:Morningpaw is the sister of Onepaw. She is apprenticed to Tallstar. When three kittypets, Bailey, Leo, and Melody arrive at camp, the young she-cat is confused, thinking they are prisoners. She is impressed that Onepaw had fought a badger. Morningpaw believes that Tallstar should let the kittypets join WindClan, which they do. When Tallstar announces Mudclaw to become Leo's, now Brushpaw's, mentor, Morningpaw has faith that the warrior is too loyal not to be a good mentor. Morningpaw is curious about Twolegplace, and asks the new arrivals about dogs. Brushpaw suggests sneaking to the Twolegplace with the other apprentices, which Morningpaw expresses doubts to, since she does not want to get in trouble. She eventually agrees to go with them.
:Morningpaw thinks the journey is long, and her pads start to become sore. She tells the patrol that she wants to go home, but Brushpaw convinces her to continue on. A dog scares the apprentices, and Morningpaw identifies a monster den. Morningpaw continues to reluctantly stay with her fellow apprentices, but becomes anxious when dawn approaches. They get caught, and upon returning to camp, Tallstar begins to berate the apprentices, and Morningpaw feels guilty. She, along with the others, receives the punishment of having to hunt for all of the queens, elders, and medicine cats indefinitely. Tansypaw starts to have doubts about a warrior's life, but Morningpaw tells her to stay. Morningpaw eventually earns her Clan name, Morningflower.
:Moons later, when WindClan's territory is becoming increasingly dangerous for the Clan, Morningflower loses her mother, Wrenflight, and father, Stagleap. When Crowpaw, along with the other journeying cats, returns with the message of a possible new home. Morningflower fantasizes about a stable territory. She leaves along with the Clans to the lake, and shortly after, Onewhisker becomes leader, and her sister Ashfoot becomes deputy.
:Morningflower appears in the comic, where she is seen embarking on the Great Journey.
===In the Novellas===
====Blackfoot's Reckoning====
:At the end of the battle against BloodClan, Morningflower runs alongside Blackfoot as they chase the remaining BloodClan cats away. During his nine lives ceremony, Blackfoot relives his memory of the battle where WindClan was driven out of their camp, and he sees Morningflower and Ashfoot defending the nursery. Morningflower has blood running down her chest as Clawface hisses at her to move aside. 
===In the Stand-Alone Graphic Novels===
====Winds of Change====
:When the Clans arrive at their new home, Mudclaw helps Morningflower and Darkfoot down the hill to the shore of the lake. After Tallstar's death, Morningflower and Darkfoot attend his vigil in sorrow. Not long after they settle into their camp, Morningflower and Darkfoot experience intense belly pains. Barkface questions if they accidentally ate crow-food, but Morningflower rebukes that idea. Mudclaw and Barkface gather juniper berries near the horseplace, with Mudclaw noting that Barkface worries for Morningflower's health in particular due to the exertion of the Great Journey. They locate juniper berries and return to camp, but Webfoot meets them with news that Leafpaw from ThunderClan has arrived with herbs to help, and Barkface hopes she can help Morningflower and Darkfoot.
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==Kin==
===Members===
Mate:
:Cloudrunner: 
Son:
:Gorsepaw: 
Kits:
:Storkkit: 
:Quailkit: 
Mother:
:Wrenflight: 
Father:
:Stagleap: 
Sister:
:Ashfoot: 
Brother:
:Onestar: 
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===Interesting facts===
*Prior to Cloudrunner being revealed as Morningflower's mate, it was theorized that Tallstar was her mate; this was later proven false.
===Mistakes===
*Although listed as an elder in the allegiances of Leafpool's Wish, her description states her as a tortoiseshell queen, similar to when she was listed as a queen.
*She is mistakenly depicted without white on the Warrior Cats website family tree.
===Continuity===
*On Vicky's Facebook, Morningflower died between the third and fourth arc of old age and went to StarClan.Revealed on Vicky's Facebook
*Cloudrunner being the father of her kits, Storkkit, Quailkit, and Gorsepaw, was originally revealed on Vicky's Facebook.Revealed on Vicky's Facebook
*In Secrets of the Clans, a 2007 field guide, it is revealed that her apprentice name was Morningpaw and Tallstar was her mentor. When ShadowClan attacks the WindClan camp, Ashfoot tells Morningflower to protect Ashfoot's kit. When WindClan decides to leave the camp, Morningflower and Eaglekit are first to break through the bracken to escape and start running.
*On Vicky's Facebook, Morningflower is said to be born in the first litter of Stagleap and Wrenflight alongside Ashfoot.Revealed on Vicky's Facebook This was changed in Onestar's Confession, where Onestar, Morningflower, and Ashfoot are mentioned to being born in the same litter.
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