Goldenleaf

**Goldenleaf** is a golden spotted she-cat with Golden eyes and lighter spots.

**Goldenleaf** is the first and current medicine cat of SunClan under Sunstar's leadership in the Valley territories. Born as **Goldenkit** in SkyClan to Roaringlight and Goldenhope along with her brother Sunstar and named after her father named her after her mother. As an apprentice, Leafdapple trained **Goldenpaw** as a medicine cat apprentice. She trained and became **Goldenleaf** and escaped from the disaster with her brother.

## **History**

### **Paws of Stars**

#### **Rising Sun**

Sundream and Goldenleaf explore the pine forest at the valley, settling at a grotto in the cliffs. Goldenleaf, Sundream, and Frostheart agree to recruit new cats. While exploring, Goldenleaf finds an area that leads to each of the main four territories in the Valley, the Crossroads. That night, Goldenleaf is visited by StarClan of the future to come. Specifically, the five founders of the former clans, Thunderstar, Riverstar, Windstar, Shadowstar, and Skystar, give Goldenleaf a prophecy of dire warnings, "The Cycle of the Rising Sun and Falling Moon will bring a black night or a new dawn."

Goldenleaf sees and hears them through a waterfall with four stars around it, which tells her who must be the leader of this new group and clan. Goldenleaf wakes up Sundream in the morning and tells him that Starclan has chosen him to lead this new clan which he, after a few moments, accepts and plans to tell the others about this later, not noticing Stormpaw's eavesdropping.

Goldenleaf receives another vision from StarClan, who leads her to the Moonfall to give Sundream his nine lives. While trying to clean up the warrior's den, Sunstar yowls in pain as a snake slithers away, and he collapses, seeing Fallenstreak and Goldenleaf rush towards him as his vision fades. He wakes up told by his sister he lost his life and the snake bite will scar him; he needs to rest in the medicine den for a few days, and Fallenstreak takes over camp duties till Sunstar regains his strength, still reeling from the venom and the shock of dying. In the crowded clearing, Goldenleaf asked Frozenpool if he would be interested in restarting the Half-Moon meetings at the Moonfall, to which he readily agreed.

Goldenleaf attends the first Half-moon gathering. The cold rain of the leaf-fall night isn't good for any cats who like sleeping late, and Prancepelt finds herself dragged to the medicine den by Goldenleaf when it becomes clear the rain has given her a chill despite the she-cat begging not to be given herbs. Shortly after the apprentice ceremonies, SunClan split into patrols and shared tongues. Sunstar heads out with Elmflight, Summerpaw, and Goldenleaf to collect herbs and let Summerpaw get some practice.

Out of the bushes, Lightningpaw, Sunstar, Elmflight, Goldenleaf, and Summerpaw rush into the clearing, shocked and trying to help around. Goldenleaf attempts to drag the heavily injured Wolfshard into her den but is followed by Frostheart, who attacks the medicine, clawing her back. Something strikes Frostheart off Goldenleaf, for a second she thinks she sees Roaringlight back from the grave only to realize it is Sunstar enraged she dared attack his sister and clawed at her belly as she clawed at his face.

## **Gallery**

Goldenleaf at the BarnGoldenleaf at the CrossroadsGoldenleaf receiving the Rising Sun and Falling Moon ProphecyGoldenleaf and Sunstar find the MoonfallGoldenleaf and Frozenpool agreeing to revive the Half-Moon gatheringGoldenleaf convicing the leaders to revive the Half-Moon gatherings for Medicine catsGoldenleaf and Frozenpool at the first Half-moon gatheringGoldenleaf trying to fight off FrostheartGoldenleaf at the second gathering
## **Ceremonies**

**Goldenpaw's Medicine Cat apprentice Ceremony**

**Goldenleaf's Medicine Cat Ceremony**

## **Personality and Relationships**

### **Personality**

Goldenleaf is a very workaholic cat. Goldenleaf is a fairly skilled medicine cat who has a sense of healing since kithood, named after her mother, who died giving birth to her and her brother; she never found the life of a warrior exciting. Instead, she chose to be a medicine cat, and starting as a medicine cat during a war made her very scared and stressed. Not used to dealing with a lot of stress, she just further pushed herself into work, which caused her to distance herself from others, save her brother and her father. This has caused Goldenleaf to spend most if not all her attention working and rarely leave the medicine den to save to eat and can get very easily annoyed if someone interrupts her or she has to leave work. Some cats say Goldenleaf comes off smug and is sometimes oblivious to what she says, and while she can be oblivious, she doesn't mean to come off smug and really values her work.

### **Sunstar**

Goldenleaf is Sunstar's sister, both share a connection as their mother died when they were born. While Goldenleaf is quieter and more logical, Sundream is more playful, while Goldenleaf is quieter and more worried. They both support each other and make sure the other is safe. They also bonded more after the death of their father, and both will always help each other; she also helped him recover from the PTSD of his mate leaving with one of his daughters in the Severance.

### **Wolfpaw**

Wolfshard is Goldenleaf's best friend; at first, what caused Goldenleaf and Wolfshard to talk wasn't common interest but just a need for interaction. before Mudspots and Wolfshard started talking, she didn't really have anyone to talk to, while Goldenleaf didn't either as she threw herself into work. While at first, Goldenleaf was slightly annoyed when Wolfpaw entered her den regularly, she liked to talk to her as it took her mind off work. While their personality could differ, they soon liked talking about their days with Goldenleaf, even showing Wolfpaw how to use herbs. The relationship really rocketed when Wolfpaw felt like a failure for running away in the first battle at the Riverclaws. However, Goldenleaf assured her of her strength and confided in her fears, cementing their friendship.

### **Summerpaw**

Goldenleaf is Summerpaw's aunt; Goldenleaf is the cat who ensured Sunstar's spoiling didn't go to Summerkit's head. Summerkit often went to Goldenleaf, who liked telling her stories of the former Clans and about Goldenleaf's father, Roaringlight. Goldenleaf acts like a foster mother to Summerkit and is always there if she is sad or feels left out in anything, she spoils Summerpaw somewhat but doesn't admit it even though she can see it's there. Goldenleaf is the cat Summerpaw respects and has never been disrespectful or rebellious and is kind of scared of the workaholic medicine cat.

### **Connection to StarClan**

Goldenleaf has a good connection to StarClan.

## **Appearances**

* Rising Sun(First Appearance)
* Shattered Code