Ravenstar

"I'm tired. I'm going to take a nap." - Ravenstar of Fallenclan

Ravenstar is the current leader of Fallenclan. He is the son of the treacherous Blade, a former adversary to Fallenclan. His mother is Heathersky. Ravenstar is a black and white tom with similar markings to his father. His pelt is rather ragged and his ears are torn. He has amber eyes.

## Personality

Ravenstar has a rather eccentric personality. Though he is a leader, he tends to be mostly lazy at times. He is easily offended and quite often embarrassed by the other members of his clan. This results in him lashing out unnecessarily towards others. He often relies heavily on his mate, BirdFeather, for anything that requires more than one brain cell. In the past, he's often chosen violence driven deputies (Snowstorm, for example) to back him up in case any conflict arises.

## History

### Kithood

Ravenkit, Petalkit, and Maplekit are born in Fallenclan's nursery a few moons after their father's banishment. When they are barely old enough to leave the nursery, Blade stages yet another attack on the camp. In the confusion, the nursery is left undefended as Heathersky rushes outside to aid her clanmates in battle. One of the young queens, Shylion, tries to block Blade and his rogues from getting inside. She is easily dispatched, and Blade quickly plucks Ravenkit from the nest and slips out of camp undetected. Ravenkit mewls loudly in protest, struggling against the firm jaws clenching his scruff. Just as Ravenkit begins to think he will never escape, he catches the scent of his mother. Ravenkit is thrown to the ground, Blade's claws bearing down on him. Heathersky screeches in anguish, attacking Blade. Ravenkit crouches in a bush, watching the battle with wide eyes. In the end Blade is killed and Heathersky stumbles back to camp with Ravenkit held safely in her jaws.

Though Heathersky is still slightly traumatized by the event, she does her best to keep her spirits high for her kits. On their first day out of the nursery, Ravenkit takes a bit of a tumble. His pelt gets ruffled and his whiskers stick out at an odd angle. This sends Petalkit into a panic, screaming ***"A WHISKER'S OUT OF PLACE ON HIS FAAAACE!"*** before dashing for the safety of the nursery. Ravenkit desperately tries to straighten his whiskers, his pelt burning with embarrassment, as he's sure half the camp must've heard his sister's loud and overactive statement.

One one particular day while Ravenkit is busy exploring the camp, he is run into by Birdkit, the blind kit he is forced to share the nursery with. Ravenkit screws up his face in disgust, contemplating her clumsiness. Birdkit stares at him creepily.

The rest of Ravenkit's kithood is spent mostly shielded in the nursery, kept there by his overprotective mother. All she will allow them to do is eat and sleep. Ravenkit can hardly wait for the day of his apprentice ceremony, seeing it as his way to freedom.

### Apprenticeship

Icestar performs the apprentice ceremony for Ravenkit and his littermates. Shadowblaze[1] is chosen to mentor Ravenpaw, expected to teach him of the warrior code so he does not become like his father, Blade. Ravenpaw is more than eager to show his mentor his skills, quite enjoying hunting and battle training. During one battle training session, Shadowblaze and Darkshadow are busy showing their apprentices the wall jump. While Ravenpaw struggles to grasp the concept, Birdpaw seems quite good at it, even showing up her mentor. Ravenpaw is rather jealous of Birdpaw, rolling his eyes and demanding to know how a blind cat even knows which direction she's going.

One day while Ravenpaw is out practicing hunting, he spots a hawk circling overhead. Feeling fairly confident in his adgility, he climbs onto a narrow ledge to wait for the hawk to circle closer before taking it down out of the sky. He happily drags the much larger creature back to camp to show his mentor. However, upon arriving, Heathersky's shrieks fill the clearing. She smacks the hawk from his jaws, hysterically proclaiming him a traitor. Ravenpaw stumbles back in confusion. Even Shadowblaze casts a glare his way as the clan erupts in worried murmurs. Despite his best efforts, he can't get a word of explanation out of his trembling mother, nor from his murmuring clanmates. So he approaches the elders. Eagleflight explains that his father once brought a hawk back to camp, and it was the start of his tyranny. Before she can finish the story, though, Heathersky interrupts. She scolds Eagleflight for saying the name "Blade" and quickly ushers her kits away.

After only a few moons of training, Ravenpaw gets the chance to fight in his first battle. Rogues swarm into the camp, twice as many as before. Blade's Rogue Group newly united under two new menacing leaders, Leoprada and Black Stripe. All of Fallenclan seems to be fighting for their very lives. Heathersky attempts to trap her kits in the apprentices den to guard them, but Ravenpaw escapes. He fights harshly beside his clanmates, doing his best to defend them from harm. There are many casualties, and it soon becomes clear that they are losing the battle. Icestar yowls for retreat, promising the rogues that they'd leave the territory and never return. The rogues seem satisfied, so Fallenclan prepares to leave.

On the journey the young apprentices are constantly shielded by their mother. She makes sure to hunt each of them prey and even insists on carrying them most of the time. Ravenpaw races ahead to join his mentor, hoping to avoid his mother for the time being. However, he soon grows tired of Icestar and Shadowblaze's bickering over an unborn kit and finally submits to being carried by Heathersky.

When they reach the new territory, Ravenpaw helps his sisters settle into the cramped new apprentices' den. He is called on by Shadowblaze to help with the construction of a new barrier, but is soon outcompeted by Birdpaw as she takes over the entire project by herself. Frustrated, Ravenpaw instead decides to go hunting.