Driftstar

**Driftstar** is a black tabby tom with white all-white legs, an underbelly, and a white muzzle with blue eyes.

## Allegiances

### Past:

RiverClan
Grotto Camp
Severance Group
EagleClan
Wanderer

## Book Appearances

### Living:

Paws of Stars

**Driftstar** is the first and current leader of DriftClan in the Valley Territories. He was born as **Driftkit** to Waterheart and Foglight with his brothers Shiveringfur and Frozenpool in RiverClan under Perchstar's leadership; his father helped Mudstar of Windclan in his final battle and killed their mother before being killed himself. As an apprentice, **Driftpaw** was mentored by Codbrook. He became **Driftleap** and rejected his father when he offered him power in the Place of no Stars. He left the Grotto Camp during the Severance and joined EagleClan but left with Salmonheart and Lavenderswoop to make his Clan. After increasing the ranks, he gained nine lives, becoming **Driftstar** and forming a defensive alliance with AntlerClan while starting Skirmish SunClan and mentoring Torrentpaw.

## **History**

### **Paws of Stars**

#### **Rising Sun**

Driftleap joins the grotto camp in the pine forest. Driftleap joins the Severance group. They Plan to leave the group once Sundream is announced as leader ad form a clan in the aspen moor and form a clan. They decide, as this is Eagleswoop's great plan, that he would be leader, with Frostheart as deputy and the clan called EagleClan. They plan to meet outside the camp every night. However, Driftleap doesn't trust Eagleswoop, and he and his friends want to return to a clan that swims and fishes. He, Salmonheart, and Lavenderswoop plan to join EagleClan and leave to form a clan under Driftleap's leadership.

After this, Stormpaw tells, Frostheart, then Eagleswoop announces an emergency meeting at the twin trees. Every cat is in attendance except for Frostheart, as the strain of expecting kits is taking its toll oner her, so Eagleswoop decides that with the confirmation of Sundream being the leader instead of leaving when Frostheart's kit is old enough to hunt but to leave immediately after Frostheart gives birth and to settle in the aspen moor. Driftleap leaves EagleClan.

Despite the fall of the Clans, their hunting in the pine forest, their participation in the severance, and their leaving of EagleClan, Driftleap, Salmonheart, and Lavenderswoop had not forgotten who they were, RiverClan. They vow to build a new clan to honor their old home and unique ways. After a long travel, they took over the marshes and beaches, forming DriftClan with Driftleap as their chosen leader and Salmonheart appointed deputy. Still, they need more members and a medicine cat.

Driftleap plans to be more united but decides to go on a solo search for new members, finding in the marshes Lobsterpaw and Quillsmoke agree while the latter agrees to take the role of a medicine cat. He also convinces Pike, Minnow, Torrent, and Sand to join but feels dissatisfied with the number of cats. He travels to the forest only to be found by an AntlerClan patrol. After talking to them, he tells them his intentions, and Antlerstar believes him but tells him he will need an escort at night to the Moonfall, Antlerstar personally offers to.

He convinces a she-cat named Willow to join and then proceeds to travel to the Barn, surprised to find his brother Shiveringfur and his brother's apprentice, Icepaw. Both agree to join "Revive the Glory of RiverClan," and the three travel to their new island home. Driftstar smugly looks at the horizon; the water of the island tidepools makes him smirk, and he has no doubt he will be the coolest leader ever! Despite every cat knowing who will be deputy, the ceremony is still held to honor tradition. Driftstar feels power and strength surge into him after receiving his nine lives; he convinces Antlerstar to form a defensive alliance, and both decide to stay hidden and not attend the first gathering and have plans for the Riverclaws. However, his mind reels from the prophecy StarClan has given him, and he hopes he will understand in the future.

Driftstar decides to take Torrentpaw and Piketuft with apprentice Sandpaw to the Frogplace and plans to have Torrentpaw catch his first fish, Piketuft wants to battle train as a precaution with Sandpaw. Driftstar sees how much Torrentpaw struggles to fish, and stays late into the day, encouraging Torrentpaw to keep trying with both mentor and apprentice proud but exhausted when Torrentpaw catches a frog, the first thing he has ever caught. DriftClan captures Riverclaws, but Driftstar tells Salmonheart only to reveal their identity if Sunstar is in the battle, which he was not, so it stays a secret.

Sunstar taking Brambleheart, Wolfpaw, and Prancepelt to back up Fallenstreak confronts the "Rogue group" Only to find out they are a Clan living in the marshes and beaches, which quickly leads to a battle SunClan wins after Sunstar defeats Driftstar himself. Wanting this gathering to happen, Eaglestar starts speaking about as the only two Clans in the valley, peace must be maintained, until Driftleap, Antlertail, Salmonheart, Maplepelt, Quillsmoke, and Buzzardcry appear from the bushes and Driftstar proudly says there aren't two Clans. The Cats, smelling of forest and fish, trot into the clearing, all sitting around, mixing up the former places cats were sitting as many see kin and friends they thought lost Driftstar and Antlerstar climb onto the stone Sunstar and Eaglestar are on with their deputies and medicine cats going to sit next to the other deputies and medicine cats, as Driftstar proudly yowls it is now time for the gathering to begin!

Frozenpool quietly walks up to Driftstar who is talking to Shiveringfur. The sons of Waterheart begin talking with Frozenpool, expressing his happiness that Drifstar and Shiveringfur seem content, both him and Driftstar not knowing of Shiveringfur's sinister schemes.

## **Gallery**

Driftleap at the BarnThe First Severance MeetingThe Second Severance MeetingDriftleap in SunClanWarrior VersionDriftleap reuniting with LobsterpawDriftleap Convincing Minnow to joinDriftleap Convincing Sand to joinDriftleap reuniting with QuillsmokeDriftleap Convincing Willow to joinDriftleap reuniting with ShiveringfurDriftleap Convincing Torrent to joinDriftleap Convincing Pike to joinDriftleap reuniting with IcepawDriftleap and Quillsmoke arrive at the MoonfallDriftstar receiving his nine livesDriftstar planning an alliance with AntlerstarDriftstar's patrol being confronted by Sunstars at the RiverClawsDriftstar fighting Sunstar in The Second Battle for the RiverClawsQuillsmoke talking to Driftstar about SplashkitDriftstar and Antlerstar appearing at the Gathering
## **Ceremonies**

**Driftpaw's Apprentice Ceremony**

**Driftleap's Warrior Ceremony**

## **Leader Info**

**Leader Info**

## **Personality and Relationships**

### **Personality**

Driftstar is a free spirit with a troubled past His mother, Foglight, the most energetic of his littermates, had to keep him in check as well as his brother Shiveringfur. This adventure led him to follow his mother and father outside the camp with his littermates, where they saw Waterheart kill Foglight. This made Driftstar isolate himself from his clanmates and spend most of his time crossing clan boundaries. After forming his Clan, he moved on from his past trauma and is a proud leader of his game, but will treat it as if it's some game. Driftstar and his littermates spent the rest of his kithood being cared for by Perchstar, their kin, and father of their father's father. This made Driftleap extremely proud of himself, and he took pride in his RiverClan heritage, ignoring the fact that he also had half-clan blood as Perchstar's former mate was Flowerstar of Thunderclan. Driftleap is also distantly related to Elmflight and Buzzardcry. Driftstar likes to add papyrus leaves to his nest collection.

### **Frozenpool**

Frozenpool is Driftstar's brother; when they were kits, Frozenkit and Driftkit barely talked as Driftkit was always trying to get out while Frozenkit usually stood close to their mother. However, after Foglight was killed by their father, Waterheart, both grew closer, and Driftkit asked Perchstar to allow Frozenkit to be a medicine cat as, due to the death of both their parents, he hated fighting. While Frozenpool and Driftleap aren't as close as they could be due to Frozenpool's duties as a medicine cat and Driftleap's fears of getting close to those he cares for. Both, however, are very distanced now, living in different Clans.

### **Shiveringfur**

Driftstar is Shiveringfur's brother; as kits, no two brothers were as close as Driftkit and Shiveringkit, always begging to go outside and playing with each other, Driftkit would always wait for him in the medicine den every time he had a seizure. However, after the death of their parents and Shivieringkit's coma, everything change, Shiveringkit becomes more aggressive and Driftkit more isolated. As an apprentice, it went from distant to worse as Shiveringpaw became arrogant due to being Perchstar's apprentice, and Driftkit found a new family with Salmonpaw and Lavenderpaw as his friends. Shiveringfur thought he would lead RiverClan. After all, he got an apprentice when Driftleap didn't have all the plans he had, and with his father "helping" him, he knew it was his destiny to lead. Then out of both their control, the Clans were destroyed and now the new Clans were founded whatever foolishness StarClan had, they allowed Driftstar to become a leader and Shiveringfur is enraged that his brother "stole" his "birthright" and didn't even have the decency to make him deputy choosing Salmonheart over him, but Shiveringfur will wait no longer for his "destiny"

### **Salmonheart**

Salmonheart is Driftstar's best friend and deputy; Surprisingly, one of the only cats Driftleap feels ok with getting close to, as Salmonkit took it upon himself to be a sort of big brother for Driftkit, who admired him greatly. Both enjoyed competing with each other as they got older, with swimming races and fishing contests. While both maturef out of their playful nature, Salmonheart keeps his friend's head on his shoulders and trusts him to be careful, so Driftstar sees him as the perfect option for deputy.

### **Lavenderswoop**

Lavenderswoop is Driftstar's friend; while younger, both cats barely talked to each other, but it was through their connection with Salmonpaw they met each other. The three became a close friend group, and even though he is mostly a loner in the clan, the three always go on patrols together. Lavenderswoop also helped Driftleap increase his skill in fishing and feels that if he let his heart open, he would feel happier.

## **Appearances**

* Rising Sun(First Appearance)
* Shattered Code