Sulfurstar

## Appearance & Personality

Sulfurstar was a short-haired, sleek-furred golden tom with ebony rosettes littered along his flank, which gave him somewhat of a resemblance to a leopard. He was decently tall and was extremely well-muscled, and he had narrow amber eyes. He had one thick scar on the side of his face, which he usually tried to hide. As a master of illusions, Sulfurstar was able to disguise every other scar on his body, of which he had numerous. A former serial killer, his scuffles did not leave him unharmed. When he revealed his true pelt, it is crisscrossed with lines and cuts all over.

Sulfurstar was very confident and condescending, having absolutely no fear of any cat whatsoever. His spouts of anger always resulted in someone being hurt, but thankfully, he was rarely angered, and took everything pretty lightly. He enjoyed mocking and teasing others, and didn't seem to care about other cats in the slightest. He celebrated diversity, and actively recruited cats who held dissenting opinions to his own, believing that different cats banding together created the most powerful cats of all.

## Brief History

Born, raised and dead in the Farlands, Sulfurstar and Eclipsestar were eternal rivals, Sulfurstar's hatred brewing for him the day Eclipsestar became deputy instead of him. Sulfurstar was never a leader in his day, and only took on the name star upon coming to the Dark Forest. Instead, he was known as Sulfurfur.

Not only did Eclipsestar become SkyClan's leader, but he took the she-cat Sulfurstar most had an interest in - a cat named Lunarwish. Driven by rage and jealousy, Sulfurfur started a family with a beautiful kittypet named Cloudberry, and took pride in two of his children becoming medicine cats. However, it was never enough to beat his brother, and soon, Sulfurfur snapped. He attacked Lunarwish and Yellowsnow on a patrol with both of them, killing Lunarwish out of rage, and Yellowsnow to cover up his murder, creating a scene that gave the illusion that the two had killed each other in a battle. He then killed the Clan's medicine cat, took two of his leader's life, and murdered his own apprentice. When trying to confront Eclipsestar, Sulfurfur was thrown into a ravine.

Sulfurfur made it his duty to leave the Dark Forest and start his own army, which he did, running across skies for moons and moons until he reached the Clans and created the Aspguard. Using this, he manipulated countless cats through his subordinates, most notably Glitch and Sweetbriar, as well as manipulating Sunnygrove and Widowstar for his own good. Using them all as tools, his actions resulted in the death of SkyClan's leader, deputy and medicine cat. He had once again brought the Clan to its knees. Though both Widowstar and The Median failed him in the end, his victory in killing those he'd deemed his enemies is undeniable.

Sulfurstar, in an attempt to refresh his power, appeared at a gathering to take credit for the drought that plagued the Clans. He was shoved off of the rock by Glitch, who'd teamed up with Shiningheart to betray him. As Sulfurstar was killed by Shiningheart, Glitch announced her leadership. Sulfurstar has faded.

## Detailed History

#### Warriorhood

Sulfurkit and Eclipsekit were born in the Farlands to daylight warrior parents whom favored Sulfurkit greatly over Eclipsekit, who was often left out by his parents and by the other kits. Sulfurkit didn't want his brother all alone, and would often try to encourage him to play with the other kits, but Eclipsekit would always refuse. Sulfurkit was deeply troubled by this, but didn't give up, even when they became apprentices. He would always try to befriend his brother, who would shut him out, and one day, Sulfurpaw snapped. He screamed at Eclipsepaw, telling him that he could never expect to have friends or be successful if he turned away the one person attempting to offer it. Their relationship was severed for good. Sulfurpaw spent his free time impressing other cats and training with his mentor, Yellowsnow. He was a prolific apprentice, extremely talented with hunting and sneaking around.

They earned their warrior names at the same time, Eclipsestorm and Sulfurfur. Sulfurfur had fallen for a she-cat named Lunarwish, but she adored Eclipsestorm, as did Silverstar. Sulfurfur was furious, unable to believe that people preferred his arrogant brother over him. How could they love a cat who didn't love himself? Eclipsestorm became the deputy of SkyClan, and Sulfurfur changed inside, becoming the mentor of a she-cat named Oakpaw. He was bitter and began to lash out at cats, loved only by Oakpaw, who idolized him, and a kittypet she-cat named Bridget. Bridget fell in love with Sulfurfur, and joined SkyClan to be with him, expecting his kits. Sulfurfur cared for Bridget, suggesting her warrior name of Cloudberry, but was still not over Lunarwish, whom Eclipsestorm tried to push away desperately. Sulfurfur grew more and more enraged with how little Eclipsestorm seemed to care about his blessings, and snapped, becoming the SkyClan killer he is known as today. He started with his mentor, Yellowsnow, whom he attacked out on a patrol. Lunarwish saw him, and he killed her, too, setting the scene to make it appear as though they had killed one another.

Meanwhile, he had to convince Cloudberry to remain in the Clan. She was terrified for the health of their newborn kits, Crowkit, Railkit and Fawnkit, but Sulfurfur insisted that she'd be alright, that everything would be fine. He took Mugpaw, a daylight warrior apprentice, under his wing in an effort to disguise his malice, but it backfired. Mugpaw did not survive long. His next victim was the SkyClan medicine cat, Featherfall, whom he pushed off of the ravine in camp. Not a single cat suspected him due to how good he was at covering his tracks, and Sulfurfur grew confident that he could take his brother out. As soon as his kits were apprentices, he chased Cloudberry out of SkyClan, wanting nothing to distract him from his ultimate goal. His children Railkit and Fawnkit were chosen by StarClan to become the next medicine cats of SkyClan, while Crowkit became a typical warrior apprentice, apprenticed to Eclipsestorm. Sulfurfur was furious with this, and began to take out his anger in training sessions, terrifying Oakpaw. When Oakpaw threatened to run to be trained by Eclipsestorm instead, Sulfurfur told her about his killings, and promised that the same would happen to her if she told a single cat. Oakpaw was terrified by this, but her idolization of Sulfurfur never went away, and she swore to stay by his side. Sulfurfur didn't care at all about Oakpaw, ignoring her as he pursued his goal. He would kill Silverstar, and then kill Eclipsestorm before he could get his nine lives.

Sulfurfur managed to take two of Silverstar's lives on a patrol, but couldn't progress further, spotted by Cloudberry. He quickly made his way back to camp, desperate to cover his evidence, but ran into Oakpaw, who had received her warrior name of Oakmoon from Eclipsestorm while he was out. Sulfurfur killed Oakmoon, padding into camp, forfeiting his plan. Eclipsestorm had to die now. He ran at the tom in the center of camp, and the two battled, but Sulfurfur was exhausted. He lost the battle, and Eclipsestorm cast him down into the ravine. Sulfurfur died instantly.

#### Afterlife

He awoke in the Dark Forest of the Farlands, where another cat had already become leader. Sulfurfur didn't stick around for long, unwilling to remain in an afterlife where he was not the supreme ruler. He left the skies, walking for tens of moons, until he stumbled upon the Dark Forest of the First Light. The Council of Nine had managed to kill any leaders before, and so there were no leaders of this Dark Forest, no cat willing to die the same way the cats before had.

Sulfurfur was not afraid of this. He took the name of Sulfurstar and began the Aspguard. He was convinced that if cats of different mindsets all formed one cohesive army unit, that the Council of Nine would have no way to retaliate. He began first with recruiting Glitch, then Tinychirp, Lavenderhollow, Sloefeather and Sweetbriar. He turned his attention to Shiningheart next, impressed by the she-cat's hatred of the Dark Forest. He attempted to force her to join him, taking a life from Icestar in front of her, and explaining that he would take more until she joined him. He was successful in his mission, and the Aspguard was assembled. Glitch, his first follower, managed to kill a Council of Nine member - Littleoat - and despite fading, Sulfurstar was proud of the lengths his follower went to, and expected the same from his other cats.

Sulfurstar's most valuable tool came in the vessel of Widowstride. Using the she-cat, he was able to take several of Darkstar's life, as well as the lives of Lightlily and Mellowbug, and finally, the life of the Farlander he had not been able to kill - Bluefeather. He once again brought the same fate to SkyClan that he had to the Farlands, long, long ago. Widowstar began to disobey him, her power going straight to her head. This angered Sulfurstar, and he injured the leader after she was overthrown, at the final gathering of The Median. He called for retreat after Shiningheart betrayed him, but was undoubtedly successful.

He sent the Aspguard to track Shiningheart down after The Median surrendered. It took a few moons to locate her, and once they did, they chased her to StarClan. They were intercepted by Stormbreeze, however, who threw herself in front of Shiningheart. And though Shiningheart got away, they took Stormbreeze's life, marking the second Council cat they'd killed. Around this time, Sulfurstar began seeking recruits in a new way, a plan brewing in his mind. He wandered from sky to sky, encountering all sorts of spirit cats. Glitch inquired about his plans, and he placed Glitch in charge of getting the Aspguard back on top of training apprentices. Glitch was the only cat he trusted.

His recruiting proved fruitful. Solis joined the Aspguard shortly after his conversation with Glitch, and he noticed several cats far below that seemed promising... once they died, of course. Sulfurstar had planned his return... but it all went wrong.

He appeared to the Clans, taking credit for the drought they'd been experiencing. He used a smoky illusion to cover the leaders as he did so, in an attempt to display the full extent of his abilities. However, he was undermined. Glitch, the one cat he'd grown to trust, pushed him off of the highrock. She'd teamed up with Shiningheart, who'd sworn to kill Sulfurstar after he'd harmed Icestar. Sulfurstar barely had time to call the she-cats traitors, launching at Shiningheart, whose strength he'd fatally misjudged. The she-cat had killed and faded him within a heartbeat. As Sulfurstar died, his spirit turned to a black, sticky ash that coated the ground below him. The last thing he heard were the furious words of Shiningheart, and Glitch walking to the top of the highrock to take his place as the leader of the Aspguard.