Patchcloud

## APPEARANCES

### Living:

*Patchcloud's Path*, *Foxtail's Past*, *Quickstar's Vow*, *Twigheart's Devotion*, *Moonheart's Solitude*, *Meaningful Fate*

### Dead:

*Quickstar's Vow*, *Lost in the Stars*

**Patchcloud** is a spiky-furred gray spotted tabby she-cat with darker flecks on her face and light green eyes. She has round ears, a lighter muzzle, chest and belly, a scar on her chin and a huge scar on her left eye.

**Patchcloud** was an EarthClan Elder under Quickstar, previously a Warrior who served under Barlow, Maplestar and Quickstar's leaderships. She was born as **Patchkit** from the inter-Clan relationship between Brightstar of WaterClan and Smokeheart of EarthClan, along with her sisters Tallfern and Bluewing, and taken in by EarthClan's queens after Brightstar gave her kits to Smokeheart.

She later became an Apprentice named **Patchpaw** mentored by Gorseflower. During her apprenticeship, she was taken by Twolegs to the store along with another Apprentice from AirClan, Twigpaw, where she unofficially took the name of Patchy and met the store cats, among them Puma and Nol. When she went back to the Clans, she at first doubted the path she had chosen, since her spirit sight ability made her an excellent choice for a Medicine Cat, but eventually decided to continue her training and become a Warrior named **Patchcloud**. She took Houndheart and Tigerstripe as mates and had a single kit with Houndheart, Littletail, and had another litter with Tigerstripe, giving birth to Swiftwing, Willowbark and Dawnheart. She eventually retired to the Elder's Den and passed away from old age.

## **TRIVIA**

### **Interesting Facts**

* Patchcloud is bisexual and polyamorous.
* Patchcloud was gifted with third degree Spirit Sight by Quietstar. Because of this, she had half-white pupils despite not being a Medicine Cat.
* Instead of seeing her Spirit Sight as a good thing, she was disturbed by it and didn't want it and the responsibilities it would bring.
* Patchcloud was originally going to be named Patchedcloud. She was also called Otterskin in one of the oldest versions of *Quickstar's Vow*.
* Patchcloud was originally called Ottertail and Otterstar didn't exist. Eventually, Ottertail became her own character separate from Patchcloud.
* Out of her sisters, Patchcloud was the one who felt most bothered and confused by Smokeheart's lack of fathership.
* Patchcloud, Tigerstripe and Houndheart are in a polyamorous relationship.

## **QUOTES**

**Patchcloud:** "*It's just so confusing. Tallfern, Bluewing and I always knew Graytail wasn't our mother, but all this time cats said she was some Rogue our father regretted having kits with. We didn't know if she was even alive. Now that we know she's the WaterClan leader… it's just so much, knowing we're half-Clan.*"
**Patchcloud:** "*It was my warrior ceremony yesterday. Would she have been proud? I don't understand… Was she that ambitious that she had to leave us to lead her Clan?*"
**Ottertail:** "*Oh, Patchcloud, it was for a good reason.*"
**Patchcloud:** "*You knew? All this time… you knew and didn't tell us? Why?*"
**Ottertail:** "*I couldn't! I wasn't supposed to know… and if I told anyone, Brightstar could lose her respect! Everyone thinks you died, but my brother and I remember you from the nursery.*"
**Patchcloud:** "*You should have told me. My sisters and I deserved to know.*"
**Ottertail:** "*It wasn't in my power to tell you.*"

—Patchcloud and Ottertail *Patchcloud's Path*

"*It's one's choice whether they'd like to believe in StarClan or not. It's a cat's belief which makes StarClan powerful, and it's that belief which makes a cat feel safe. However, I don't choose to believe, I choose to see.*"

—Patchcloud to Quickpaw *Quickstar's Vow*

## **KIN**

### **Members**

**Great-Great-Grandmothers:**

Quietstar: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Puddlesplash: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Turtlefur: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Gingertail: Deceased, verified StarClan member

**Great-Great-Grandfathers:**

Crowgaze: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Batwing: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Featherflight: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Barkpelt: Deceased, verified StarClan member

**Great-Great-Great-Uncle:**

Graypelt: Deceased, verified StarClan member

**Great-Grandmothers:**

Cindertail: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Blossomflower: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Sleekfur: Deceased, verified StarClan member

**Great-Grandfathers:**

Goldenstar: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Slatestar: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Furzeflame: Deceased, verified Place Of No Stars member

**Great-Great-Aunt:**

Frostpool: Deceased, verified StarClan member

**Great-Great-Uncles:**

Soakfur: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Rainstorm: Deceased, verified StarClan member

**Grandmothers:**

Lilyfur: Deceased, verified Place Of No Stars member

Darkfur: Deceased, verified StarClan member

**Grandfathers:**

Reedstar: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Marshpelt: Deceased, verified StarClan member

**Great-Uncles:**

Woolpaw: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Patchpaw: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Brookpebble: Deceased, verified StarClan member

**Great-Aunts:**

Lilacpetal: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Firconefang: Deceased, verified StarClan member

**Mother:**

Brightstar: Deceased, verified StarClan member

**Father:**

Smokeheart: Deceased, verified StarClan member

**Uncles:**

Leaftrail: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Finchkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

**Aunt:**

Birdflight: Deceased, verified StarClan member

**Sisters:**

Tallfern: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Bluewing: Deceased, verified StarClan member

**First Cousins:**

Wolfmuzzle: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Maplestar: Deceased, verified StarClan member

**Mates:**

Houndheart: Deceased, verified Place Of No Stars member

Tigerstripe: Deceased, verified StarClan member

**Sons:**

Littletail: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Swiftwing: Deceased, verified StarClan member

**Daughters:**

Dawnheart: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Willowbark: Deceased, verified StarClan member

**Nephews:**

Moonheart: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Stonekit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Lightwave: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Boulderkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Nightkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

**Nieces:**

Stormflower: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Emberfall: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Owlkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

**Grandsons:**

Sunblaze: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Wishstar: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Raccoonkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Windspots: Deceased, verified StarClan member

**Granddaughters:**

Silverbreeze: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Graynose: Deceased, verified StarClan member

**Great-Nephews:**

Swanfeather: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Ebonypaw: Deceased, verified StarClan member

**Great-Grandsons:**

Oakleaf: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Lionclaw: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Clawnose: Deceased, verified StarClan member

**Great-Granddaughters:**

Ivyfur: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Vinefur: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Dovetalon: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Snowfern: Deceased, verified StarClan member

**Relatives:**

Mothnose: Deceased, verified StarClan member