Cheetahpath

## Appearance & Personality

Cheetahpath is a lengthy bengal she-cat with sleek golden fur and deep, brown spots. She has dull, silvery green eyes.

Cheetahpath was known to be motherly and extremely giving. She is very passionate in her duties and is not afraid to fight when push comes to shove. She is very clever, and remains level-headed at all times.

## Brief History

Cheetahpath was born into a broken ThunderClan where she lived and trained. When Icestar arrived from the Farlands, Softweb was quick to identify her as a medicine cat, and she chose to follow ShadowClan.

### Detailed History

#### Kithood

Cheetahkit was born to Leafspeckle and Leopardfoot alongside her sister, Sloekit in early ThunderClan; just after Willowstar's death. She had an average kithood, despite the bubbling political gash in the Clan.

#### Apprenticeship

Cheetahpaw was apprenticed to Russetfoot and trained under him for the majority of her apprenticeship. He passed away due to Greencough complications a moon before she was expected to become a warrior. She finished her training floating between mentors.

She was good friends with Honeypaw during this time.

#### Warrior Life

As a warrior, Cheetahpath was content about her life. Everything was going well for her, despite the growing conflict in ThunderClan, and she assumed she was happy. It wasn't until Icestar arrived: A new leaf was turned over for her and she began to walk the path of a medicine cat.

Towards the end of her time as a warrior, her sister Sloefeather disappeared after going out hunting solo. Cheetahpath is unsure of what happened to her sister, but remains wary as she has never seen the she-cat in StarClan.

#### Medicine Cat Life

Cheetahpath describes her switch from warrior to medicine cat as "the most right I've ever felt." It wasn't hard for Cheetahpath to adjust and relearn her entire life. She became an avid code-follower, and prepared to care for her Clan in any way possible.

During this time she grew close to a she-cat named Honeyglow, who ultimately left the Clan to be with her mate, Mothpearl, after she was exiled.

As the Clans began to settle down, Cheetahpath befriended Hawkpaw, a troubled, shut-off apprentice. She was quick to assign him to a warrior to calm him down, but soon realized her mistake. Cheetahpath, tempted to take Hawkpaw under her wing, almost offered the young tom an apprenticeship before she realized her irrationality. She chose to help Hawkpaw from afar, doing her best to provide lessons and values in the tom that his parents never had. Hawkpaw died, not by the hands of Shrikepaw, his enemy, but at the cost of his own madness.

Cheetahpath blames herself, afraid that since Hawkpaw died selfish and full of wrath, he may have ended up in the Dark Forest.

Around the same time she was mentoring Hawkpaw, Cheetahpath apprenticed Rowanpaw, a shy and soft-spoken she-cat. From the start she worked hard to ensure Rowanpaw received the proper lessons and attention, and put a lot of thought into her teachings.

Throughout the rest of her life, Cheetahpath brought Honeyglow back to ShadowClan and successfully trained Rowanwolf into her successor. She was killed by Equinox of SkyClan on her way home from the Moongarden because of her support for The Median. It is rumored her last words were: "I'll be back, I promise."