Branchstar

Branchstar is a brown, orange, and white calico she-cat with scars along her back, foreleg, and muzzle, and icy blue eyes. She's the leader of RainClan, preceded by Hazelstar, and the main antagonist of RainClan's Tyrant.

## Personality

Branchstar is a cold, calculating, and ruthless cat. She's fully willing to hurt or even kill others to get what she wants, as long as it gives her more power and recognition. She doesn't often like to get her paws dirty, instead opting to make her posse do her dirty work, but either way, it all comes back to her at the head of it. Branchstar doesn't care what others think of her, as long as she's in power, and no one stands in her way.

## Relationships

#### Leafclaw

Branchstar, in her kithood, never had much of a relationship with her father. Once she became deputy, however, the two "reconnected"; though, it was simply Branchstar using him to get what she wanted, not knowing that he was doing the same thing to her. Branchstar trusts Leafclaw and "his" posse (she really thinks of them more as her own, simply letting Leafclaw pretend to be their leader) to... take care of any dirty business she may need taken care of.

#### Brownfur

Branchstar and her mother don't have much of a relationship, and they never did. Branchstar knows that Brownfur prefers Twigmoss over her, and while she's annoyed at that fact (why doesn't her mother like her? she's the leader of RainClan, for StarClan's sake!), she doesn't particularly care. She keeps on good terms with Brownfur, solely for the fact that Brownfur is a respected warrior in RainClan, nothing else.

#### Twigmoss

Branchstar despises Twigmoss with all of her being. She views him as weak and pathetic, and wishes she wasn't related to him. Even when they were kits, Branchstar disliked him, and often kept her distance from him and his group, instead opting to hang out with cats who could get her further -- Hazelstar, namely, and the older apprentices. She didn't care that Twigmoss was hurt by her distancing herself from him, and she still ignores him the best she can. After all, he's just a weak, pathetic cat who can barely do anything right. What could he possibly do to her?

#### Longclaw

Out of all of the warriors in her posse, Branchstar is closest to Longclaw. She feels that he's the strongest out of all the cats; if she weren't around, she'd be willing to bet he'd be the leader (ignoring Leafclaw and his claims). She confides in him about more than she even does Leafclaw, and if she has a particularly important mission she needs done that she can't do herself, she goes to Longclaw to ask him to do it. Many cats have mistaken them for mates, but Branchstar simply brushes that off. She doesn't currently have the time for a mate... does she?

#### Tigerfur

Branchstar and Tigerfur get along surprisingly well, despite Tigerfur's rebellious nature and distain for authority. Branchstar trusts Tigerfur to sneakily complete the missions she requires, mainly because Longclaw has good words to say about him. And Tigerfur does complete them, so she can't really complain. They do butt heads from time to time, due to Tigerfur's aforementioned distain for authority, though Branchstar doesn't let it get to her.

#### Gorsestripe

Gorsestripe is fiercely loyal to Branchstar, and Branchstar alone, which Branchstar uses to her advantage. If she needs backup, she can certainly count on Gorsestripe to give it to her. She's very much aware of his infatuation with her, and often has to brush off his advances, rather harshly. It can get annoying and tiresome, but at least he's loyal and willing to help in any way she might need.

#### Sandtail

Branchstar and Sandtail don't often interact much, except for when he's giving a report. If Branchstar needs him to spy on someone, she usually relays the message through Leafclaw, and has Sandtail report directly to her. He's an excellent spy, she's found, and she knows she can turn to him if she needs an eye kept on a certain cat -- even cats in other clans.

#### Hazelstar

Branchstar formerly looked up to Hazelstar, when she was a kit, apprentice, and young warrior. However, as she grew older, she grew to resent Hazelstar and her pacifist approach to everything. It got to the point that, once Branchstar was deputy, she held a burning hatred for the former RainClan leader. Branchstar viewed Hazelstar as a bleeding heart, a cat who was willing to let the other clans walk all over her.

## Facts / Trivia

* Branchstar is how RainClan's Tyrant got it's name; she's the "tyrant" in question, and her tyranny affects mainly RainClan, hence "RainClan's Tyrant". Of course, her tyranny does affect the other clans and the Pirates, but not as much as it affects her own clan.