Rosestar

**Rosestar** is a cream ticked tabby she-cat with leg barring and verdant green eyes. She is the current leader of GladeClan, succeeding Icestar. She currently has no apprentice, though most recently mentored Mottlethorn to warriorhood.

## Description

### Appearance

Rosestar is a slender cat, delicately built and smooth-furred. Her paws are well-proportioned, her ears are gently rounded even as is her muzzle. She is finely muscled and lithe, easily underestimated as weak while being nothing of the kind.
 Her overall coat is a soft sandy cream color with faint ghost striping, she is paler on the underside and paws with a lightly burned look to her topside fur. Rosestar has sparse guard-hairs covering her softer undercoat, though her stomach and chest are the softest areas. She has tiny tufts of fur on her ears and, oddly, the between-pad tufts of a cat with far longer fur than she.
 Movement-wise, she tends to hold herself neatly and entirely collected, though she can be seen to relax in private. She places her paws with purpose and always appears to have a destination in mind. Rosestar moves smoothly and fluidly, much like a well-oiled machine or a river unburdened by stones in its path; her paths planned and calculated so, rather than displaying quick reflexes or adapting to sudden changes in her way, such challenges are avoided entirely.
### Character

#### Personality

As a kit, Rosestar was a painfully shy youngster, last to do anything; be it join in on a game of moss-ball, or leave the nursery when all the other kits were out playing. Understandably, Windfeather was worried about her daughter's future, how could Rosekit be a good warrior when she was hiding in the shadows too frightened to venture out? Anxiously, she asked Swanfoot, the medicine cat at the time, if perhaps she would be the medicine apprentice, but Swanfoot did not agree. Swanfoot was still young and had only just lost her mentor Heronleaf. Unfortunately Rosestar's fear followed her into her apprenticeship but, despite this, she picked up hunting, fighting and other warrior skills quickly when she was calm enough to concentrate. Patrols, however, would always have her on edge, and Icestar struggled to decide whether she would be ready to be a warrior. Eventually, though, the decision was made that Rosepaw should receive her warrior name.
 However, just before Rosestar was to receive her warrior name, an accident happened within the Clan, and somewhere, buried deep, the timid apprentice found her courage. If she could swim a river in spring flood to save her Clanmate - well, nothing would ever be as frightening as that.  Rosestar was gifted new confidence with which to finish her apprenticeship, and she entered warriorhood as Roseleaf, her earlier shyness lending her kindness in dealings with other more reticent Clanmates and her new bravery offering up confidence in leading patrols and handling the more troublesome personalities of Clan life.
#### Identity

From a young age, Rosestar found herself drawn more to she-cats than those of other genders. She was never very good at keeping it a secret either, the way she stared after pretty she-cats before flustering when it was pointed out. She wasn't entirely sure why others expected such a thing to be kept secret. Rosestar knew also that she herself was definitely a she-cat, she wanted to be a mother, to be known as female.
#### Quirks/Likes/Dislikes

* As a kit, due to being so timid, Rosestar developed a tic where the left side of her muzzle would twitch when she was scared. This carried into her adulthood, though is rarely seen as she tries to hide when she's frightened.
* She enjoys lazing in the sun, if you don't know where she is, look for a warm sunny spot, she's usually sunning herself when she has nothing else to do.
* She doesn't like getting mud on her paws, it feels unpleasant and it's even worse to clean off. She'll avoid it at any chance she can.
* Rosestar doesn't mind water, if it's a hot day she might even go for a swim. It's fresh and cool to soak her pelt in the cold water - so long as she doesn't touch the bottom.
* She does not like frogs, they scare her, wet slimy gross creatures of bounce.
* Cold is an intense dislike of Rosestar's, it makes her grumpy and lethargic.

### Abilities

#### Strengths

Rosestar is an excellent hunter, and she tends to hunt her best on the sand-colored rocks on the border of the Tribe where she can blend in with her surroundings. The odd tufts of fur between her paws mean that not only can she slip her paws into cracks in the rocks without sound, but she can also walk on hotter surfaces due to the extra barrier between her pads and the surface she's walking on.
She's a quick thinker, good under pressure, such as if a clanmate is in danger. She is even-tempered and keeps a level head to do what has to be done.
#### Weaknesses

Rosestar does not do well in the cold. Despite being warmblooded like all cats, Rosestar struggles to stay warm in leaf-fall and leaf-bare. Usually she becomes a messy puddle of cold, miserable feline. At times she even opts to share the warriors' space or invites others into her own den so that she may get in on the group's heat to keep herself warm. And those tufts of fur under her pads? Wonderful in the heat, miserable in the cold. They get damp and freeze, causing her paws to go numb if she's not careful.
## Life/Biography

### Childhood

Born to Windfeather, Rosekit was an only kit. A late bloomer, Rosekit didn't open her eyes till much later than most kits. Ever a timid youngster, she would spend her time hidden in the back of the nursery watching the other kits playing games such as moss-ball or pretend warriors. Often having to be prompted a few times to actually engage, and even so, she would cower away. Rosekit preferred to keep to herself most of the time and watch with wide eyes from the shadows. She would spend hours curled up with the elders and listen to their stories. Her eyes wide with both delight and horror.
When Rosekit recieved her apprentice name, Rosepaw, she was utterly terrified. However her new mentor Kitefang, was very kind and patient with her. Ze was gentle and took zir time, leting Rosepaw hide against zem when she was scared. Often the two would go as a duo instead of with a group so ze could keep an eye on her. The few days that she wasn't jumping out of her fur, were the days where she learned the most. She picked up hunting and fighting quickly but excelled at hunting, she even seemed to enjoy it when she wasn't flinching or getting startled by small things.
When Rosepaw was quite a way through her training, she was out training with Kitefang and newly made warrior Heatherflower. When an accident occured. Patrolling along the gorge, part of the edge crumbled under Heatherflower and she slipped into the flooding river below. Without hesitation, nor thought as to how she was going to save the other cat, and having no swimming experience herself. Rosepaw leaped off the cliff edge and plumetted into the surging stream below. Somehow Rosepaw managed to find her footing and swim, though it was a struggle with the angry flooding river tossing her about. And she managed to get to the flailing form of Heatherflower. The other she-cat had thicker fluffy fur and was being dragged down into the water, struggling to stay afloat. With Rosepaw's help, both Heatherflower and the apprentice made their way to a bank just outside the clan territory. Together they dried off and headed back into the clan territory, Heatherflower shivering in shock. It was then that Rosepaw came into her hidden confidence and a sense of calm overcame her. Because of saving Heatherflower, Icestar chose that this was a good time and reason to give Rosepaw her warrior name, announcing her as Roseleaf.
### Adulthood

Now a warrior, Roseleaf, with her newfound confidence, picked up her duties with pride. Her bodylanguage shifted to accomodate for her shift in personality. Her pawsteps determined, her movements flowing with purpose, no longer jumping at the shadows and sounds around her. It was not long after her warrior ceremony that Heatherflower, the cat she saved from drowning, started spending more time with her. The two now often joined at the hip. It wasn't long before cats started to whisper about them. Roseleaf grew selfconcious but she couldn't deny the strange feeling she felt whenever Heatherflower was around. And it seemed that Heatherflower felt the same way. The two announced themselves to be mates after 12 moons had passed, though no one was even the slightest bit surprised.
What did shock everyone, was after two moons, Roseleaf announcing that she was going to have kits. Both Heatherflower and her littermate, Eaglesky, were looking very proud. Quietly the two she-cat had been talking to Eaglesky about how they wanted kits, and they came to an agreement that Eaglesky would sire the kits. He could be their fatherlike uncle despite siring them. He had agreed that they would have no 'father' and that Heatherflower and Roseleaf would raise them as sole parents. And while the clan knew that Eaglesky had sired the kits, no one announced it, nor told the kits.
Two moons later when the kits were finally born, Heatherflower and Roseleaf were overjoyed. Two beautiful little kits nestled at Roseleaf's belly. They chose the names Fawnkit and Sharpkit, Fawnkit was named for her beautiful fawn like coat and sharp kit for his oddly long sharp claws. Raising their kits was one of the best times for Roseleaf and Heatherflower. And when Fawnkit and Sharpkit became apprentices, the two were so proud. With Sharppaw being a warrior apprentice, and Swanfoot taking Fawnpaw as the medicine cat apprentice
Warriorhood continued smoothly until the day Roseleaf lost Heatherflower. A fox had found itself on the territory of GladeClan. A patrol of warriors including Heatherflower went to deal with it. However the fox managed to get it's jaws on Heatherflower, other warriors managed to get the fox to release Heatherflower and chase off the intruder. But it was too late for Heatherflower who had died from fatal wounds not long after the fox had released her. The warriors brought her body back for vigil and then burial. For moons Roseleaf mourned Heatherflower alongside their kits, newly named warrior Sharpeagle and medicine apprentice Fawnpaw.
About 4 moons after losing Heatherflower, the GladeClan deputy Dewspider came down with a fatal bout of Greencough. The sudden onset and inability to treat him until it was too late meant that a new deputy had to be named. And Icestar announced that Roseleaf would be the new deputy. She took on her new position with ease, it helped distract her from missing Heatherflower.
Deputyship was something that seemed to agree with Roseleaf as she seemed to take everything in stride. From being a timid kit to a confident second in command, Icestar knew that the clan would be in good paws when he passed on.
### Leadership

Eventually Icestar passed in his sleep and Roseleaf found herself at the mooncave with Fawnpaw and Swanfoot. She recieved her nine lives and her new name, Rosestar. Her leadership has largely been uneventful, though she lost four of her lives, one from battle when she fell from a cliff onto rocks just below the river's surface. Another was from greencough where she insisted that she had more lives to spare and to let it run its course and for Fawnspots, who had taken over from Swanfoot who had passed from Greencough herself, to tend the rest of the clan instead. Her third life was once more taking care of her clan and was caused by starvation during a particularly hard leafbare, and the fourth was battle wound sepsis.
## Relationships

### Family

##### Mother

Windfeather: Rosestar had a good relationship with her mother, despite Windfeather being worried about her daughter when she was a younger cat. When Rosestar finally came into her confidence, Windfeather was delighted.
##### Father

Pondripple: Rosestar didn't have much of a relationship with her father as he passed away due to a heart problem not long after she was born.
##### Kits

Fawnspots: Fawnspots and Rosestar share a good bond, both as mother and daughter, and a leader and her medicine cat. The two work well together and respect each other. Rosestar was one of the few knew to mourn the loss of Fawnspot's kits when they died
Sharpeagle: The relationship between Sharpeagle and Rosestar is more strained. While Rosestar recognizes the difficulties her son faces, he openly and outright denies them and this causes tension between the two of them
### Friends

Wolfleap: The dynamic between Rosestar and her deputy is very strong, despite Wolfleap having joined the clan as a loner not quite done with kithood. The two work very well in synchronization and both balance the other's weaknesses with their own strengths.
Eaglesky: The sire of Rosestar and Heatherflower's kits, the two got along well due to Eaglesky being Heatherflower's littermate and in general a decent kind of tom who cared for his sister and, by extension, his sister's mate.
### Love Interest/s

Heatherflower: Before Heatherflower died in a fox attack moons ago, the two were often seen together. They would share Rosestar's den, eat together, and often patrol together too. They supported each other through thick and thin. When Rosestar lost her, she was devastated, and still mourns her loss to this day.

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## Trivia

**First Life**— A life for compassion given by Heatherflower
**Second Life**— A life for maternal love given by Windfeather
**Third Life**— A life for justice given by Mossglow
**Fourth Life**— A life for loyalty given by Foxstar
**Fifth Life**— A life for bravery given by Icestar
**Sixth Life**— A life for determination given by Dewspider
**Seventh Life**— A life for compassion given by Applefur
**Eighth Life**— A life for honesty given by Sandstar
**Ninth Life**— A life for respect given by Heronleaf