Gullstar

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**Gullstar** is a gray-and-white tom.

Salmonpaw is taught the recent history of the Clan by her mother, Gannetpelt, whilst touring the territory for the first time. Gannetpelt explains that Sandpelt never recieved her nine lives from StarClan for an unknown reason, and that she is of the belief it was due to Gullstar, then named, Gulldive, being named deputy beforehand. The senior warrior doesn't dwell much on the tom though, opting to further explain other past deputies instead.

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## Trivia

### Interesting facts

* Gullstar's injury was too severe for StarClan to heal, so he died on his fourth life.

## Detailed description

Gullstar is a gray-and-white tom. He has a scrawny build and can at times have an unkempt pelt, a trait he owes to his neverending stress. The tom has darker flecks down his back, and the faintest hints of tabby markings on his face and tail. He has a nicked right ear and blue eyes. In death, Gullstar retains the wound that killed him: a deep wound on his neck.

## Ceremonies

### Lives granted

*The following is a list of gifts Gullstar has granted during nine lives ceremonies:*

## Personality and traits

Gullstar is a cat that once held a lot of confidence in himself, and his Clan. But, over his years of service this disappeared, and he became a jaded, somewhat resentful shell of himself. A lot of this is attributed to his time as leader and the outcry that was shown when he was named as Sandstar's first, and later, only deputy. The impact that his leadership had on his personality was rather profound, as it managed to take away a lot of his self-esteem and eagerness that he once showed very forwardly.
As a younger tom, Gullstar was much alike any other ShoreClan tom. All he wanted to do was provide for his Clan and make his mother proud. He likes to think he did this by becoming a warrior. It should be noted that even as a younger cat, he struggled with some minor self-esteem issues that stemed from his mother's heritage. However, unlike his mother's generation, he was somewhat bullied by his nursery mates for having a non-Clan born parent. The shifting view happened after Snakestar's leadership, due to her rather negative impact on the Clan and its views on accepting non-Clan born cats. In some retrospect, he did make his mother proud by becoming a capable warrior and hard-working tom that provided for his Clan. This should have also extended to him being named as deputy which was usually an outstanding achievement, but fell short of that due to him being a tom.
A part of Gullstar never wanted the responsibility of leadership, but he thought by taking it on it would make it easier for other toms to potentially be named as deputy. He wanted to be that first crucial male leader of ShoreClan to showcase that they were also fully capable of doing the job, just as well as their mothers and sisters. Some attributed his dreaming of this aspiration to his mother's non-ShoreClan heritage, considering it outsider thinking. Gullstar never saw it that way and held true belief that his thoughts and aspirations on the topic were his and his alone.
## Relationships

### Kin

#### Mudskipper

Mudskipper was Gullstar's mother and he was her eldest known kit. The two weren't particularly close, given Mudskipper's reluctance to remain in the nursery once her son was weened. This was quite unusual considering ShoreClan's main culture, but some cats attributed this to Mudskipper's non-Clan heritage. Gullstar never really tried to connect further with his mother, but tried for her praise by becoming the best cat he could be. She passed away before he became leader.
#### Fogstar

Fogstar was Gullstar's maternal younger half-sister. She was born a season or so after he left the nursery, so while they were close in age they weren't necessarily close as kin. Gullstar never resented his younger sister at all, or was jealous of her closer connection to their Clan. Well, he might have had some resentment towards her after he become the Clan leader and he appointed her as his deputy to due to good standings within the Clan. As a leader and deputy duo, Gullstar began struggling with the obvious preference the Clan showed her over him.
### Other cats

#### Sandpelt

Gullstar was Sandpelt's first and only deputy. He was shocked to have recieved the rank, as he was unable to recall the last time a tom had been appointed. At this point in time, ShoreClan had been unaware of Sandpelt's lack of gifted nine lives and it was a shock when she was found deceased in her den. He had respect for her as a leader, but like the rest of ShoreClan was shocked to learn the truth behind her lie. However, Gullstar came to resent her futher soley on the fact he had to succeed her due to Clan law. He believes the lack of respect and ridicule that he suffered as a result of his naming as her deputy.
## Kin

### Members

**Mother:**

 Mudskipper: Status unknown
**Half-sister:**

 Fogstar: Status unknown
**Half-niece:**

 Smokeflower: Status unknown
**Half-grand-nieces/nephews:**

 Unnamed kits: Status unknown
### Tree

    = **Male**

    = **Female**

    = **Gender unknown**

## Appearances

* *Salmonstar's Trial* † (First appearance)

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## References and citations

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Revealed in *Salmonstar's Trial*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Revealed in *Salmonstar's Trial*, allegiances
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Revealed in *Salmonstar's Trial*, chapter 1
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Revealed in Max's notes