Nightstar

Nightstar is a skinny black tom with amber eyes and long whiskers.

**Nightstar** is the first and current leader of Gorseclan in the Valley Territories. He was originally named **Flamekit** after his ancestor Firestar, and was born to Sparkpelt and Larksong, along with Finchkit and Flickerkit, the latter of which was stillborn. Moments after his birth, Larksong died, and he and Finchkit were fostered by Sorrelstripe while Sparkpelt recovered from her depression. Flamekit never grew close with his mother as a result. He later became an apprentice named **Flamepaw** and was mentored by his grandmother Lilyheart. Flamepaw grew up in a tumultuous time in ThunderClan when Bramblestar was possessed by Ashfur who tore the Clans and the warrior code apart; Flamepaw's mother and sister were exiled, but they returned under Squirrelflight's temporary leadership. Flamepaw struggled from the legacy of his kin and what was expected from him.

After failing his warrior assessment twice, Flamepaw recieved his warrior name of **Flameheart**, but rejected his name to free himself of Firestar's shadow. Bramblestar instead named him **Nightheart** ,shortly after in a few moons he became mentor to Stempaw and was chosen to go on the Bloody Journey in which he grew up to understand the world he was in, he met some Windclan cats in the flatlands and they agreed to found a clan and after Songleap refused to be leader and Nightstar rescued Wolfsky he was chosen as leader. He gained his nine lives and became **Nightstar** and made Songleap his deputy and took Echopaw as an apprentice, he fathered Songleap's kits Shadowkit, Windkit, Thunderkit, and Ripplekit.

## **History**

### **Post-New clans**

Flamekit is the secondborn of Sparkpelt and Larksong, with his sister Finchkit and his brother Flickerkit. Flamekit's brother is stillborn and Larksong dies just as the siblings are born. With the death of her mate and son, Sparkpelt is unable to look after Flamekit or Finchkit because she is in a deep depression, and the two siblings are given to Sorrelstripe to be looked after. Bramblestar and Squirrelflight, Flamekit's and Finchkit's grandparents, find peace looking over the two siblings as Sparkpelt struggles with her depression, and Squirrelflight begins to realize that she is enjoying looking after her grandchildren over having another litter with Bramblestar.

Daisy begins to worry that the siblings won't see Sparkpelt as their mother anymore and instead turn to herself or Sorrelstripe because of Sparkpelt's refusal to interact with her kits.When Squirrelflight returns from StarClan, she convinces Sparkpelt to spend time with her kits after learning that Larksong and Flickerkit would be watching over them from StarClan. When Squirrelflight and Sparkpelt go to see the two kits, Flamekit is excited to see his grandmother and initially doesn't believe that Sparkpelt wants to interact with them, but his mother soon begins to develop a proper relationship with her children, while Flamekit and Finchkit are happy that their mother wants to spend time with them.
Shortly after Bramblestar's imposter had been defeated and the scandal with his name change Nightheart was given an apprentice, Stempaw who idolized his mentor which made Nightheart job easier. However at the next gathering he and Bayshine gave each other a terrified look when the leaders explained what Starclan had said and Nightheart solemly thought about what would happen after he left. Nightheart was the first to get lost in the snow during the Bloody Journey and spent a long travel till he slipped into a waterfall and barely got out and spent the next few moons walking around the flatlands until he heard paw step. Immediately he charged and knocked into Songleap after the confrontation, Whistlepaw, Flutterfoot, and Songleap and Nightheart decided to make a new clan here naming it Gorseclan.

Nightheart decided to travel up north and find cats to join. The journey took all day but he found 3 cats who wound join Wolf and Moon two rogues, and Ridgepaw a skyclan apprentice and came back to listen to the prophecy and was shocked when Songleap only agreed to give the apprentices and new cat their warrior names it also led a happy reunion between Nightheart and his apprentice Stempaw, now Stempounce. Seeing how stressed Songleap was, he decided to view the star with her over a cliff ledge not far from the camp where she asked him to be her mate he accepted.

Nightheart saw the stress in Moonbranch and was scared for her mate Wolfsky, so instead of going to the gathering, he followed Wolfsky's trail and met with two cats Echo and Honey who agreed to help if they could have food and shelter and help Honey find her brother Sun, which Nightheart said was back and their camp. They reach the twoleg nest and nearly escape with Wolfsky and a kittypet named Stefano but while their running a twoleg shoots a "golden claw"(a bullet) at Nightheart which hits him in his lower throat, once they reach the five great oaks Nightheart is chosen as de facto leader of Gorseclan after Starclan gives a quick prophecy and the other clans Foamclan and Sparrowclan, especially with Finchstar's help take him to the Moonspring and he dies just as he goes into the Moonspring. Nightstar mentions he wakes up saying that he has already lost his first life, and the medicine cats help remove the "golden claw" before it can kill Nightstar again. Nightstar makes Songleap his deputy and makes Echo, Honey, Stefano, Echopaw, Honeypaw, and Stormpaw give Stefano, Echopaw, Honeypaw, and Stormpaw giving Echopaw as his apprentice.

Nightstar also dealt with the Whitecough outbreak refusing to take greenleaf the herb in the valley that treats whitecough, until his clanmates and cured however it doesn't stop the death of Moonbranch and Flutterfoot, along with himself. Nightstar and Songleap fostered Ravenkit, Spirekit, and Howlkit as Wolfsky is too depressed to take care of his kits. Songleap later gives birth and he fears she will die finds bumbleleaf and he and Songleap name them after the former clan leaders, Songleap due to the troubled birth and wanting to take care of all the kits she is nursing becomes a queen and and won't go back into her deputy duties till they become apprentices so Nightstar makes Stempounce the acting deputy.
## **Ceremonies**

**Flamepaw's apprentice ceremony**

**Nightheart's warrior ceremony**

## **Leader Info**

**Leader Info**

## **Personality and Relationships**

### **Personality**

Nightstar is usually honorable thinking of his clan before himself, this is due to the trauma he faced during the Bloody Journey he thinks that if he doesn't keep up his strength he will lose everything so puts up barrier which even his kits and mate can't break since he thinks he would lose them all if he meseed up.

### **Finchstar**

Nightstar is Finchstar's littermate but in the new clan's their relationship is different with her as Leader of Sparrowclan and him Leader of Gorseclan, but before she tried to help him while he felt out of place in Thunderclan despite the 2 not always agreeing eye to eye she tried to help her brother as she could while still being prideful, now since they have both been through a lot and have high respect for each other and not just their ranks.

### **Songleap**

Songleap is Nightstar's mate. While both belonged to different clans and never truly talked till Nightstar realized after the revelation she would be made leader and decided to talk to her. Songleap also made Nightstar leader to make sure he wouldn't die and go Starclan so early, giving up her leadership. She is also his deputy which shows a strong ability to have a relationship while also in leadership roles.