Splashtail

Splashtail is a brown tabby tom with green eyes.

Splashtail is the current and first deputy of Foamclan under Fogstar's leadership in the Valley Territories. He was born as **Splashkit** to Havenpelt and Sneezecloud with his sister Fogstar. As **Splashpaw,** he was mentored by Softpelt and Minnowtail after her battle death. He became **Splashtail**, taking part in the Bloody Journey, finishing Graypaw's training, and becoming the deputy of the newly established Foamclan. He later took an official apprentice in Lakefall.

## **History**

### **Post-New Clans**

Splashkit took his parent's lax parenting way more than Fogkit as fun. Usually, even when the queens went to watch the energetic tom, he would always get in trouble, but he had a partner in crime in his sister Fogkit as they prepared to be apprentices. Splashkit's mischievous nature continued with his mentor Softpelt who allowed as long as he kept up his skill. However, when his mentor Softpelt was killed in battle. With Minnowtail as his new mentor, he found hanging out with his sister replaced with constant battle training, which didn't even give him a chance to mourn his mentor.

Even after growing into a warrior, Splashtail was cold, strategic, and somewhat ruthless. His only true connection was his sister Fognose who he talked to on the normal. That was until Mistystar's death and Reedwhisker's disappearance; during this time, despite being a young warrior with the influence of his mentor, Splashtail became one of the leading members of Riverclan and even considered a possible option for leader if they couldn't find Reedwhisker. However, when an emergency gathering was called, Splashtail was sent on a journey with his sister and the Riverclan apprentices. During the journey, he helped complete the training of Graypaw, who reminded him of himself in his younger days.

After they escaped from the foxes and his sister's appointment as leader of their new clan, Foamclan was her obvious choice for deputy and earned the position with no question. Minnowtail's training and experience during the chaos in Riverclan made him a skilled deputy who saw what skill cats truly soared in, making him respected and somewhat feared by the cat's in his clan and outside his clan. Splashtail also received an official apprentice in Lakepaw; his new apprentice was cunning, ambitious, and skilled, who herself had dreams of being a deputy and then leader of Foamclan. Being brother and sister, working with Fogstar was easy until she wanted land north of the marsh, which Splashtail warned was a waste of resources but she followed her commands as the leader's word was law. Splashtail was defeated in the first Battle for basking rocks, and now enraged, he started planning with his sister to bounce back and take basking rocks after leaf-bare so as not to waste more lives.

With the loss of basking rocks during leaf-bare and the death of Graystorm in a battle with Pineclan, Splashtail firmly believes that the only way for Foamclan to survive is to prioritize his clan's safety and to make sure Foamclan's affairs stay in Foamclan.

### **Dusk Fury**

#### **Fallen Storm**

Splashtail strategically attacked Basking Rocks by having a backup patrol to charge if reinforcements came to help. Though he lost to Firestorm in battle, his backup patrol worked, and his sister was proud of his strategy. **Splashtail** looks on proudly as Fogstar announces Lakepaw as Lakefall honoring her honor and courage.

## **Gallery**

Splashtail retreating in the first battle for Basking Rocks
## **Ceremonies**

**Splashpaw's Apprentice Ceremony**

**Splashtail's Warrior Ceremony**

**Splashtail's Deputy Ceremony**

## **Personality and Relationships**

### **Personality**

Splashtail is more entity than a cat, focusing his efforts and the pride he holds for his clan. Splashtail is also a skilled fighter, thanks to the skills drilled in him by his second mentor Minnowtail even though it has caused him to forget the caring and kind lessons his first mentor Softpelt taught him. Not only this, but he now sees his first mentor as weak, and he never truly had time to grieve for her with only a shred of his old nature remaining, the rest left behind with Softpelt's death.

### **Fogstar**

Splashtail is Fogstar's brother, The two have always been inseparable getting into mischief on the daily as young kits, even as their personalities grew less alike when they became apprentices, they still hung out a lot. This connection is one of the many reasons she made Splashtail her deputy, as he has the same stoic drive as his sister to ensure that Foamclan stays strong in the face of danger or possible weakness.