Swiftshadow

Art by CaptainMorwen

## Appearance

Swiftshadow is a lean black and white tom with green eyes. He has a wide face, long, wispy fur, and a curled tuft of hair sticking up on top of his head. His has white ear tufts, white eyebrows, a white chin, a white flash on his chest, a white-tipped tail, and two white spots beneath his right eye.

## Personality

Swift was a bit of a boast as a new-claw, and he loved telling stories of his achievements. He felt like the rules did not apply much to him and would explore outside of Oak Colony territory without permission. As a ranger, Swiftshadow was still a show-off - though he felt a sheer amount of awkwardness and unsureness to approaching his sons, Black and Frost, two grumpy new-claws that hated him and did just fine on their own.

## Biography

### Pre-Series

On the day of a lunar eclipse, Swift was born to Frondsway and Tornleg of the Oak Colony. Frondsway went into labor on top of a series of cliffs, and while trying to get to her, Tornleg permanently injured one of his legs. This, along with the the fact that there was an eclipse, caused the whole incident to be seen as a poor omen from the Spirits Beyond, and for the majority of his kittenhood, Swift was regarded as "cursed".

Swift grew up to be a boastful new-claw that would explore outside Oak Colony's territory. One day, he met the housecat Juno, and the two were fast friends as Swift loved telling stories of his achievements and Juno was happy to listen to the tales of his strange way of life. Swift was harshly reprimanded at this point and was kept under strict rules until he received his ranger name.

As soon as Swift's Sunrise Ceremony/Sundown Challenge was completed, he ran back to Juno to tell her his new name, excited to be able to see her again - but he was greeted by two new faces. Juno had given birth to their kittens, and the two kittens were so close that Juno couldn't stand the thought of humans giving them away to separate households, so she begged Swiftshadow to take them back to Oak Colony. Swiftshadow wasn't expecting fatherhood, but his protests were no match for the obvious bond his 1 moon kittens had. He took them to Oak Colony to some shock and further punishment, and he has struggled to gain respect since.

Swiftshadow became an absent parent in Black and Frost's lives, unable to handle the awkwardness and unsureness he felt, causing his sons to despise him. Though at times Swiftshadow tries to parent the two, he stops himself, since he's pretty sure they don't want to be known as his kin.

### Synopsis

In the first episode of Shifting Roots, Swiftshadow is seen sitting beside Hailstorm and Shrewpelt, waiting for the Moonlight Gathering to begin. As Hawkshell climbs the Great Oak, the three have shifted to the left. Swiftshadow has no prominent role or speaking lines, and he follows the crowd in their reactions to the Colony Captains' announcements.

## Relationships

### Black and Frost

Black and Frost are Swiftshadow's sons, and both hold a great amount of disdain towards him. When Swiftshadow first met the two, he was not expecting fatherhood, but their mother, Juno, begged him to take them to Oak Colony, and he did. However, due to the sheer amount of awkwardness and unsureness he felt, Swiftshadow became an absent parent in Black and Frost's lives - making them both bitter about their upbringing. Swiftshadow sometimes tries to parent them and then stops himself, since he's pretty sure at this point they don't want to know each other as kin anyway.

### Juno

As a new-claw, Swift met Juno, a housecat. The two became fast friends as Swift loved telling stories of his achievements and Juno loved hearing about his strange way of life. When Swift became a ranger, he ran back to Juno to tell her his ranger name, but he found that Juno had given birth to their two sons. Juno couldn't stand the thought of humans separating the two toms, who were extremely close, so she begged Swiftshadow to take them back to Oak Colony. Swiftshadow protested against such, but he eventually gave in due to their sons' obvious bond. It is unknown what their current relationship is, and whether or not the two still meet each other.

## Trivia

* Swiftshadow shares his voice actor, Trent Wojciechowski, with Missingfoot.

## Gallery

Swiftshadow, as if he was experiencing the Lunar Eclipse as an adult. Art by CaptainMorwen
## References

1. ↑ Revealed in StarClan-Battles Allegiances
2. ↑ Revealed on Lore Stuff for Clouded Moon for the General Public