Finchstar

Finchstar is a tortoiseshell she-cat with orange in her fur, amber eyes, a torn ear, and a scar on her upper hind leg.

## Allegiances

### Past:

Valleycamp
Survivors
Thunderclan(exiled,brought) back
Rogue
Rebels

## Book Appearances

### Living:

Dusk Fury

**Finchstar** is the first and current leader of Sparrowclan in the Valley Territories. She was born as **Finchkit** to Sparkpelt and Larksong, along with her brothers, Flamekit and Flickerkit, the latter of which was stillborn. Moments after her birth, Larksong died, and Sorrelstripe fostered her and Flamekit while Sparkpelt recovered from her grief. She later became an apprentice, **Finchpaw,** with Cinderheart as her mentor. She was later exiled by Bramblestar's impostor but rejoined ThunderClan under the leadership of her grandmother, Squirrelflight. Later, she became a warrior by the name of **Finchlight** and mentored Bristlepaw until the Bloody Journey happened and decided to make a new clan and was chosen after saving Lizardbug to be leader and received his nine lives and became **Finchstar**. **Finchstar** became mates with Firestorm and to find something to busy her made Sheeppaw her apprentice, and agreed to allow Fallenkit, Sleekkit, and Halfkit to join the clan.

## **History**

### **Post-New Clans**

Finchstar was born to Sparkpelt and Larksong along with Nightstar and Flickerkit born still born and was fostered by Sorrelstripe for a time. During this time Finchkit grew more proud over her blood connection to Firestar and Bramblestar, while her brother seemd quieter. As Finchpaw, her pride in her lineage and clan only grew making her one of the most skilled apprentices between Baypaw, Myrtlepaw, and her brother Flamepaw.

However, this pride and general attitude saw her stand up with a few of her clan mates against the imposter which saw her banished with her mother. During this time with her mother the two she-cats began talking and found one another more interesting. During this time Sparkpelt truly asked for her daughter's forgiveness for not being able to raise her and her brother. Finchpaw feeling no animosity understands the situation her mother was in and doesn't blame her for the situation they were in.

She shortly after his became Finchlight and started to have a falling out with her brother after he refused the name Flameheart for Nightheart. Shortly after she gained an apprentice Bristlepaw who was smart and eager to learn which made Finchlight and her apprentice become fast friends having a stronger connection than that of apprentice and mentor. Though she would never see her apprentice become a warrior, as Myrtlebloom, Bayshine, Nightheart, Stempaw, Graypaw, and Bristlepaw were chosen as the Thunderclan representatives in the Bloody Journey.

No one expected Thunderclan to take the brunt of the fox ambush as tagging in the front they hadn't expected the attack and routed quickly with Finchlight escaping with Bristlepaw. As the two found themselves in the grasslands, Bristlepaw thought it best to set up a camp, and as they were, a dog tried to attack Bristlepaw. Finchlight charged the dog and surprisingly killed it. It was the day after Bristlepaw convinced Finchlight to found a new clan or at least attempt to for survival. While Bristlepaw went east, Finchlight went west, convincing Frost, Prey, and Prey's mate Sky to join this new group.

When she and Bristlepaw returned to the makeshift camp with the cats they found she greeted Wrenflight, Beetlepaw, Beepaw, and a tom named Lizard. As the cats grew closer to each other and kept building the clan every day, Bristlepaw received an omen and after calling a clan meeting on the newly named dove ledge officially formed Sparrowclan. Bristlepaw took the position of medicine cat and became Bristlecloud and was given new names with warriors such as Beewing, Preyheart, Skyflower, and Lizardbug. While Frost and Beetle chose to leave Bristlecloud also announced Starclan would send a sign to choose who would be the leader.

This wouldn't take long as hearing screeches slightly away from camp Finchlight left to check it out with Preyheart and Beewing, who helped her save Lizardbug, who a fox was attacking. Finchlight drove off the fox as more of the clan came. Though she was injured, a sparrow landed on her shoulder, and she was declared leader of Sparrowclan. She named Preyheart as her deputy and gained her nine lives as the first leader of the Valley Territories.

Finchstar didn't find leadership easy with the clan being small she hoped for new arrivals and so accepted Violet and her kits which she renamed Sheepkit and Sunnykit, while Violet also confessed Bayshine was their father. They also were Graykit, the one surviving kit of Skyflower's and Preyheart's litter so wished to find more cats to join. While going on a single patrol in Sparrowclan's forest, she met a rogue named Fire, who she convinced to join the clan especially after she mentioned Preyheart and Skyflower. She eventually found out when they came to camp that he was Preyheart's foster brother and gave him the name Firestorm.

Preyheart also convinced five other cats to join the clan who were given the names Oakstrike, Pepperdapple, Cobwebpaw, Hootpaw, and Dewpaw the last three given to Preyheart, Wrenflight, and Beewing as mentors. While patrolling basking rocks which Sparrowclan had just recently one against Foamclan she slipped into the river but was saved by Firestorm who quickly after got whitecough and then greencough. Feeling horrible for getting him sick she stayed with him in the medicine den as both grew closer and fond each other's explosive personality funny. However, as it was leaf-bare Firestorm accidentally infected Finchstar who kept it secret till she lost her first life in camp after a fox attack.

Firestorm blamed himself but FInchstar told him she would sacrifice a thousand lives for him and the two became mates. As Finchstar worried about her clan she declared the kits in the nursery apprentices; Sheeppaw, Graypaw, and Sunnypaw. While Sunnypaw was made a medicine cat Finchstar took Sheeppaw as her own apprentice and gave Graypaw to Firestorm. As with her first apprentice she quickly both Sheeppaw humble, intelligent, and diligent.

### **Dusk Fury**

#### Fallen Storm

Finchstar had been sharing tongues with her mate Firestorm when Bristlecloud and Squirrelbriar brought bring three kits to her, asking if could they can stay in the clan. Finchstar reluctantly accepts while continuing to talk to Firestorm. Finchstar led her cats to stop a Pineclan attack and yowled in triumph as they won, she even wounded Duskstar. However, she fears for her clans safety after finding out a dog got into camp. She also made the cats of Sparrowclan swear an eternal oath to fight for Basking Rocks till their clan itself was destroyed.

Finchstar had been hunting when she was bitten by an adder and she lost a life.

## **Ceremonies**

**Finchpaw's apprentice ceremony**

**Finchlight's warrior ceremony**

## **Leader Info**

**Leader Info**

## Personality and Realtionships

Finchstar can sometimes be too judgy but keeps most of her thoughts to herself and gets worried about commitment a lot she is very proud but understand, yet with a mean temper when it is unleased. Finchstar doesn't take insults likely and believes that as the first of the new clans Sparrowclan is the most superior and her pride and anxiety in this feeling is unleashed whenever she is scared or mad.

### **Nightstar**

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.

### **Sparkpelt**

As a kit, Finchstar wasn't truly close to her mother and only started even truly interacting with her after her mother dealt with her grief over her father and brother's death. However the two grew closer when the imposter exiled them and her mother even wished her good luck on her final assessment, you can also see her pride in her daughters accomplishments at Finchstar's leadership ceremony and gave her a life for Compassion.

### **Firestorm**

Firestorm is Finchstar's mate and he noticed Finchstar more stressed as the season of leaf-bare rolled closer instead of telling her about leader he comforted her and told her that she wasn't letting anyone down and that these cats followed her knowing the risk, shortly before Firestorm got greencough Finchstar took him to a hunting trip he saved her from drowning and but fell into the frozen water himself, this caused him to get whitecough, then greencough and Finchstar blamed herself for it she brought him back prey every time she visited which became more frequent, this caused her to get a severe cause of greencough and as she layed dying Firestorm who didn't truly believe leaders had nine lives at that point thought she would die forever and confessed his love, Finchstar came back much to his surprise. She woke up after losing a life and also confessed to having feelings for him and the two became mates, she also probably made Firestorm mentor of Graypaw since they would both go show their apprentices the territory.

### **Bristlecloud**

Brisltlecloud was Finchstar's apprentice in Thunderclan and the two have a close realtionship surviving with each other and making a clan with her, they most likely have a sister-like realtionship and it is known that Bristlecloud has saved Finchstar's life many times.

### **Sheeppaw**

Sheeppaw was Finchstar's apprentice in Sparrowclan and was a easily able to excel and is modest and quiet which makes training easy and sometimes Finchstar fells Sheeppaw is smarter than her.