Dayblossom

## Appearance & Personality

Dayblossom is a cream cat of average height. Their build is more on the buff side, due to their tunneler past, but after breaking their right paw, Dayblossom became a moor runner. Their muzzle is curled up in a permanent smile, and they have shiny dawn-colored eyes.

Dayblossom always appears happy. They used to struggle greatly with hiding their true rebellious nature, but as they've grown into a warrior, they learned how to hide their emotions better, and now comes across as a bubbly, gentle cat always. They're a bit of a worrier, but is a genuinely brave and caring cat.

## Brief History

Day was born to Shrew, a rogue she-cat, in the rogue group led by Rainbow. They were assigned to WindClan once the Clans were formed, and trained as a tunneler until their accident. After spending a significant amount of time in the medicine den, Dayblossom got their full warrior name alongside their Clanmates, and began training under Rainbowstar as a warrior to become a moor runner. They mentored Dovepaw and got Rivuletstar out of her coma. Dayblossom was killed in a cave-in.

## Detailed History

Day was far too young to remember anything of the rogue group they were born into. They don't remember much of their mother, Shrew, and certainly don't remember their father, whom Shrew kept away from her child at all costs. As far as Day was concerned, they were a normal kit, until they joined WindClan. Shrew left them behind, unwilling to join WindClan, but wanting the best for her child. Day was almost old enough to be apprenticed at this time, alongside a large handful of other kits. For this reason, they and the others were never given the -kit suffix, as they would soon be assigned mentors regardless. Day was often teased by the other kits for their deep voice despite "being a girl". In a sudden burst of rebellion, Day announced to the other kits that they were neither a boy or a girl. That rebellious outburst was the only good that ever came out of Day's fierce personality, and though they'd announced this to get back at the other kits, they found that as they grew up, that statement applied to them more and more.

Daypaw, once named, was apprenticed to Crowtail. They started training as a tunneler apprentice early on, and often chatted with their denmates, their kit days of bickering long forgotten. Daypaw, out joking around with Rabbitpaw, accidentally crossed into ThunderClan territory through a tunnel neither of them had known existed. Daypaw began to panic, leaving Rabbitpaw behind as they bolted away, terrified for their lives. At a later gathering, Icestar announced that she would be upping patrols, and made eye contact with Rainbowstar. Daypaw vowed to behave from that point on, scared out of their skin. Eager to show their devotion to the Clan, Daypaw helped out with expanding the apprentices' den. They worked harder than any other cat, but in a small collapse, their paw was crushed under large stones that fell from the moor roof. Daypaw was bound to the medicine den for many moons, treated by Thistlebrook, the lone medicine cat at the time. Daypaw was a little afraid of her, as she often spoke to her Scottish ancestors, and they felt very, very alone.

They befriended Mantispaw as an apprentice, when they were confined to the medicine den after their paw broke. Mantispaw and several other apprentices had a rather large interest in their broken paw, which Daypaw found quite strange. They didn't question it, glad to have cats to talk to, but fear was brewing in their stomach. Daypaw had been worried that Thistlebrook would choose them as their apprentice due to their crippled state, and was rather relieved when Mantispaw was picked as the medicine cat's apprentice, and not Daypaw. Finally relaxing, Daypaw befriended Mantispaw, glad to finally have a healthy friend to share the den with. Daypaw was in this den for a long time, to the point when their denmates began to earn their warrior names. Rainbowstar summoned Daypaw from the den and gave them their warrior name of Dayblossom, telling them that she'd help them learn to be a warrior as a moor runner instead of a tunneler, to preserve the health of their paw. Dayblossom finally felt at peace, and was overjoyed to have Rainbowstar as their mentor, even though they were a warrior in the eyes of StarClan. Shortly after, Mantisspring got his full name.

Despite the fact that they were training now, Dayblossom still spent their free time helping out in the medicine den. They were happy to see Vinepaw chosen as Mantisspring's apprentice, and were thrilled to have Dovepaw as their own apprentice, now knowing even more non-binary cats. They tried hard to focus on their own training and mentoring while the ThunderClan cats began to take refuge in their Clan. Eventually, Rainbowstar decided that they'd trained enough, and retired as Dayblossom's mentor. Dayblossom wasn't able to mentor Dovepaw for much longer, as when the earthquakes began to shake WindClan, Dovepaw was caught in a tunnel and injured.

With nothing to distract them, all Dayblossom could think of was the ongoing war. They'd allied with ThunderClan against RiverClan, who'd taken the barn as part of their own territory. When Dayblossom wasn't battling, they were guarding camp. On one such guarding mission and a conversation with Mantisspring, the two cats thought of killing Rivuletstar to wake her from the coma, in hopes of ending the war. Dayblossom landed the killing blow after being snuck in by Sandpaw and Dustfall, barely explaining themself before scrambling to leave. In the final battle, Rainbowstar was killed, and Fadingstar became the new leader. Dayblossom frankly felt lost.

Mantisspring had been deeply hurt after Rainbowstar's death, and Dayblossom did all they could to cheer him up again. They'd help him gather herbs and go on walks often, trying their hardest to cheer up the medicine cat. They ultimately did the opposite, darting after a rabbit when the pair were out on a walk. They chased the rabbit down into a tunnel, and thanks to the drought, it was especially fragile. There was nothing Mantisspring could have done to save them; they died on the way back to camp, carried by their medicine cat friend. Dayblossom now resides in the stars, watching over the Clan they loved so dearly, and watching as Mantisspring forfeited his medicine cat duties, unable to go on.