Driftstar

> "They're plotting against me, I'm sure of it. You're the only one I can trust now." - Driftstar to Whisperstep
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## Physical Description

Driftstar is a light gray tabby with darker stripes. He has a longer-than-average tail, several scars on his left flank, and a nick in his right ear. His build is small, although his height is about average.

## Personality

Driftstar is kind, reasonable, and somewhat aggressive. He is a natural leader and attempts to maintain peace as much as possible. He can be slightly reckless, which was the cause of the majority of his lives being lost while he was leader. During his lifetime, he slowly went paranoid after being forced into battles with Clans that he presumed were his allies. This made his aggressive side far more pronounced and made him unreasonable, which changed back once he arrived in StarClan.

## Skills and Weaknesses

Driftstar is physically strong, a good fighter as well as a good hunter. His natural speed lends him towards rabbit hunting specifically and using his agility to his advantage during battles. Despite his peaceful philosophy, his aggression can sometimes get the better of him, causing him to lash out unintentionally and cause a disturbance. He is prone to anxiety, which is known to get much worse when he is under stress.

## Life

### Adult Life

Driftstar is one of the first known leaders of WindClan, and his relatives are unknown. He was made leader when he was about forty moons old. His first deputy passed away when Driftstar was 52 moons old, and he appointed the young warrior Ferretwhisker as his new deputy. Several moons passed, and Ferretwhisker came to Driftstar, informing the leader that he had broken the Warrior Code and had kits with a RiverClan she-cat named Silvershade.

This sent Driftstar into a fury, and he blamed RiverClan for attempting to manipulate his warriors. The medicine cat Fallowfur had recently died to an outbreak of greencough, leaving Driftstar without someone to give him advice that he trusted. Driftstar declared war on the rival Clan and sent his warriors into many pointless battles, the first of which caused the death of Ferretwhisker.

As he had grown paranoid, Driftstar was unwilling to trust any of his senior warriors, thinking they may have been attempting to fool him while he was leader in order to take the leadership position for themselves. Instead of picking a cat that he knew, he picked Whisperstep to be his new deputy, who had only been made a warrior a few moons before. He hardly realized that the other warriors spurned Whisperstep for being made deputy so young and without having had an apprentice, but continued creating plans to attack RiverClan, believing them to be solely at fault for his Clan's predicament. A few moons later, a surprise attack was launched on WindClan camp by RiverClan, and despite WindClan winning the battle, Driftstar lost his final life during the fight. It is unknown how he lost his other previous lives, but he was known to have lost some of them due to his reckless personality.

Driftstar later appeared to give Whisperstar one of her nine lives, gifting her a life for stubbornness.

## Friends and Family

Fallowfur - StarClan, tom, medicine cat, friend

## Notable Quotes

"They're plotting against me, I'm sure of it. You're the only one I can trust now." - Driftstar to Whisperstep