Leopardpaw

* Apprentice
* Kit
* Starclan

**Leopardpaw** is a short-furred sandy-colored she-cat with rosette markings and sage green eyes.

**Leopardpaw** was born to Pricklegorse and Starling alongside her littermates Bayoumouse, Applepool, and Rowankit. She was born outside of the clans, but was brought to Fallenclan only a few days after she was born.

## Personality

**Leopardpaw** was known to be an **empathetic** and **kind** apprentice.

Despite being soft-spoken and Introverted, **Leopardpaw** was a deeply cherished and loved member of Fallenclan. She spent a lot of time ensuring that everyone in the clan was doing the best they could be, and even though she could be shy, she still seemed to have earned a soft-spot in all her clanmates hearts. Many of her older clanmates believed that she would have made a great mediator due to her empathy and open-mindedness. She was commonly described as the clan's local sweetheart and seemed to be following in her mentor, Fleckbite's, gentle pawsteps.

## History

### Early Life

#### Before Fallenclan

**Leopardkit** was brought to Fallenclan by their father, Pricklegorse, after being given up by their mother, Starling, a loner who lived near the borders of Fallenclan. Starling could not care for **Leopardkit** and her littermates due to the vicious rogue leader who was currently ruling over the area, threatening the safety of both young Starling and her kits. In order to protect **Leopardkit** and her siblings, she gave them all over to Pricklegorse to be raised in Fallenclan before any of the kits were even old enough to open their eyes. The kits have no memory of Starling, and Pricklegorse refuses to tell them anything about their mother beyond vague confirmations that she was a good cat.

#### Rowankit's Death

**Leopardpaw'**s littermates were Bayoukit, Applekit, and Rowankit. Rowankit was the smallest and weakest of the litter, he struggled heavily after being separated from Starling, and he only managed to survive half a moon in Fallenclan before he passed on to Starclan. Due to Rowankit dying when his littermates were still so young, **Leopardkit**, Bayoukit, and Applekit quickly forgot everything about their little brother, only knowing of his existence through stories from older clanmates. While Bayoukit and Applekit seemed content with forgetting about Rowankit, **Leopardkit** refused to let his memory fade. She spent most of her later kithood learning everything she could about Rowankit from her older clanmates, even if there was barely anything to learn.

### Apprenticeship

#### Early Apprenticeship

**Leopardpaw** was given Fleckbite as their mentor. Fleckbite was a loving, empathetic, and kind she-cat, while still being extremely skilled. She also had outsider roots like **Leopardpaw**, having been brought to the clan as a kit in a similar fashion to how Rainpelt and Poollight were recuited. Birchstar could see the similarities between the two she-cats and knew they would get along fantastically. Birchstar's suspicions were confirmed when **Leopardpaw** and Flecklight quickly bonded. It became rare to every see the two young she-cats separated for more that a few heartbeats. On top of this, Fleckbite became mates with Poollight shortly after receiving **Leopardpaw** as her apprentice. Poollight, being **Leopardpaw's** older brother, even began tagging along to training sessions with Fleckbite, much to **Leopardpaw's** delight.

### Death

Only three moons into **Leopardpaw's** training tragedy struck. There had been reports of rogue activity near the Fallenclan border for a few moons, but no one saw it as anything serious. A group of rogues had been living near Fallenclan for seasons, and as long as none of them crossed the border then Fallenclan had no quarrel with them. However, one seemingly peaceful evening the rogues attacked. Starling had tried to rush ahead of the attackers and warn Fallenclan of their plans, not wanting any harm to come to her kits, but she was too late. The rogues viciously attacked Fallenclan's camp, being lead by the very same tyrannical ruler who Starling had tried to keep her kits away from. Starling turned on the rogues and fought on the side of Fallenclan, desperately trying to protect her kin, but was killed during the battle. Luckily, her death was not in vain. Due to Starling's warning, Fallenclan was able to win the fight and chase away the cruel rogue group for good. However, the battle was bloody and many lives were lost. Mossydrift, Ganderheart, Paulina, and most importantly, Rainpelt and **Leopardpaw** were all killed defending the clan. Poollight and Bumblepaw were also heavily wounded.

#### Starclan

In the aftermath of the battle, Pricklegorse revealed that Starling had been the mother of all his kits. His surviving children, Poollight, Bayoupaw, and Applepaw were shocked by this, and refused to acknowledge the dead she-cat as their mother. **Leopardpaw** however, now in Starclan, gravitated towards the she-cat she now recognized as her kin. While her siblings refused to forgive her for abandoning them, **Leopardpaw** understands why she had to do it. In Starclan **Leopardpaw**, Starling, and Rowankit are very close, making up for the time they didn't get to spend together while alive. They all watch over Fallenclan and attempt to continue to protect their surviving kin.

## Family and Friends

### Older Siblings

**Leopardpaw**, Bayoumouse, Applepool, and Rowankit have kin inside Fallenclan beyond their father Pricklegorse. When Pricklegorse had first joined Fallenclan, he had brought his kits Rainkit and Poolkit with him. Now known as Rainpelt and Poollight, the two older cats assumed that **Leopardkit** and her littermates were only their half siblings. What they didn't know at the time was that Starling was in fact their mother as well, making both litters full siblings. Despite Rainpelt and Poollight believing **Leopardkit** and her littermates to only be their half siblings, they still adored their younger kin. They mourned greatly when Rowankit died, and both Rainpelt and Poollight vowed to protect their remaining younger siblings with their lives. When the rogues attacked, Rainpelt saved Bayoumouse from a fatal attack, but it cost them their life. Poollight survived the attack but was deeply wounded. At the sight of his siblings Rainpelt and **Leopardpaw**'s bodies, he felt into a deep lasting grief. Eventually the wounds he sustained from the battle got infected, and soon after Poollight was added to the list of the battle's victims.