Dusklight

**Dusklight** is a blue-and-black tabby with a white blaze and paws and greenish-gray eyes.

**Dusklight** is a rogue living in Off-Territory, sometimes wandering to Twolegplace. Formerly, he was a warrior of MarshClan under Smokestar, Sapstar and Stonestar's leaderships. He was born as **Duskkit** to his parents, Reedwhisper and Garterstripe. His mentor was Bloodfoot, MarshClan's deputy under Smokestar. Following the Guild's attack on MarshClan, the camp (and most of the territory) was flooded and many cats died - including both Bloodfoot and Smokestar. As **Duskpaw** was close to finishing his apprenticeship at this time, he was mentored collectively by the warriors who survived.

Following the conclusion of the Crimson Guild War, **Duskpaw** was given his warrior name, **Dusklight**. He never took any apprentices and was exiled after the defeat of Swipestar and the Crimson Guild remnants.

## Personality

Deep-seated love and borderline obsession with destruction. A hint of insanity and an ironclad will to emerge victorious; no matter the cost. Utter destruction of the enemy, regardless of losses sustained on his own side. These are the tenets upheld by Dusklight. He gets physically high from the thrill of battle and in every moment he relishes in the carnage he sows.

In the quiet nights after a battle, the horrors of Dusklight's actions come to haunt him and he feels the weight of his sins pressing down on his shoulders. But then the next fight comes - the next battle - and it all disappears again. Until the moment is over and he reflects once more. On and on the cycle goes, and it has left Dusklight with a craving for battle so he can escape the demons that haunt him.

Dusklight may be temperamental and aggressive 95% of the time but he places value in having friends he can trust and rely on. To earn his respect, one needs to be a capable fighter. Or, a decent strategist. The cats who command his greatest respect are the ones who have beaten him in combat. While he is a ruthless and powerful enemy, Dusklight also makes for a strong and uncompromising ally.

## History

Every once in awhile, a kit comes along that just doesn't seem right. They play a little too rough, they take a little too long to listen and when they do listen it doesn't seem like they care. That kit would grow up to become Duskpaw, born in MarshClan. During the Crimson Guild War, Duskpaw's parents witnessed the destruction of their camp. Instead of rallying with their Clanmates, they made a split-second decision to join what seemed like the winning side. Duskpaw couldn't understand their choice nor could he make it for himself. Loyalty to the Clan and the warrior code was all he knew.

On and on the war went, with Duskpaw growing up hating his parents; maybe hating them a little too much. His Clanmates talked at length about the betrayal, questioning if Duskpaw would make a similar choice at some point, calling them all sorts of unflattering names - and oh boy did it affect Duskpaw. The the choice his parents made became even more abhorrent to him, the mere thought of them still living on with the Guild seeming like an insult. During every patrol, in every skirmish, Duskpaw willed for his parents to be in the fighting. He wanted to end their lives himself, to prove to his clan where his loyalties lie. He was vicious and unrelenting in his battles against the Guild, killing when it wasn't necessary, severely maiming with an intent to cause long-term discomfort and pain. With every clump of hair torn and every splash of blood he felt like he was coming closer to earning their respect.

He was given the warrior name Dusklight in honor of the light of loyalty and honor that shone in his eyes but it didn't stop the whispers. It didn't sate his hatred of the cats who set him on this path. Both of his parents would go on to survive the War, likely joining the Guild remnants in the Dark Realm. He continued to lash out in anger at enemy border patrols, taking the steps to violence when vocal warning would have been enough.

Dusklight finally got his chance for revenge against his parents when Swipestar came to power and joined forces with the Dark Realm. By that point Dusklight was beyond help, however, and during the final battle against Swipestar he lashed out at any FieldClan cat, not just Swipestar's loyalists. He maimed and severely wounded, demanding answers about his parents. He knew if he could just destroy them like they'd destroyed his life, everything else would work itself out.

This reality was not meant to be, however, as Swipestar was defeated and Dusklight's parents were nowhere to be found. With matters at an end, Stonestar, the new leader of MarshClan, was finally ready to address the problem of Dusklight's violent tendencies. Sapstar had been of the belief that given time, Dusklight would abandon his desire for revenge and become the noble warrior he was always supposed to be, but clearly this hadn't happened. Stonestar had witnessed Dusklight's raw hatred and blind fury with his own eyes in the battles against Swipestar and decided enough was enough.

Dusklight was exiled from MarshClan for his actions. Stonestar feared they would cause actual war to break out once again among the clans if his violent attacks on border patrols continued. Heartbroken and shaken to his very core, Dusklight lashed out at and tried to kill Stonestar; this was the final nail in the coffin for his chances at staying in the Clan.

Ever since, Dusklight has spent his life in Off-Territory as a rogue, violently lashing out at any patrol he finds near the scent-line. He is sometimes seen on TreeClan's territory and it's believed he lives somewhere near the Twolegplace.