Quillstar

**Quillstar** is owned by **Whiskers**

"Maybe you do have the heart of a mouse, but your spirit is that of a lion."

**Quillstar**is a sturdy black grizzled tabby tom with feathered ears.

## Description

### Physical

Unfortunately for the skittish cat who wishes nothing more than to blend in, Quillstar sticks out like a sore thumb. Due to his prized and rather exotic bloodline, he happens to stand at an impressive height and carries an athletic build. Even more unique is his coat. His base is coal-black, yet he is ticked with intricate silver-tinged hairs to give him a grizzled appearance. Due to this patterning, he upholds an intimidating appearance that tends to scare off most, but in truth, the tom’s too shy to even hurt a fly.

Quillstar also features a rather unique facial structure, one that is charming despite his scaredy-cat nature. His eyes are almond-shaped and angled towards his narrowed nose bridge, hazel in color with the slightest hint of pastel blue near his pupils. His ears are remarkably tall, but not wide like those of an oriental. Rather, they make him appear wolfish, tipped with feathered tufts that are as coarse as the rest of his thick pelt.

### Personality

Albeit wolfish in appearance, the tom has the heart of a lamb. He is kind and gentle, primarily due to his insecurity among the clan cats. He’s desperate to fit in and prove himself a good warrior, perhaps a little too much at times. He can easily come off as a try-hard riddled with desperation and sweet, sweet anxiety. Quillstar is skittish around new faces, and is known to be especially nervous around authoritative cats, such as the leader and deputy. Since his promotion within the ranks of his clan, he has improved upon this anxiety, yet he's still apprehensive around high-ranking cats that aren't from WillowClan.

Nonetheless, he’s a very good chap. While he struggles with his skittish yet determined nature, Quillstar always remembers his manners and finds himself particularly mature around she-cats. He was raised by a mother that he adored and admired beyond words, resulting in him to keep up on his manners. He’s such a polite guy, one that would surely make his late mother proud.

## History

### Background

Shadow was born outside the clans to a loner mother, and due to some unfortunate circumstances, he ended up being the only kitten in the litter to survive. His mother was a runaway kittypet with a prized lineage yet bigger aspirations: a longing for the wild. His father, however, remains unknown. Some argue he was a great warrior with a secret affair with an adventurous kittypet, while others believe he was nothing more than a kittypet. Either way, he was not involved in Shadow’s life.

Shadow lost his mother shortly after she finished his training, and it was a horrible loss for him. He treasured his mother, and he valued all of her lessons. After surviving independently as a loner for so long, Shadow decided that he could no longer tolerate living alone, resulting in him to join WillowClan.

### Roleplay

Within the walls of camp, Shadowchaser is displayed as nervous, hiding in the warrior's den for the most part. Eventually, he manages to exit, but submissively slinks to the edges of camp to lay down by himself. He has a brief conversation with Crookedflower before she leaves. He's eventually told to go on a patrol, which he's ridiculously nervous about. In the end, they are ambushed by ThornClan, yet he also finds Ashpaw and invites her to the clan before becoming her unofficial mentor.

Following a near-murder, the warrior takes his new apprentice out to tour the territory.
Once they return, Shadowchaser takes a nap before being called over by Mistystream. Being that she's the deputy, he begins to panic and even forgets her name.

Unbeknownst to the warrior while he is out of camp, Stormstreak receives a prophecy that he will unite the clans and save them from the plague. When he returns to camp, Mistystar picks him as deputy, but the tom nervously asks if he can think on it. In that same moment, he learns from Morningpaw about his prophecy, and doesn't know where to start. He feels horribly overwhelmed.

He finally decides to accept the position as deputy to challenge himself, before TundraClan suddenly storms their camp, looking raggedy and thin. Shadowchaser is the first to point out that they need help, not a fight. He joins Mistystar on a patrol to check out the clan's camp, where they confirm that TundraClan is in desperate need of aid.

Afterwards, he goes on his personal journey, sent by StarClan, to find the cure. Along the way, he runs into the spirit of his mother and is relieved to know that she's watching over him and safe in StarClan, where they can one day reunite. She tells him to "go home", and in that moment, Shadowchaser knows where the cure is.

While trying to enter SeaClan territory to get to Outlook Rock, where he and his mother used to live, Shadowchaser falls down the slope and hits his head. When he wakes, Danita and Salmontooth have rescued him and brought him into SeaClan territory. He learns that Salmontooth is his half-brother and hates him for it. Danita is his mate, and is desperate to also find the cure, as her mate is ill. Salmontooth continues to get angry and essentially breaks up with Danita, who takes Shadowchaser to Outlook Rock to find the cure.

After finding the cure, Danita escorts Shadowchaser back to WillowClan to help him carry the herbs. Due to the flood, they cannot find the clan, and he begins to lose hope, believing that his clanmates have died. Danita is an expert tracker, and helps him find and reunite with the clan, where he later convinces her to stay for a while.

Shadowchaser is swarmed by cats, and immediately deals out the herbs. He learns that Mistystar is lost, and so he is temporary leader until her return. He holds ceremonies and then announces that he's going to take a patrol to each clan to unite them and give them the cure. Mistystar eventually returns, and he's relieved.

He drops off herbs at BreezeClan along with Ripplepool and Morningglade before they return home and sleep. When the deputy awakes, Mistystar comes into camp and seems to be acting odd. She says something about "going", which immediately makes Shadowchaser nervous. The leader then disappears, leaving the tom to desperately try to find her before he must accept that he has to be the new leader of WillowClan.

He receives his nine lives from his mother, Seastar, Cola, Crookedflower, Almondpaw, Graystar, Willowstar, Cavestar, and finally his own father that he was never able to meet. It is his father who renames him 'Quillstar'. Willowstar gives him a warning that he must pick a good deputy, as WillowClan may depend on his choice.

Concerned, he sluggishly returns to camp and prepares to pick the next deputy, which ends up in being Rainsplash. Muddyfang eventually admits his betrayal before leading in an explosive manner, leading Ashbreeze to have a heart-to-heart with Quillstar and admit that she's expecting Muddyfang's kits. The leader promises to protect them.

After a Gathering, a skirmish ensues in WillowClan's territory. Flame and her group of followers ward off the attackers and eventually agree to rejoin the clan. Time passes by, and Ashbreeze has her kits, but is greatly weakened, leading Quillstar to be concerned. A few cats become warriors, including Wolfpaw.

A small family of foxes launch an attack on camp, resulting in the loss of the leader's deputy.

## Lineage

**Half-Brother:**

Salmontooth: Living
**Daughters:**

Bearkit: Living
Iciclekit: Living
**Son:**

Pinekit: Living
## Relationships

### Family

**Unnamed Mother:**

Considering that the loner was the only thing that he had, Quillstar's admiration and adoration for his late mother is understandable. She taught him various life lessons, including morals and to always be on top of his manners, particularly around she-cats, as they deserve respect. The bond he had with the she-cat was unbreakable, and when she passed away, he was absolutely lost in the world. He did his best to live independently, but after a while, isolation became too much for Quillstar . His biggest aim in life is to make his mother proud while she watches over her son in the afterlife.
**Unnamed Father:**

The tom was never able to meet his father, but continues to question his background from time to time. Quillstar's provided him with little to know information on his other parent. He knew not even his name nor where he came from, but the warrior likes to believe that his father was once a great warrior, or even deputy. Whether he's still alive or not, Quillstar doesn't know, but sometimes, he thinks he'd like to find out. He hates being alone.
**Salmontooth:**

...Difficult. Quillstar was never aware that he had a half-brother, and would like to get to know his family more. Unfortunately, Quillstar did not share that feeling, and instead he basically disowned Quillstar. For now, the deputy keeps his distance from his long lost brother, and he doesn't imagine things getting any better between them.
### Love Interests

**Danita:**

To fall for his brother's former mate? It's an awkward situation indeed, but the tom can deny his intense, passionate feelings for the lovely dappled warrior no longer. The pair have some rich history, going back to when they first met and dutiful trekked across the territory to find the cure, and then rediscover WillowClan after they moved. Love for his clan kept him moving, but inspiration from Frostbreeze pushed him along as well. The warrior is always there for him when he needs support, and he cannot help but wish to be there, by her side, for all of eternity.
### Friends

**Danita:**

Although she acts a little rough around the edges, Quillstar sees a real gem in the she-cat's heart. He'd like to get to know her more and make a true friend out of her. Better yet, he wants her to join WillowClan, because they could use more warriors. He respects her for her strengths, and is truly grateful that she was willing to help him not only find the cure, but his clan as well.
**Ashbreeze:**

Already the apprentice seems far more reckless than the tom could ever possibly be, but he can't help but to think of her as a little sister. Quillstar can relate to Ashbreeze in the fact that he came from outside of WillowClan and was put at a disadvantage because of that. He was the one who found her at the border before they were attacked by ThornClan, but he trusted her nonetheless and took her to camp. He really hopes she gets along well.
**Morningglade:**

Quillstar likes to believe that he and the enthusiastic she-cat have some sort of strange friendship. Her energy can be overbearing and unrelatable to the mild-mannered deputy, but he finds her amusing nonetheless. He likes her optimism, and hopes that nobody will ever infringe upon her endless bubbliness.
**Ripplepool:**

The clan deputy holds his young medicine cat to high levels of respect, so much to the point where he views him as a sort of younger brother. Quillstar places a lot of faith in Ripplepool, and will do whatever it takes to keep him comfortable and safe. He will not tolerate hostility nor disrespect towards a medicine cat, as Quillstar considers them to be sacred keeper of peace.
### Peers

**Mistystar:**

For several moons, the tom had an incredible amount of fear towards his clan leader for reasons he's never quite understood. For several moons, cats falsely accused him for having feelings for Mistystar because of how awkward he behaved around her. Of course, he never had feelings for her- he was only scared. Working as her deputy was difficult, and he still finds himself intimidated by her from time to time. Nonetheless he greatly respects Mistystar and was very concerned when she disappeared. He refused to get his nine lives and overtake her position as leader because he was confident that she was still alive. His patience paid off, and he's relieved to have his leader back.
**Rainsplash:**

His first deputy, one of the older members of his clan widely respected by the majority, but feuding with some. Quillstar enjoyed his time served with the wise she-cat while she lasted, and found that he learned quite a bit from her, even though he was leader and she his deputy. Her death was unfortunate, but he was grateful for what Rainsplash provided the clan with. Perhaps she was a little too hot-headed with some clanmates from time to time, but Quillstar respected her nonetheless.
**Stonetooth:**

Although he had to have been one of the youngest deputy's in WillowClan's history, Quillstar revered the young tom for his patience and willingness to kindly cooperate with clanmates. He was a good deputy and although his time was short, Quillstar enjoyed serving alongside him. The tom seemed to have his morals set in the right direction, with a determination to keep his clan safe at all costs. Quillstar's respect for Stonetooth is incredible, even if the gray tom is a few moons younger. He secretly wishes he could be as calm and collected as Stonetooth.
### Other

**Crookedflower:**

The she-cat was one of the first to approach the anxiety-consumed Quillstar , and being that she was a she-cat, he acted respectable and mature around her. She seems friendly enough, but he doesn't quite know how he feels about his fellow warrior quite yet. However, after her comment about taking in loners, he doesn't like her as much anymore.
**Flameheart:**

He doesn't quite understand the big fuss over the red she-cat. He himself was a loner before, so he holds no hatred towards the apprentice for it.
**Shadowstar:**

She stole his name, and that's a little upsetting. *But*, outside of that, the she-cat simply gives him a bad vibe. To be fair, he gave her clan the cure, yet she's still set on trying to start off on a bad foot, no matter how passively Quillstar reacts. He doesn't know who made dirt in her freshkill to make her such a bad way, but they really need to stop.
**Leopardkit & Cinderkit:**

Although he hasn't gotten to know Ashbreeze's kittens very well due to their young age, he already regards them as nephew and niece. He's eager to watch them grow and help take care of them as their doting adopted "uncle", and he can only hope that his clan will treat them just as kindly.
## Images

### Art

Lineart by Basebubble, coloration/character by Silverwhisker, do not use without permission.

**By Willow**

## Trivia

* His mother was an exotic show cat.
	+ Because of this, his great great great grandfather was a wild jungle cat.
* He has an inexplicable fear of empowered cats (leaders, deputies, etc).
	+ Over time, he may grow more comfortable.
	+ He'll have a kid(s) named Pinekit, Bearkit, and Icekit.