Zeppelinthunder

## Overview

Zeppelinthunder is a former SkyClan Daylight Warrior, Warrior, and Daylight Overseer.

### Appearance

Zeppelinthunder is a large, white maine coon tom with light silver and gray tabby markings. His nose is a dark grayish pink, and his eyes are blueish green with flecks of gold. As a kittypet and Daylight Warrior apprentice, Zeppelin wore a colorful geometrically patterned collar.

## Detailed History

### Early Life

Zeppelin was born as a kittypet, spending his days in Twolegplace with his owners. He was an energetic and mischievous kit, causing all kinds of trouble around his home. However, he did care deeply for the young twoleg who was his owner. One day while exploring, Zeppelin ran into some SkyClan cats. He was intrigued by the world and agreed to join them after learning of their system that would allow him to still be with his twolegs. Zeppelin joined Furystar's SkyClan and became a Daylight Warrior apprentice with the name Zeppelinpaw.

### Apprenticeship

Zeppelinpaw was elated to be an apprentice, having been apprenticed to another Daylight Warrior by the name of Matthewstorm. However, he soon realized that not everyone in the Clan was as excited for him to be there as he was. The deputy at the time, Auburnstrike, held a great hatred for outsiders, especially kittypets, considering Daylight Warriors to be an abomination. As Auburnstrike's influence in the Clan grew, so did the danger for Zeppelinpaw and the other cats like him.

When Auburnstrike became leader of SkyClan, he denounced the existence of Daylight Warriors and demanded that all cats choose to be either a part of SkyClan fully, or go back to their twolegs and never be welcome back. Zeppelinpaw's mentor, Matthewstorm, left to return to the life of a kittypet. After choosing to commit to SkyClan, Zeppelinpaw was re-apprenticed to Quietskies, a quiet and kind warrior. Although upset about losing Matthewstorm as a mentor, he was pleased to have Quietskies as his mentor. He developed a deep respect for her and her teachings, and she didn't treat him any different because he had originally been a kittypet.

One day, Auburnstar declared that along with choosing between kittypet and Clan life, those who chose to stay must be renamed. Auburnstar renamed Zeppelinpaw Thunderpaw, and life under Auburnstar only seemed to grow worse and worse. Additionally, Quietskies had been recently chosen as SkyClan's deputy, which Zeppelinpaw knew meant she had to be careful about how she treated him in front of the Clan. He greatly valued their training time away from camp, as they could truly talk to one another and he could continue his training peacefully.

Tensions had been rising all around the Clans, and Alistair, leader of BloodClan, had begun attacking other Clans. This included SkyClan, and BloodClan laid siege to their camp. SkyClan was defeated, and were occupied by BloodClan warriors and under their command. Zeppelinpaw grew continuously frustrated with the situation because Auburnstar did nothing to rise up against BloodClan or even defy them. Eventually, an uprising occurred. The Tribe had come to help SkyClan liberate itself from BloodClan rule. However, Auburnstar refused to fight and commanded his warriors to do the same. Fed up with Auburnstar's sulking over his past defeat, Zeppelinpaw confronted the leader and demanded he order the warriors to fight. Though bitter about it, Auburnstar eventually permitted SkyClan to fight, and SkyClan and Tribe were successful in driving BloodClan away.

### Leaving SkyClan

Soon after the battle, Zeppelinpaw and Quietskies had a discussion about how it was time that he become a warrior. Quietskies ended up speaking with Auburnstar about it, and agreed on two terms: Quietskies would complete the ceremony herself, but Auburnstar would pick Zeppelinpaw's warrior name. With these terms, Quietskies called the Clan meeting to officiate the warrior ceremony for Zeppelinpaw as Thunderpaw. Zeppelinpaw was proud to show Auburnstar and the rest of the Clan that he could be just as capable a warrior as anyone born in SkyClan, and was also glad that Quietskies would be the one to do the ceremony. However, he understood it would still be a frustrating day, as each move was being carefully watched by Auburnstar. Quietskies made it clear that Auburnstar had chosen his warrior name, and Zeppelinpaw was named Thunderthroat, warrior of SkyClan. This was Zeppelinpaw's breaking point, and right after his naming he confronted Auburnstar in front of the entire Clan. He denounced the leader is wrongs against SkyClan, and rejected his given name. He named himself Zeppelinthunder, because although the name Thunder was given to him by Auburnstar, he would reclaim it. Additionally, he had gone through the majority of his training with Quietskies under the name, and felt he should respect that period of time. Newly named Zeppelinthunder left SkyClan to pursue a freer life and more opportunity. Although needing to leave for safety reasons, he was determined to return to SkyClan one day to help free the rest of the Clan from Auburnstar's reign.

### The Tribe of Flowing Lava

After spending some time wandering the territories as a loner, Zeppelinthunder found himself in Tribe territory. It was in their border he met Flick, or Eagleteller, the Tribe's Stoneteller of the time. Here a friendship sprouted, and Zeppelinthunder was soon invited to shelter in Tribe. Some time passed, and Zeppelinthunder was officially offered a place in the Tribe. Although he would continue to go by Zeppelin and Zeppelinthunder, Flick gave him an official ceremony and the official Tribe name Thunder of Raging Storm.