Briarstar

Briarstar is a cat from the Poison Berries roleplay, and is the current leader of RiverClan. She is roleplayed by @/stalactites.

## Appearance

Briarstar is a tall, lanky, bony, solid brown she-cat. She has a darker overcoat, a long, thin tail, and pale blue eyes.

## Personality

Briarstar is determined and strong, and is all around a good leader. She truly cares for her Clan, and only wants what's best for not just RiverClan, but for all Clans and cats around the lake. She's very kind towards the other leaders, or at least, she tries to be.

Briarstar has a tendency to be a pushover however - if one of her warriors absolutely believes something is a good idea, she won't be able to tell them no, despite how much she wants to. This is exhibited when Shadowtail insisted upon bringing Goth back to RiverClan, despite his past animosity against the Clans.

## Role in Roleplay

At the beginning of the roleplay, Briarstar is the leader of RiverClan. She's a kind and just leader, who tries her hardest.

She later adopts a former loner kit, named Nutmeg, alongside her mate, Fallowclaw. The two take care of Nutmegkit until she becomes an apprentice. Around this time, Briarstar gives herself Willowpaw as an apprentice - another former loner, though she is not related to Nutmegpaw.

Briarstar takes in Crowpetal, Northpaw, and the other ShadowClan cats who turned against Sixstar in support of Crowpetal. This causes hostility between ShadowClan and RiverClan, but Briarstar refuses to back down.

Briarstar trains Willowpaw, but a few moons later RiverClan is attacked by Goth's rogue group and Shimmer, a former Tribe cat. Briarstar fights with Shimmer one-on-one, but unfortunately loses one of her lives in the battle. Lucky for her, Shimmer had no idea about a leader's nine lives, so when Briarstar came back to life, she is taken off-guard, giving Briarstar an opportunity to kill her.

Currently, Briarstar is still RiverClan's leader. She recently learned about her apprentice, Willowpaw's, past, and is trying to figure out what this may mean for her. She loses her sixth life after being swept away in the river and smashing her head on some rocks. Later, Willowpaw becomes a warrior, Wilowwave.

## Relationships

### Fallowclaw

Very positive: Fallowclaw is Briarstar's mate, and the two are extremely close to one another. They have adopted a daughter, Nutmegpaw, as well.

### Nutmegfur

Very positive: Nutmegfur is Briarstar's daughter. Briarstar loves her daughter very much, and is proud that she is a strong warrior.

### Finwhisker & Storkfeather

Neutral-positive: Finwhisker and Storkfeather are Briarstar's younger brothers, from a later litter. Briarstar likes them because they are kin, but they're not too terribly close.

### Shimmer

Negative: Briarstar heavily disliked Shimmer, and still does, despite the fact that the she-cat is dead. They didn't interact much prior to Shimmer's attack on RiverClan, but Shimmer took a life from Briarstar, and Briarstar killed Shimmer in the end.

### Goth

Neutral-negative: Briarstar doesn't particularly like Goth, due to his past crimes against the Clans. Slowly, she will work up to trust him again, as he is changing.

### Shadowtail

Neutral-positive: Briarstar trusts Shadowtail, is he is one of RiverClan's medicine cats. They talk a fair bit.

### Willowwave

Neutral-positive: Briarstar is close to her apprentice, and tried to train her to the best of her ability. She sees Willowwave almost as her own daughter.