Darkstar

## Appearance

Darkstar is a marbled gray she-cat with darker stripes on her back and face. She has tufted ears, and narrow, dark blue eyes. Her ears are tufted with a pale gray, and her tail is also tipped with pale gray.

She’s tough. Very tough. With that toughness comes intimidation and that is her biggest weapon. She although is very intimidating towards her Clan and others, she has a soft spot for apprentices. She loves training. And anytime she can, she’ll take any apprentice out and train. And although she is very hard on her apprentices, she wants to be proud of her Clan, and raise a respectful and honorable warrior, so her training can become VERY intense. Along with this, she loves her sister, Lightlily dearly, but she’s also longing for some love out there. She can become irritable and angry when she doesn’t get her way, and she does occasionally resort to violence.

## Brief History

When Dark was a rogue, Icestar approached her about the clans and - with some convincing - she helped create SkyClan again and make it great. She was the first leader of SkyClan. She died at her medicine cat's side, having been killed by Widowstar.

## Detailed History

Darkstar, as a kit, was actually a very nervous and quiet kit. Her parents were really never around and when they were they were very verbally mean to her, and this caused her to get a quite tough skin. As an apprentices aged rogue, she was very tough and quiet. Her being nervous had just melted away as her parents broke her day by day into becoming both strong and powerful. Although mean, they pushed her into the cat she is today. A very intimidating, and convincing character.

Many moons later, as a leader, Darkstar is known to be powerful and mysterious. She is very respected by other Clans, and feared by some other leaders. She created scuffles with RiverClan very early on by claiming the Snakerocks, and bickered with Rainbowstar often, the two losing lives to one another.

However, she wasn't all fight. At home, Darkstar was close with her sister Lightlily, and her medicine cat, Mellowbug. She helped Mellowbug deliver her kits, and in return, Mellowbug named her third kit after Darkstar - Lilykit. Lilykit had been stillborn, and was buried by the two she-cats, but Darkstar felt close to the kit regardless.

Darkstar loves her apprentices. They make her feel connected to her Clan, and she believes that they give her a purpose as a leader. Her first apprentice was a tom named Copperpaw. He earned his warrior name early, in honor of his bravery rescuing Mellowbug's kit, Mudkit, from a geyser, but continued training under his name of Copperflame. She also trained Perchpaw at the same time, a promising she-cat who had befriended her medicine cat. Perchpaw eventually earned the name of Perchlily. As soon as Mudkit was of age, she took her as her third apprentice, under the name of Mudpaw. Copperflame disappeared, and to keep her focus on her Clan instead of on her missing apprentice, she took on Fangpaw as her fourth apprentice.

Her peaceful relationship with her sister and best friend quickly melted away once The Median arrived. Darkstar was furious, she and Icestar being the only cats against this newcomer rogue. Darkstar and Lightlily bickered about the rogue's validity at camp, getting into a fight - until they were interrupted by one of their warriors, Widowstride, who promptly killed Lightlily. Darkstar has no memory of this, but later when speaking to Icestar in ThunderClan, explained that every time she loses a life, Widowstride appears. Icestar told her to brush it off, and Darkstar returned to camp, still on edge.

At the third gathering of The Median, Darkstar swore that her Clan would never support The Median and her goals. Mellowbug rushed after her, trying to change Darkstar's mind, but to no avail. The she-cats were ambushed by Widowstride, who was revealed to have been working with Sulfurstar to bring SkyClan's downfall once again. Widowstride took Darkstar's second-to-last life, killing Mellowbug at the same time. Darkstar attacked Widowstride once more as soon as she regained consciousness, under the false impression that she had two lives left, not one. She was blinded by rage and grief, and was struck down by Widowstride once again. She saw Widowstride become Widowstar with Sulfurstar at her side before she passed away, a fighter until the end.