Duskmind

## Appearance & Personality

Duskmind has a ginger pelt with brown spots scattered along it, and smaller black spots on his muzzle and paws. His eyes are amber.

Duskmind, despite being aggressive and pent-up in life, is very fun-loving in death. He's a goofball and prefers to be casual, although he can be serious when the situation calls for it. He loves exploration and feels trapped by StarClan.

## Brief History

Duskmind was born into Farland ShadowClan, but soon after ran away to join Farland WindClan. There, he gained an ambition to prove himself to his new Clanmates, and became aggressive in doing so. He stayed in WindClan until his eventual death, which took him to Farland StarClan. He befriended Icestar as an apprentice, and when she was kidnapped by twolegs, he was the cat to follow and rescue her. A prophecy led the two of them to the Farlands, where Duskmind now resides as a Council of Nine member.

## Detailed History

### Kithood

Duskkit was born to a rogue, whose mate was Swiftfeet of ShadowClan. The warrior took him and his littermate, Sparkkit, back to his Clan, where they would be raised.

From the start, Duskkit disliked ShadowClan life. He felt like an outsider, and constantly rebelled against his Clanmates. Finally, one day, Duskkit went out into the snow and happened upon the WindClan warrior Brokenleaf. Not knowing that he shared an appearance with Applestar, his ancestor and Brokenleaf's old friend, he demanded the warrior take him into WindClan. Brokenleaf obliged, and Duskkit was accepted into the moor Clan.

### Apprenticeship

Duskpaw was soon made an apprentice. Determined to prove himself to his new Clan, he acted aggressively and competed against the other apprentices. He expressed great jealousy towards Brokenleaf's other adopted son, Wrenpaw, and often argued with him. He somewhat befriended a she-cat named Sandpaw. At one point, Duskpaw spent a moon in the tunnels to get back at Brokenleaf over a petty argument, but returned without any troubles.

Finally, after completing his training, Duskpaw was presented with the warrior name Duskmind.

### Warrior Life

Duskmind didn't change much as a warrior, although his new status gave him quite the ego. He continued to feud with Wrenfur, and this came to a head when he finally physically fought the warrior. The fight ended with Wrenfur's accidental death, which left Duskmind horrified. At some point, he became mates with Sandstep, but before the two of them bore kits, he had an affair with another she-cat, who had a kit named Gorsekit. This event drove Sandstep over the edge, and she left him.

Duskmind spent his entire warrior life hating ShadowClan, although he did often visit his sister, who had remained in the Clan to become a warrior there. He took little interest in Applestar when he found out that she was his grandmother.

One day, the chaotic leader Ratstar led SkyClan into WindClan's camp to launch an attack. Colorosa was killed, and Brokenleaf followed right after his mate. Duskmind grieved for his adopted father for many moons, unsure of how to go on without him. He began to wonder if perhaps he'd wasted his entire destiny trying to impress a cat who had, in the end, left him.

Not long after Brokenleaf's death, Duskmind came across two kits drowning in a river. Immediately, he leaped in to help them. He managed to get the kits out of the river, but the strength of the current sucked him back in, causing him to drown. His selfless final act allowed him to be accepted into the ranks of StarClan.

### StarClan Farlands

Duskmind had issues settling into StarClan from the start. He was restless and missed the warrior life, feeling as if StarClan was too easy for him. He attempted to bond with Applestar at this time, and visited Brokenleaf in Limbo as often as he could.

Duskmind eventually befriended a young ThunderClan apprentice called Icepaw. The two of them often saw each other in dreams, and Duskmind found himself considering the apprentice one of his greatest friends. He walked alongside Icepaw through her apprenticeship, warriorhood, deputyship, and eventually, leadership.

### The Journey

Eventually, Icestar was kidnapped by twolegs, and taken to a lab far away. Duskmind knew where she was, and asked StarClan to help her, but was told that she was too far away to retrieve, and that he should focus on the living. Furious, Duskmind abandoned StarClan to go help Icestar escape the lab. He temporarily became a ghost after rejecting his place among the stars, and received a mysterious prophecy. The meaning was unknown to them until Duskmind managed to contact the Council of Nine, who explained there was a second ThunderClan that needed their help to reform the Clans. Duskmind and Icestar traveled to the territories and arrived at the Gathering place. There, they met Softweb, the ThunderClan medicine cat, and the rogue groups. Duskmind took his place on the Council of Nine.