Cavestar

**Cavestar** is owned by **Whiskers**

**Cavestar** was an old ruddy ticked tabby tom.

### Personality

Cavestar was the type that seemed to flip on a coin. In one moment, the tom was stoic and harsh on his clanmates, and then later that evening, he'd be laid-back and friendly towards most everyone. However, for the most part, the founder was relatively lax towards the warrior code and towards his rule over his clan. He preferred cooperation and input from his clan to help him structure how he was going to lead. This made him fairly popular among his CaveClan clanmates.
Unbeknownst to most, the tom was actually quite secretive. He wasn't very sensitive towards most and preferred to barricade his emotions and keep away from the idea of family. Yet at the same time, he was addicted to the idea of having a son and changing CaveClan's structure so that the leader's son inherited leadership. Cavestar was also secretly a flirt, and was especially soft towards those he loved. Yet, these cats were few and far in between, and he always drove them off one way or another. He often got "bored" of their company, and instead found leading his clan to be more interesting.

## History

### Background

Considering how much he loved to keep secrets, there was little known about the tom's origins. Some think that he started out as a loner, others believed that he started out in the WillowClan clowder before striking it out to form his own clan. Nonetheless, he decided that the best way to get his own territory was to be smart about it, and choose to live underground.
The tom lived a long life, and spent most of it caring for his clan and strengthening their numbers by allowing cats of all walks of life to join. However, all are oblivious to the secret yet intense relationship that he shared with Seastar. They had several one-night stands after Gatherings, but when she failed to have his kits multiple times, Cavestar decided that it was time to leave his feelings behind, since he wanted a son to take over his clan for him. That, and he needed to focus on CaveClan, not on Seastar and SeaClan. The two broke it off and kept a friendly yet awkward relationship.
As he aged, the tom still considered the idea of a family, and began to fight with himself internally. He did not want that mushy "family" relationship, but wanted to have a legacy of his own. Cavestar privately asked a warrior if she was willing to carry his kits for him. She agreed, but died giving birth to Amberkit. He got the legacy that he wanted, but at a cost.
In the meantime, the plague was beginning to pop up, and so he had no time to raise a daughter. Cavestar forcefully distanced himself from his daughter and once more changed his mind on the idea of a family. He focused on his clan and put all feelings behind him. Ultimately, the tom lived a long and rather secretive life. Eventually, Cavestar died from the complications following old age. Batwings, his deputy, succeeded the old tom as leader.
## Lineage

**Kittens:**

Four Unnamed: Deceased, residence unknown
**Daughter:**

Ambershade: Living
## Relationships

### Family

**Ambershade:**

More or less, the leader had been hoping for a son, but did believe that Ambershade had exceptional potential. While Cavestar did care for his only child, he thought that distancing himself from his daughter might make her try harder. He watched over the warrior from StarClan, but doesn't believe that he can ever be the father figure she desires.

### Love Interests

**Seastar:**

The relationship that Cavestar had with Seastar was one of great scandal, and something they kept as a total secret. Their love was intense yet short, and it occurred when both were young. They had several one-night stands together (more or less), considering that they could only really meet after Gatherings. Once he discovered that Seastar clearly couldn't conceive kits, his interests in the SeaClan leader began to subside. He enjoyed her company and found her fascinating, but both agreed that it was best to end things. Their relationship in StarClan is unclear, but it likely doesn't go beyond "awkward friends".
### Other

**Vultureclaw:**

Cavestar was very proud of his former apprentice and watches over the dark tom.

## Trivia

* He was mega old when he had his kittens.