Hawkclaw

**Hawkclaw** was an elder of RigidClan. She was once the Clan's fiercest warrior. She decided to retire after she lost her left eye. She was exiled after threatening the life of Mossypaw.

## Appearance

Hawkclaw is a brown tabby molly with one eye. Her pelt is littered with battle scars.

## Personality

Hawkclaw was a fierce warrior and unlike her sister isn't the most understanding. She passed these traits down onto her son, Talonstrike. She kept her son away from Eagleheart, believing that her soft nature would negatively affect her son, which destroyed the sisterly bond they once had. Eagleheart refuses to move into the elder's den because of Hawkclaw.

## History

### Section Five: The Dead Sparrow

Hawkclaw murmurs to another elder that it would be in their best interest to kill the seer to save their souls. Coarsestar approaches her, absolutely enraged at that proposal. Hawkclaw stands and meets his gaze, stating that he had no respect for the cats who served under him. Coarsestar says he doesn't have any respect for her specifically, and tells her not to be such a soft belly. Hawkclaw scowls and sits back down.

The discovery of a dead, rotting sparrow in the fresh-kill pile prompts Hawkclaw to speak her mind to the entire Clan. She blames Mossypaw, referring to her only as "the seer", as her mere existence was an affront to StarClan. She says that it was no coincidence that the other Clans were not punished for attacking RigidClan, as they were enacting StarClan's will. Eagleheart challenges her sister, mentioning Mossypaw's vision of the blizzard, and Hawkclaw counters that any cat could've seen the collapsing dens from a mile away. She calls Mossypaw's visions a curse.

Cats begin to voice their support for Hawkclaw. She shoves Goshawksnow aside so she can lift the rotting sparrow into the air. She says that sparrow was the last straw for her, and she wouldn't let RigidClan suffer any longer. Coarsestar calls them mad and Hawkclaw claims that he was only upset because he wanted to use the seer for war, as he was always an egotistical tom, unable to accept defeat. They argue back and forth until Elkflight steps in, stating that Hawkclaw's solution carried a lot of weight with it. Hawkclaw says that it was going to be easy, and that Mossypaw was a required sacrifice to stop WealdClan's assault.

Coarsestar tries to put a stop to Hawkclaw's rebellion, but it's futile. Hawkclaw snarls at him, saying that his ignorance to the needs of his Clan had caused this, and if Mossypaw lived on then Killdeerfoot would have died in vain. Chaffinchclaw hisses at Hawkclaw for using her sister's death to bolster her "insanity". Hawkclaw retaliates by lunging at Chaffinchclaw, starting a fight in the center of camp. Hawkclaw and her supporters lose and are exiled from the Clan.

## Relationships

### Talonstrike

Hawkclaw is incredibly proud of her son and was absolutely overjoyed when he got an apprentice. She's glad she did the perfect job molding him into a courageous, strong warrior, one who doesn't take no for an answer. She hopes that before she dies she'll get to see some grandkits.

### Eagleheart

Hawkclaw views her sister as far too soft for a RigidClan cat. She hoped that Coarsestar would toughen her up, but Eagleheart's values stayed strong. Hawkclaw refuses to talk to her sister, and Eagleheart does the same.