Paletalon

Paletalon was a ShadowClan elder serving under an unknown leader's, Dapplestar's, Frecklestar's, and Hopestar's leaderships, living from before the Reverse Generations through the Eighth Generation. He was mentored by Dappleapple, and mentored Cloudtuft and Stumpywhisker. He was mates with Strongbreeze, and they had a litter consisting of Tansykit, Stumpykit, and Bumblekit. He mentored his own son after Stumpypaw's mentor, Windclaw's death. He died from greencough alongside his daughter, Tansyleg.

# Appearance

Light golden Dark, pale cream tom with hazel eyes.

# History

Palekit was a lonely kit in the nursery until two moon younger Strongkit and Spottedkit were born. When they become apprentices, their close bond continued, although it was clear Palepaw and Strongpaw held feelings for each other. When they were warriors, they soon became mates. Paletalon was also excited when his mentor quickly became deputy, and soon leader- although he was one of the only who suspected she killed their previous leader, but he never told anyone and supported his mentor, Dapplestar.

When he and Strongbreeze had Tansykit, Stumpykit, and Bumblekit, he was a mediocre father. He loved them, but disliked having to watch over his kits when they were younger and messier and more annoying. Strongbreeze had a temper to her, and they ended up getting into multiple spats regarding their kits and how they should raise them and what the other was doing wrong. But, in the end, they still loved each other, and their kits, fiercely.

Paletalon got along well with his first apprentice, Cloudtuft, enjoying the young tom's charismatic personality. But he was surprised when he got his own son as an apprentice, after the death of his previous mentor, Windclaw. Still, he trained Stumpypaw as a mentor would, moreso than as a father. Because of this, his relationship with Stumpypaw became strained, as Stumpypaw viewed him as too harsh and lacking his fatherly touch now. Paletalon was very close to his daughter, Tansyleg, and they shared many of the same ideals, although she got her mother's temper. He was also very supportive when his son, Bumblebranch, switched to medicine cat training.

He retired a bit early to the elders' den, but he had a bad back that often ached and got in the way of hunting and fighting, hindering him. He enjoyed telling tales to kits, but he preferred to busy himself by guarding camp or reinforcing their den walls.

When Frecklestar, Dewfeather, and Bumblebranch were all killed, Paletalon was among the outraged and those unsupportive of Hopestar's leadership. He complained about her leadership often with his daughter, Tansyleg. But, as time went on, he begrudgingly respected Hopestar, although he was always quick to asure that she never should have been leader.

When he caught greencough, he tried to fight it off as best he could- as he had done before, and he swore he would push through it with ease. But it was his end, and he passed during the day, joining StarClan and reuniting with Strongbreeze, Spottedjay, Cloudtuft, Stumpywhisker, and Bumblebranch. And days after his death, distraught from her father's death, Tansyleg perished to greencough too.