Flarestar

> I want you to be my deputy. You have to understand... We don't have time to wait, you know this! At moon high if there is no one at the Stone Pools, Starclan will turn it's back on us! You know this! You can't hate me for not wasting precious time that Fallenclan needs to prepare against Fireclan. I will continue to beg... But if you can't accept this, than I will be forced to find myself a new deputy. - Flarestar to Beemask
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Flarekit was born to Whistleleaf and Flashfire alongsside his brother, Tarrantkit. He grew up a very fiesty kit who quickly made himself popular among his peers. He immediately decided he hated Nettlekit, a kit from a distant clan far away, as soon as the spoiled tom joined the clan. He quickly developed a crush on the leader's daughter and his best friend, Cloverkit. Growing up he was fairly liked by everyone, but Cloverkit and Sparrowkit were who he was closest with.

He was apprenticed to Beemask. The relationship between Flarepaw and Beemask was strained for a couple moons as Flarepaw had wanted Beemask's older brother, Shadowwind, to mentor him. When he was nine moons old he and Nettlepaw fought through a group of foxes to try and save Tarrantpaw, who was being attacked. They saved his life, but Tarrantpaw's shoulder was permanently injured and his warrior career was up in the air, leading him to a deep depression. There was also a rivalry between him and Sparrowpaw for Cloverpaw's heart. Flarepaw continued to become the star apprentice in his age, even earning his name early- Flareheart. His biggest rival was Nettleclaw, who he saw as untrustworthy and rude.

Flareheart became mates with Cloversong shortly after she became a warrior, leading to Sparrowsnap breaking of their friendship and avoiding the pair for moons. When they and Cloversong and Fleareheart all finally made up, the three of them became mates. He hated Nettleclaw, who was now mates with Tarrantpaw for how he seemingly gallivanted with Fernfrost behind his brother's back. Rumors of an affair were spiraling. Tarrantspirit when he earned his name, and much to Flareheart's horror, decided to be mates with both Nettleclaw and Fernfrost.

He believed Nettleclaw abandoned the claw and his brother when the tom left for Fireclan and tried to kill him, only stopping when Blazestar intervened and revealed Nettleclaw was a spy. Though he still hated the tom, Flareheart didn't want him dead. He vowed to tell Tarrantspirit the truth since Nettleclaw was too much of a coward to do it. After telling Tarrantspirit the truth, the gray tom did what Nettleclaw had warned Flareheart of, and joined Fireclan to get revenge on all who lied to him. He became Griffin, working under Fireclan's evil healer, Talbot.

Flareheart went behind Blazestar's back to work with Avaros, a known traitor and exile of Fallenclan, in order to stop Fireclan and save his brother. His popularity grew as he called for action. Blazestar was furious when he found out, but with hope dim, he agreed to Flareheart's plan. After the death of Lionswipem the deputy, Flareheart was given the position in order to unify the clan. Blazestar died in the attack on Fireclan and Flareheart, noting that Beemask was weak from being imprisioned in the tunnels, went off to the Stone Pools without a word to anyone after being convinced by his mate Sparrowsnap. He killed Elderchime, who had set up an ambush, and took his lives and the name Flarestar. He returned to Fallenclan to announce his leadership, only to be met with scorn from Beemask and his family.