Deerpaw

## Deerpaw's Rank and Appearance

The creamy brown she-cat, while in Starclan now, was a Windclan apprentice in life. Besides being just solid brown, she had small dapples on her flank resembling those of a fawn. The gentle she-cat was quite loyal to her clan and her mentor believed she would make a great warrior. That was until tragedy struck.

## Deerpaw's Personality and Traits

Deerpaw was a quiet and innocent apprentice. Although bold in her actions, she was often silent. But, nevertheless, she was vain and prideful about her beauty, grace, and skill and that's what befalled her later in life.

-Quiet

-Innocent

-Somewhat naive

-Would do things off of a whim

-Vain

-Prideful

-Curious

## Deerpaw's Kithood

Deerpaw was born to Froglily but, her father was unknown to her. She developed a close connection with her mother, even when she killed her grandmother, Silentrose, later in life. Deerpaw would laze around all day asking Froglily about her clan and life, she was a curious kit. She often visited the elder's den for stories. The closer she got to her apprentice ceremony the more her nerves grew though, she was so excited to be closer and closer to warriorhood.

## Deerpaw's Apprenticehood

Deerpaw was a ball of energy as an apprentice. She tried her very best at training and it payed off because her clan knew that she would make a great warrior. Soon, she developed a close friendship with fellow apprentices Sunpaw and Eggpaw. She even met a friendly kittypet that she would hang out with at times. But, with all of her happy days came an ominous night. One such night, she was dragged into the Place of No Stars and greeted by Silentrose and Dogbone. She soon learned more about herself with the words of Silentrose, her grandmother, and, now trusting the words of the old she-cat, she began training in the Dark Forest. She was a gullible apprentice which made it an easy task for Silentrose and Dogbone. Soon, Deerpaw had turned her back on Starclan, her clan, and has grown weary of her own mother. In day, her training with Lizardtail, her mentor, was becoming more and more violent as she grew angry with her clan's warriors. On one occasion during sparring she had gone for the tom's throat and quickly sent him to the medicine den. Soon after came her punishment, she was regretful and bitter about her actions. There was surely no way she could become a warrior then. That's when her pride and vanity had the best of her. She went out to Thunderclan territory to hunt a badger she had heard about in the middle of the night, surely if she succeeded she would be made a warrior right away, no questions asked. Fate had another answer for her.

## Deerpaw's Death

Deerpaw lay on the ground bleeding out. She soaked the soil with her blood. The badger's shallow claws had raked her underside and caused severe damage. Even her moans of pain hurt as she gasped for air. The scent of badger faded as she thought about her life and how much wrong she did, she wished she could take it all back and used the rest of her life to believe, to believe in Starclan and its power. Starclan took pity on the apprentice and Deerpaw felt her pain go away as she floated up to the heavenly place.

## Deerpaw's Life in Starclan

Deerpaw watched down on her body. She waited there until somebody found. A Thunderclan patrol took the body over to Windclan. Deerpaw cried starry tears as she saw her mother, Froglily, look over her body. She was sorry for all the grief she had caused Windclan and all the pain. She wished she could be reborn but, she hoped it didn't come true, Starclan had already forgiven her enough. Deerpaw knew her lifeless fur, her limp limbs, and her shut eyes were safe and she followed an older tom into the ranks of Starclan. Life had been peaceful, it was like being a kit again. She finally felt safe. Over the years Deerpaw has watched the clans. She has given many lives, her most recent to Scorchstar of Thunderclan. She gives the life of modesty because her vanity is what doomed her. She fades day by day knowing that her life was meaningful, in some way.