Cedartail

Cedartail was a Lakeclan warrior. His parents were Robinheart and Blackwhisker and his sisters were Rowanflight, Creekfeather, Petalpaw, and Blackpaw. His mate was Ivystar, and their kits were Patchpine, Poolspots, and Ferndawn. He was a ginger tabby tom with amber eyes. Cedartail was loyal and kind. He died of exhaustion.

Life: Cedarkit was the sole kit of Robinheart and Blackwhisker's first litter. His mother doted on him, while his father encouraged his son to become a strong and fierce warrior when he grew up. Cedarkit spent his kithood with Oakkit, Mudkit, Sprucekit, Snowkit, Icekit, and, most importantly, Ivykit. Only a few days younger than him, Ivykit was his closest friend and playmate and the two were practically inseperable. When they reached apprentice age, Blackwhisker arranged for Cedarkit to be apprenticed to Needleheart, the deputy. Needleheart was a stern and demanding mentor, but Cedarpaw managed to win her over and excelled in his training. Towards the end of his training, he began to see Ivypaw in a new light. His kithood friend had grown strong and confident, and every cat other than Cedarpw could plainly see that she was head-over-heels in love with him. Cedarpaw realized he felt the same way, but before he could act on his feelings, tragedy struck. While on patrol, Blackwhisker was attacked by a badger and died unexpectedly, leaving Cedarpaw and Robinheart stunned. The shock only grew when Robinheart realized she was expecting kits, concieved before Blackwhisker died. As time went on, the wound began to heal and, a few nights before they became warriors, Cedarpaw confessed his feelings to Ivypaw, who gladly reciprocated. They earned their full names, Cedartail and Ivywing, a quarter moon before Robinheart gave birth to four she-kits. He was a loving and indulgent big brother, and they saw him as their primary father figure. He and Ivywing officially became mates not long after the kits were born, and Cedartail began to bring up the idea of eventually starting a family, but Ivywing wanted to be a warrior first. Cedartail respected her decision and often helped her train her apprentice Petalpaw, as she was one of his sisters. He was proud of his mate, but when Petalpaw died during her assessment, they were both incredibly heartbroken. But the experience made Ivywing reevaluate her own plans, and she decided she was ready to have kits. Before long, she was expecting and moved into the nursery. She gave birth to their kits, Patchkit, Poolkit, and Fernkit, in the middle of leaf-fall. But Cedartail only got to spent a moon with his kits before Greencough began to spread through the clan, claiming first the life of his sister Blackpaw, then his mother, and the queens and kits were confined to the nursery to keep them safe. He was one of the few cats who remained healthy, and was almost constantly on patrol, guarding the borders and bringing back prey for the clan. But several moons of little sleep and constant physical labor caught up to him, and he succumbed to exhaustion. His first few moons in Starclan were disorienting and painful, as he couldn't bear to leave Ivywing and their kits alone and in danger. He eventaully managed to get himself together, and gave Ivystar her final life when she became leader. Now, he is watching his kin from above and patiently waiting for Ivystar to one day join him.

Detailed description: Cedartail is a large, muscular, broud-shouldered ginger tabby tom with bright, yellowy-amber eyes. He has large paws, a narrow muzzle, and triangular ears, one of which is torn.