Shadeheart

"*Now do you understand the truth? Yes, I’ve killed many cats, but always for the greater good. I’m not some terrifying ghost-cat-monster wantonly killing cats that stray into my path!*"
―**Shadeheart** to the protagonist *Warriors: Darkening Sky*, day 24

Shadeheart is a brown she-cat with darker patches, a notched darker ear, green eyes, a small scar on her scruff, and a scar across her face.

**Shadeheart** was a warrior of ThunderClan raised alongside her brother Sootspeckle, and fell in love with Fallowstep. However, she and Sootspeckle were given to ShadowClan after it was revealed that their father was from there. After watching some ThunderClanners kill Sootspeckle in a fight, Shadeheart became worried for Fallowstep and they ran away together, only to be cornered by ThunderClan members, resulting in Shadeheart killing them all.

After Shadeheart’s death, she became a member of the Dark Forest and vowed to get revenge on ThunderClan for taking Fallowstep away from her.

## History

Shadeheart and her brother Sootspeckle were born half-Clan to a ThunderClan mother and a ShadowClan father, though they weren’t aware of this. Shadeheart grew up not knowing who her father was, and lived a fairly normal life, training hard as an apprentice to gain her warrior name. She also fell in love with Fallowstep, a she-cat from her Clan.

After the secret got out, ShadowClan demanded to have Shadeheart and Sootspeckle in their Clan, and ThunderClan didn’t put up a fight to give them up. Shadeheart was heartbroken that she couldn’t be with Fallowstep, but she assured her that some good could come out of it.

After an argument regarding prey, ShadowClan and ThunderClan went to war, and Shadeheart watched Sootspeckle die in battle. Shadeheart was furious that ThunderClan had so easily killed him despite them both growing up there, and she became scared that they might hurt Fallowstep if they learnt that she was her mate. They started meeting at the border at night, and started to plan to run away together, so they could be safe from ThunderClan together.

One night they finally ran away, but were followed by some ThunderClan warriors. The warriors cornered them, and Shadeheart murdered every one of them to save Fallowstep. Finally, she returned to her mate, but didn’t understand why she was looking at her with horror. Fallowstep ran away, and Shadeheart tried to follow, but couldn’t because of the strong rain and the unfamiliar territory. She sought refuge in a small cave, knowing she couldn’t return to ShadowClan after she tried to run away. For a while she waited at the border every night for Fallowstep, but she never appeared.

After a while, Shadeheart joined a band of rogues who were trying to steal ThunderClan territory, and it gave her hope in seeing Fallowstep again. However, she would die in battle after a few seasons, not seeing her again. After her death, she was put in the Dark Forest, away from her brother, and her mate when she finally died. Shadeheart considered it to be a cruel joke from StarClan, and was set on revenge, which created the “Great Plan”, which would destroy the four Clans forever, especially ThunderClan.

### Dark Forest Route

Shadeheart becomes the Dark Forest mentor to the protagonist, because they are the great-great-niece of Fallowstep, and led them on to kill Fernpool, Dewnose, and potentially Leopardspot.

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## Trivia

* Because Shadeheart was romantically attracted to Fallowstep, another she-cat, it can be safely speculated she is a lesbian.