Barkfur

Warrior: Barkfur

Elder: Barkfur

Previous Mate: Shellclaw

Current Mate: Eagleheart

Offspring: Sealstar and Berrypelt

Barkfur is a large, white-and-brown tabby she-cat with blue eyes. She's an elder of Bayclan.

## Personality

Barkfur's personality type is sweet & cheerfull even if she'd been depressed for half of her life she does everything needed for being strong

Barkfur is very nurturing and loving. She has a strong maternal instinct, and feels the need to raise her kits to the best of her abilities, as well as the kits of other queens if needed. She is fairly naive. She is fiercely protective of her children, as they are the only family she has left. She loves to devote herself to good causes, such as finding more prey for her clan (even as an elder), or passing on stories of Bayclan's past.

## History

### Before Adventures in Bayclan

Barkkit was born to Nightstrike & Stonetail. Nightstrike died during kitting, so Barkfur never knew her mother. As a kit, she was never as curious as the other kittens in the clan, preferring to stick to her father. She had a crush on one of the other kits, Eaglekit, but it was clear he never liked her, leaving her very upset.

When she became an apprentice, her instinct to defend started to develop. She often hung around the medicine cat den. She wanted to learn about healing, but remain a warrior. She felt that that the best way she could protect her clanmates would be to have healing knowledge as well as combat skills.

When she became a warrior, Barkfur started to develop feelings for another warrior, Shellclaw. She would teach him about herbs, and grew extremely fond of him. They later became mates, and Barkfur became pregnant with her first kit. She told no one, however, and continued on with her warrior duties

Misfortune fell upon her again, as Shellclaw fell extremely ill. Barkfur took him out to the forest and fed him herbs she believed would heal him, but she used the wrong ones and ended up killing him. In shock, guiltiness, and pain, she tried to eat the herbs and kill herself as punishment, but she stopped realizing that her death would mean the death of her unborn kit, she returned to the clan and told them that Shellclaw had traveled to the forest himself to eat the herbs, afraid that she would be cast out if the truth behind Shellclaw's death was known.

She gave birth to her first kit, who she named Berrykit. Barkfur encouraged her child to become a medicine cat, knowing that she wouldn't be killed in battle. Her old crush, Eagleheart, became interested in her, and she agreed to be his mate, feeling an empty hole in her heart where Shellclaw was.

She later gave birth to her second kit, Sealkit.

she then kept doing on her warrior duties untill she retired to the elders den

### Adventures in Bayclan

Barkfur felt fiercely protective of her kit when she was born. However, her friend Swiftriver convinced her to allow Sealkit to explore from an extremely young age, saying that her own kit Specterkit could accompany her. Barkfur allowed it.

She was always very upset with Eagleheart for not paying any attention to her or her kit, & regretted becoming mates with him.

Barkfur was always extremely proud of both her children, & decided to retire to the elder's den after Sealkit became a warrior.

She was devastated when her closest friend, Swiftriver, died.

### The Coming Storm

As an elder, Barkfur learned many stories, & dedicated her life to retelling Bayclan's history. When Eagleheart was killed by rogues, she found herself devastated once again, despite not being close with him. She had lost her entire family at this point except her children, and was ready for Starshine to take her. Wavecrash, and later Brighteyes, comforted her, and her depression lessened. After Brighteyes was killed, she tried her best to remain strong, & retold her story to keep her memory alive.

She was reluctant to move to a new home and leave the grave of her family and friends behind, but ultimately viewed it as a new beginning and left.

## Trivia

* Barkfur was the second cat ever coded into Adventures in Bayclan
* Barkfur was originally referred to as "mama", & was the last cat in Adventures in Bayclan cat to ever officially achieve a name. Her name was suggested by a commenter