Featherstripe

Featherstripe is a light gray tabby she-cat with one white paw and blue eyes.

Featherkit was born to Tigerleap and Spruceleaf alongside her brother, Hawkkit, during a fire and a wolf attack. Before she was a day old, her father had been exiled and her mother, brother, and two of her older siblings were dead. Soon after her brother, Flamepaw's death, she was completely without family.

She was apprenticed to Lynxears as Featherpaw after reaching the age of six moons. During her apprenticeship, she become very close with Ravenpaw and Ashpaw, the latter whom she developed a mutual crush on. After being judged for her father's horrible actions, Featherpaw ran away and was missing for around three moons. She was recovered after appearing at a Gathering. When Featherpaw returned to the Clan, she was accepted back, and eventually earned the warrior name Featherstripe after a long training to make up for what she had missed.

Featherstripe traveled with the prophecy patrol to save the Twoleg-napped cats but eventually returned, bringing Rosa and her sickly siblings to TacoClan. She became friends with Cedarwhisker and for awhile she became romantically attracted to him.

Upon Ashfall's return to TacoClan, they quickly became mates, much to Shadyfeather's delight and to Cedarwhisker's disappointment. She later gave birth to Ashfall's three kits, Shadykit, Wolfkit, and Thunderkit.

Later, when her kits were five moons old, she decided to head to Griffin Hill to see if there was any prey that could help her starving Clan. She had a brief meeting with Sand and was introduced to Sand's son, Foxtrot. Trying to leave, Foxtrot insisted that she stay for the night as it had started to get dark. She does agrees, but is sexually assaulted by the tom. In the morning, scared and feeling worthless, she escaped from Griffin Hill and was found by Cobweb, who took care of her.

Cobweb escorted her back to the TacoClan border. Upon returning home, her Clanmates could see something was wrong but she refused to tell them what happened, and she began to shut down and become more anti-social. Eventually she gets better, building a closer relationship with Shadykit and Cedarwhisker. While this happened, she truly realized that she loved Cedarwhisker, and confessed her feelings. Cedarwhisker was at first hesitant, which worried Featherstripe. During this discussion, she also admitted to him about what really happened at Griffin Hill.

Featherstripe soon broke up with Ashfall after this. The Clan was in a state of shock after, and began to choose sides, leaving only a few cats in the middle. Becoming depressed, Cedarwhisker comforted her, admitting that he returned her feelings, and the two of them become mates. She also admits another secret: she's expecting Foxtrot's kits. Cedarwhisker was shocked, but says he will still be there for her and offers to be the father. Featherstripe refused, saying that would be asking too much, and she was just happy he'd still be there for them.

Featherstripe leaves with the other queens on the Queen Patrol, and while journeying she gives birth to Cedarkit, Petalkit, Foxkit, and Dawnkit, telling the others that Cedarwhisker is the father. Later, she returns with the patrol and has a happy reunion with Cedarwhisker, revealing her kits to him, specifically Cedarkit, whom she named after him.

During the final battle, Featherstripe hid in the nursery with Petalkit. It appeared as if she and her daughter would be safe, but she didn't expect Foxtrot making a surprise appearance in the midst of the chaos. Featherstripe suffered a panic attack, allowing Foxtrot to take Petalkit.

During the journey to the mountains, Featherstripe's kits were apprenticed and soon after settling in their new home, she retired to the elders' den. A few years after, Featherstripe passed away from the cold.

Family

 * Featherstripe's current mate is Cedarwhisker, and Heathercloud is their kit. Her parents are Spruceleaf and Tigerleap. For more of Featherstripe's family, click here!

Mistakes

 * She was described as silver, silvery-white, and silver-and-white.