Cinderfur

"Give us the word, Nightstar, and we'll tear them apart."

— Cinderfur to Nightstar about a ThunderClan Gathering patrol trespassing on ShadowClan land in Forest of Secrets, page 184

Cinderfur
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation.
Affiliations
Current:	ShadowClan
Biographical information
Cause of death:	Carrionplace disease
Names
Name:	Cinderkit Cinderpaw Cinderfur Cinderfur Unknown
Education
Mentor:	Nutwhisker
Deputy position
Preceded by:	Blackfoot
Succeeded by:	Blackfoot
Book appearances
Living	Yellowfang's Secret, Fire and Ice, Forest of Secrets, Tigerclaw's Fury, Rising Storm
Living	Yellowfang's Secret, Fire and Ice, Forest of Secrets, Tigerclaw's Fury, Rising Storm
Dead	The Ultimate Guide
Dead	The Ultimate Guide

Cinderfur is a thin gray tom with thorn-sharp teeth.

History

In the Super Edition Arc

Yellowfang's Secret

Cinderkit and Stumpykit are born to Clawface and Rowanberry of ShadowClan. They look out at the camp curiously beside their mother.

Cinderkit soon becomes Cinderpaw, with Nutwhisker as his mentor occasionally eating at the fresh-kill pile.

The night Raggedstar dies, Cinderfur discusses what to do about WindClan with Scorchwind, Tangleburr, and Blackfoot, declaring that they will think they're weak without a leader.

Cinderfur agrees with Brokenstar about the elders moving out of the camp, saying that with the amount of kits that are around they will forever bothering the elders, so it would be best if they should go.

As ShadowClan are debating whether of not Yellowfang really killed Marigoldkit and Mintkit, he sniffs and says that she's been acting like the entire Clan is a nuisance.

In the Original Arc

Fire and Ice

Cinderfur doesn't appear formally, but he is revealed to be the cat chosen to become ShadowClan's deputy when Nightpelt becomes Clan leader. This is unusual, since deputies were rarely chosen from cats as old as Cinderfur.

Forest of Secrets

When ThunderClan is forced to travel through a strip of ShadowClan's territory to attend a Gathering because of a flooded stream in their territory, ShadowClan stops and challenges them. Cinderfur stands near the front of his Clan's Gathering patrol, and accuses them of spying. Tigerclaw contemptuously asks how they could spy on anything when they were nowhere near their camp. Cinderfur growls, and tells Nightstar to give the word to attack. Both sides prepare to lunge at each other, but Nightstar doesn't give the order, saying that he wanted ThunderClan at this Gathering, much to their bewilderment. Cinderfur respects his leader's order, and backs down, a sign of his respect and loyalty for Nightstar.

Rising Storm

Whitethroat and Littlecloud tell Fireheart and Sandstorm they feared Nightstar would die from the sickness when there was no cat to take his place as leader. Fireheart prompts them about Cinderfur, but they ignore him. It's assumed by Fireheart that either Cinderfur was too old to become Clan leader, or he had already died.

At a Gathering, Whitestorm asks if Cinderfur was going to represent ShadowClan after Nightstar is revealed to be dead, but Runningnose tells them he had been one of the first to become ill and die.

A Dangerous Path

Tigerstar, ShadowClan's new leader, explains Nightstar had been too weak to appoint a new cat in Cinderfur's place and died without a deputy, leaving ShadowClan without a leader up until Tigerstar's arrival.

In the Field Guide Arc

The Ultimate Guide

It is said that Tigerstar had succeeded Nightstar instead of Cinderfur, who is referred to as elderly.

At the end of Tigerstar's leader ceremony, Cinderfur is shown along Tallpoppy, Darkflower, and Dawncloud standing close together, and they watch with hopeful, anxious eyes.

In the Novellas

Tigerclaw's Fury

When Clawface returns to ShadowClan's camp, he is looking around for Cinderfur, hearing that he had been made deputy. Upon hearing this, he is approached by Rowanberry, the mother of his son. She tells Clawface that their son walks with StarClan, and that he was the one to bring the infected prey to camp. Rowanberry reassures Clawface, telling him that their son will know of what his father has done to ShadowClan, bringing them healthy prey.

Trivia

• He is said to have brought the infected rat that caused the Carrionplace disease to ShadowClan, but in Rising Storm, Littlecloud said an apprentice brought the infected rat.

Character Pixels

The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation. Kit Version Apprentice Version Warrior Version Deputy Version Elder Version StarClan Version

Family

Members

Mother:

Rowanberry: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Father:

Clawface: Deceased, verified the Place of No Stars member

Brother:

Stumpytail: Deceased, verified the Place of No Stars member

Aunts:

Yellowfang: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Marigoldkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Uncles:

Nutwhisker: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Mintkit: Status unknown

Nightstar: Status unknown

Grandmother:

Brightflower: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Grandfather:

Brackenfoot: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Great-Grandmother:

Silverflame: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Cousins:

Brokenstar: Deceased, no residence

Two Unnamed She-kits: Deceased, Verified StarClan members

Tree

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Quotes

Cinderfur: "I think they're here to spy."

Tigerclaw: "Spy? What can we spy on here? We're nowhere near your camp."

^{Forest of Secrets}

"The two ShadowClan cats looked away. Did that mean Cinderfur had already died, or that he was just too old to become leader?"

―Fireheart's thoughts, while talking with Littlecloud and Whitethroat ^{Rising Storm}