Dawncloud

"Thank you. I'll make sure Nightstar knows what you have done. There will be no grudges against you after this."

— Dawncloud thanking the rogue group for the prey they caught in Tigerclaw's Fury, chapter 4

Dawncloud
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation.
Affiliations
Current:	StarClan
Past:	ShadowClan
Names
Kit:	Dawnkit
Apprentice:	Dawnpaw
Queen:	Dawncloud
Elder:	Dawncloud
StarClan resident:	Dawncloud
Kin
Mother:	Featherstorm
Father:	Blizzardwing
Brother:	Mosspaw, Volepaw
Half-brother:	Raggedstar, Scorchwind
Kit:	Two unnamed kits
Education
Mentor:	Nightstar, Blackstar
Book appearances
Living	Yellowfang's Secret, Secrets of the Clans, Into the Wild, Fire and Ice, Forest of Secrets, Rising Storm, Tigerclaw's Fury
Living	Yellowfang's Secret, Secrets of the Clans, Into the Wild, Fire and Ice, Forest of Secrets, Rising Storm, Tigerclaw's Fury
Dead	The Ultimate Guide
Dead	The Ultimate Guide

Dawncloud is a small pale ginger tabby she-cat.

History

In the Super Edition Arc

Yellowfang's Secret

Dawnkit is born to Featherstorm and Blizzardwing, along with her siblings Mosskit and Volekit.

When her brother, Mosskit, is apprenticed early to Brokenstar, Dawnkit complains that she wants to be made an apprentice as well. Brokenstar promises that the kits will be apprenticed when they're as large as Mosspaw, and tells Blackfoot that he can mentor her.

When Mosspaw is killed during training, she is apprenticed to Blackfoot as promised.

She sides against Yellowfang when the medicine cat is blamed for the deaths of Marigoldkit and Mintkit, telling the Clan that Yellowfang had refused to treat her wounds recently because she'd be wasting herbs.

In The Prophecies Begin Arc

Into the Wild

Dawncloud is an elderly queen of ShadowClan forced to hunt and protect herself due to Brokenstar's brutality. She is shown as one of Yellowfang's friends, when Yellowfang was still living in ShadowClan, and is against Brokenstar, the ShadowClan leader. It is revealed by Yellowfang that she had lost two kits in the battle with WindClan, and Dawncloud tells the ThunderClan patrol that she does not wish to lose any more kits. She then agrees to join the other cats in the group going up against Brokenstar.

After it is decided to attack ShadowClan and reclaim the abducted kits, Dawncloud tells Firepaw that there is no way to take them in secret, as Brokenstar will be expecting a ThunderClan assault. She tells the apprentice that the only way it will work is to charge at ShadowClan head-on, making sure to explain that this is their only hope.

During the battle with ShadowClan, Dawncloud is the cat to alert Firepaw of Clawface, saying that he is about to attack. After warning Firepaw, she returns to battling against Brokenstar's cats.

Fire and Ice

Fire and Ice does not formally appear in The Blazing Star , but is listed in the allegiances.

Forest of Secrets

Forest of Secrets does not formally appear in The Blazing Star , but is listed in the allegiances.

Rising Storm

Rising Storm does not formally appear in The Blazing Star , but is listed in the allegiances.

In the Field Guide Arc

Secrets of the Clans

She is revealed to have been Nightstar's apprentice.

The Ultimate Guide

At the end of Tigerstar's leader ceremony, Dawncloud is shown along Tallpoppy, Darkflower, and Cinderfur standing close together, and they watch with hopeful, anxious eyes. Tigerstar promises to lead ShadowClan back to the glory that Dawncloud and the other elders knew of.

In the Novellas

Tigerclaw's Fury

Dawncloud is mentioned by Blackfoot, who is telling Tigerclaw that he had met her and Rowanberry while they were out hunting, and had informed him of the terrible sickness in ShadowClan.

She is part of the patrol that runs into Tigerclaw, who is waiting for them. After he tells them that he and his group wish to hunt for the Clan, she steps forward and asks him whether they want to come back to the camp. Although Flintfang is suspicious of Tigerclaw and asks what Nightstar would say, Dawncloud retorts that her leader would say that pride wouldn't stock their fresh-kill pile. She continues that it is a generous offer, and that they accept.

The next day, Dawncloud, Flintfang, and Boulder meet with Tigerclaw again, and the others. She blinks warmly and thanks them, informing them that she will make sure Nightstar knows what they have done and there will be no grudges held against them after this. She leads the way back through the pines with the fresh-kill, her tail brushing against Stumpytail. Tigerclaw knows that they had been close friends as apprentices.

Rowanberry emerges from a den when the rogue cats enter the camp, saying that although Dawncloud had told them they were going to hunt for ShadowClan, she didn't expect them to deliver it themselves. Dawncloud pads over to the elderly ShadowClan leader when he emerges from branches telling him to look at the fresh-kill pile and they will all be fed that night.

When Tigerclaw summons his group of cats so they can go, Stumpytail glances at Dawncloud, as if reluctant to leave.

After Runningnose calls a Clan meeting, Tigerclaw watches Stumpytail go over to sit beside Dawncloud. Once Tigerclaw and the others are a part of ShadowClan, Dawncloud and Stumpytail touch their noses together.

At another Clan meeting, Runningnose spots a claw at the base of the rock, covered in shadowy stripes. Dawncloud gasps that it must be a sign from StarClan.

Trivia

Mistakes

• She is shown to be an elderly queen in Into the Wild, and having lost kits in the battle against WindClan, and a deceased elder in The Ultimate Guide, but in Yellowfang's Secret, is a very young apprentice when Yellowfang is driven out, too young to be elderly by the time ThunderClan comes to drive out Brokenstar.
• In Secrets of the Clans, she is listed as Nightstar's apprentice. However, in Yellowfang's Secret, she is apprenticed to Blackfoot, long after Nightstar had retired to the elder's den.

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 Queen Version Elder Version StarClan Version

Kin

Members

Kits:

Two unnamed kits: Deceased, residence unknown

Father:

Blizzardwing: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Mother:

Featherstorm: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Brothers:

Mosspaw: Status unknown

Volepaw: Status unknown

Half-Brothers:

Raggedstar: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Scorchwind: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Half-Nephew:

Brokenstar: Deceased, no residence

Half-Nieces:

Hopekit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Wishkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Tree

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Quotes

Firepaw: "Is there any way of taking the kits without alerting the whole Clan?"

Dawncloud: "They are very closely guarded. Brokenstar will be expecting ThunderClan to try to take them. You won't be able to steal them in secret. Open attack is your only hope."

^{Into the Wild}

"He'd say, 'Pride won't stock the fresh-kill pile!' Tigerclaw, it's a generous offer, and we accept."

―Dawncloud accepting Tigerclaw's offer to hunt for ShadowClan ^{Tigerclaw's Fury}

Ceremonies

Dawnpaw's Apprentice Ceremony
Brokenstar: Volepaw, you will be my apprentice. Clawface, I know I promised him to you, but you can have Littlepaw instead. I owe it to Mosspaw to train his brother in his place. Blackfoot, you take Dawnpaw. Boulder, you will have Wetpaw, and Stumpytail will have Brownpaw. Reference: Yellowfang's Secret, page 466