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{{Main Quote
 
{{Main Quote
 
|quote = "Sootfur was our brother, she will want to hear it from me."
 
|quote = "Sootfur was our brother, she will want to hear it from me."
|speaker = Rainwhisker to [[Firestar]] about [[Sorreltail]]
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|speaker = Rainwhisker to [[Firestar]] about [[Sorreltail]], after their brother's death
 
|ref = ''[[Sunset]]'', page 9}}
 
|ref = ''[[Sunset]]'', page 9}}
   
 
{{Charcat
 
{{Charcat
| image=Rainwhisker.warrior.png
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|image=Rainwhisker.star.png
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| pastaffie= None
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|pastaffie = [[LionClan (Modern)]]{{r|os6|276}}
 
|age=Approx. 39 moons (3.25 years){{r|os3|247}} at death{{r|po1|7}}
 
|age=Approx. 39 moons (3.25 years){{r|os3|247}} at death{{r|po1|7}}
 
|death=Struck by a [[Natural Disasters#Falling_Trees|falling branch]]{{r|po1|7}}
 
|death=Struck by a [[Natural Disasters#Falling_Trees|falling branch]]{{r|po1|7}}
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=== In the [[:Category:Super Edition Arc|Super Edition Arc]] ===
 
=== In the [[:Category:Super Edition Arc|Super Edition Arc]] ===
 
==== ''[[Firestar's Quest]]'' ====
 
==== ''[[Firestar's Quest]]'' ====
:Rainkit is [[Cloudtail|Cloudtail's]] first [[Apprentice|apprentice]], and is now called Rainpaw. At the time that the book starts, Rainpaw and his siblings have already had three moons of training. He is seen with [[Thornclaw]], his siblings, and his mentor when they are returning from a hunting patrol. When [[Longtail]] is wounded by a rabbit's claws, he follows behind [[Brackenfur]] and Cloudtail, bristling with shock as they immediately help him back to camp. [[Cinderpelt]] requests Rainpaw's help to fetch and carry herbs for her so she can treat Longtail, and with Cloudtail's permission, Rainpaw helps her for the rest of the day and also gathers some marigold at the very top of the ravine. He then gathers some moss for the [[Elders|elders']] bedding later; when [[Shrewpaw (TC)|Shrewkit]] and [[Spiderleg|Spiderkit]] scatter it across the ground, he reprimands them in aggravation and then has to gather up the moss again.
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:At the time that the book starts, Rainpaw and his siblings have already had three moons of training. He is seen with [[Thornclaw]], his siblings, and his mentor when they are returning from a hunting patrol. When [[Longtail]] is wounded by a rabbit's claws, he follows behind [[Brackenfur]] and Cloudtail, bristling with shock as they immediately help him back to camp. [[Cinderpelt]] requests Rainpaw's help to fetch and carry herbs for her so she can treat Longtail, and with Cloudtail's permission, Rainpaw helps her for the rest of the day and also gathers some marigold at the very top of the ravine. He then gathers some moss for the [[Elders|elders']] bedding later; when [[Shrewpaw (TC)|Shrewkit]] and [[Spiderleg|Spiderkit]] scatter it across the ground, he reprimands them in aggravation and then has to gather up the moss again.
   
:Later, his mother, [[Willowpelt]], is killed by a [[Badger|badger]] at [[Snakerocks]] when she saves Rainpaw's brother, Sootpaw. He and Sorrelpaw run over when their mother's body is brought into camp. Rainpaw demands that Firestar tell him what happened, showing greater maturity than his siblings, and then presses his nose into his mother's fur. Rainpaw and his siblings are given some days off of apprentice duties to help them cope with the loss of their mother and even stay in the nursery. They seem to recover pretty quickly, and they soon return to their apprentice duties.
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:Later, his mother, [[Willowpelt]], is killed by a [[Badger|badger]] at [[Snakerocks]] when she saves Rainpaw's brother, [[Sootfur|Sootpaw]]. He and Sorrelpaw run over when their mother's body is brought into camp. Rainpaw demands that Firestar tell him what happened, showing greater maturity than his siblings, and then presses his nose into his mother's fur. Rainpaw and his siblings are given some days off of apprentice duties to help them cope with the loss of their mother and even stay in the nursery. They seem to recover pretty quickly, and they soon return to their apprentice duties.
   
 
:At the time of Sandstorm's kitting, Firestar spots Rainpaw wrestling with his siblings, Sorrelpaw and Sootpaw, beside the apprentices' den on his way to the nursery.
 
:At the time of Sandstorm's kitting, Firestar spots Rainpaw wrestling with his siblings, Sorrelpaw and Sootpaw, beside the apprentices' den on his way to the nursery.
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=== In the [[:Category: Original Arc|Original Arc]] ===
 
=== In the [[:Category: Original Arc|Original Arc]] ===
 
====''[[Rising Storm]]''====
 
====''[[Rising Storm]]''====
:Rainkit, [[Sootfur|Sootkit]], and [[Sorreltail|Sorrelkit]] are born to Willowpelt and [[Whitestorm]], although none of their names are mentioned yet.
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:Rainkit, Sootkit, and Sorrelkit are born to Willowpelt and [[Whitestorm]], although none of their names are mentioned yet.
   
:Later, they are seen in the [[Nursery|nursery]], tumbling over their mother as she speaks with [[Firestar|Fireheart]]. She says that, while she enjoys her [[Kit|kits]], she wants to be a [[Warrior|warrior]] again and have some excitement. She also comments that she cannot wait to take her kits into the forest for the first time. Sootkit, Sorrelkit, and Rainkit are then seen playing outside with [[Brackenfur]].
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:Later, they are seen in the [[Nursery|nursery]], tumbling over their mother as she speaks with Fireheart. She says that, while she enjoys her [[Kit|kits]], she wants to be a [[Warrior|warrior]] again and have some excitement. She also comments that she cannot wait to take her kits into the forest for the first time. Sootkit, Sorrelkit, and Rainkit are then seen playing outside with Brackenfur.
   
:During the fire, the three kits are seen struggling to keep up with Willowpelt as the Clan travels to safety. At the [[RiverClan]] camp, they refuse to suckle, and are given [[medicine#Honey|honey]] to soothe their throats, as suggested by [[Mudfur]], RiverClan's medicine cat. Along with his siblings, Rainkit is suspicious about the honey at first, but then greedily laps it up.
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:During the fire, the three kits are seen struggling to keep up with Willowpelt as the Clan travels to safety. At the [[RiverClan]] camp, they refuse to suckle, and are given [[Medicine#Honey|honey]] to soothe their throats, as suggested by [[Mudfur]], RiverClan's medicine cat. Along with his siblings, Rainkit is suspicious about the honey at first, but then greedily laps it up.
   
 
====''[[A Dangerous Path]]''====
 
====''[[A Dangerous Path]]''====
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:He continues to serve ThunderClan while the forest is invaded by Twolegs. His brother Sootfur comments to him that maybe Brambleclaw and Squirrelpaw are smart to leave the forest when they did, after they hear of the monsters destroying the forest.
 
:He continues to serve ThunderClan while the forest is invaded by Twolegs. His brother Sootfur comments to him that maybe Brambleclaw and Squirrelpaw are smart to leave the forest when they did, after they hear of the monsters destroying the forest.
   
:He and Mousefur go out to search for [[Brightheart]] and Cloudtail after they go missing. He later goes on a hunting patrol with Sandstorm and they both are successful in catching [[prey]], which improves the dreadfully small fresh-kill pile.
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:He and Mousefur go out to search for [[Brightheart]] and Cloudtail after they go missing. He later goes on a hunting patrol with Sandstorm and they both are successful in catching [[Prey|prey]], which improves the dreadfully small fresh-kill pile.
   
 
==== ''[[Dawn]]'' ====
 
==== ''[[Dawn]]'' ====
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:He is seen talking with Sootfur and [[Ashfur (TC)|Ashfur]] several times, suggesting that they are friendly.
 
:He is seen talking with Sootfur and [[Ashfur (TC)|Ashfur]] several times, suggesting that they are friendly.
   
:At the first [[Gathering]], he runs forward to greet his friend [[Swallowtail (RC)|Swallowtail]] from [[RiverClan]]. As he bends to lick her ears, he stops himself, realizing that they cannot be so friendly now that the Clans are separated once more. When a couple of foxes disrupt the Gathering, he rushes in to help drive them off.
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:At the first [[Gathering]], he runs forward to greet his friend Swallowtail from [[RiverClan]]. As he bends to lick her ears, he stops himself, realizing that they cannot be so friendly now that the Clans are separated once more. When a couple of foxes disrupt the Gathering, he rushes in to help drive them off.
   
 
:Later, it is mentioned that, while they were moving brambles, he and Sootfur discover the crack in the camp wall that later becomes the medicine den.
 
:Later, it is mentioned that, while they were moving brambles, he and Sootfur discover the crack in the camp wall that later becomes the medicine den.
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==== ''[[Sunset]]'' ====
 
==== ''[[Sunset]]'' ====
:After the battle with the badgers, he is found and wakes up, only to hear from Brambleclaw that his brother, [[Sootfur]], had been killed in the battle. Rainwhisker's leg is injured, but he refuses to let Brambleclaw tell Sorreltail about Sootfur. He then takes on the sad task of telling Sorreltail about it, right after her kits have been born. Even though he is wounded, he wants to help bury his brother with the [[Elder|elders]]. Mousefur sees nothing wrong with it and lets him help.
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:After the battle with the badgers, he is found and wakes up, only to hear from Brambleclaw that his brother, Sootfur, had been killed in the battle. Rainwhisker's leg is injured, but he refuses to let Brambleclaw tell Sorreltail about Sootfur. He then takes on the sad task of telling Sorreltail about it, right after her kits have been born. Even though he is wounded, he wants to help bury his brother with the [[Elder|elders]]. Mousefur sees nothing wrong with it and lets him help.
   
 
:He quickly serves the Clan once again, helping them rebuild the camp, despite his leg injury. When the issue of the fox traps is brought up, he questions how cats are supposed to watch for fox traps and hunt at the same time.
 
:He quickly serves the Clan once again, helping them rebuild the camp, despite his leg injury. When the issue of the fox traps is brought up, he questions how cats are supposed to watch for fox traps and hunt at the same time.
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:When ThunderClan battles with ShadowClan over putting their scent marks over the border, Rainwhisker is part of the patrol that fights them.
 
:When ThunderClan battles with ShadowClan over putting their scent marks over the border, Rainwhisker is part of the patrol that fights them.
   
=== In the [[:Category: Power of Three Arc|Power of Three Arc]] ===
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===In the [[:Category: Power of Three Arc|Power of Three Arc]] ===
 
==== ''[[The Sight]]'' ====
 
==== ''[[The Sight]]'' ====
 
:He does not formally appear, but it is mentioned that he had been killed by a falling tree branch during a storm sometime during the six moons between ''Sunset'' and ''The Sight''.
 
:He does not formally appear, but it is mentioned that he had been killed by a falling tree branch during a storm sometime during the six moons between ''Sunset'' and ''The Sight''.
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===In the [[:Category: Novellas|Novellas]] ===
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====''[[Leafpool's Wish]]''====
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:{{CS}}
   
 
===In the [[:Category:Ravenpaw's Path Arc|Ravenpaw's Path Arc]]===
 
===In the [[:Category:Ravenpaw's Path Arc|Ravenpaw's Path Arc]]===
 
====''[[A Clan in Need]]''====
 
====''[[A Clan in Need]]''====
:Rainpaw appears when he and his sister, Sorrelpaw, go on a hunting patrol to fetch fresh-kill for Sandstorm and her kits. He returns, alone, long before he should have. He tells [[Firestar]] and Graystripe that rogues attacked them and seriously hurt Sorrelpaw. He then travels on the rescue patrol with Firestar, Graystripe, [[Ravenpaw]], [[Barley]], and two unidentified warriors.
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:Rainpaw appears when he and his sister, Sorrelpaw, go on a hunting patrol to fetch fresh-kill for Sandstorm and her kits. He returns, alone, long before he should have. He tells Firestar and Graystripe that rogues attacked them and seriously hurt Sorrelpaw. He then travels on the rescue patrol with Firestar, Graystripe, [[Ravenpaw]], [[Barley]], and two unidentified warriors.
   
 
===In the [[:Category:Field Guide Arc|Field Guide Arc]]===
 
===In the [[:Category:Field Guide Arc|Field Guide Arc]]===
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*Rainwhisker is shown as a gray and white tom in ''[[A Clan in Need]]''.{{r|rp2|48}}
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*Rainwhisker is shown as a gray and white tom in ''A Clan in Need''.{{r|rp2|48}}
 
*Rainwhisker has WindClan blood because his great-grandfather, [[Windflight]], was half WindClan.{{r|bp|452}}
 
*Rainwhisker has WindClan blood because his great-grandfather, [[Windflight]], was half WindClan.{{r|bp|452}}
*He has [[SkyClan]] blood, because his mother, [[Willowpelt]], is [[Spottedleaf|Spottedleaf's]] sister.{{r|ehc4}}
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*He has [[SkyClan]] blood, because his mother, Willowpelt, is [[Spottedleaf|Spottedleaf's]] sister.{{r|ehc4}}
 
*[[Whitewing]] said that Rainwhisker had died in the badger attack along with [[Cinderpelt]] and his brother Sootfur, though he was actually killed afterward by a falling branch, thus making that an error.{{r|battles|125}}
 
*[[Whitewing]] said that Rainwhisker had died in the badger attack along with [[Cinderpelt]] and his brother Sootfur, though he was actually killed afterward by a falling branch, thus making that an error.{{r|battles|125}}
*In ''Rising Storm'', either he or his brother Sootfur was described as a she-cat.{{r|os4|120}}
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*In ''Rising Storm'', either he or his brother, Sootfur, was described as a she-cat.{{r|os4|120}}
*Rainwhisker is shown with tabby legs and tip of tail, and a stripe on his head in [[The Lost Warrior]].{{r|lw1|8}}
 
   
 
==Character Pixels==
 
==Character Pixels==
{{Charart|kit|apprentice|apprentice.alt|warrior|warrior.alt}}
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{{Charart|kit|apprentice|apprentice.alt|warrior|star}}
   
 
==Family==
 
==Family==
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'''Half-Brothers:'''
 
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:[[Darkstripe]]:{{r|fb|dark}} {{Status|Darkstripe}}
:[[Darkstripe]]:<ref>Revealed on [[Victoria Holmes|Vicky's]] [http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=155656682453&id=29566467453&comment_id=6161428&offset=0&total_comments=9 Facebook page]</ref> {{Status|Darkstripe}}
 
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:[[Graystripe]]:{{r|fb|oskits}} {{Status|Graystripe}}
:[[Graystripe]]:<ref name=oskits>Revealed on [[Victoria Holmes|Vicky's]] [http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=120450567453&id=29566467453&comment_id=4179130&offset=0&total_comments=15 Facebook page]</ref> {{Status|Graystripe}}
 
   
 
'''Grandmothers:'''
 
'''Grandmothers:'''
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'''Grandfathers:'''
 
'''Grandfathers:'''
 
:[[Thistleclaw]]:{{r|bp|327}} {{Status|Thistleclaw}}
 
:[[Thistleclaw]]:{{r|bp|327}} {{Status|Thistleclaw}}
:[[Adderfang]]:{{cite}}<!--Do not add Bluestar's Prophecy, page 362. That only cites Redtail, Spottedleaf, and Willowpelt's mother, we have no confirmation that he's their father..--> {{Status|Adderfang}}
 
   
 
'''Great Grandmothers:'''
 
'''Great Grandmothers:'''
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:[[Mistkit (TC)|Mistkit]]:{{r|bp|266}} {{Status|Mistkit (TC)}}
 
:[[Mistkit (TC)|Mistkit]]:{{r|bp|266}} {{Status|Mistkit (TC)}}
 
:[[Tigerstar]]:{{r|bp|266}} {{Status|Tigerstar}}
 
:[[Tigerstar]]:{{r|bp|266}} {{Status|Tigerstar}}
:[[Sandstorm]]:<ref name=oskits/> {{Status|Sandstorm}}
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:[[Sandstorm]]:{{r|fb|oskits}} {{Status|Sandstorm}}
 
:[[Bramblestar]]:{{r|os4|19-20}} {{Status|Bramblestar}}
 
:[[Bramblestar]]:{{r|os4|19-20}} {{Status|Bramblestar}}
 
:[[Tawnypelt]]:{{r|os4|19-20}} {{Status|Tawnypelt}}
 
:[[Tawnypelt]]:{{r|os4|19-20}} {{Status|Tawnypelt}}
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:[[Squirrelflight]]:{{r|fq|509}} {{Status|Squirrelflight}}
 
:[[Squirrelflight]]:{{r|fq|509}} {{Status|Squirrelflight}}
 
:[[Reedwhisker]]:{{r|ehc6|a}} {{Status|Reedwhisker}}
 
:[[Reedwhisker]]:{{r|ehc6|a}} {{Status|Reedwhisker}}
:[[Perchkit]]:{{cite}}
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:[[Perchkit]]:{{r|mo|chapter 3}} {{status|Perchkit}}
:[[Primrosepaw]]:{{cite}}
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:[[Primrosepaw]]:{{r|mo|chapter 3}} {{status|Primrosepaw}}
:[[Pikepaw (MO)|Pikepaw]]:{{cite}}
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:[[Pikepaw (MO)|Pikepaw]]:{{r|mo|chapter 3}} {{status|Pikepaw (MO)}}
 
:[[Tigerheart]]:{{r|po2|20-21}} {{Status|Tigerheart}}
 
:[[Tigerheart]]:{{r|po2|20-21}} {{Status|Tigerheart}}
 
:[[Flametail]]:{{r|po2|20-21}} {{Status|Flametail}}
 
:[[Flametail]]:{{r|po2|20-21}} {{Status|Flametail}}
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==References and Citations==
 
==References and Citations==
 
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[[Category:Minor Character]]
 
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Revision as of 00:17, 23 April 2014

"Sootfur was our brother, she will want to hear it from me."
— Rainwhisker to Firestar about Sorreltail, after their brother's death in Sunset, page 9


Rainwhisker is a dark gray tom with blue eyes.[1]

History

In the Super Edition Arc

Firestar's Quest

At the time that the book starts, Rainpaw and his siblings have already had three moons of training. He is seen with Thornclaw, his siblings, and his mentor when they are returning from a hunting patrol. When Longtail is wounded by a rabbit's claws, he follows behind Brackenfur and Cloudtail, bristling with shock as they immediately help him back to camp. Cinderpelt requests Rainpaw's help to fetch and carry herbs for her so she can treat Longtail, and with Cloudtail's permission, Rainpaw helps her for the rest of the day and also gathers some marigold at the very top of the ravine. He then gathers some moss for the elders' bedding later; when Shrewkit and Spiderkit scatter it across the ground, he reprimands them in aggravation and then has to gather up the moss again.
Later, his mother, Willowpelt, is killed by a badger at Snakerocks when she saves Rainpaw's brother, Sootpaw. He and Sorrelpaw run over when their mother's body is brought into camp. Rainpaw demands that Firestar tell him what happened, showing greater maturity than his siblings, and then presses his nose into his mother's fur. Rainpaw and his siblings are given some days off of apprentice duties to help them cope with the loss of their mother and even stay in the nursery. They seem to recover pretty quickly, and they soon return to their apprentice duties.
At the time of Sandstorm's kitting, Firestar spots Rainpaw wrestling with his siblings, Sorrelpaw and Sootpaw, beside the apprentices' den on his way to the nursery.

In the Original Arc

Rising Storm

Rainkit, Sootkit, and Sorrelkit are born to Willowpelt and Whitestorm, although none of their names are mentioned yet.
Later, they are seen in the nursery, tumbling over their mother as she speaks with Fireheart. She says that, while she enjoys her kits, she wants to be a warrior again and have some excitement. She also comments that she cannot wait to take her kits into the forest for the first time. Sootkit, Sorrelkit, and Rainkit are then seen playing outside with Brackenfur.
During the fire, the three kits are seen struggling to keep up with Willowpelt as the Clan travels to safety. At the RiverClan camp, they refuse to suckle, and are given honey to soothe their throats, as suggested by Mudfur, RiverClan's medicine cat. Along with his siblings, Rainkit is suspicious about the honey at first, but then greedily laps it up.

A Dangerous Path

Rainkit and his littermates share the nursery with Goldenflower's older kits, Bramblekit and Tawnykit. Willowpelt is somewhat worried that the other older kits play too roughly with them, so she tries to protect them whenever she can.
Sootkit, Sorrelkit, and Rainkit are seen several more times near the nursery, including during Cloudpaw's warrior ceremony, though they remain unnamed. They are then seen playing with Bramblekit and Tawnykit, and Fireheart grows tense when Bramblekit knocks over Sorrelkit, but relaxes when Sorrelkit bounces back up.

The Darkest Hour

His name is revealed for the first time in the series. Rainkit's sister, Sorrelkit, is fed deathberries by Darkstripe in order to keep her from talking after she sees him talking to Blackfoot, the ShadowClan deputy, on ThunderClan territory. Darkstripe is later banished for this reason. He, his brother, and his parents are happy to know that Sorrelkit is fine.
Rainkit is also one of the kits whom Sandstorm teaches in order to defend the camp against a possible attack from BloodClan, and afterwards, they all say that they want Sandstorm as a mentor once they become apprentices, but Firestar decides that Sandstorm can mentor Sorrelkit, and tells this to Sandstorm. Rainkit's father, Whitestorm, is later killed in the battle against BloodClan by the BloodClan deputy, Bone.

In the New Prophecy Arc

Midnight

Rainpaw is a young warrior of ThunderClan, now named Rainwhisker. His brother, Sootfur, is as well, but Sorrelpaw was made a warrior three moons later than them because she had been injured by a monster, causing her to miss some training. Rainwhisker and Sootfur cheer enthusiastically when their sister finally gets her warrior name, Sorreltail.
He serves his Clan well as a warrior, going on patrols regularly. He goes out on a hunting patrol with Mousefur and her apprentice, Spiderpaw, and they all bring back fresh-kill. He later goes out on the dawn patrol with Sorreltail and Brambleclaw, and they go on a circuit around the whole territory. He later goes out with his leader, Firestar, and they search for his daughter Squirrelpaw and Brambleclaw, who had gone missing.

Moonrise

He continues to serve ThunderClan while the forest is invaded by Twolegs. His brother Sootfur comments to him that maybe Brambleclaw and Squirrelpaw are smart to leave the forest when they did, after they hear of the monsters destroying the forest.
He and Mousefur go out to search for Brightheart and Cloudtail after they go missing. He later goes on a hunting patrol with Sandstorm and they both are successful in catching prey, which improves the dreadfully small fresh-kill pile.

Dawn

When Squirrelpaw, Stormfur, and Brambleclaw return to ThunderClan from their journey, Rainwhisker comes out from a crevice in the rocks and hisses at them, believing the two ThunderClan warriors to have abandoned their Clan in time of need; others of the Clan think the same.
Rainwhisker, Graystripe, Brambleclaw, and Thornclaw are on a patrol around the territory when Squirrelpaw and Sorreltail come to them with news of Leafpaw's location and that Twolegs are capturing their cats. Rainwhisker says that they have to help get them out. During the rescue, he checks the nest to help any cats who are still trapped inside there instead of the monster. He comes to help in the monster soon, and helps Cloudtail try to free Brightheart from her cage. When they are unsuccessful, Graystripe shoves them out of the way and out of the monster, and helps her himself.
Rainwhisker flees with the other freed cats to a safe place, where he listens in shock when Squirrelpaw tells him that Graystripe was captured by Twolegs; his front paw is bleeding from the rescue. He expresses some prejudice against Cody when they find out she's a kittypet. Though he is still shocked over Graystripe's capture, he agrees with Mousefur that Brackenfur would make a good deputy in his place.
As the Clans begin the Great Journey, Rainwhisker becomes good friends with Swallowtail of RiverClan. He saves Birchkit when the Clans are crossing the moor, carrying him when there are monsters all around. While in the mountains, he goes out hunting with Squirrelpaw.

Starlight

Rainwhisker serves his Clan by helping the cats settle into their new home by the lake. He goes on several hunting patrols and helps to get the camp set up.
He is seen talking with Sootfur and Ashfur several times, suggesting that they are friendly.
At the first Gathering, he runs forward to greet his friend Swallowtail from RiverClan. As he bends to lick her ears, he stops himself, realizing that they cannot be so friendly now that the Clans are separated once more. When a couple of foxes disrupt the Gathering, he rushes in to help drive them off.
Later, it is mentioned that, while they were moving brambles, he and Sootfur discover the crack in the camp wall that later becomes the medicine den.

Twilight

He is on the patrol that goes to WindClan to check if Onewhisker has received his name and nine lives yet.
Later, he is also one of the ThunderClan warriors who helps ShadowClan fight the two aggressive kittypets, Jacques and Susan.
Rainwhisker fights in the battle against the badgers, alongside his Clanmates. One of the badgers knocks him unconscious and dislocates his shoulder, but does not kill him. His brother, Sootfur, dies in the badger attack.

Sunset

After the battle with the badgers, he is found and wakes up, only to hear from Brambleclaw that his brother, Sootfur, had been killed in the battle. Rainwhisker's leg is injured, but he refuses to let Brambleclaw tell Sorreltail about Sootfur. He then takes on the sad task of telling Sorreltail about it, right after her kits have been born. Even though he is wounded, he wants to help bury his brother with the elders. Mousefur sees nothing wrong with it and lets him help.
He quickly serves the Clan once again, helping them rebuild the camp, despite his leg injury. When the issue of the fox traps is brought up, he questions how cats are supposed to watch for fox traps and hunt at the same time.
When ThunderClan battles with ShadowClan over putting their scent marks over the border, Rainwhisker is part of the patrol that fights them.

In the Power of Three Arc

The Sight

He does not formally appear, but it is mentioned that he had been killed by a falling tree branch during a storm sometime during the six moons between Sunset and The Sight.

In the Novellas

Leafpool's Wish

Coming Soon

In the Ravenpaw's Path Arc

A Clan in Need

Rainpaw appears when he and his sister, Sorrelpaw, go on a hunting patrol to fetch fresh-kill for Sandstorm and her kits. He returns, alone, long before he should have. He tells Firestar and Graystripe that rogues attacked them and seriously hurt Sorrelpaw. He then travels on the rescue patrol with Firestar, Graystripe, Ravenpaw, Barley, and two unidentified warriors.

In the Field Guide Arc

Battles of the Clans

When Whitewing recalls the story of the badger attack, she mentions that Rainwhisker was killed. This is false; Rainwhisker only dislocated his leg; it was his brother Sootfur who had died.

Trivia

  • Rainwhisker is shown as a gray and white tom in A Clan in Need.[8]
  • Rainwhisker has WindClan blood because his great-grandfather, Windflight, was half WindClan.[9]
  • He has SkyClan blood, because his mother, Willowpelt, is Spottedleaf's sister.[10]
  • Whitewing said that Rainwhisker had died in the badger attack along with Cinderpelt and his brother Sootfur, though he was actually killed afterward by a falling branch, thus making that an error.[11]
  • In Rising Storm, either he or his brother, Sootfur, was described as a she-cat.[12]

Character Pixels

Family

Members

Father:

Whitestorm:[12] Deceased, verified StarClan member

Mother:

Willowpelt:[12] Deceased, verified StarClan member

Brother:

Sootfur:[12] Deceased, verified StarClan member

Sister:

Sorreltail:[12] Deceased, verified StarClan member

Half-Brothers:

Darkstripe:[13] Deceased, no residence
Graystripe:[14] Deceased, verified StarClan member

Grandmothers:

Snowfur:[15] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Swiftbreeze:[16] Deceased, verified StarClan member

Grandfathers:

Thistleclaw:[17] Deceased, verified the Place of No Stars member

Great Grandmothers:

Moonflower:[18] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Poppydawn:[19] Deceased, verified StarClan member

Great Grandfathers:

Stormtail:[20] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Windflight:[21] Deceased, verified StarClan member

Uncles:

Patchpelt:[22] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Redtail:[16] Deceased, verified StarClan member

Aunts:

Leopardfoot:[22] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Spottedleaf:[16] Deceased, no residence

Great Aunts:

Bluestar:[15] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Rosetail:[19] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Sweetpaw:[19] Deceased, verified StarClan member

Cousins:

Mistystar:[15] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Stonefur:[15] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Mosskit:[15] Status unknown
Nightkit:[23] Status unknown
Mistkit:[23] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Tigerstar:[23] Status unknown
Sandstorm:[14] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Bramblestar:[24] Status unknown
Tawnypelt:[24] Living (As of Thunder)
Hawkfrost:[25] Deceased, no residence
Mothwing:[25] Living (As of Thunder)
Tadpole:[26] Deceased, unknown residence
Leafpool:[27] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Squirrelflight:[27] Status unknown
Reedwhisker:[28] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Perchkit:[29] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Primrosepaw:[29] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Pikepaw:[29] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Tigerheart:[30] Status unknown
Flametail:[30] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Dawnpelt:[30] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Lionblaze:[31] Living (As of Thunder)
Jayfeather:[31] Living (As of Thunder)
Hollyleaf:[31] Deceased, verified StarClan member

Nieces:

Honeyfern:[32] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Poppyfrost:[32] Living (As of Thunder)
Cinderheart:[32] Living (As of Thunder)
Feathertail:[33] Deceased, verified the Tribe of Endless Hunting and StarClan member
Blossomfall:[34] Living (As of Thunder)
Briarlight:[34] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Lilykit:[35] Status unknown
Seedkit:[35] Status unknown

Nephews:

Molepaw:[32] Status unknown
Stormfur:[33] Living (As of Graystripe's Vow)
Bumblestripe:[34] Living (As of Thunder)

Grandniece:

Cherrypaw:[36] Status unknown

Grandnephew:

Molepaw:[36] Status unknown

Tree

    = Tom

    = She-cat

    = Gender unknown


Quotes

Rainwhisker: "The badgers-have they gone?"
Brambleclaw: "It's all over [...] But I'm afraid there's sad news. Can you get up?"
—Rainwhisker to Brambleclaw Sunset

References and Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, allegiances
  2. Revealed in The Darkest Hour, page 276
  3. Revealed in Forest of Secrets, page 247
  4. 4.0 4.1 Revealed in The Sight, page 7
  5. Revealed in The Darkest Hour, page 111
  6. Revealed in Midnight, page 11
  7. Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 30
  8. Revealed in A Clan in Need, page 48
  9. Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 452
  10. Revealed in Erin Hunter Chat 4
  11. Revealed in Battles of the Clans, page 125
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Revealed in Rising Storm, page 120
  13. Revealed in an unknown book, page dark
  14. 14.0 14.1 Revealed in an unknown book, page oskits
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 Revealed in Secrets of the Clans, page 76
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 362
  17. Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 327
  18. Revealed in Secrets of the Clans, page 75
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 47
  20. Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 24
  21. Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 315
  22. 22.0 22.1 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 8
  23. 23.0 23.1 23.2 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 266
  24. 24.0 24.1 Revealed in Rising Storm, pages 19-20
  25. 25.0 25.1 Revealed in Moonrise, page 258
  26. Revealed in Return to the Clans, page 2
  27. 27.0 27.1 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 509
  28. Revealed to be a in Erin Hunter Chat 6, undefined
  29. 29.0 29.1 29.2 Revealed in Mistystar's Omen, chapter 3
  30. 30.0 30.1 30.2 Revealed in Dark River, pages 20-21
  31. 31.0 31.1 31.2 Revealed in Sunrise, page 251
  32. 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 Revealed in Sunset, page 27
  33. 33.0 33.1 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 39
  34. 34.0 34.1 34.2 Revealed in Eclipse, page 159
  35. 35.0 35.1 Revealed in The Forgotten Warrior, page 146
  36. 36.0 36.1 Revealed in The Fourth Apprentice, page 299