Cinderpelt

Cinderpelt is a fluffy, dark gray she-cat, with enormous, blue eyes. One of her legs is twisted awkwardly because of an accident with a Twoleg monster.

Into the Wild

 * Cinderkit and her siblings, Brackenkit, Brightkit, and Thornkit, are not mentioned by name, but their mother Frostfur is seen suckling four kits.
 * During a ShadowClan raid, all four kits are kidnapped, and Yellowfang is accused to be the kidnapper because she has disappeared after the battle. However, it is soon discovered that Clawface of ShadowClan is the one who stole them.
 * Firepaw and Graypaw go to rescue them and Firepaw pulled out a kit with "fur gray like the embers after a fire." This was most likely Cinderkit, because she was the only gray kit.

Fire and Ice

 * Cinderkit, now known as Cinderpaw, is apprenticed to Fireheart, along with her brother, Brackenpaw, who is trained by Graystripe. During her ceremony Cinderpaw breaks tradition by excitedly murmuring her new name aloud. Cinderpaw is an eager apprentice, impatient and ready to learn, and Fireheart comments that she is the exact opposite of Brackenpaw, who is more calm and collected.
 * On a patrol, Cinderpaw runs over the RiverClan border to see the frozen river and Brackenpaw, Graystripe, and Fireheart charge after her. Graystripe falls into the river when the ice cracks under his weight, and he is rescued by Silverstream. Cinderpaw comments to Graystripe, "What a pretty little RiverClan cat she was!" When they get back to the camp Cinderpaw tells Tigerclaw that Graystripe was rescuing her in the ThunderClan stream and slipped, instead of admitting that they had been in RiverClan territory. Fireheart asks her if Tigerclaw frightens her at all, and Cinderpaw replies that she admires the great warrior.
 * Later, when Tigerclaw asks for Bluestar to meet him at the Thunderpath so he can give her a message, Fireheart knows that she cannot go because she is sick with greencough, and Fireheart is too busy collecting catmint for her. Cinderpaw asks if she can go get the message from Tigerclaw, but Fireheart forbids her, realizing that it could be dangerous. Against Fireheart's orders, Cinderpaw goes to the Thunderpath, and she strays into the path of a monster, which hits her leg. Fireheart finds her and brings her back to Yellowfang, who heals her leg very well– but the injury is still bad enough to prevent Cinderpaw from becoming a warrior. She is saddened by this news, and stays in the medicine den with Yellowfang.


 * When Brokenstar and his rogues attack the ThunderClan camp, Cinderpaw hurries out to help fight, but Dustpaw hisses at her to get back. After the battle, Cinderpaw asks Fireheart if she is really useless because of her injury. Yellowfang cuts in and tells Fireheart that Cinderpaw is a great help to her, because her time in the medicine den has caused her to learn many herbs. Cinderpaw then proceeds to help the Clan heal after the battle.

Forest of Secrets

 * Cinderpaw has grown closer with Yellowfang from her time spent int eh medicine den, and since she cannot become a warrior, she has chosen to become a medicine cat apprentice.


 * When Graystripe's mate, Silverstream, gives birth at Sunningrocks, something goes wrong with the birthing process, so Fireheart runs to camp to fetch Cinderpaw to help. Cinderpaw tries to help Silverstream, but she loses too much blood, and dies. Fortunately, both of her kits survived; they are named Stormkit and Featherkit. Cinderpaw blames herself for Silverstream's death, and despite the fact that Fireheart and Yellowfang try to make her see that there was nothing more she could have done, she still feels ashamed, although she gradually overcomes it.


 * She later goes looking for berries with Fireheart, telling him to let Cloudkit come along after he tries to follow them out of camp. She notices Cloudkit about to eat some scarlet berries, and frantically stops him, explaining that they are deathberries and eating them will kill a cat. Cloudkit puts them down and warns the other kits about them as well.


 * After Tigerclaw's treachery is exposed and he is exiled, Cinderpaw goes to fetch some fresh-kill for Bluestar. She picks out a magpie, but when she picks it up, she sees that it is rotting and is covered in maggots. She says that this must be a sign from StarClan that Bluestar's leadership is deteriorating from the inside out.

Rising Storm

 * In the time between Forest of Secrets and Rising Storm, Cinderpaw has earned her full medicine cat name, and is now called Cinderpelt.
 * She is still distressed about not being able to save Silverstream, and it distracts her from her work and causes her to mix up herbs. Yellowfang tells her that she has seen many cats die, and it is something is bound to happen sometimes, so she shouldn't blame herself. With encouragement from Fireheart and Yellowfang, she begins to feel better about it.


 * Soon, two sick ShadowClan cats, Whitethroat and Littlecloud, come to the ThunderClan camp asking for help, because a sickness has ravaged ShadowClan and Runningnose is unable to heal them. Yellowfang tells ThunderClan that they were carrying a sickness from Carrionplace, which is very contagious. Bluestar turns them away, saying that they cannot spare their own resources to help cats from other Clans. Cinderpelt feels very sorry for them, and wants to help them. Later, Fireheart finds out that Cinderpelt has been sheltering them in a hollow tree near the RiverClan border, and giving them food and herbs, against Bluestar's orders. Fireheart is worried that she may catch the sickness, but she remains defiant, and refuses to let them down at this point. Littlecloud and Whitethroat tell Fireheart that they are feeling a whole lot better, thanks to Cinderpelt. Reluctantly, Fireheart agrees to hunt for them, and let them stay in ThunderClan territory until they're better.


 * When a fire breaks out in ThunderClan camp, Fireheart asks for a cat to help him save Patchpelt, Halftail, and Bramblekit, who were all trapped in the camp. Cinderpelt volunteers to go, saying that she can die because she is no use to the Clan because of her injured leg. However, Fireheart refuses to let her and brings Yellowfang instead. Yellowfang gets trapped inside the camp when a burning tree falls across the entrance to camp. When Fireheart tells the Clan this, Cinderpelt is worried about her mentor's safety.


 * Fireheart later returns to the camp after the fire is out, and finds Yellowfang's body. Cinderpelt grieves for her mentor, and is now the full medicine cat of ThunderClan, which makes her nervous. Fireheart assures her that she will be a great medicine cat.

A Dangerous Path

 * Cinderpelt seems to have gotten used to her duties as full medicine cat.


 * She has a dream, in which StarClan warn her about the pack of dogs loose in the forest. Cinderpelt is very confused by this dream, and asks Fireheart to help her interperet it. Fireheart stays for a minute, but doesn't seem to think the dream is very important, and is anxious to get back to Sandstorm. Cinderpelt gets irritated by this, but lets him go and eat with Sandstorm.


 * When Fireheart noticed something didn't seem quite right with Speckletail's only son, Snowkit, he asked Cinderpelt if she would take a look at him. Cinderpelt agreed, and did so. She examined Snowkit, and tested him, by asking Fireheart to call his name, but not move. Snowkit did'nt respond to Fireheart, but when he signaled with his tail, he understood and came forward. Cinderpelt then told Speckletail that Snowkit was deaf.


 * When Brightpaw and Swiftpaw went out to stop the pack, Swiftpaw was killed and Brightpaw's face was badly wounded. She helped nurse Brightpaw back to health, however she lost an eye, and one side of her face was horribly scarred.


 * She continues to be a bit irritated with Sandstorm throughtout the book, because Fireheart spends more time with her.

The Darkest Hour

 * Cinderpelt goes with Fireheart to the Moonstone for his nine-lives ritual. She knows Firestar's ritual was interrupted when she scents blood. When it is time for the battle with BloodClan, Cinderpelt is ready to heal any hurt cats and she is allowed to have Fernpaw to help her, making Dustpelt happy that Fernpaw wouldn't get hurt.

Firestar's Quest

 * She, along with Graystripe and Sandstorm, are suspicious of Firestar because he wants to leave his Clan. Later, Graystripe and Cinderpelt stay and care for the Clan while Firestar and Sandstorm go to restore SkyClan. She tries very hard to save Longtail's sight.

Midnight

 * She becomes a mentor to Leafpaw, Firestar's daughter. She received the fire and tiger prophecy while she was collecting herbs in the forest. It took the form of a piece of burning bracken, which, for a moment, took the form of a tiger leaping through the flames. A piece of Twoleg junk was hit by a sun beam, and reflected onto the bracken.

Moonrise

 * Cinderpelt takes care of her shattered Clan, but Dappletail dies of eating a poisoned rabbit, even though Cinderpelt tried to stop her, and Larchkit dies of starvation.

Dawn

 * Cinderpelt was the first ThunderClan cat to see Brambleclaw and Squirrelpaw after they returned. Cinderpelt attacked Squirrelpaw, not recognizing her, because she thinks that Squirrelpaw is trying to steal her herbs. She later recoginized her and figures out where she and Brambleclaw had been, explains to them why ThunderClan was staying at Sunningrocks, and later takes them back to see Firestar.

Starlight

 * In Starlight, Cinderpelt gives Leafpaw her full name, Leafpool. She also sees Leafpool, her apprentice, staring at Crowfeather, a cat from another Clan, and she tells Leafpool to be careful where her affections fall. Leafpool denies that she even likes Crowfeather at all.

Twilight

 * She received troubling news from StarClan in the prologue of Twilight. Bluestar told her that she will die sometime soon, although StarClan does not know when. Knowing that there is no way to change this, Cinderpelt submits to Bluestar's words, and she is comforted by the words of the other StarClan cats.


 * Throughout the book, she suspects Leafpool and Crowfeather's love affair, but does not say anything until, one night, she startles them during a secret meeting. Cinderpelt and Leafpool have a fight, and Cinderpelt acts very angry and devestated about it. In an Erin Hunter Chat, it is revealed that Cinderpelt loved Leafpool's father, Firestar, so she was very mad at Leafpool for making the same mistake. Leafpool and Crowfeather run away, leaving her devastated.


 * During their absence, Sorreltail begins to have her kits. While she is kitting, badgers begin to attack the camp. She defends them as well as she can, but it is useless. Cinderpelt is severely wounded, and Leafpool walks in just as she is about to die. Cinderpelt assures Leafpool that she knew she was going to die, and that she's okay with it, because she knows that the Clan will be well cared for. Cinderpelt is carried out to be buried by Goldenflower, Mousefur, and Longtail.

Sunset

 * Leafpool finds out in this book from Spottedleaf of StarClan that Cinderpelt has been reborn in Sorreltail's kit, Cinderkit, and that is why she had not seen Cinderpelt in StarClan. Spottedleaf shows Leafpool in a dream that Cinderpelt is still alive with a second chance.

Sunrise

 * Even though Cinderpelt didn't appear, when Honeyfern was bitten by the snake, Leafpool looks at Cinderheart pleadingly probably because she was hoping for the help of Cinderpelt in Cinderheart.


 * Also, when Hollyleaf tells the Gathering about her parents, it is said that Cinderheart looked as if she had knowledge of an older, wiser cat, which might have meant she was acting more like Cinderpelt then.

Secrets of the Clans

 * Cinderpelt is listed as one of ThunderClan's significant Medicine cats.

Cats of the Clans

 * Rock explains how Cinderpelt was meant to be a warrior, but her fate was cruelly twisted off path. There is no doubt that she was a good medicine cat, but it was not the role she was meant to play. He explains how StarClan tested her by telling her she was going to die, while she also had to deal with Leafpool's love for Crowfeather. By resisting the urge to plead Leafpool to stay in the Clan, and also not trying to run from her death, she proved herself deserving of a second chance, and was reincarnated as Cinderkit.

Erin Hunter Chat

 * In an Erin Hunter chat, it was revealed that Cinderpelt had always been in love with Firestar, but that Firestar had never known.

Members
Mother:
 * Frostfur: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

Brothers:
 * Brackenfur: Living (As of The Fourth Apprentice)
 * Thornclaw: Living (As of The Fourth Apprentice)

Sister:
 * Brightheart: Living (As of The Fourth Apprentice)

Grandmother:
 * Robinwing: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

Grandfather:
 * Fuzzypelt: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

Aunt:
 * Brindleface: Deceased, Verified StarClan member

Uncles:
 * Dustpelt: Living (As of The Fourth Apprentice)
 * Ravenpaw: Status Unknown

Cousins:
 * Sandstorm: Living (as of The Fourth Apprentice)
 * Ferncloud: Living (As of The Fourth Apprentice)
 * Ashfur: Deceased, Residence Unknown
 * Spiderleg: Living (As of The Fourth Apprentice)
 * Shrewpaw: Deceased, Verified StarClan member
 * Larchkit: Deceased, Verified StarClan member
 * Hollykit: Deceased, Verified StarClan member
 * Birchfall: Living (As of The Fourth Apprentice)
 * Foxleap: Living (As of The Fourth Apprentice)
 * Icecloud: Living (As of The Fourth Apprentice)
 * Squirrelflight: Living (As of The Fourth Apprentice)
 * Leafpool: Living (As of The Fourth Apprentice)
 * Jayfeather: Living (As of The Fourth Apprentice)
 * Hollyleaf: Status Unknown
 * Lionblaze: Living (As of The Fourth Apprentice)

Second Cousins:
 * Toadstep: Living (As of The Fourth Apprentice)
 * Rosepetal: Living (As of The Fourth Apprentice)

Nephew:
 * Molepaw: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

Nieces:
 * Cinderheart: Living (As of The Fourth Apprentice)
 * Poppyfrost: Living (As of The Fourth Apprentice)
 * Honeyfern: Deceased, Verified StarClan Member
 * Whitewing: : Living (As of The Fourth Apprentice)

Great-Nieces
 * Dovepaw: Living (As of The Fourth Apprentice)
 * Ivypaw: Living (As of The Fourth Apprentice)
 * Cherrykit: Living (As of The Fourth Apprentice)

Great-Nephews
 * Molekit: Living (As of The Fourth Apprentice)