Dawnpelt

Dawnpelt is a cream-furred she-cat.

Dark River

 * Dawnkit, along with her two brothers, Flamekit and Tigerkit, are mentioned by Blackstar at a Gathering as Tawnypelt's new litter. Some of the senior warriors are agitated at the mention of the name of Tigerkit, and they let out a gasp of surprise, most likely because of the brutal leader, Tigerstar who is Tawnypelt's father.

Outcast

 * She appears with her brothers, Tigerkit and Flamekit in the ShadowClan nursery, when Lionpaw and Brambleclaw of ThunderClan arrive, asking Tawnypelt to go to the mountains. Dawnkit leads a play attack on Lionpaw, which he mistakes for an actual attack, until he realizes that they were only playing. Tawnypelt refers to her as 'the one asking for a cuff around the ear'.


 * When their mother tells them she will be leaving, they somber up and beg her not to go, or to at least take them with her. Tawnypelt tells Snowbird, another ShadowClan queen, to watch them very carefully, and she flicks Dawnkit over the ear on her way out. Tawnypelt comments to Squirrelflight on the journey that Dawnkit looks to be the best fighter out of her kits, and also doesn't listen to what any cat tells her to do. Squirrelflight counsels Tawnypelt that Dawnkit will learn to listen, because all kits do when they get a mentor.

Eclipse

 * When Hollypaw goes to ask Blackstar for help against the battle with WindClan, she almost trips over Dawnkit and her siblings. Hollypaw purrs at the sight of the kits fluffy tails. Dawnkit is brought to a yew bush by her mother along with Tigerkit and Flamekit and given to Snowbird while Tawnypelt goes to help ThunderClan. Dawnkit is heard giving a muffled goodbye to her mother, who says she'll be back if StarClan wills it.


 * Dawnkit is seen in ShadowClan when Hollypaw, Lionpaw, and Jaypaw get taken to the camp. She seems to be more interested in Hollypaw than the other two apprentices.

Long Shadows

 * Dawnkit is now an apprentice and goes by the name of Dawnpaw. Her mentor is Ivytail.


 * She, Flamepaw, and Tigerpaw are taken to ThunderClan with Tawnypelt after ShadowClan stops believing in StarClan because Tawnypelt doesn't want her kits to be raised in a Clan that didn't believe in StarClan. She is reluctant to be a part of ThunderClan, but accepts it. She expresses the ideas Sol has been teaching ShadowClan when she and her siblings take the best prey for themselves and leave the other pieces lying on the muddy ground. Her reluctancy is shown by making such comments like, "I wish we were back sleeping on nice soft pine needles!" Her temporary mentor is Spiderleg. She, like her siblings, does not understand ThunderClan fighting and hunting techniques and constantly asks questions that other cats find ignorant.


 * Dawnpaw, Flamepaw, and Tigerpaw help Jaypaw, Lionblaze, and Hollyleaf send a fake sign to Blackstar and Littlecloud. She is reluctant, but the others tell her, "Don't you miss the old ShadowClan?" After the "fake" sign, which became real when both Raggedstar and Runningnose from StarClan showed up, is finished, Blackstar drives Sol out from ShadowClan, and she, her brothers, and mother return to ShadowClan.

Sunrise

 * Upon returning to ShadowClan, Dawnpaw receives Ivytail for her mentor.

The Fourth Apprentice

 * Dawnpaw is now a warrior called Dawnpelt. Her brother's new warrior name is Tigerheart and Her brother's full medicine cat name is Flametail


 * She is seen at the Gathering, volunteering to go see what has blocked the water from the lake. Dawnpelt is later seen congratulating her brother, Tigerheart, when he returns from unblocking the water. She mentioned that she had just been down to the lake, and saw that it was refilling. At the end of the book it is thought by Lionblaze and Jayfeather that her brother, Tigerheart, is to be a chosen cat from the Dark Forest to fight in the battle between StarClan and the Dark Forest.

Fading Echoes

 * Dawnpelt is in the battle against ThunderClan. When she is battling Dovepaw, Lionblaze comes to help Dovepaw, and the two ThunderClan cats defeat her.

Night Whispers

 * Dawnpelt is seen helping Flametail retrieve borage from under brambles. Later, she quarrels with Tigerheart about being deputy while her father, Rowanclaw, playfully comments on how he has rivals already. Later, Flametail, her brother, dies falling through ice.

Trivia

 * She was first described as a gray she-cat, but this is later changed to her current cream color.
 * She has SkyClan blood, because her great-grandmother, Leopardfoot, is Spottedleaf's sister and because her grandfather, Tigerstar, is a descendent of Gorseclaw.
 * She has ThunderClan blood, because her mother was born in ThunderClan

Members
Father:
 * Rowanclaw:

Mother:
 * Tawnypelt:

Brothers:
 * Flametail: Deceased, Verified StarClan Member
 * Tigerheart:

Grandfather:
 * Tigerstar: Deceased, Verified Place of No Stars member

Grandmother:
 * Goldenflower: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

Great-Grandfathers:
 * Pinestar: Deceased, Verified StarClan Member
 * Smallear: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

Great-Grandmothers:
 * Leopardfoot: Deceased, Suspected StarClan Member
 * Speckletail: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

Great-Great-Grandfather:
 * Adderfang: Deceased, Suspected StarClan Member

Great-Great-Grandmothers:
 * Swiftbreeze: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member
 * Sweetbriar: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

Distant Grandfathers:
 * Cloudstar: Deceased, Verified SkyClan ancestor
 * Gorseclaw: Deceased, Verified SkyClan ancestor

Distant Grandmother:
 * Birdflight: Deceased, Verified SkyClan ancestor

Uncle:
 * Brambleclaw:

Half-Uncles:
 * Hawkfrost: Deceased, Verified Place of No Stars member
 * Tadpole: Deceased, Residence Unknown
 * Swiftpaw: Deceased, Verified StarClan member
 * Unnamed tabby kit: Status Unknown, Most Likely Deceased

Half-Aunt:
 * Mothwing:

Great-Aunts:
 * Nightkit: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member
 * Mistkit: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

Great-Uncles:
 * Lionheart: Deceased, Verified StarClan member
 * Snowkit: Status Unknown

Great-Great-Uncles:
 * Patchpelt: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member
 * Redtail: Deceased, Verified StarClan member

Great-Great-Aunts:
 * Spottedleaf: Deceased, Verified StarClan Member
 * Willowpelt: Deceased, Suspected StarClan Member

Distant Great-Aunt:
 * Spottedpelt: Deceased, Verified SkyClan ancestor

Cousins:
 * Sandstorm:
 * Darkstripe: Deceased, Verified Place of No Stars member
 * Sootfur: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member
 * Rainwhisker: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member
 * Sorreltail:
 * Graystripe:
 * Squirrelflight:
 * Leafpool:
 * Molepaw: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member
 * Cinderheart:
 * Honeyfern: Deceased, Verified StarClan member
 * Poppyfrost:
 * Stormfur:
 * Feathertail: Deceased, Verified StarClan and Tribe of Endless Hunting member
 * Briarlight:
 * Blossomfall:
 * Bumblestripe:
 * Lionblaze:
 * Jayfeather:
 * Hollyleaf:
 * Molekit:
 * Cherrykit: