User:RiinRin/Jayfeather

Jayfeather is a lean, mottled, pale gray tabby tom with blind, pale blue eyes like a jay's wing. He has thin and silky fur, and a scar running down one side.

He is born as Jaykit to Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw alongside his siblings Hollykit and Lionkit. Despite the doubts of his ability to be a warrior, he is apprenticed to Brightheart, becoming Jaypaw. After discovering an extraordinary ability to connect with other cats feelings and walk in their dreams, he is urged by Spottedleaf to train as a medicine cat. He eventually agrees to train under Leafpool. While walking in the dreams of Firestar, Jaypaw hears about the Kin of Your Kin prophecy, realizing he and his littermates are destined to be powerful.

He earns his medicine cat name, Jayfeather. When a fire errupts in ThunderClan's camp, it is forced out by Ashfur that Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw are not his true parents. After hunting for clues, it comes out that his parents are Leafpool and Crowfeather, causing a strain on the family. SHortly after his sister, Hollyleaf, vanishes, he and Lionblaze realize that she is not one of the three, and that the prophecy is predicting the Dark Forest's rising.

Fulfilling the prophecy, he, Lionblaze, and the third cat, Dovewing help the Clans fight off the Dark Forest in the Great Battle. After the battle, Jayfeather, Lionblaze and Dovewing lose all their powers, and Jayfeather gains an apprentice, Alderheart, whom he grows very close to.

Power of Three

 * He is born to Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw alongside his siblings Hollykit and Lionkit. Because he is blind, cats doubt his ability to be a warrior, but he is indeed apprenticed to Brightheart when the time comes. He eventually discovers his ability to see and walk in other cat's dreams, and becomes a medicine cat apprentice to Leafpool after discovering he can't fight as effectively. While walking in the dreams of Firestar, Jaypaw hears about the Kin of Your Kin prophecy, realizing he and his littermates are destined to be powerful.


 * Jaypaw learns of the existence of the Ancients, Fallen Leaves, and Rock after rescuing WindClan kits from the tunnels, as well as the stick that marks cats who lived and died. Eager to discover the meaning of his powers, he learns from Rock that his answers lie in the mountains, prompting Jaypaw to go with the group escorting Stormfur and Brook home.


 * Upon confronting the Tribe of Rushing Water, he speaks closely with Stoneteller who he's found has lost faith in the Tribe of Endless Hunting. He discovers that the Tribe of Endless Hunting gave up on the Tribe in the midst of a crisis, thus leading Stoneteller to lie to the Tribe about his visions. Jaypaw learns the history of the Tribe, and speaks with the Tribe of Endless Hunting in a dream in an effort to fix the trust that's been broken. While there, Stoneteller teaches him about new herbs and warns him of the very same prophecy he found out in Firestar's dreams. As they leave the mountains, Jaypaw reveals the prophecy to his littermates, immediately giving them the weight of what it means to hold the power of the stars in their paws.


 * Jaypaw is seen to be a very skilled medicine cat, who holds a tight bond with his ancestors during his apprenticeship. When the traveler Sol comes to ThunderClan, Jaypaw is immediately intrigued by him, especially when Sol gives the omen of an eclipse coming. Sol's "all-knowing" attitude made Jaypaw look up to him, and he becomes convinced that Sol could help them with the prophecy. Sol conned him and his littermates into providing food and shelter for him in exchange for knowledge he refused to truly reveal. However, after a short time, they are caught on ShadowClan land and Blackstar starts to empathize with Sol, rather than chase him away. Sol abandons the three, and leaves to ShadowClan, leaving them feeling rather betrayed and angry. Jaypaw aides in helping revive ShadowClan's faith in StarClan - something that Blackstar lost while under the influence of Sol.


 * In a dream, he enters the tunnel and encounters Fallen Leaves. Though Fallen Leaves begs him to stay, Jaypaw leaves the tunnels and emerges back in time, back when the Ancients lived at the lake. He lives as Jay's Wing in the dream, and convinces the Ancients to move to the mountains when Twolegs invade their home. While doing this, he meets Half Moon, a cat who's in love with Jay's Wing, and Jaypaw grows close with her. Jaypaw soon comes to realize that the Ancients eventually become the Tribe, and when he finishes his destiny of leading them to the mountains, he is brought back to his time.


 * After finding catmint for a greencough epidemic, Leafpool rewards Jaypaw with his full medicine cat name, named after his true father, Crowfeather. Shortly after, a fire breaks out in ThunderClan's camp, where Ashfur traps him and his littermates in an attempt to kill them. Squirrelflight saves their lives by revealing the truth that Jayfeather and his siblings are not her kits, and that she was just fostering them. Shocked by the news, Ashfur lets them go, but vows to reveal her secret to get revenge on her for breaking his heart. The siblings are thrown into turmoil by this threat, and when he later shows up dead, they're all shaken.


 * Following Ashfur's death, Jayfeather starts to go on the hunt to figure out who his real parents are. After gathering that Leafpool had been nursing, Yellowfang gives him a sign which leads him to realize that his parents are Leafpool and Crowfeather. However, his sister, Hollyleaf, had already figured out it was Leafpool and he tries to stop her from killing their mother. Distraught, Hollyleaf announces at the Gathering who their real parents are, and Jayfeather and Lionblaze have to try and talk her down from leaving the Clans once she realizes her mistake. They fail, and she runs into the tunnels which collapse behind her. They force themselves to believe the truth that she may be dead, and they report back to their Clan that she died chasing a squirrel. Lost on who the third cat in the prophecy now may be, they turn to Dovekit and Ivykit, Cloudtail's grandchildren.

Omen of the Stars

 * When Leafpool steps down from being a medicine cat, the weight of being the sole medicine cat of ThunderClan hits Jayfeather hard. He struggles heavily with the doubts in himself, and with darkness creeping into the Clans, his paranoia is multiplied. When Lionblaze receives Dovepaw as an apprentice, Dovepaw is revealed to be the third cat, and both she and Lionblaze travel upstream to fix the blockage that has left the lake dried up. Jayfeather is very anxious having the other two cats of the prophecy away from home, and while they're away, his half-brother Breezepelt in WindClan attempts to kill Poppyfrost at the Moonpool and pin the murder on him. Jayfeather notices Breezepelt is fighting with another cat and is deeply haunted by the danger. Honeyfern comes into save her sister and Jayfeather, and both she and Yellowfang warn him of the darkness that's coming.


 * He tries to find comfort in Rock's stick, begging Rock to speak to him. Rock appears, and tells Jayfeather that he knew all along what Jayfeather's destiny was. Betrayed, Jayfeather breaks the stick in half. When Dovepaw and Lionblaze return, Jayfeather tells Lionblaze about his fight at the Moonpool. Lionblaze admits that he had trained with Tigerstar in the Dark Forest and the brothers come to the conclusion that the Dark Forest is training living cats and preparing for a battle. Lionblaze and Jayfeather begin to try and figure out which cats are training with the Dark Forest, and suspicions fall on Ivypaw. When Jayfeather confirms the suspicion, Yellowfang warns him that every Clan must fend for themselves.


 * When ShadowClan cats are playing on the frozen over lake, Flametail falls through the ice, and Jayfeather desperately attempts to save him. Rock stops him however, saying he shouldn't give up his life trying to save a cat that was destined to die. Jayfeather reluctantly agrees, and fails to save Flametail.


 * When Rock tells him that he needs to return to the mountains again, he arrives just in time to see that Stoneteller is dying and he hasn't chosen a successor. While in the mountains, he is taken back in time to the Ancients. He starts to fall in love with Half Moon upon seeing her again, but regretfully has to give her up when he realizes she is destined to be the first Teller of the Pointed Stones. He appoints her as the first Stoneteller, and renames the Ancients to become the Tribe of Rushing Water. He promises to see her again before being taken back to the present. Back in his own timeline, he appoints Crag as the new Stoneteller after the former passes away.


 * Upon returning home, Dawnpelt, Flametail's sister, accuses Jayfeather of murdering her littermate. Jayfeather is denied access to the Moonpool, and is stripped of his rights as a medicine cat due to the uproar Dawnpelt puts forth. Yellowfang gets after him for being so sulken, and reveals to him that there is a fourth cat, telling him they need to find the fourth cat, and Jayfeather reluctantly agrees and starts to look for the fourth cat with Dovewing and Lionblaze.


 * With the Clans and StarClan divided, the warriors are at high risk of being destroyed by the rising threat of the Dark Forest. Jayfeather works tirelessly to unite StarClan and the medicine cats once again, and gathers all the Clan leaders and medicine cats to reveal that the Dark Forest is rising. With the Great Battle approaching, the three use their powers to fulfill their prophecy and defeat the Dark Forest. He witnesses Firestar's death, and aides Brambleclaw in becoming the new leader of ThunderClan.

A Vision of Shadows

 * After the Great Battle, Jayfeather is able to forgive Leafpool, knowing that she did what she thought was right, and cannot blame her anymore. She returns to being a medicine cat, working side by side with her son. Jayfeather becomes the mentor to Alderheart, Bramblestar's son who has an extraordinary vision that leads him to the path of medicine. Despite Jayfeather's short temper, he and Alderheart develop a strong bond.