Smallear

Smallear is a gray tom with very small ears, amber eyes, and a nick in one ear.

Bluestar's Prophecy

 * Smallear has mentored One-eye (Whitepaw at the time) and Sweetpaw, even though in other books One-eye is older than Smallear. He and Speckletail become mates, and they have two kits: Lionkit and Goldenkit.


 * At the beginning of the book, Smallear is suffering from a mild snake bite. Later, he goes on patrol with Adderfang, Bluefur, and Thistlepaw. Thistlepaw mistakes Smallear's tail for an adder. He is seen several times after, both in minor and major scenes, staying as a minor character.
 * He snaps at Bluefur's kits when they wake him up,but then he seems amused when Mosskit tumbles down saying,"Look at me!"


 * At the end of the book, he is mentioned in Bluestar's thoughts. He is one of the elders listed along with One-eye, Sparrowpelt, now Halftail, and Dappletail.

Firestar's Quest

 * He does not appear in the allegiances, showing that he died somewhere between The Darkest Hour and this book. It is assumed he died of natural causes. Until his death, he had been the oldest tom in ThunderClan.

Into the Wild

 * He is first seen when he sensed Ravenpaw's return after the second battle with RiverClan.
 * Later, when Firepaw and Graypaw visited the elders' den, Smallear is the first to offer the two apprentices a share of their fresh-kill.
 * Later, at a Gathering, he is one of the first to object against Brokenstar.

Fire and Ice

 * He warns Fireheart of coming danger. He allegedly climbed to the top branch of The Great Sycamore when he was an apprentice.

Forest of Secrets

 * He complains of stiff joints and Yellowfang says they're the worst case she's seen in moons. Fireheart thinks it's because Cloudkit was bringing in damp bedding. When Fireheart asks the other elders if there was a problem with damp moss, they say Cloudkit was doing a fine job and that Smallear would complain even if StarClan themselves descended from Silverpelt to bring him bedding.

Rising Storm

 * Smallear fusses with some of the other elders about Fireheart's deputy ceremony, saying that his deputyship will be a dark time for ThunderClan because Bluestar named him deputy after moonhigh, breaking the Warrior Code.


 * When the elders are going to the river to get water during the drought, he brags about how he was attacked by an owl as an apprentice, and it gave him a nick in his ear, but his claws left greater scars than the owl's.


 * Later, when the forest is on fire and ThunderClan is forced to cross the river to stay safe, he is reluctant to swim across the river, so Fireheart carries him across by his scruff. Afterwards, he declares that the fire is connected to the fact that Fireheart's deputy ceremony was late, and comments that Fireheart almost drowned him as he was brought across.


 * His mate, Speckletail, has one kit, Snowkit.

The Darkest Hour

 * When Firestar needed to speak to One-eye about changing Lostface's name, he complains about not getting any sleep but Dappletail tells Firestar not to mind him because he was always welcome. Later, he cruelly mocked Tawnypaw for being the daughter of Tigerstar, saying that she would end up like her father just because she was late cleaning the elder's den. That was one of her reasons for leaving ThunderClan.

Members
Mate:
 * Speckletail: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

Sons:
 * Lionheart: Deceased, Verified StarClan member
 * Snowkit: Status Unknown

Daughter:
 * Goldenflower: Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

Grandsons:
 * Brambleclaw:
 * Swiftpaw: Deceased, Verified StarClan member
 * Unnamed tabby kit: Status Unknown, Most Likely Deceased

Granddaughter:
 * Tawnypelt:

Great-Grandsons:
 * Tigerheart:
 * Flametail: Deceased, Residence Unknown

Great-Granddaughter:
 * Dawnpelt: