Cinderheart

Cinderheart is a broad-headed, fluffy gray tabby she-cat with blue eyes, and a bushy tail.

Twilight

 * Cinderkit and her siblings, Molekit, Honeykit, and Poppykit, are born to Sorreltail and Brackenfur during the badger attack on ThunderClan's camp. While Sorreltail is kitting, Cinderpelt is helping her, but later dies when she is struck down by a badger.

Sunset

 * Cinderkit is named in honour of Cinderpelt, who had died during her mother's kitting while she attempted to save her. Leafpool thinks it's a wonderful name. Cinderkit was said to look hauntingly similar to Cinderpelt. When Squirrelflight saw Cinderkit for the first time, she let out a squeak of alarm because of the resemblance. Cinderkit does not appear very often in this book, except when she is seen padding out of the nursery followed by Brightheart. It was revealed to Leafpool by Spottedleaf that Cinderkit is a reincarnation of Cinderpelt. As Spottedleaf shows Cinderkit to Leafpool, Leafpool looks into Cinderkit's blue eyes and watches her yawn.

The Sight

 * In The Sight, the newly apprenticed Cinderpaw is one of Hollypaw's closest friends. She is Cloudtail's apprentice. When she and Hollypaw are training together, Cinderpaw gets some moss stuck behind her ear and she flicks her paw while grooming. Leafpool seems shocked after seeing this and tells Hollypaw that Cinderpelt used to flick her paw just like that. When the gathering patrol returns to camp with Graystripe and Millie, Firestar asks Cinderpaw why she isn't asleep and she tells him that she couldn't sleep until she heard about the Gathering. Cinderpaw wants to help get Graystripe and Millie settled and runs off, crashing into Brackenfur. He tells her that she reminds him of his sister (Cinderpelt) when she was an apprentice.

Dark River

 * When she and Hollypaw went looking for Lionpaw one night, she remarks that Lionpaw may be doing something he will live to regret, and that he is making a mistake that has been made before, referring to the numerous forbidden relationships in the series.
 * Later, she climbs up a tree to save Mousepaw, who chased a squirrel up a tree and got stuck, who was about to fall, but Cinderpaw falls instead, and breaks her hind leg. Furthermore, Cinderpaw tells Hollypaw she is afraid of badgers and hopes she will never have to meet one again, despite never seeing one before this point.


 * While she is recovering in Leafpool's den, Jaypaw enters her dreams. Cinderpaw is walking around the old ThunderClan camp and telling Jaypaw about it. She explains to him that she used to sleep in the apprentice den, and then moved to Yellowfang's den. Her voice then suddenly ages and appears much older and wiser. She tells Jaypaw to tell Leafpool not to worry, that she will recover this time, and that she is proud of her and has learned more than she could ever have taught her. Jaypaw goes through series of Cinderpelt's memories, such as getting hit on the Thunderpath, The Great Journey, and getting killed by badgers. Jaypaw then realizes that Cinderpaw is actually Cinderpelt.


 * When Cinderpaw wakes up, she vaguely recalls Jaypaw being in a dream with her in a forest (the old ThunderClan camp), but Jaypaw reassures her that it was just a dream. Jaypaw tells Leafpool that Cinderpaw is actually Cinderpelt and Leafpool tells him that she (Cinderpaw) cannot know this. Cinderpaw, despite being confined to the medicine cat den, was constantly asking Hollypaw and Jaypaw to play catch with her, much to Leafpool's despair. She knows that Cinderpelt couldn't recover and wants to make sure Cinderpaw does. Later, Jaypaw intentionally gives Cinderpaw the wrong herbs to see if she will know the difference.

Outcast

 * She continues to train with Cloudtail, who shows concern about her injured leg, fearing that it is not completely healed. She does not like the concerns, because she feels that it is healed, though it obviously pains her at times. Hollypaw tells Cinderpaw her plan about concentrating on one part of training at a time so she could be a better warrior. Cinderpaw said that it was mouse-brained, but then apologized, yet advised her friend not to do it.

Eclipse

 * Cinderpaw has her assessment to finally become a warrior. While leaping for a squirrel, her injured leg buckles and is hurt again. This time, Cinderpaw is very discouraged because her sisters, Honeypaw and Poppypaw, get to become warriors before her, becoming Honeyfern and Poppyfrost, and she wanted to do the warriors vigil with them. She stays in Leafpool's den for a while, not wanting to move the leg. When Jaypaw comes up with the idea of swimming, she says it might help, so she tries it. The swimming helped with her pain, enough for her to walk easily. The swimming helped her leg because she could move the muscle without having to put weight on it. Before Millie gives birth, Cinderpaw and Hollypaw talk about her and the future kits. Hollypaw asks Cinderpaw if she knows if Millie had names in mind for them. Cinderpaw said that she hadn't, and that Leafpool didn't want her to have any names in mind.


 * She gossips with Hollypaw that she has been seeing Whitewing and Birchfall starting to share tongues together.


 * When WindClan attacked, she stayed back in the medicine cat den, but would attack if she had to. At the end of the battle, Cinderpaw gains her warrior name, Cinderheart, in honor of those who have been lost, along with Hollypaw and Lionpaw, who become Hollyleaf and Lionblaze. It appeared that, when Cinderheart was getting her warrior name, Cinderpelt's spirit was watching her, glad she was finally getting to become a warrior. Cinderheart is happy that she's finally getting her warrior name after her long wait.

Long Shadows

 * Cinderheart is mentioned only briefly throughout this book. Near the beginning, Hollyleaf joins her on a border patrol led by Ashfur. While they are on it Cinderheart confesses to her that she does not like going this way because of the recent battle (in Eclipse). When the patrol finds Tawnypelt and her three kits, Tigerpaw, Flamepaw, and Dawnpaw, Cinderheart is amused when the three apprentices chant Hollyleaf’s name, and jokes with her friend that she has three new apprentices.


 * Much later in the book, she is seen coming into camp with a hunting patrol, and her weariness, caused by the growing number of sick cats, is sensed by Jaypaw.


 * Later, when Firestar has suggested all the sick cats shelter in the abandoned Twoleg nest, Cinderheart is one cat to agree with him, willing to try it. The last time she is mentioned is when she is seen working on the Twoleg nest, stuffing gaps with twigs to keep out the cold, along with Brackenfur.

Sunrise

 * Cinderheart isn't mentioned much in Sunrise. She expresses disbelief when Purdy sticks up for Sol, saying that he was seen near the WindClan border. Later, when her sister Honeyfern is bitten by a snake, she runs to her and is horrified when she dies. Leafpool stares at her desperately, as if expecting help from Cinderpelt in her, while Honeyfern is dying.


 * When Hollyleaf announces who her real parents are, Cinderheart shows disappointment in her friend, saying that she had only caused more pain. She is shown to be more like Cinderpelt in this moment.

The Fourth Apprentice

 * Cinderheart gets her first apprentice, Ivypaw. When she, Ivypaw, Lionblaze, and Dovepaw go to the lake to get water, Ivypaw starts sniffing at a dead fish, making Rainstorm, a RiverClan warrior, think that she killed it and was going to take it back to camp. He starts to attack Ivypaw, only to get stuck in some loose mud. She scolds Rainstorm for making such a fuss, saying that Ivypaw is only an apprentice and that it's her first time out of camp. Cinderheart watches the apprentices while Lionblaze and the others take Rainstorm back to the ThunderClan camp for him to get looked after. When her apprentice is upset that they weren't going on the patrol to take Rainstorm home, she tells her that they will go to the training clearing to practice battle moves. She also expresses concern for her sister, Poppyfrost, who is heavily pregnant with Berrynose's kits. Cinderheart tells Jayfeather that she's worried about her sister, for Poppyfrost was still mourning for Honeyfern, but Jayfeather, who doesn't know what to say, tells Poppyfrost there's no cure for grief or heart-break.


 * After Jayfeather brings Poppyfrost home from the Moonpool, after fighting Breezepelt, Cinderheart takes care of his wounds. Jayfeather wonders if she ever wonders why she is so comfortable in the medicine den.


 * Through the book, Cinderheart still appears to miss Hollyleaf.

Fading Echoes

 * Cinderheart and Lionblaze are seen teaching Dovepaw and Ivypaw how to fight in trees and how to hop from tree to tree. Cinderheart tells the two apprentices that Longtail swore that, in the old territory, he made it from the Great Sycamore to the camp without touching the forest floor. Dovepaw asks how far it was, and when Cinderheart says "About the same as from here to the hollow," Lionblaze gets annoyed that she knows this, yet she never saw the old territory. This is another sign that shows Cinderheart is really Cinderpelt.


 * In the middle of the night, she and Lionblaze go for a walk in the forest after she notices he can't sleep. They wind up playing and Lionblaze has a brief memory of playing with Heathertail. Cinderheart expresses her concern to Lionblaze about Ivypaw and Dovepaw's worsening relationship, but Lionblaze brushes it aside without concern. It is hinted that Lionblaze likes Cinderheart, but it is unknown whether she likes him back, because the following day, Cinderheart is brisk to Lionblaze. This is most likely because Lionblaze didn't seem to care about Ivypaw and Dovepaw's relationship.

Trivia

 * Cinderheart has WindClan blood because her great-great-grandfather, Windflight, was half WindClan.
 * In Erin Hunter Chat 7, the Erins confirmed that Cinderheart will find out about her past life as Cinderpelt.
 * She has SkyClan blood, because her grandmother, Willowpelt, is Spottedleaf's sister.
 * It is said in Erin Hunter Chat 6 that Cinderheart may have a crush on Firestar

Members
Father:
 * Brackenfur :

Mother:
 * Sorreltail :

Brother:
 * Molepaw : Suspected StarClan Member

Sisters:
 * Poppyfrost :
 * Honeyfern : Deceased, Verified StarClan Member

Grandfather:
 * Whitestorm : Deceased, Verified StarClan Member

Grandmothers:
 * Willowpelt : Deceased, Suspected StarClan Member
 * Frostfur : Deceased, Suspected StarClan Member

Great-Grandfathers:
 * Thistleclaw Deceased, Verified Place of No Stars Member
 * Fuzzypelt : Deceased, Suspected StarClan Member

Great-Grandmothers:
 * Snowfur : Deceased, Verified StarClan Member
 * Robinwing : Deceased, Suspected StarClan Member
 * Swiftbreeze: Deceased, Suspected StarClan Member

Great-Great-Grandfather:
 * Stormtail : Deceased, Suspected StarClan Member
 * Windflight : Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

Great-Great-Grandmother:
 * Moonflower : Deceased, Verified StarClan Member
 * Poppydawn : Deceased, Suspected StarClan member

Uncles:
 * Thornclaw :
 * Rainwhisker : Deceased, Suspected StarClan Member
 * Sootfur : Deceased, Suspected StarClan Member

Aunts:
 * Cinderpelt : Deceased, Reincarnated as Cinderheart
 * Brightheart :

Great-Uncles:
 * Unidentified Kits: Status Unknown
 * Ravenpaw : Status Unknown
 * Dustpelt :

Great Aunt:
 * Brindleface : Deceased, Verified StarClan member

Great-Great-Aunt:
 * Bluestar : Deceased, Verified StarClan Member
 * Rosetail : Deceased, Suspected StarClan member
 * Sweetpaw : Deceased, Verified StarClan member

Cousins:
 * Whitewing :
 * Dovepaw :
 * Ivypaw :
 * Ashfur : Deceased, Residence Unknown
 * Ferncloud :

Nephew:
 * Molekit:

Niece:
 * Cherrykit: