Dawncloud

"Thank you. I'll make sure Nightstar knows what you have done. There will be no grudges against you after this."

— Dawncloud thanking the rogue group for the prey they caught in Tigerclaw's Fury, chapter 4

Dawncloud
Affiliations
Current:	StarClan
Past:	ShadowClan
Names
Kit:	Dawnkit
Apprentice:	Dawnpaw
Queen:	Dawncloud
Elder:	Dawncloud
StarClan resident:	Dawncloud
Kin
Mother:	Featherstorm
Father:	Blizzardwing
Brothers:	Mosspaw, Volepaw
Half-brothers:	Raggedstar, Scorchwind
Mate:	Finchflight
Daughter:	Blossomkit
Kits:	Swampkit, Unnamed kits
Education
Mentor:	Blackstar
Book appearances
Living	Yellowfang's Secret, Into the Wild, Fire and Ice, Forest of Secrets, Rising Storm, Tigerclaw's Fury
Living	Yellowfang's Secret, Into the Wild, Fire and Ice, Forest of Secrets, Rising Storm, Tigerclaw's Fury
Dead	The Ultimate Guide
Dead	The Ultimate Guide

Dawncloud is a small pale ginger tabby she-cat.

Dawncloud was a ShadowClan warrior under Brokenstar's, Nightstar's and Tigerstar's leaderships in the forest territories. She was born as Dawnkit to Blizzardwing and Featherstorm alongside her brothers, Mosskit and Volekit. Her mother had a prior litter consisting of Raggedstar and Scorchwind. After Mosspaw's death, she and Volekit were apprenticed early, and she was renamed Dawnpaw with Blackfoot as her mentor. After earning her warrior name, Dawncloud became a queen and gave birth to a litter, two of which died under Brokenstar's rule. She joined StarClan after her death and was seen at Tigerstar's leadership ceremony.

History

In The Prophecies Begin arc

Into the Wild

Yellowfang: "And this is one of our elder queens, Dawncloud. Two of her kits died driving out WindClan."

Dawncloud: "I do not wish to lose any more of my kits."

^{Into the Wild, page 255}

Dawncloud is an elderly queen of ShadowClan, forced to hunt and protect herself due to Brokenstar's brutality. She is shown as one of Yellowfang's friends, when Yellowfang was still living in ShadowClan, and is against Brokenstar, the ShadowClan leader. It is revealed by Yellowfang that she had lost two kits in the battle with WindClan, and Dawncloud tells the ThunderClan patrol that she does not wish to lose any more kits. She then agrees to join the other cats in the group going up against Brokenstar.

After it is decided to attack ShadowClan and reclaim the abducted kits, Dawncloud tells Firepaw that there is no way to take them in secret, as Brokenstar will be expecting a ThunderClan assault. She tells the apprentice that the only way it will work is to charge at ShadowClan head-on, making sure to explain that this is their only hope.

During the battle with ShadowClan, Dawncloud is the cat to alert Firepaw of Clawface, saying that he is about to attack. After warning Firepaw, she returns to battling against Brokenstar's cats.

In the Super Editions

Yellowfang's Secret

Firepaw: "Is there any way of taking the kits without alerting the whole Clan?"

Dawncloud: "They are very closely guarded. Brokenstar will be expecting ThunderClan to try to take them. You won't be able to steal them in secret. Open attack is your only hope."

^{Into the Wild, page 257}

Dawnkit is born to Featherstorm and Blizzardwing, along with her siblings Mosskit and Volekit.

When her brother, Mosskit, is apprenticed early to Brokenstar, Dawnkit complains that she wants to be made an apprentice as well. Brokenstar promises that the kits will be apprenticed when they're as large as Mosspaw, and tells Blackfoot that he can mentor her. When Mosspaw is killed during training, she is apprenticed to Blackfoot as promised.

She sides against Yellowfang when the medicine cat is blamed for the deaths of Marigoldkit and Mintkit, telling the Clan that Yellowfang had refused to treat her wounds recently because she'd be wasting herbs.

In the Novellas

Tigerclaw's Fury

"He'd say, 'Pride won't stock the fresh-kill pile!' Tigerclaw, it's a generous offer, and we accept."

―Dawncloud accepting Tigerclaw's offer to hunt for ShadowClan

Dawncloud is mentioned by Blackfoot, who is telling Tigerclaw that he had met her and Rowanberry while they were out hunting, and had informed him of the terrible sickness in ShadowClan.

She is part of the patrol that runs into Tigerclaw, who is waiting for them. After he tells them that he and his group wish to hunt for the Clan, she steps forward and asks him whether they want to come back to the camp. Although Flintfang is suspicious of Tigerclaw and asks what Nightstar would say, Dawncloud retorts that her leader would say that pride wouldn't stock their fresh-kill pile. She continues that it is a generous offer, and that they accept.

The next day, Dawncloud, Flintfang, and Boulder meet with Tigerclaw again, and the others. She blinks warmly and thanks them, informing them that she will make sure Nightstar knows what they have done and there will be no grudges held against them after this. She leads the way back through the pines with the fresh-kill, her tail brushing against Stumpytail. Tigerclaw knows that they had been close friends as apprentices.

Rowanberry emerges from a den when the rogue cats enter the camp, saying that although Dawncloud had told them they were going to hunt for ShadowClan, she didn't expect them to deliver it themselves. Dawncloud pads over to the elderly ShadowClan leader when he emerges from branches telling him to look at the fresh-kill pile and they will all be fed that night.

When Tigerclaw summons his group of cats so they can go, Stumpytail glances at Dawncloud, as if reluctant to leave.

After Runningnose calls a Clan meeting, Tigerclaw watches Stumpytail go over to sit beside Dawncloud. Once Tigerclaw and the others are a part of ShadowClan, Dawncloud and Stumpytail touch their noses together.

At another Clan meeting, Runningnose spots a claw at the base of the rock, covered in shadowy stripes. Dawncloud gasps that it must be a sign from StarClan.

In the Field Guides

The Ultimate Guide

At the end of Tigerstar's leader ceremony, Dawncloud is shown along Tallpoppy, Darkflower, and Cinderfur standing close together, and they watch with hopeful, anxious eyes. Tigerstar promises to lead ShadowClan back to the glory that Dawncloud and the other elders knew of.

Character pixels

Please do not edit this gallery Kit Version Apprentice Version Queen Version Elder Version StarClan Version

Official art

Please do not edit this gallery Dawncloud's icon on the Warriors family tree

Ceremonies

Dawnpaw's apprentice ceremony
Brokenstar: Volepaw, you will be my apprentice. Clawface, I know I promised him to you, but you can have Littlepaw instead. I owe it to Mosspaw to train his brother in his place. Blackfoot, you take Dawnpaw. Boulder, you will have Wetpaw, and Stumpytail will have Brownpaw. Reference: Yellowfang's Secret, page 466

Kin

Members

Mate:

Finchflight: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Daughter:

Blossomkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Kits:

Swampkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Unnamed kits: Status unknown

Father:

Blizzardwing: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Mother:

Featherstorm: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Brothers:

Mosspaw: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Volepaw: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Half-brothers:

Raggedstar: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Scorchwind: Deceased, verified StarClan member

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Half-nephews:

Brokenstar: Deceased, no residence

Half-nieces:

Hopekit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Wishkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Tree

Blizzardwing ♂

Featherstorm ♀

Finchflight ♂

Dawncloud ♀

Mosspaw ♂

Volepaw ♂

Scorchwind ♂

Raggedstar ♂

Swampkit

Blossomkit ♀

Unnamed Kits

Rowanclaw ♂

Lavenderkit

Cedarheart ♂

Hopekit ♀

Brokenstar ♂

Wishkit ♀

Dawnpelt ♀

Flametail ♂

Tigerstar ♂

Strikestone ♂

Sleekwhisker ♀

Juniperclaw ♂

Shadowsight ♂

Pouncestep ♀

Lightleap ♀

    = Male

    = Female

    = Gender Unknown

Appearances

• Yellowfang's Secret
• Into the Wild (First appearance)
• Fire and Ice (Allegiance only)
• Forest of Secrets (Allegiance only)
• Tigerclaw's Fury
• Rising Storm (Allegiance only)
• Secrets of the Clans (Retconned)
• The Ultimate Guide †

Trivia

Interesting facts

• While shown as alive in Tigerclaw's Fury, which ends a day before the Gathering in which Tigerclaw is a newly-named leader of ShadowClan, The Ultimate Guide depicts Dawncloud as deceased and present at Tigerclaw's leadership ceremony. Given that Dawncloud is not present in the allegiances for A Dangerous Path, it is possible that she died the same day that Tigerclaw got his nine lives. It is unsure if Dawncloud actually died the same day as Tigerclaw's leadership ceremony, or if this is an editor error, due to not having anything to either confirm or deny what actually happened to her.

Mistakes

• Despite being a very young apprentice in Yellowfang's Secret, Dawncloud is depicted as an elderly queen in Into the Wild.

Continuity

The following information is from sources considered non-canon or retconned.

• In Secrets of the Clans, a 2007 field guide, she is mistakenly listed as Nightstar's apprentice.
• In Su Susann's "Missing Kits" on Vicky's Facebook, after the death of Finchflight and their kits, Dawncloud became mates with Smokefoot and had Crowfrost and Spiderfoot.

Quotes

Volekit: "That's not fair!"

Dawnkit: "That's right! We're just as old as he is!"

^{Yellowfang's Secret, page 451}

"She said she didn't want to treat my scratch because it was a waste of herbs!"

―Dawnpaw siding against Yellowfang

"Look, do you see the fresh-kill pile? We will all fill our bellies tonight!"

―Dawncloud to Nightstar about the fresh-kill pile

External links

• The Warrior Code: An Outdated Relic? on the Warriors official website (Indirect mention only) (backup link)
• A matter of choice on the Warriors official website (Indirect mention only) (backup link)