| "It's true. We'll be picked off one by one." |
| — Dawnflower about the eagles in the mountains in Dawn, page 288 |
Dawnflower is a pale gray she-cat.[7]
Dawnflower was a RiverClan warrior under Leopardstar's in the forest and the lake territories. She was born to Frogleap and Mosspelt, and became an apprentice as Dawnpaw with Heavystep as her mentor. After earning her warrior name, Dawnflower gave birth to her kits, Minnowkit, Pebblekit and Tumblekit. She and her kits traveled on the Great Journey and settled in their new home. Her kits accidentally get covered in tainted water, and Dawnflower and her kits fell ill. Tumblekit died, but Minnowtail and Pebblefoot grew to be warriors. She retired to the elders' den and died from dehydration during a drought.
History
In The Prophecies Begin arc
A Dangerous Path
- A Dangerous Path does not formally appear in The Blazing Star , but is listed in the allegiances. She is now a new RiverClan apprentice. Her mentor is Heavystep.
The Darkest Hour
- The Darkest Hour does not formally appear in The Blazing Star , but is listed in the allegiances.
In The New Prophecy arc
Midnight
- Midnight does not formally appear in The Blazing Star , but is listed in the allegiances. She has earned her warrior name and is now listed as a queen.
Moonrise
- Moonrise does not formally appear in The Blazing Star , but is listed in the allegiances.
Dawn
- Dawnflower has three kits, Minnowkit, Pebblekit, and Tumblekit, although their names are revealed only in Twilight.
- When it is revealed that Hawkfrost and Mothwing are Tigerstar's kits, Dawnflower hisses at Leopardstar for agreeing to let them stay in RiverClan, and lets out a low growl when Sasha tells her kits that she can see their father in them. Sasha seems oblivious to their hisses.
- While the Clans are crossing WindClan's torn up territory, one of Dawnflower's kits dangerously strays in front of a Twoleg monster's path, but Crowpaw saves it. She blinks at him gratefully as he brings it back to her, and she comforts them and washes the mud off of the face of one. Dawnflower later rescues one of Tallpoppy's kits from being run over by a Twoleg monster on the Thunderpath and starts licking it fiercely, before realizing that the kit is not her own and is quite embarrassed. However, Tallpoppy is very grateful. She later suggests that the Clans should all sleep together to avoid being attacked by foxes.
- In the mountains, she becomes frightened when Marshkit is grabbed by an eagle, thinking that they all will be picked off one by one. When another eagle attacks, Brambleclaw shields her and her kits and herds them into the shelter. When the Tribe finds them, she gives her approval for her kits to go share prey with one of the Tribe kits.
Starlight
- Starlight does not formally appear in The Blazing Star , but is listed in the allegiances.
Twilight
- Dawnflower's kits sneak out of camp and find and play in some silver-and-green, foul-smelling liquid. Minnowkit dares Pebblekit and their sister to drink some, and all the kits try it.
- They return to camp with traces of the liquid still on them. They end up spreading it around camp, causing the Clan to be very sick. Dawnflower licks them clean, in turn getting poisoned along with others. She is the first fully-grown cat to get sick. Leafpool is called to help Mothwing treat the sickness, and when she gently pats Dawnflower's belly, the queen moans and tries to pull away. After giving the sick cats treatment, they examine Dawnflower, and though she is still very weak, she seems to be getting better.
- Later, Tumblekit dies as she is too weak to recover and Mothwing is frantic, afraid of what Dawnflower will say. Leafpool comforts her and advises against telling the siblings of her death, saying that in the morning Dawnflower might be awake to comfort them. Soon, the queen has recovered enough to wash, and Mothwing later reports that she and the kits have moved back into the nursery.
Sunset
- Sunset does not formally appear in The Blazing Star , but is listed in the allegiances.
In the Power of Three arc
The Sight
- The Sight does not formally appear in The Blazing Star , but is listed in the allegiances.
Dark River
- Dark River does not formally appear in The Blazing Star , but is listed in the allegiances.
Outcast
- Outcast does not formally appear in The Blazing Star , but is listed in the allegiances. Dawnflower moves out of the nursery and returns to being a warrior when her kits, Minnowpaw and Pebblepaw, become apprentices.
Eclipse
- Eclipse does not formally appear in The Blazing Star , but is listed in the allegiances.
Long Shadows
- Long Shadows does not formally appear in The Blazing Star , but is listed in the allegiances.
Sunrise
- Sunrise does not formally appear in The Blazing Star , but is listed in the allegiances.
In the Omen of the Stars arc
The Fourth Apprentice
- The Fourth Apprentice does not formally appear in The Blazing Star , but is listed in the allegiances. She has now retired to the elders' den.
Fading Echoes
- When Mistystar travels to the ThunderClan camp with Mothwing after receiving her nine lives, she tells Firestar that Dawnflower, Blackclaw and Voletooth have all died from hunger and thirst as a result of the drought. Mousefur and Longtail become upset when they hear this.
In the Field Guides
Battles of the Clans
- In the great battle on ThunderClan territory, she is in a patrol with Blackclaw, Pouncetail and Reedwhisker. They are setting an ambush in the Abandoned Twoleg nest. On the way there, her fur gets caught on a bramble tendril, and Pouncetail has to free her.
- When they find ShadowClan cats in the nest, Dawnflower attacks from the front with Blackclaw. She later finds the ShadowClan warrior Spiderfoot hiding, too scared to fight. She asks Pouncetail if they should teach him a lesson, and is shocked, along with the others, when Pouncetail lets him go.
In the Novellas
Leafpool's Wish
- Leafpool's Wish does not formally appear in The Blazing Star , but is listed in the allegiances.
Hollyleaf's Story
- Hollyleaf's Story does not formally appear in The Blazing Star , but is listed in the allegiances.
Mistystar's Omen
- Mistyfoot is speaking with Leopardstar and says that it had been a hard greenleaf, but RiverClan had survived. Leopardstar snaps at Mistyfoot that Blackclaw, Voletooth, and Dawnflower had not survived and that she had had to watch her Clanmates starve to death with no fish to catch.
Character pixels
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation.  Kit Version  Apprentice Version  Warrior Version  Queen Version  Elder Version |
Official art
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Please do not edit this gallery  Dawnflower's icon on the Warriors family tree |
Kin
Members
Mother:
Father:
Half-sister:
- Willowshine:[5] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Son:
- Pebblefoot:[10] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Daughters:
- Minnowtail:[10] Living (As of Wind)
- Tumblekit:[note 1] Deceased, verified StarClan member
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Aunt:
Grandfather:
Grandmother:
Great aunt:
- Fallowtail:[14] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great uncle:
- Marshcloud:[5]Deceased, verified StarClan member
Cousins:
- Graypool:[15] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Willowbreeze:[15] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Splashkit:[16] Status unknown
- Morningkit:[16] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Swankit:[17] Status unknown
- Minnowkit:[18] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Willowkit:[18] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Silverstream:[19] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Stormfur:[20] Living (As of Graystripe's Vow)
- Feathertail:[20] Deceased, verified the Tribe of Endless Hunting and StarClan member
- Lark That Sings at Dawn:[21] Status unknown
- Pine That Clings to Rock:[21] Living (As of Graystripe's Vow)
- Grasswhisker:[5] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Vixenkit:[5] Status unknown
Tree
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Quotes
- "Tallpoppy and Dawnflower quickly gave their approval, and the Clan kits wasted no time following the Tribe kit across the cave."
- ―Narrator Dawn
- "My kit!"
- ―Dawnflower screeching about watching her kit run straight towards a monster Dawn
- "All the Clans should sleep together. Lie down, Tumblekit."
- ―Dawnflower worried about her kit's safety Dawn
External links
- Stand Together or Fall Divided on the Warriors official website (Indirect mention only)
Notes
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Revealed in A Dangerous Path, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in The Darkest Hour, page 136
- ↑ Revealed in The Darkest Hour, page 276
- ↑ Revealed in Fading Echoes, page 30
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Revealed on the Warriors website family tree
- ↑ Revealed in Outcast, allegiances
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Revealed in Midnight, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in The Fourth Apprentice, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Twilight, page 167
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Revealed in Twilight, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Twilight, page 154
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 222
- ↑ Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 209
- ↑ Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 138
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, allegiances
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 447
- ↑ Revealed in Forest of Secrets, page 2
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 474
- ↑ Revealed in Fire and Ice, page 155
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Revealed in Fire and Ice, page 221
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Revealed in Sign of the Moon, page 2