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Fernstripe

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"Fernstripe seems happy to be with Shellfur. I suppose she misses WindClan, but she never mentions it. And ThunderClan doesn't seem to mind having a WindClan cat around."
— Nightheart to Sunbeam about changing Clans in Sky, page 104


Fernstripe is a gray tabby she-cat.[4]

Fernstripe is a ThunderClan warrior under Bramblestar's and Squirrelstar's leaderships in the lake territories. She originated in WindClan, and was apprenticed as Fernpaw to Crowfeather. After she earned her warrior name, Fernstripe fell in love with the ThunderClan warrior Shellfur, and joined ThunderClan to become mates with him.

History[]

In the A Vision of Shadows arc[]

The Apprentice's Quest[]

Fernpaw is introduced as an apprentice of WindClan being mentored by Crowfeather.

Thunder and Shadow[]

In the ShadowClan camp, when several of the apprentices protest about their Clan, Sleekpaw notes that they are now only being peaceful, and Juniperpaw agrees that even WindClan doesn't respect them anymore even though ShadowClan is better. He recalls how, at the last Gathering, Fernpaw called them a bunch of frog-eaters, but how in the old days apprentices from other Clans wouldn't dare speak to ShadowClan apprentices like that.
At another Gathering, the ThunderClan and RiverClan apprentices enthusiastically greet each other, but Fernpaw and Brindlepaw, the WindClan apprentices, eye them eagerly and want to meet them, yet don't move from their mentors' sides.
During another Gathering, Cypresspaw, a RiverClan apprentice at her first Gathering, shifts closer to her sister, Wavepaw, as Brindlepaw and Fernpaw pad toward them. She breathes that she didn't think there would be so many cats, but her sister reminds her of the truce.

Darkest Night[]

Fernpaw, along with her denmates, Brindlepaw and Smokepaw, are present at a Gathering. Alderheart notes how quiet and shy the gray tabby is, saying that usually the apprentices are bouncy and very chatty with the other apprentices. This time, however, Fernpaw stays close to her mentor and doesn't say a word.

River of Fire[]

She is now a warrior with the name Fernstripe.

In the A Starless Clan arc[]

River[]

After the changes to the warrior code are approved, Harestar announces that Fernstripe wishes to join ThunderClan to be with Shellfur.

Sky[]

While on the journey to find catmint, Nightheart remarks to Sunbeam that Fernstripe is settling well in ThunderClan and his Clanmates don't really mind having her around. Squirrelflight later orders Shellfur and Fernstripe to clean out the warriors' den. Fernstripe later hunts with Nightheart, Finleap, and Shellfur.

Thunder[]

When Nightheart is reflecting about how the hunting patrol was back, he notes that the evening patrol will be leaving soon, and that patrol will include Fernstripe, Flipclaw, and Sorrelstripe. Later, when Shellfur gives his support to Sunbeam, she decides his support means a lot, and that Fernstripe, his mate, used to be a WindClan cat. When Sunbeam is teaching Spotfur's kits to hunt, Bristlekit thinks that loyalty needs to be more than just because a cat was born there, because Sunbeam or Fernstripe wouldn't have been in ThunderClan.

In the Super Editions[]

Onestar's Confession[]

Fernpaw: "I didn't, Onestar. I spotted the mouse in the bushes. It seemed mouse-brained not to catch it. I only went a couple of paw steps out of the hollow."
Onestar: "And that was a couple of paw steps too many. Go and report to Kestrelflight and tell him I said you were to do the elders' ticks until the next Gathering."
—Onestar punishing Fernpaw for leaving camp Onestar's Confession, page 351
When Onestar returns from visiting the Moonpool, he spots Fernpaw injured in Kestrelflight's den. Kestrelflight explains that she was separated during a hunting patrol and was viciously attacked. Fernpaw adds that she can't recall who attacked her since she hit her head on a rock, but Onestar suspects it was Darktail seeking revenge.
After Darktail make himself known to the Clans, Onestar forbids any of the apprentices from leaving camp to keep them safe. However, Fernpaw hunts just outside of camp while her mentor Crowfeather is on a border patrol. Onestar confronts her for leaving camp, but the gray tabby apprentice explains she only barely left the camp. Her leader instead berates her for disobeying his orders and punishes her with taking care of the elders' ticks for a moon. Disheartened, Fernpaw apologizes as she heads for the medicine cat's den. Whitetail confronts her mate for his sharp behavior towards Fernpaw, but Onestar insists he's doing his best to keep his Clanmates safe.

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Shellfur:[5] Living (As of Ivypool's Heart)

Tree[]

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See moreLionheart ♂Frostfur ♀See more
Graystripe ♂Millie ♀Cinderpelt ♀Brackenfur ♂Brightheart ♀Cloudtail ♂
Briarlight ♀Bumblestripe ♂Blossomfall ♀Thornclaw ♂See moreLionblaze ♂Cinderheart ♀See moreDewnose ♂Ambermoon ♀Snowbush ♂See moreWhitewing ♀
Fernstripe ♀Shellfur ♂Plumstone ♀Eaglewing ♀Stemleaf ♂Spotfur ♀Snaptooth ♂Sorrelstripe ♀Hollytuft ♀Flywhisker ♀Fernsong ♂Ivypool ♀See more
Graypaw ♂Stempaw ♂Bristlepaw ♀Bayshine ♂Myrtlebloom ♀Bristlefrost ♀Flipclaw ♂Thriftear ♀

    = Tom

    = She-cat

    = Gender unknown


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  • She was initially described as dark brown.[2]
  • Fernstripe was originally listed with the warrior name 'Ferntail' in the allegiance preview for The Apprentice's Quest on Kate's blog,[blog 1] despite being an apprentice.[2]
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