"I know what it's like to lose kits, Oakheart. I wouldn't wish that kind of grief on any cat." |
— Graypool to Oakheart sadly remembering her lost kits in Forest of Secrets, page 4 |
Graypool is a dark gray she-cat with yellow eyes.[11]
Graypool was a RiverClan warrior under Hailstar's and Crookedstar's leaderships in the forest territories. Graykit was born to Fallowtail of RiverClan and Reedfeather of WindClan alongside her sister, Willowkit. Reedfeather claimed the right to his kits as their father and took them to live with him in WindClan, but Hailstar stole them back. Graypaw was apprenticed to Brightsky; however when Brightsky died during her kitting, Graypaw had Piketooth as a mentor. After receiving her warrior name, Graypool became mates with Rippleclaw, and together they had three kits, Morningkit, Splashkit, and Swankit, but all three soon died shortly after birth. Graypool adopted Mistykit and Stonekit when Oakheart brought them to RiverClan and later retired to the elders' den when she began to lose her memory.
Tigerstar, ShadowClan's leader, ran into her at Fourtrees, where she mistook him for Oakheart. She revealed the secret of the ThunderClan kits she adopted, but realized that she wasn't talking to Oakheart when Tigerstar pushed for more information. Graypool slipped trying to get away and hit her head on a rock, dying instantly. Fireheart discovered her and alerted her death to Graystripe and Mistyfoot who mourned her back in RiverClan's camp. After her death, Graypool ascended to StarClan and gave Mistystar one of her nine lives.
Contents
History
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The Prophecies Begin
- Graypool is a RiverClan queen. Oakheart brings Bluestar's kits, Mistykit and Stonekit, to RiverClan for Graypool to raise, and she takes them in as her own. Graypool knows of their true parents, but Mistyfoot and Stonefur grow up believing that Graypool is their mother. Graypool later tells Fireheart that Mistyfoot and Stonefur are Bluestar's kits.
- Graypool grows old and retires to the elders' den. One night, she runs into Tigerstar at Fourtrees, and mistakes him for Oakheart. She accidentally reveals the truth about Mistystar and Stonefur's parentage before realizing he's not Oakheart. Startled, Graypool loses her balance and falls down a hill, hitting her head on a rock and dying.
Super Editions
- In Crookedstar's Promise, Graykit is born to Fallowtail along with her sister, Willowkit. She almost gets carried off by a heron, but is saved by Crookedkit. Her father is revealed to be the WindClan deputy, Reedfeather, and he takes his daughters to raise them in WindClan. However, Hailstar organizes a patrol to take them back. Graykit is given her apprentice name with Brightsky as her mentor, but when Brightsky moves to the nursery expecting Mudfur's kits, Piketooth becomes her mentor. She earns her warrior name of Graypool and becomes Rippleclaw’s mate. She gives birth to two kits, Morningkit and Splashkit, but they both die soon after their birth. She later adopts two stray kits that Oakheart claims to have found named Mistykit and Stonekit. They later become warriors named Mistyfoot and Stonefur.
Novellas
- In Mistystar's Omen, Graypool is in StarClan and gives Mistyfoot her first life with the gift of loving her Clanmates with the love a mother has for her kits.
Detailed description
- Graypool is a skinny,[12] dark[13] gray she-cat[14] with soft,[15] patchy fur and a scarred muzzle turning white with age.[12] She has a small head,[4] broken teeth,[16] and pale[17] yellow eyes.[12]
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Main images
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Alternate images
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Official art
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Ceremonies
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Family
- Main article: Graypool/Family
- Graypool's parents are Fallowtail and Reedfeather. Her mate is Rippleclaw, and Splashkit, Morningkit, and Swankit are their children. She is also the foster mother of Mistystar and Stonefur For more of Graypool's family, click here!
Appearances
- Crookedstar's Promise
- Bluestar's Prophecy (Allegiance only)
- Redtail's Debt (Allegiance only)
- Forest of Secrets
- Rising Storm (Allegiance only)
- Tigerclaw's Fury (Allegiance only)
- A Dangerous Path †
- Mistystar's Omen
- Night Whispers
- Cats of the Clans
- Battles of the Clans
- The Ultimate Guide
Trivia
Interesting facts
- Graypool suffered a form of dementia toward the end of her life.[18]
- Graypool has WindClan blood via Reedfeather.[19]
- Her and Willowbreeze's warrior names were suggested by Fallowtail, their mother, so they both carry the strength of wind and water together.[20]
Mistakes
- She was mistakenly called Graypool when she was still an apprentice.[21]
- In Forest of Secrets, she is said to have one remaining kit when Mistykit and Stonekit are brought to her, but in Crookedstar's Promise she has no remaining kits at that point.[22]
- Graypool is mistakenly mentioned as Crookedstar's apprentice.[23]
- Graypool has mistakenly been called pale gray.[24]
Continuity
The following information is from sources considered non-canon or retconned.
Quotes
- "Doesn't anything ruin your appetite? You do realize you're about to meet StarClan, don't you?"
- ―Brightsky purring to Graypaw Crookedstar's Promise, page 201
- Graypool: "Oakheart? What have you got there?"
- Oakheart: "Kits, Graypool. Will you take them? They need a mother to look after them."
- Forest of Secrets, pages 2-3
- Graypool: "I still don't understand. Why would two kits be alone in the forest in the middle of leaf-bare? Their mother must be frantic."
- Oakheart: "I didn't steal them, if that's what you're thinking."
- Forest of Secrets, pages 3-4
- "Don't be such a fool. You're too proud for your own good. How can we feed ourselves, even with the thaw? There are no fish to eat. The river's practically poisoned; you know it is."
- ―Graypool to Crookedstar Forest of Secrets, page 133
External links
- Blood Isn't Everything on the Warriors official website (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Revealed in Night Whispers, page 155
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 119
- ↑ Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 142
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Revealed in A Dangerous Path, page 76
- ↑ Revealed in A Dangerous Path, page 75
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 191
- ↑ Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 282
- ↑ Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 419
- ↑ Revealed in Forest of Secrets, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 258
- ↑ Revealed in Redtail's Debt, allegiances
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Revealed in Forest of Secrets, page 66
- ↑ Revealed in A Dangerous Path, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Forest of Secrets, page 2
- ↑ Revealed in Battles of the Clans, page 53
- ↑ Revealed in Forest of Secrets, page 67
- ↑ Revealed in Forest of Secrets, page 72
- ↑ Revealed on Vicky's Facebook
- ↑ Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 139
- ↑ Revealed in Battles of the Clans, page 57
- ↑ Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 209
- ↑ Revealed in Forest of Secrets, page 3
- ↑ Revealed in The Warriors Guide, page 34
- ↑ Revealed in Mistystar's Omen, chapter 3
- ↑ Revealed on the Warriors website family tree (screenshot)
- Characters
- Elders
- RiverClan cats
- Forest of Secrets characters
- Rising Storm characters
- A Dangerous Path characters
- Queens
- Cats of the Clans characters
- Supporting characters
- Deceased characters
- Night Whispers characters
- StarClan cats
- Crookedstar's Promise characters
- Females
- Mistystar's Omen characters
- Tigerclaw's Fury characters
- The Ultimate Guide characters
- Redtail's Debt characters