Heronwing (TC)

"They have fought hunger alongside us with the courage of lions and the loyalty of true warriors. Moonflower, Poppydawn, Heronwing, and Rabbitleap, your Clan welcomes you."

— Doestar about Heronwing at his warrior ceremony in Goosefeather's Curse, chapter 10

Heronwing (TC)
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation.
Affiliations
Current:	StarClan
Past:	ThunderClan
Names
Kit:	Heronkit
Apprentice:	Heronpaw
Warrior:	Heronwing
StarClan resident:	Heronwing
Kin
Mother:	Fallowsong
Sister:	Poppydawn
Brother:	Rabbitleap
Book appearances
Living	Pinestar's Choice, Goosefeather's Curse
Living	Pinestar's Choice, Goosefeather's Curse

Heronwing is a dark brown tabby tom with yellow eyes.

Heronwing was a ThunderClan warrior who served under Doestar's leadership in the forest territories. He was born as Heronkit to Fallowsong along with Poppykit and Rabbitkit. He became an apprentice known as Heronpaw, and after surviving the Great Hunger, Doestar made Heronpaw and his siblings warriors, and gave him the name of Heronwing. After his death, he joined StarClan.

History

In the Novellas

Pinestar's Choice

Pineheart mentions to Doestar that Heronpaw had caught a pigeon all by himself while on patrol. The Clan leader is pleased to hear this, and comments that Heronpaw has always been fast, even since he was a kit. Doestar later holds a ceremony to give Heronpaw his warrior name, Heronwing. The day after, following Doestar's death, Heronwing crouches at the edge of the clearing with Moonflower, Poppydawn, and Rabbitleap, bowing his head in sorrow.

Goosefeather's Curse

"He found us all too quickly. I bet he cheated!"

―Heronkit accusing Goosekit of cheating ^{Goosefeather's Curse, chapter 2}

Moonkit, Poppykit, and Heronkit chase a moss ball across the clearing. All three of the kits crash into each other, but none are able to get the moss ball. As Goosekit heads back to the nursery, he has to swerve to avoid Poppykit and Heronkit, who are wrestling over a stick.

Heronkit plays hide-and-seek with Goosekit, Moonkit, and his littermates. When Goosekit looks for them, a dark brown tom tells him that Heronkit is hiding in the elders' den. Goosekit heads over to it, nearly tripping over Heronkit, who is crouching behind a thistle clump. He wriggles out of Goosekit's way, telling him to watch out.

After Goosekit finishes finding all the kits, Heronkit narrows his eyes and says that Goosekit found them too quickly, accusing him of cheating. Goosekit defends himself, saying he heard Rabbitkit moving, but Heronkit and the others don't believe him. Heronkit turns his back to Goosekit, saying they should go play another game without him. When Swiftpaw goes missing, Rabbitkit, Moonkit, and Heronkit want to search for her. Heronkit says that it will be just like hide-and-seek. At Stormtail's warrior ceremony, Doestar mentions that there is a new apprentice to be made. Moonkit tries to see Heronkit, believing the new apprentice is him, and notes that he had not said anything to her about it. However, Doestar makes Goosepaw an apprentice, not Heronkit.

He is later made an apprentice, becoming Heronpaw. When Goosepaw rushes into camp, Heronpaw asks if he was being chased by a fox. Poppypaw says it was probably a rabbit, as Goosepaw smelled of leaves. Moonpaw says rabbits can be dangerous, to which Rabbitpaw says that he is a rabbit that is always dangerous, bringing his forepaws down on Heronpaw. Heronpaw shrugs him away, telling Rabbitpaw to stop messing around. Moons later, after the leaf-bare that ravaged ThunderClan, Moonflower, Poppydawn, Heronwing, and Rabbitleap are made warriors, and are thanked for fighting like lions during it.

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 StarClan Version

Official art

Please do not edit this gallery Heronwing (TC)'s icon on the Warriors family tree

Ceremonies

Heronwing's warrior ceremony
Doestar: They have fought hunger alongside us, with the courage of lions and the loyalty of true warriors. Poppydawn, Heronwing, and Rabbitleap, your Clan welcomes you. Reference: Goosefeather's Curse, Chapter 10

Kin

Members

Mother:

Fallowsong: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Sister:

Poppydawn: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Brother:

Rabbitleap: Deceased, verified StarClan member

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Aunt:

Sweetbriar: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Nieces:

Rosetail: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Sweetpaw: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Nephew:

Thistleclaw: Deceased, verified the Place of No Stars member

Grandnephew:

Whitestorm: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Great-grandnieces:

Ferncloud: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Sorreltail: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Great-grandnephews:

Ashfur: Deceased, no residence

Elderkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Tulipkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Rainwhisker: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Sootfur: Deceased, verified StarClan member

First cousin:

Pinestar: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Tree

Unknown

Oakstar ♂

Sweetbriar ♀

Fallowsong ♀

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Frecklewish ♀

Birchface ♂

Pinestar ♂

Heronwing ♂

Rabbitleap ♂

Poppydawn ♀

Windflight ♂

Nightkit ♀

Tigerstar ♂

Mistkit ♀

Rosetail ♀

Thistleclaw ♂

Sweetpaw ♀

Tadpole ♂

Mothwing ♀

Hawkfrost ♂

Brambleclaw ♂

Tawnypelt ♀

Whitestorm ♂

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    = Tom

    = She-cat

    = Gender unknown

Appearances

• Pinestar's Choice
• Goosefeather's Curse (First appearance)

Trivia

Continuity

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

• In Su Susann's "Missing Kits" on Vicky's Facebook, Weedwhisker was the father of Heronwing and his littermates. Heronwing's mentor was also Rockfall.

Quotes

Rabbitkit: "We totally could have helped! I'm nearly as big as the apprentices."

Heronkit: "It would be just like playing hide-and-seek!"

^{Goosefeather's Curse, chapter 2}

Rabbitpaw: "This rabbit's always dangerous!"

Heronpaw: "Stop messing around!"

^{Goosefeather's Curse, chapter 5}