Morningflower

"Firestar, I didn't ever think you'd saved my son for this. What has StarClan done to us?"

— Morningflower, after Gorsepaw is killed in The Darkest Hour, page 208

Morningflower
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation.
Affiliations
Last known:	WindClan
Past:	LionClan
Names
Kit:	Unknown
Apprentice:	Morningpaw
Warrior:	Morningflower
Queen:	Morningflower
Elder:	Morningflower
Kin
Mother:	Wrenflight
Father:	Stagleap
Sister:	Ashfoot
Brother:	Onestar
Son:	Gorsepaw
Education
Mentor:	Tallstar
Book appearances
Living	The Prophecies Begin, Firestar's Quest, The New Prophecy, Power of Three, Novellas, Secrets of the Clans
Living	The Prophecies Begin, Firestar's Quest, The New Prophecy, Power of Three, Novellas, Secrets of the Clans

Morningflower is a tortoiseshell she-cat with amber eyes.

Morningflower was a WindClan warrior under Tallstar's leadership in the forest territories. She was born to Stagleap and Wrenflight with her siblings, Ashfoot and Onewhisker. As an apprentice, Morningpaw was mentored by Tallstar. After earning her warrior name, Morningflower and the rest of her Clan were exiled by Brokenstar and ShadowClan. While in exile, she gave birth to Gorsepaw. Fireheart and Graystripe bring WindClan home and Morningflower allowed Fireheart to carry Gorsekit.

Because of her friendship with Fireheart, she spared him when WindClan attacked ThunderClan for harboring Brokenstar. Gorsepaw soon became an apprentice with Morningflower's brother, Onewhisker, as his mentor. However, Gorsepaw was murdered by Tigerstar when TigerClan attacked their camp. Morningflower avenged her son's death in the battle against BloodClan. Afterwards, she retired to the elders' den and participated on the Great Journey. She fell ill when Mothwing accidentally gave the elders tainted water, but recovered and spent the rest of her days in the elders' den.

History

In The Prophecies Begin arc

Fire and Ice

"What is it, Barkface? Has StarClan spoken to you?"

―Morningflower, after Barkface receives a vision ^{Fire and Ice}

Morningflower is a heavily pregnant queen, and needs to rest. When WindClan makes the return journey home, she had since given birth to a kit. Morningflower is still exhausted from her kitting and from being so far away from home, so she needs constant help from her Clanmates and Fireheart. When she gets tired from carrying her newborn, Fireheart offers to help. She is suspicious, but soon softens after she sees the compassion in his eyes. Fireheart stays close to her so she can see her son. This is the beginning of a bond between the two.

As they cross the Thunderpath, Morningflower carries her kit across, with Fireheart by her side. Later, when Barkface sees a sign from StarClan in the clouds, he yells, and Morningflower calls out, worried. When WindClan gets home, she thanks Fireheart and is overjoyed at being home. She immediately heads to the nursery to start making a nest for her kit and herself.

Forest of Secrets

"Morningflower's eyes were filled with sorrow, and Fireheart could see that she too remembered what they had endured together. He could not bring himself to strike her, and after a moment she backed away from him and disappeared into the heaving mass of cats."

―Narrator describing Morningflower and Fireheart's encounter during the fight over Brokenstar ^{Forest of Secrets}

Along with the rest of WindClan, Morningflower is outraged when she finds out that ThunderClan is harboring Brokenstar. She takes part in the surprise attack on ThunderClan, and is seen fighting with Longtail. Then, she attacks Fireheart, not realizing at first who he is, but then recognizes him and stops, remembering their friendship. Morningflower leaves Fireheart alone and continues fighting.

Rising Storm

When Onewhisker greets Firestar at a Gathering, he mentions that Morningflower's kit, Gorsepaw, is now an apprentice and is attending his first Gathering.

A Dangerous Path

Fireheart recognizes Gorsepaw, Morningflower's son, at a Gathering, and Onewhisker introduces his apprentice to the ThunderClan warrior. Gorsepaw shyly tells Fireheart that Morningflower had told him about he had carried him across the Thunderpath when WindClan returned home. Morningflower is in the battle line during the confrontation between WindClan and ThunderClan, standing next to Onewhisker and Gorsepaw.

The Darkest Hour

When the ThunderClan cats arrive after TigerClan attack WindClan, Morningflower is in the center of the clearing, wailing. She keeps nosing Gorsepaw's dead body. Onewhisker tells Firestar that Tigerstar held the young apprentice down and killed him to make an example of what would happen to every WindClan cat if they did not join him. Firestar pads over to the grieving queen, touching his nose to her shoulder to get her attention. Morningflower looks up at him, saying that she couldn't believe StarClan had done this to them, and that she never thought Firestar would save her son for this. Graystripe also touches his nose to Gorsepaw's body, before murmuring a few comforting words to her.

Morningflower attends the meeting of LionClan and TigerClan, her eyes cold with the longing to avenge her kit. In the battle with BloodClan, Morningflower bursts out of the bushes beside Ravenpaw and Barley, attacking a white BloodClan tom. She slashes fiercely at his haunches while yowling her dead son's name, taking all of her grief of her son's murder out on the BloodClan cats. She leaps onto his back, clawing out pawfuls of fur. After the battle, Firestar sees her emerge from the bushes with Tallstar, Mudclaw, and some WindClan apprentices. Firestar sees a glow of satisfaction in her eyes, noting she now feels avenged for the death of Gorsepaw.

In The New Prophecy arc

Midnight

Morningflower is now an elder. Feathertail pauses to briefly speak with her at the Gathering, and though the exchange is polite, it is not friendly, as WindClan cats are still drinking water from RiverClan territory though the drought is over.

Dawn

During the journey to the new territory, the Clans cross a Thunderpath. Morningflower falls behind and is in danger of being hit by a monster. Leafpaw and Firestar yell encouragement, and she makes it safely across.

Later, one of her paw pads wears raw from walking. Leafpaw takes a look at it while Barkface examines an unfamiliar herb brought by Russetfur. Barkface is skeptical about the herbs, but Morningflower gives her approval saying that if it works, they can use it on others. With Morningflower's consent, Leafpaw chews and washes the green juice into Morningflower's paw. She winces but shrugs it off as a small sting. Once Leafpaw is finished with the unknown herb juice, she swaths Morningflower's paw in cobwebs reminding her if it starts to throb. Morningflower then gingerly presses her paw to the ground and tells Leafpaw that it works.

As they get further into the mountains, Morningflower's paw has improved even though the terrain has been getting more difficult to walk on.

Starlight

Morningflower has been growing weaker with coming old age. She and Darkfoot, another WindClan elder, become very sick from being given poisoned water by Mothwing to drink before coming to the camp. Leafpaw brings watermint when she hears the news, and is able to help Barkface keep them from getting any worse.

In the Power of Three arc

Dark River

Jaypaw listens to the other medicine cats on the way to the Moonpool, and Barkface confides that Morningflower has recovered from greencough and lives to see another newleaf. Jaypaw can tell that Barkface fears that it might be her last newleaf.

Trivia

Interesting facts

• Morningflower's mate was not Tallstar.
• She is a direct descendant of Windstar.

Mistakes

• Although listed as an elder in the allegiances of Leafpool's Wish, her description states her as a tortoiseshell queen, similar to when she was listed as a queen.

Continuity

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

• In Secrets of the Clans, it is revealed that her apprentice name was Morningpaw and Tallstar was her mentor. When ShadowClan attacks the WindClan camp, Ashfoot tells Morningflower to protect Ashfoot's son, Eaglekit. When WindClan decides to leave the camp, Morningflower and Eaglekit are first to break through the bracken to escape and start running.
• On the Warriors website family tree, Morningflower is depicted with white and her mate is listed as Cloudrunner, and their kits are Gorsepaw, Quailkit, and Storkkit.

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

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

Kin

Members

Son:

Gorsepaw: Status unknown

Mother:

Wrenflight: Status unknown

Father:

Stagleap: Status unknown

Sister:

Ashfoot: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Brother:

Onestar: Deceased, verified StarClan member

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Grandmothers:

Palebird: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Mistmouse: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Grandfathers:

Woollytail: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Hareflight: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Uncles:

Bristlekit: Status unknown

Flykit: Status unknown

Aunts:

Rabbitkit: Status unknown

Doespring: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Ryestalk: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Half-uncle:

Tallstar: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Half-aunt:

Finchkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Nephews:

Crowfeather: Living (As of Wind)

Eaglekit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Niece:

Heathertail: Living (As of Wind)

Nephews/Nieces:

Hillkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Downkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Smoke's kits: Deceased, residence unknown

Grandnephews:

Breezepelt: Living (As of Wind)

Jayfeather: Living (As of Wind)

Lionblaze: Living (As of Wind)

Grandnieces:

Hollyleaf: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Smokehaze: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Brindlewing: Living (As of Wind)

Applepaw: Status unknown

Woodpaw: Status unknown

Grandnephews/nieces

Crowfeather and Nightcloud's kits: Deceased, residence unknown

Great-great-nieces:

Hollytuft: Living (As of Wind)

Sorrelstripe: Living (As of Wind)

Smokehaze: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Brindlewing: Living (As of Wind)

Great-great-nephew:

Fernsong: Living (As of Wind)

Distant Ancestors:

Windstar's mother: Deceased, residence unknown

Gorsestar's mother: Status unknown

Windstar's sister: Deceased, residence unknown

Gorsestar: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Windstar: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Micah's mother: Deceased, residence unknown

Micah: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Moth Flight: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Emberkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Morning Whisker: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Dust Muzzle: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Bubbling Stream: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Honey Pelt: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Spider Paw: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Blue Whisker: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Blue Whisker's three unnamed kits: Living (As of Moth Flight's Vision manga section)

Tree

Windstar ♀

Gorsestar ♂

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Moth Flight ♀

Micah ♂

Blue Whisker ♀

Bubbling Stream ♀

Honey Pelt ♂

Spider Paw ♂

Three kits

Missing Generations

Mistmouse ♀

Hareflight ♂

Woollytail ♂

Palebird ♀

Sandgorse ♂

Ryestalk ♀

Doespring ♀

Stagleap ♂

Wrenflight ♀

Bristlebark ♂

Flytail ♂

Rabbitear ♀

Tallstar ♂

Finchkit ♀

Mudclaw ♂

Tornear ♂

Cloudrunner ♂

Morningflower ♀

Ashfoot ♀

Deadfoot ♂

Smoke ♀

Onestar ♂

Whitetail ♀

Storkkit

Quailkit

Gorsepaw ♂

Downkit

Hillkit

Crowfeather ♂

Eaglekit

Darktail ♂

Unnamed kits

Lionblaze ♂

Hollyleaf ♀

Jayfeather ♂

Two kits

Breezepelt ♂

Heathertail ♀

Galekit ♀

Hollytuft ♀

Fernsong ♂

Flywhisker ♀

Snaptooth ♂

Sorrelstripe ♀

Spotfur ♀

Smokehaze ♀

Brindlewing ♀

Appleshine ♀

Woodsong ♀

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    = Tom

    = She-cat

    = Gender unknown

Appearances

• Fire and Ice (First appearance)
• Forest of Secrets
• Tigerclaw's Fury (Allegiance only)
• Rising Storm (Mentioned only)
• A Dangerous Path
• The Darkest Hour
• Firestar's Quest (Allegiance only)
• Midnight
• Moonrise (Allegiance only)
• Dawn
• Starlight
• Twilight (Allegiance only)
• Sunset (Allegiance only)
• Leafpool's Wish (Allegiance only)
• The Sight (Allegiance only)
• Dark River (Mentioned only)
• Outcast (Allegiance only)
• Eclipse (Allegiance only)
• Long Shadows (Allegiance only)
• Sunrise (Allegiance only)
• Secrets of the Clans

Notes and references

Author references