"I understand. But I miss you." |
— Mosskit to Bluefur during her leader ceremony in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 502 |
Mosskit is a tiny,[5] pale gray-and-white she-cat with sleek fur.[2] She has a pink nose[6] and bright blue eyes.[7]
She is born to Bluefur of ThunderClan and Oakheart of RiverClan, named Mosskit, along with her siblings Mistykit and Stonekit. She initially lives in ThunderClan with her mother, where Thrushpelt acts as her foster father, before Bluefur takes her kits to RiverClan so she can be deputy. Due to the heavy snow of leaf-bare, Mosskit dies of hypothermia along the way. She is guided to StarClan by Snowfur, who gently reassures Bluefur that it was Mosskit's time.
History
In the Super Editions
Bluestar's Prophecy
- Mosskit is born to Bluefur in leaf-bare along with her sister and brother, Mistykit and Stonekit with the Clan believing their father is Thrushpelt.
- When Runningkit and Mousekit are flicking snow lumps at the siblings, Runningkit and Mousekit feign innocence when Mosskit and her siblings complain about it.
- Mosskit accidentally wakes Smallear up while he was sleeping, despite Bluefur's warnings. Later, Mosskit, Stonekit, and Mistykit are led out of camp by Bluefur. She tells them they're playing a game called Secret Escape, and they had to get out of camp without any cat seeing them, but if they are seen or scented, they lose. Bluefur is actually leading them to Sunningrocks, so she can give them to their real father, Oakheart of RiverClan.
- In a desperate attempt to keep her kits warm, Bluefur digs small holes in the snow. She puts the kits into these holes along the way to the border. Mosskit begins to walk more and more slowly as she begins to freeze. When Stonekit complains of being tired, Bluefur settles into one of the holes in the snow she had made. Mosskit is the first to fall asleep. When Bluefur tries to wake Mosskit up, she doesn't respond. Bluefur continues to shake Mosskit, terrified. Mosskit has died of the cold. Then, Bluefur's dead sister, Snowfur, comes to her, telling her that it was Mosskit's time to die. Bluefur refuses to believe Mosskit is dead. Grief-stricken, she watches Snowfur leading her daughter's spirit away, talking excitedly together.
- After she has given Mistykit and Stonekit to Oakheart, she comes back and buries Mosskit next to the river, not able to bear leaving Mosskit's body alone for foxes to take.
- When Bluefur travels to the Moonstone to receive her new leader name and nine lives, Mosskit gives her mother her seventh life, the gift of trust. When Bluestar apologizes for her death, Mosskit replies that she understands Bluefur's decision, but that she still missed her.
In The Prophecies Begin arc
Forest of Secrets
- When Bluestar tells Fireheart about her kits, she informs him that she lost her third kit on the journey to RiverClan. However, she did not name Mosskit as the third kit when she retold the story.
In the Omen of the Stars arc
Sign of the Moon
- Jayfeather spots Mosskit, along with Whitestorm, Lionheart, and Snowfur in StarClan. She is frolicking around Snowfur's paws.
The Last Hope
- When Kestrelflight, Littlecloud, Willowshine, and Jayfeather try to gather as many StarClan cats as possible, Mosskit joins and sits under Snowfur. Soon after, she pads out and flicks her tail, paying attention to the four cats.
- When Jayfeather is talking, he mentions that he was younger than anyone in StarClan, and Mosskit steps forward. Jayfeather corrects himself, saying he was younger than most of StarClan.
- Soon after her mew is heard as StarClan cats observe the Dark Forest cat's training, asking where the sun is. She rejoices when they come back to StarClan and she scampers onto a grassy slope. She asks Jayfeather of his motives of taking them to observe the Dark Forest, and Bluestar touches her head, replying that they need to know their enemy.
In the Field Guides
Secrets of the Clans
- Mosskit is the kit of Oakheart of RiverClan and Bluefur of ThunderClan, therefore making her half-Clan. Mosskit has two siblings, Stonekit and Mistykit. Bluefur gives her three kits to Oakheart for him to raise in RiverClan so that she can become deputy instead of the ambitious and violent warrior, Thistleclaw. Mosskit dies in the snow from the cold during the trip to RiverClan, and never makes it out of the territory, where her siblings live on to become Stonefur and Mistystar. Bluestar's dead sister, Snowfur, leads Mosskit to StarClan, and cares for her, feeling very protective of her niece.
Cats of the Clans
- She, along with Adderkit of WindClan and Blossomkit of ShadowClan, meet the ancient cat Rock, who tells them stories about many different Clan cats. She sticks up for her own Clan, ThunderClan, and learns more about the Clan she would have joined, RiverClan, during the different stories he tells.
The Ultimate Guide
- Mosskit is mentioned twice on Bluestar's page. Bluefur paid the highest price for her leadership, giving up her three kits in order to become deputy instead of Thistleclaw. Bluestar made peace with her living kits before joining Mosskit in StarClan.
- She appears on Oakheart's page. When Bluefur told Oakheart she was expecting his kits, Oakheart started planning a future but Bluefur told him she will only say their father is a ThunderClan warrior. Oakheart knew he could not change Bluefur's mind and vowed he would be by their side if they need him. After they were born, Bluefur brought the kits' to the river in deep snow, insisting she has to become deputy instead of Thistleclaw. Mosskit died from the cold but her siblings survived.
In the Novellas
Spottedleaf's Heart
- Bluefur gives birth to three kits: Mosskit, Stonekit, and Mistykit.
- Mosskit bounces over to Spottedpaw when she enters the camp. She asks the medicine cat apprentice if she brought her a treat, and Mistykit and Stonekit come over, saying wet moss isn't a good treat. Thrushpelt then brings the three kits a squirrel. He asks if there's any cat more important then them to feed when Mistykit asks if it's for them. Mosskit replies that there isn't since the warrior code says kits and elders must eat first.
- Later, Mosskit and her siblings play pounce with a dead leaf. They destroy the leaf and the three kits start to stalk Mumblefoot's tail tip.
- Bluefur asks Spottedpaw to look over her kits so she can go to the Gathering. The blue-gray queen says she wore them out playing hide-and-seek so they will sleep until dawn. Spottedpaw checks on the kits, who are asleep.
- Bluefur gives her kits away after the Gathering to go to RiverClan, and Spottedpaw asks StarClan to take care of them.
Trivia
Interesting facts
- Unlike Smallstar and his siblings, Mosskit was not given a warrior name when she joined StarClan. Vicky has said this is because Smallstar was a special case, and that Mosskit is happy to stay as Mosskit.[8]
- She has RiverClan blood through Oakheart.[9]
Mistakes
- Mosskit was mistakenly mentioned as a tom in Forest of Secrets,[10] The Last Hope,[11] and Secrets of the Clans. The last of which also has her mentioned as a dark gray tom with green eyes.[12]
Character pixels
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation. |
Kin
Members
Mother:
Father:
Brother:
Sister:
Foster mother:
Foster father:
- Thrushpelt:[14] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Moonflower:[15] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Rainflower:[16] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Grandfathers:
- Stormtail:[15] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Shellheart:[16] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-grandfather:
Great-grandmothers:
Great-great-grandfather:
Great-great-grandmother:
Uncle:
- Crookedstar:[16] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Aunt:
Niece:
- Primrosepaw:[22] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Nephews:
- Reedwhisker:[23] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Perchkit:[22] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Pikepaw:[22] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great uncle:
- Goosefeather:[24] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-aunt:
Great-great-uncles/aunts:
- Applefrost:[26] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Willownose:[26] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Shyheart:[26] Deceased, verified StarClan member
Great-great-half-uncles:
Great-great-half-aunt:
Cousins:
- Whitestorm:[30] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Silverstream:[31] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Willowkit:[31] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Minnowkit:[31] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Sorreltail:[32] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Rainwhisker:[32] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Sootfur:[32] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Feathertail:[33] Deceased, verified the Tribe of Endless Hunting and StarClan member
- Stormfur:[33] Living (As of Graystripe's Vow)
- Molepaw:[34] Status unknown
- Honeyfern:[34] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Poppyfrost:[34] Living (As of Thunder)
- Cinderheart:[34] Living (As of Thunder)
- Seedpaw:[35] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Lilyheart:[35] Living (As of Thunder)
- Molewhisker:[36] Living (As of Thunder)
- Cherryfall:[36] Living (As of Thunder)
- Lark That Sings at Dawn:[37] Status unknown
- Pine That Clings to Rock:[37] Living (As of Graystripe's Vow)
- Fernsong:[38] Living (As of Thunder)
- Hollytuft:[38] Living (As of Thunder)
- Sorrelstripe:[38] Living (As of Thunder)
- Larksong:[39] Status unknown
- Leafshade:[39] Living (As of Thunder)
- Honeyfur:[39] Living (As of Thunder)
- Swiftbreeze:[40] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Patchpelt:[41] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Redtail:[42] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Leopardfoot:[41] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Spottedleaf:[42] Deceased, no residence
- Willowpelt:[42] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Longtail:[43] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Graystripe:[44] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Darkstripe:[45] Deceased, no residence
- Tigerstar:[46] Deceased, no residence
- Mistkit:[46] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Nightkit:[46] Status unknown
- Sandstorm:[44] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Bumblestripe:[47] Living (As of Thunder)
- Bramblestar:[48] Status unknown
- Hawkfrost:[49] Deceased, no residence
- Tadpole:[49] Deceased, unknown residence
- Blossomfall:[47] Living (As of Thunder)
- Briarlight:[47] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Tawnypelt:[48] Living (As of Thunder)
- Mothwing:[49] Living (As of Thunder)
- Leafpool:[50] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Squirrelflight:[50] Status unknown
- Lionblaze:[51] Living (As of Thunder)
- Jayfeather:[51] Living (As of Thunder)
- Tigerstar:[52] Living (As of Thunder)
- Flametail:[52] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Alderheart:[53] Living (As of Thunder)
- Juniperkit:[53] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Stemkit:[54] Status unknown
- Hollyleaf:[51] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Dawnpelt:[52] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Sparkpelt:[53] Living (As of Thunder)
- Dandelionkit:[53] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Eaglekit:[54] Status unknown
- Plumkit:[54] Status unknown
- Shellpaw:[54] Status unknown
- Juniperclaw:[55] Deceased, verified border guardian between the Dark Forest and StarClan
- Strikestone:[55] Deceased, verified StarClan member
- Sleekwhisker:[56] Living (As of River of Fire)
- Lightkit:[57] Status unknown
- Pouncekit:[57] Status unknown
- Shadowkit:[57] Status unknown
Trees
Genetic
Template:Bluestar Tree
Foster
= Tom
= She-cat
= Gender unknown
Quotes
- "Look at meeeeee!"
- ―Mosskit to Smallear as she tumbles around in the ThunderClan nursery Bluestar's Prophecy
- "Can we go home now? It's cold and I'm tired."
- ―Mosskit complaining to Bluefur Bluestar's Prophecy
- "With this life I give you trust. Believe in your Clan and in yourself. Never doubt that you know the right path to take."
- ―Mosskit to Bluefur as she gives her her seventh life Bluestar's Prophecy
References and citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 499
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 466
- ↑ Revealed in Spottedleaf's Heart, chapter 10
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 483
- ↑ Revealed in Spottedleaf's Heart, chapter 9
- ↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 467
- ↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 500
- ↑ Information from Vicky's Facebook
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 465
- ↑ Revealed in Forest of Secrets, page 234
- ↑ Revealed in The Last Hope, page 213
- ↑ Revealed in Secrets of the Clans, page 78
- ↑ Revealed in Secrets of the Clans, page 77
- ↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 460
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 24
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 8
- ↑ Revealed in Goosefeather's Curse, chapter 1
- ↑ Revealed in Goosefeather's Curse, chapter 4
- ↑ Revealed on Victoria Holmes Letter 2
- ↑ Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 480
- ↑ Revealed in Mapleshade's Vengeance, chapter 8
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Revealed in Mistystar's Omen, chapter 3
- ↑ Revealed to be a in Erin Hunter Chat 6, undefined
- ↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 23
- ↑ Revealed in Goosefeather's Curse, page Chapter 3
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 Revealed on Vicky's Facebook
- ↑ Revealed on A letter
- ↑ Revealed on A letter
- ↑ Revealed on A letter
- ↑ Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 327
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 Revealed in Crookedstar's Promise, page 474
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 Revealed in Rising Storm, page 120
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 Revealed in Forest of Secrets, page 223
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 Revealed in Sunset, page 27
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 Revealed in The Forgotten Warrior, page 146
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 Revealed in The Fourth Apprentice, page 299
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 Revealed in Sign of the Moon, page 2
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 Revealed in Bramblestar's Storm, page 478
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 Revealed in The Apprentice's Quest, allegiances
- ↑ Revealed in Goosefeather's Curse, page 37
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 8
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 42.2 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 362
- ↑ Revealed in an unknown book, page long
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 Revealed in an unknown book, page oskits
- ↑ Revealed in an unknown book, page dark
- ↑ 46.0 46.1 46.2 Revealed in Bluestar's Prophecy, page 266
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 47.2 Revealed in Eclipse, page 158
- ↑ 48.0 48.1 Revealed in Rising Storm, pages 19-20
- ↑ 49.0 49.1 49.2 Revealed in Return to the Clans, pages 2-3
- ↑ 50.0 50.1 Revealed in Firestar's Quest, page 509
- ↑ 51.0 51.1 51.2 Revealed in Sunrise, page 305
- ↑ 52.0 52.1 52.2 Revealed in Dark River, pages 20-21
- ↑ 53.0 53.1 53.2 53.3 Revealed in The Apprentice's Quest, page 9
- ↑ 54.0 54.1 54.2 54.3 Revealed in Shattered Sky, page 47
- ↑ 55.0 55.1 Revealed in Shattered Sky, pages 114-115
- ↑ Revealed in Thunder and Shadow, pages 347-348
- ↑ 57.0 57.1 57.2 Revealed in Tigerheart's Shadow, chapter 18