Rock Beneath Still Water

"Sharptooth happened. He nearly had me, too. How do you think I lost my tail?"

— Rock to Crowpaw when asked about the other Tribe cats in Moonrise, page 230

Rock Beneath Still Water
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation.
Affiliations
Last known:	The Tribe of Rushing Water
Past:	Rogue Loner
Names
Cave-guard:	Rock Beneath Still Water
Loner:	Rock Where Snow Gathers
Rogue:	Rock Where Snow Gathers
Book appearances
Living	Moonrise, Dawn
Living	Moonrise, Dawn

Rock Beneath Still Water, more commonly known as Rock, is a scrawny, black tom with a jagged, stumpy tail.

History

In The New Prophecy arc

Moonrise

Brambleclaw: "We're not going anywhere. We're all exhausted, and we need to rest."

Talon: "Go, stay, do what you want. It's nothing to do with us. We wouldn't feed you to Sharptooth, whatever Rock might say."

^{Moonrise, page 233}

Rock, along with Bird, is introduced to the Clan cats by Talon. He, along with his companions, are three of the Tribe cats that were chosen to confront Sharptooth and kill him. Although there were originally six, Brambleclaw and his group of Clan cats soon learn that Sharptooth was responsible for killing three of those six cats. The scrawny black tom shows contempt when discussing this, as he snarls at Crowpaw when asked what happened to the cats and going on to briefly explain how he lost part of his tail. Talon says that Stoneteller forbade them from returning to their home without the pelt of Sharptooth, and this shocks the Clan cats.

While they lure Sharptooth to the cave in order to kill him, Rock and Bird are shown to be right on Talon's heels, and when the large cat arrives, Rock is the one to call out and alert the other cats of his arrival.

Character pixels

Main images

The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation. Loner Version Rogue Version Cave-Guard Version

Alternate images

The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation. Alternative Rogue Version

Appearances

• Moonrise (First appearance)
• Dawn (Allegiance only)

Trivia

Interesting facts

• He was originally called Rock Where Snow Gathers in Moonrise, although this is changed in the following book to Rock Beneath Still Water.

Mistakes

• He was mistakenly called brown.

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, Rock Beneath Still Water and Flight of Startled Heron were mates, and their children were Pebble That Rolls Down Mountain, Screech of Angry Owl, and Splash When Fish Leaps.

External links

• Wander the world on the Warriors official website (backup link) (Indirect mention only)