Changes: Rock Beneath Still Water

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"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, more commonly known as Rock, is a scrawny, black tom^[3] with a jagged, stumpy tail.^[1]

History

In The New Prophecy arc

Moonrise

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.

Dawn

Dawn does not formally appear in The Blazing Star , but is listed in the allegiances. After the death of Sharptooth, Rock is no longer considered an outcast from the Tribe of Rushing Water, and he, along with Talon and Bird, have returned to their home.

Trivia

Interesting facts

He was originally called Rock Where Snow Gathers in Moonrise,^[2] although this is changed in the following book to Rock Beneath Still Water.^[1]

Mistakes

He was mistakenly called brown.^[1]

Character Pixels

The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description;

undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation.

Quotes

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."

—Talon to Brambleclaw and his patrol ^Moonrise

Bird: "Sharptooth!"

Rock: "He's here! He's coming!"

—Rock and Bird sounding the alarm when Sharptooth arrives ^Moonrise

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References and citations

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Revealed in Dawn, allegiances
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Revealed in Moonrise, page 229
↑ Revealed in Moonrise, page 227

[np3a-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Revealed in Dawn, allegiances

[np2229-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Revealed in Moonrise, page 229

[np2227-3] Revealed in Moonrise, page 227

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 ==History==
-===In ''[[:Category:New Prophecy Arc|The New Prophecy]]'' arc===
+===In ''[[:Category:The New Prophecy Arc|The New Prophecy]]'' arc===
 ====''[[Moonrise]]''====
 :Rock, along with [[Bird That Rides the Wind|Bird]], is introduced to the [[General Clan information|Clan]] cats by [[Talon of Swooping Eagle|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, [[Bramblestar|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 [[Teller of the Pointed Stones (NP)|Stoneteller]] forbade them from returning to their home without the pelt of Sharptooth, and this shocks the Clan cats.

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