Willownose

"Appledusk will live on in his kits, and in their kits, and their kits in turn. His spirit will not die. He will be part of RiverClan forever!"

— Reedshine about Appledusk's kin in Mapleshade's Vengeance, chapter 9

Willownose
The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation.
Affiliations
Current:	StarClan
Past:	RiverClan
Names
Kit:	Unknown
Queen:	Unknown
Known/Given:	Willownose
StarClan resident:	Willownose
Kin
Mother:	Reedshine
Father:	Appledusk
Siblings:	Shyheart, Applefrost
Half-sister:	Petalkit
Half-brothers:	Larchkit, Patchkit
Son:	Shellheart

Willownose is a gray tabby she-cat.

History

In the Super Editions

Crookedstar's Promise

"[...] But what made it worse was that the father of my drowned kits took a RiverClan mate! He promised he would only love me! They had a daughter, and she had a son, and do you know who that son was? Shellheart. Your father."

―Mapleshade to Crookedstar about his lineage ^{Crookedstar's Promise, page 480}

Following the death of Willowbreeze, Willowkit and Minnowkit, Crookedstar challenges Mapleshade in the Dark Forest but she overpowers him. She tells him about the death of her kits when she was cast out from ThunderClan for taking a RiverClan mate. Her former mate had a litter of RiverClan kits, including Shellheart's mother.

In the Novellas

Mapleshade's Vengeance

Reedshine: "Appledusk will live on in his kits, and in their kits, and their kits in turn. His spirit will not die. He will be part of RiverClan forever!"

Mapleshade: "Then I will watch over all your kin and punish each one for what you did to me."

^{Mapleshade's Vengeance, chapter 9}

Mapleshade watches as Appledusk trains his apprentice, Perchpaw. Reedshine, Appledusk's mate, arrives and offers to pounce to show how it's done. Appledusk mews she's not doing anything and reminds her to think of their kits. Reedshine looks at her belly that's barely swollen from her unborn kits. She complains she's not sick. Appledusk meows he knows she's not, but their kits are too precious to risk Perchpaw injuring her by mistake. Mapleshade wonders how Reedshine could be expecting kits already.

Later on, after Mapleshade confronts Appledusk, Reedshine arrives, wondering what's going on. Mapleshade hurls herself at her, screeching that she and her kits must die. Appledusk jumps in the way and takes the blow, protecting Reedshine and their unborn kits. Reedshine tells Mapleshade that Appledusk will live on in their kits, and in their kits and so on. Mapleshade decides to watch over all her kin and punish each one for what she did. She thinks later that Appledusk's kin will mourn the day he destroyed her life.

Character pixels

The pixel artwork is fanart based on the canon description; undefined traits are left to the artist's interpretation. Kit Version Queen Version Adult Version StarClan Version

Official art

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

Kin

Members

Father:

Appledusk: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Mother:

Reedshine: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Siblings:

Shyheart: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Applefrost: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Half-sister:

Petalkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Half-brothers:

Larchkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Patchkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Son:

Shellheart: Deceased, verified StarClan member

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Grandsons:

Oakheart: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Crookedstar: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Great-grandson:

Stonefur: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Great-granddaughters:

Mistystar: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Mosskit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Willowkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Minnowkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Silverstream: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Great-great-grandsons:

Reedwhisker: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Perchkit: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Stormfur: Living (As of Graystripe's Vow)

Pikepaw: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Great-great-granddaughters:

Primrosepaw: Deceased, verified StarClan member

Feathertail: Deceased, verified the Tribe of Endless Hunting and StarClan member

Great-great-great-grandsons:

Pine That Clings to Rock: Living (As of Graystripe's Vow)

Feather of Flying Hawk: Living (As of Graystripe's Vow)

Great-great-great-granddaughters:

Lark That Sings at Dawn: Living (As of Graystripe's Vow)

Breeze That Rustles the Leaves: Living (As of Graystripe's Vow)

Tree

Mapleshade ♀

Appledusk ♂

Reedshine ♀

Larchkit ♂

Petalkit ♀

Patchkit ♂

Willownose ♀

Applefrost

Shyheart

Shellheart ♂

Crookedstar ♂

Oakheart ♂

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    = Tom

    = She-cat

    = Gender unknown

Appearances

• Mapleshade's Vengeance (Indirect mention only)
• Crookedstar's Promise (First appearance; mentioned only)

Trivia

Author statements

• Vicky revealed Willownose's name on a personal letter to a fan, along with the names of Willownose's mother, her siblings, and her half-siblings.

Continuity

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

• Willownose's original description was created by a fan Vicky had given permission to make up their own gender and description. According to this fan, Willownose is a pale gray tabby she-cat with blue eyes.

Quotes

Appledusk: "I'm not letting you do anything. Think of our kits!"

Reedshine: "I'm not sick!"

^{Mapleshade's Vengeance, chapter 8}

"You and your kits must die!"

―Mapleshade to Reedshine ^{Mapleshade's Vengeance, chapter 9}

"And yet that vengeance is not over, because Appledusk will live on in Reedshine's kits."

―Mapleshade about Reedshine's kits ^{Mapleshade's Vengeance, chapter 9}