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Canarystripe

• Canarystripe was the daughter of a loner named Beam.

• One day, Beam abandoned Canary as a kit at the ValleyClan border, where she was taken in.

• She never felt welcomed in ValleyClan and had no friends or loved ones there.

• This led her to become troublesome and lash out at others.

• She was apprentice to a strict mentor in hopes he could curb her troublesome nature, but it only made things worse because the mentor was Xenophobic towards outsiders.

• Eventually she learned of FoxClan, a clan that was formed only a couple of years ago that her mentor criticized for being to welcoming to outsiders.

• On a patrol near FoxClan border, her mentor got in an argument with a FoxClan warrior named Topituft, a former kittypet, after her mentor insulted Topituft’s kits for originally being a loners.

• Canarypaw was in awe after Topituft vehemently defended his kits and declared that kits are welcome in FoxClan, regardless of their origin.

•The next moon, Canarypaw decided she had to join FoxClan, and waited at the border where she met the leader, Finchstar

• Finchstar allowed Canarypaw to join the clan, and even personally mentored her. • Canarypaw later earned her Warrior name, Canarystripe.

• Several other ValleyClan apprentices eventually joined FoxClan, Hollyhockpaw (she was abducted by Twolegs and wasnt allowed to rejoin ValleyClan) who became Hollyhockspots, and Sybilpaw (exiled after her father, a rogue, killed two apprentices and spared her) who become Sybil.

• Eventually Finchstar become a father figure to Canarystripe.

• One moon during a patrol, Finchstar, Canarystripe and some other cats stumbled across a dead loner and his newborn kits.

• Canarystripe recognized the liner as her father, but reasoned that she was probably mistaken, she barely remembers what her father looks like anyway.

•Finchstar and his mate, Tumblefreckle, adopted the kits, with Canarystripe attempting to look after them (she is skilled in kitsitting and isn’t just looking after her possible siblings.)

• She formed a connection with Whistlekit, who was interested in herbs and would make a great medicine cat/healer. • However, FoxClan already had 3 medicine cats, and Whistlepaw was made a warrior apprentice.

• Canarystripe didn’t let that stop her, so she came up with a plan. She knew that one of the medicine cats, Gato, was originally an elder who retired due to her failing eyesight.

• She knew Gato wanted to be helpful to FoxClan and wouldn’t be content in becoming an elder again, so Canarystripe suggested Gato become a mediator, a position Gato had expressed interest in before. • Gato agreed, and with Finchstar and Whistlepaw’s permission, Whistlepaw was made a med cat apprentice and Gato a mediator.

• However Whistlepaw soon became overwhelmed with her duties because one med cat died and the other was ill. • Canarystripe stepped up and became a temporary med cat, and helped look after a patient who needed more attention than the others. •Canarystripe would become a warrior after Whistlepaw became a full med cat, Whistlecrag, but by that time the Clan realized that Canarystripe and Whistlecrag and her siblings were likely related because Scratchfur, Whistlecrag’s brother, looked almost identical to Canarystripe.

• One moon Canarystripe was helping out in the medicine den when Whistlecrag got in a n argument with the deputy Lilacdapple.

• After leaving camp to settle the argument privately, Lilacdapple killed Whistlecrag.

• Everyone was distraught at the death of Whistlecrag, and Lilacdapple was exiled alongside another warrior who murdered a cat (story for another time)

• Canarystripe was forced to become a basically permanent Med cat, and was very overwhelmed at the prospect. Even though she had a much older and more experienced healer to help her with her duties, Canarystripe had mostly relied on Whistlecrag’s guidance to help around the medicine den.